Re: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2020

Reading the ATC transcript, sounds like hypoxia.

Re: Kobe Bryant killed in a helicopter crash

Absolutely telling. I'm completely against jumping to conclusions, but I will not bat an eye if it's revealed to be CFIT. Truly awful.

Re: Atlas Air 3591 Down in Trinity Bay, Texas

Except they were IMC based on the report from the UAL plane right behind them. They wouldn’t have any idea what was populated and not at the time they lost control of the jet. It also shoots down the drone possibly and the bird theory. Exactly. Heard the same from ATC....UAL reported solid IMC. It ...

Re: Updated: AS employee steals and crashes Q400 at SeaTac

Controllers are offered (paid) trauma leave after serious incidents. It can be up to 45 days with counseling if the controller opts for it. More often than not, many controllers will only take a few days at most. Interesting. I was a 911 operator in college.....talked through many suicides (and att...

Re: WN 1380 LGA-DAL emergency landing at PHL

We probably don't have all the audio. ATC would certainly have a clue that there was decompression as she dives for 10,000 feet from FL320 at 3000+ fpm. Actually, I think we do. I listened from the time they declared to the time they landed. They did not mention decompression. They mentioned a susp...

Re: WN 1380 LGA-DAL emergency landing at PHL

"We are single engine and... that's it," she says when ZNY asks for a bit more detail. I don't think I heard her say anything about possible decomp at that point but surely they knew at that stage. I was perplexed by this as well. They never mentioned the decompression during any of the c...

Re: Reward for fugitive mechanic in Valujet 592 crash

Up to that time? NOBODY knew the O2 Generators were a Hazard!

Re: Reward for fugitive mechanic in Valujet 592 crash

Going after one guy who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time isn't just beating a dead horse, it's idiotic and makes no sense. You just lost all credibility here. I've read much about this investigation and there were certainly criminal mistakes made. This guy wasn't a victim of circ...

Re: American Airlines Wants to Grow in Charlotte

On a related note, does anyone know how things are going for Allegiant at Concord Airport (JQF)? Is the service successful? Any chance Concord could see another airline start up service? I, personally, don't really understand the need for Concord. It is not any more convenient to Charlotte than CLT...

Re: UofM Basketball team plane off runway @YIP

It sounds like the functioning left elevator lifted the nose, which is consistent with the passenger reports of "took off and re-landed". A some-what nose high (mains still on) attitude may have given some of the passengers the impression that they were actually airborne, and when the nos...

Re: UofM Basketball team plane off runway @YIP

gearup - might want to quit while you are behind. D L X has the better of this one - you come across as someone who refuses to reconsider their assertions when faced with objective information.

Re: Why did American Eagle retire their Saab 340's so young?

Flew then often in 1992-3 from CLL to DFW. Great planes with surprising room.

Re: Carrie Fisher suffers cardiac arrest on LHR-LAX

Has anyone been able to find the ATC recording?

Re: Fake Service Animals Becoming a Problem

They don't need a certificate - there is no national standard for service animals and airlines aren't going to push the issue - lest they be labeled anti-disabled. It's a racket.

Re: QF to refurbish A380s?

They need to refurbish their Business Class on the 380. Flew the SYD/DFW flight earlier this year. On the 2nd trip, I chose not to take QF and instead flew AA to LAX and then connected to CLT b/c the AA 777 Business Class was so much better. I'd much rather have flown to DFW and but my home leg shor...

Re: SYD arrival - which side of plane?

I filmed my arrival from LAX - not much to see, but here's my departure. Got a GREAT view of the harbor.

https://youtu.be/AQR3lNvvxgM

Trey

Re: Former NY/NJ Port Exec Guilty of Forcing UA to Add Flights to SC Home

What I think you're wrong (in my opinion) about is how you seem to think that PANYNJ is part of the government. It was formed by two state governments to facilitate logistics between the two states, without interference of legislative branches of either state because it was thought that change need...

