Re: DL757 nose tire falls off during takeoff at ATL

Ziyulu wrote:

Technically, this is a loose bolt on the wheel.

Model Airliner Display at Tokyo-Hadena IAP

Happy holidays everyone. Back in September, my travels brought me to Haneda IAP for the first time. I knew that HND has an observation deck in Terminal 3, so I set out to find it, and then explore the rest of the airport during a long layover. What I did not know was there was this collection of mod...

Kuala Lumpur-Singapore on SQ A359 in business

Hello all. This trip was the short flight back to Singapore after spending the weekend in Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur IAP (KLIA as the locals call it) is about a 45 min. drive from city center. One of the reasons for the distance is the lack of suitably flat terrain around the city itself to build a ...

Re: Singapore-Kuala Lumpur on SQ 738 in business (Pics & Vids)

Is that the tail of the 787 prototype as your profile pic? Looks like a view from the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Great museum, have to make a return visit next year.

Singapore-Kuala Lumpur on SQ 738 in business (Pics & Vids)

Hello, all. This was a weekend trip within a trip while I was spending some time in Singapore during the first Eid holiday back in April. After a 30-minute drive from the downtown financial district, check-in was at Changi Terminal 2. There are separate machines for baggage drop-off, and passenger c...

Re: Guam-Tokyo/Narita on UA in Premium Econ w/ take-off video

Well, I live overseas, & I'm only stateside maybe 2 weeks out of the year, but I do a lot of domestic flying during each visit. I've found that using the GE card is a convieneint form of travel ID to have so that I can leave my passport at my parents house. I'd rather lose a GE card than my actu...

Guam-Tokyo/Narita on UA in Premium Econ w/ take-off video

Hello all. This was the first segment for my return trip at the end of a three week travel period in which I contributed greatly to the post-COVID travel boom by flying 14 segments in total. I was in Guam because I finally flew United’s Island Hopper route from HNL, a trip I’ve been wanting to take ...

Re: UA871 returned to SFO due to Economy pax refusing to leave Business Class cabin

I wonder if anyone has successfully snuck into first/business class without any consequences? Last September, I had a short haul international flight from MIA to BGI on AA up front in "first class", and after all the passengers were boarded, the seat next to me was empty, the only empty s...

Re: Favourite helicopter?

My favorite since 1992...

Re: Etihad A350 AUH-JFK in business/DL JFK-MCO in domestic 1st

Thanks for the info.

Re: Etihad A350 AUH-JFK in business/DL JFK-MCO in domestic 1st

Delta is co-located in T4, so all I had to do was drag my bags upstairs to the upper level to the main check-in hall. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/922/wIgHBy.jpg This was my first time in this terminal, as it wasn't here 30 years ago. Sky Priority check-in is tucked away off in a ...

Re: Etihad A350 AUH-JFK in business/DL JFK-MCO in domestic 1st

Sorry, hit the wrong button. Where was I... Oh yeah, time to board. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/923/mzRmTB.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/923/UdLfAI.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/924/itzoMU.jpg No greater feeling than the first boarding ...

Re: Etihad A350 AUH-JFK in business/DL JFK-MCO in domestic 1st

Yeah, I'm working on it. My dumb butt hit the wrong button while I was watching football, and I couldn't find the edit button, if there is one.

Etihad A350 AUH-JFK in business/DL JFK-MCO in domestic 1st

Hello, all. I’m pulling this trip report of off the to-do pile since it’s one of the more recent trips I took in September of 2022. This was the very first flight of an eventual 9 flights that I took in a 3-week period from here in the Gulf region to the Caribbean for a somber family event, then bac...

Re: flyDubai Dubai-Tbilisi Roundtrip in business & coach

After spending an extra night in downtown Tbilisi because of a booking error I made, I headed back to TBS for my return flight. Like I mentioned, I messed up and there were no business class seats available, so I got a refresher course on what its like to fly economy. https://imagizer.imageshack.com...

flyDubai Dubai-Tbilisi Roundtrip in business & coach

Hello, all. This is another trip pulled from my 2022 archives. This time its from Dubai to the country of Georgia during the Eid holiday that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Traveling during the Eid holiday is analogous to traveling during Thanksgiving weekend in the US. Crowded airports...

Re: DFW-JFK on Delta's A220 in Domestic First.

DFW-JFK on Delta's A220 in Domestic First.

Hello, all. This was flight #8 of 9 in a three-week time period to visit family for the first time post-covid. I normally fly American when I’m stateside, but while researching flights & fares for my entire 3-week trip, I noticed Delta operates an A220 on this route, so I went with them primaril...

TWA Hotel/Observation Deck Day Visit

Hello, all. I had the opportunity to spend about 8 hrs at the TWA Hotel at JFK during a 10 hr. layover after flying in from the southwestern US to catch a 13 hr. trans-Atlantic flight back to the Middle East for work. I booked the room about 3 weeks in advance, since I had finalized all my plans for...

Re: Etihad announces the return of their A380’s

They are letting people here know with this billboard on their corporate headquarters next to AUH.

Re: KC-10A retirement

Max Q wrote:

It does look like the booms have been removed?

Re: Air national guard deployment

I was surprised it was not USNR. I knew there is a F-18 squadron at Carswell - at least was last October when I was last on the base. The F-18s at Carswell belong to VMFA-112, a USMCR squadron. The USNR Hornet squadron was the longtime reserve squadron VFA-201, but they were deactivated in 2007. So...

Re: Air national guard deployment

I’ve never of a transfer from AFRC or ANG to USNR flying billets. I’ve seen many go the other direction. USNR flying is a pretty small community. Watch this vid. He went from AFRC F-16s to USNR F-18s, and back to AFRC T-38s. https://youtu.be/jXxnocjj3gk https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/426/2C...

Re: F-15 crash and split afterburner use

I read the USAF AIB (accident investigation board) reports regularly and have for a long time, and I have never heard of this tactic being used before. A Kadena based F-15C was performing ACM (dogfighting) with an F-22 back on June 11, 2018. Trying to do a reversal the F-15 pilot went from a left t...

Re: 2019 NFL Charters Thread

slider wrote:

At least the NFL isn't playing in Mexico this year.

Re: Is regulatory approval required for livery changes?

How has no one mentioned the well-known-on-this-site all the black schemes of Air New Zealand?

Re: Bangkok Weekend on Thai A350 Economy

Oh, thats what the new construction was when I was there last, that new apron. 2016: https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/C2I4Ug.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/ahTAY2.jpg I miss that sign. 2017: https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/uCS9BD.jpg

Re: Qatar Airways QSuites Business Class: DOH-ORD (w/pics)

That's the first time I've seen the Qsuites. A freakin' sliding door.... You'd have to be flying F on Etihad for the same suite, and paying a lot more. My last trip on Qatar in 2017, the bird I was still had the old style, open air twin seats. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/XAJuSr.jpg T...

Re: Engine fire on flight SJ271 Dil-DPS 15/12/2018

No way if that was an actual engine fire would they have continued on to their destination. Two bangs and flames coming from the engine while at a higher power setting sounds like the classic symptoms of a compressor stall. The 24 hrs on the ground would be plenty of time for maintenance personnel t...

Re: Unknown Dallas-area airport (Edit: It's NAS Dallas)

I flew out of there from 1996-2007 when I was working full time with the reserve CH-47 unit. There were still F-14s, F-18, C-130s, UH-60s, CH-47s, and DC-9s flying out of the base back then. There were times a lot of brand new vehicles destined for municipalities around the metroplex were in open st...

Re: UAE carriers fly a formation in Dubai to celebrate the legacy of Sheikh Zayed

I only remembered about the flybys too late in the day to hit up any good spots to get pics, but I saw that they were scheduled to overfly the Grand Mosque (the very last images in the video). I have a pretty decent view of the mosque, so I just waited on my balcony to see what would fly over... htt...

Re: Airlines that continue operating simulators after retiring that type

When I was living in the DFW area in the late 90s, and taking some aviation courses at a local college, one of the instructors was a captain with American Eagle, and gave us a tour of the AA Flight Academy. At that time, the Air Force had a contract with AA for training their KC-135 crews there, and...

Re: 60 years ago today, Pan Am received its first 707

Wow... I recommend the book Skygods. It goes into the negotiations to create a different 707 than the one Boeing originally marketed due to Juan Trippe. Thanks. Turns out you can get it on Kindle for $4 so it's in my queue now. Just downloaded the book with an Audible credit, thanks for the heads up.

Re: Round Headhouses

CDG has one. I flew out of it last year on AA and I remember thinking that it looked like a flying saucer. The flying saucers of AUH, terminal 1. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/kIaIoD.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/kL4EbP.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922...

Re: Bigboy AN-225 Myria in a casual low pass?

An amazing machine that must be near the top of every spotter's bucket list. I haven't seen it yet. Caught it in Pakistan during the 2008 earthquake relief efforts. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/C6f760.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/Z4HDMf.jpg

Re: DL A321 and Omni 777 at Wright-Patterson AFB: Why?

Actually the 321 is there because of a partnership with OBAP (Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals) and Delta that take about 150 kids for an end of camp field trip, Delta has been doing this for many years. Here's an article, although from 2015 but same thing. https://news.delta.com/dream...

Re: Friday May 25, 1979. 39 Years since AA 191 at O'Hare

If I remember correctly from A&P school, the requirement for mechanically locking hydraulic actuators came from this accident.

Re: Sydney to James Bond Island on Various Thai Heavies

Some pics I took at Nai Yang Beach. 09 was the runway that morning. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/qMOgtQ.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/XWL1zx.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/mcv6wU.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/673/bjI72F.jpg https://imag...

Re: Emirates reports 35% drop in bookings to US as a result of travel ban

Well if we're going anecdotal, I have been been treated in an unfriendly manner by customs and immigration at LHR, CDG and FRA. Does it mean I am not going to go to the UK, France and Germany? Not at all, because I am an adult. It's not the same thing. If you encounter a rude agent somewhere, it'll...

Abu Dhabi-Bangkok-Phuket on Etihad & THAI in J class

AUH-BKK-HKT FEB 2017 I took advantage of a fare sale Etihad was running during the UAE National Day holiday to book a return trip to Thailand, hitting up both Bangkok and Phuket on this trip. Bright and early at 6:15 AM, I caught a cab for the short ride to Abu Dhabi International since the Etihad C...

Re: Are Domestic wide body routes feasible?

Recent visit to Phuket island, Thailand saw daily widebody flights between it and Bangkok by Thai using A330, 747, 777-200, 777-300(non ER) 777-300ER, 787... When I say daily each of these types makes an appearance at least once (777s and A330 at least x3) with the exception of the 787 which is usu...

Re: 3 questions about the Concorde in the UK

It does. I was there this past summer.

Re: Why are 787 seats so bad?

I've just returned from a return flight between London and Houston in Business on BA partially with a B787-9. While the cabin was fantastic; massive windows, "mini-cabins", noticeably higher cabin pressure, the seats were horribly narrow. I'm of normal build, but even my shoulders were sq...

Re: The Definition Of Baby Buses

Yes this is a topic i wanted to bring up... But I wonder what is the most used definition of a Baby Bus. Some confine it to A318 some to the A319-318 and some even up to the 320. So what is the true definition of a Baby Bus? I just had this discussion with someone on Facebook. Even though the 318 w...

Re: F1 - Belgian GP, Spa-Francorchamps

When a car crashes as hard as Magnussens did, and seemingly everything in the power train is now junk, is that just counted against all the tokens and allowed components for the year?

Re: What is behind your username?

Its a play on the semi-famous Arnold Swhartzenegger line from the first Predator movie "Get to the choppa", combined with the fact of me being in the helicopter world since 1991, and the beginning letters of my last name.

Re: EK521 TRV-DXB (777-300 A6-EMW) crash landing in DXB

That was an assumption. My assumption is that an inflatable slide involved in a fiery explosion is going to burst and not fly away as an intact piece. The piece that flies away is also remarkably similar in shape to the hole in the top of the starboard wing. Yes, that's my impression too - what I'm...

Re: EK521 TRV-DXB (777-300 A6-EMW) crash landing in DXB

jupiter2 wrote:

That skin section can be seen being blown off the wing when the fuel tank explodes in one of the videos, it remains remarkably intact.

Re: Abu Dhabi to Bangkok, via Bahrain on Gulf Air biz class

Crap, I knew i was forgetting to include something. The seats were the same on both flights, and were lie flat seats. There is a adjustable foot rest that raises and lowers with the seat angle. The food was comparable to what Ive experienced on BA & AA J menus , but I'd say a grade below what I'...

Abu Dhabi to Bangkok, via Bahrain on Gulf Air biz class

I recently got some unexpected free time off in the form of an extended public holiday for the Eid holiday at the end of Ramadan. Initially, I was thinking Sri Lanka on the advice of a friend, but other friends recommended Bangkok as having much more to do, and being livelier overall. Eid holiday tr...