Re: Former NY/NJ Port Exec Guilty of Forcing UA to Add Flights to SC Home

What gets me is the way the public simply sighs and moves on. Heck, OP was nearly OK with this b/c it arguably benefited the general public. What about the stockholders of United? This is typical big government behavior. "I have power and you will give me something I want or you will pay some o...

Re: LH future in CLT

I'm trying to understand the "not many connections" comment. CLT has a ton of connections. That's what makes it a hub.

Re: Most underrated plane spotting locations in the world

The Overlook at CLT is a great place for spotting. Too bad CLT doesn't get much in the way of widebodies. You do get a 767, A340, and MD-11 every once in a while, but for the most part it's A321 after A321.

RE: 779 For Qantas?

Recently flew the A380 from <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">SYD</acronym> to <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (Regional) (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym>. The aircraft interior was already tired and...

RE: EK New 777 Biz Class Seat Demonstration

Yuck....middle seat would be a nightmare, not to mention that the screen of your neighbors would be impacting the dark in your seat area. Give me AA J class on the 777 any day.

RE: Allegiant Flight Takes 4 Aircraft, 1 Day

The term is oligopoly, which is what we really have in air travel in the US these days. Small number of players, limited competition. There's a reason for that - huge barriers to entry in cost of aircraft and enormous regulatory costs. Ultimately it means higher prices for the consumer than could be...

RE: Saab 340s How Many Still Flying In The US

Joe Gibbs Racing and Hendrick Motorsports flew them out of KJQF until last year. Yes, private but they flew quite a bit.

RE: Have U.S. Airlines Been Ruined By Greed?

The thing that gets me about this thread is its title. Airlines are a low margin business - If you have a few billion to start a business, you'd be an absolute fool to start an airline. Yes, consolidation is creating an oligopoly market, but given how regulated this industry is and as high as capita...

RE: Allegiant Pilot Terminated Over Emergency Landing

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/apfpilot" class="quote" target="_blank">apfpilot</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>On what basis? If he's in a right to work ...

RE: New Delta Commercial, Takeoff At SEA

I rather like the first commercial in the thread - reminds us all of the miracle of commercial aviation. No, it's not a differentiator for Delta - who cares?

RE: Air Asia QZ8501 SUB To SIN Crash - Part 15

Fact is, the quicker they release facts/data, the less likely there is to be outside influence on the findings. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

RE: Small Plane/helicopter Collision In Maryland

The airplane was clearly a Cirrus based on pictures taken at the scene and it's parachute deployed.

RE: MH370 Malaysia Airlines B772 Missing Enroute KUL-PEK Part 56

I've been lurking since this whole thing started. As a casual observer, but really puzzles me is that there has been not 1 piece of debris found belonging to the aircraft. That seems just so implausible to me. I understand not finding the aircraft itself for months (maybe years) given the depth and ...

CLT's Cross Runway Off Limits?

I've always wondered about this:

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/201...a-restricts-charlotte-douglas.html

OZ 777 Crash At SFO Part 3

From the overhead view showing the debris field, sure looks like a short landing. With the displaced threshold, looks like about 700 feet short....that's a pretty significant miss, even for a visual landing. Will be interesting to see what the recorders reveal about the approach and the cockpit call...

RE: Pilot Arrested For Flying Over Power Station

The hot coffee suit was frivolous - I've studied the case at length. Yes, the coffee was hot - guess what, McDonalds still serves it that hot. Hot coffee will cause injury when you do what Ms. Liebeck did. Her own negligence cause her injuries. As for this poor pilot, I'm not landing unless ordered ...

RE: CLT 2015 Expansion Plans

Of course, the new runway spells the demise of the best feature at CLT - The Overlook.

RE: US Airports With Exclusive Soda Contracts

CLT is Coke. There is one or two places you can find a Pepsi (I have took pretty hard).

RE: Plane Wing Falls In Flight In Argentina. Video

Very quick reaction by the pilot.....hard to believe he could assess the situation that fast.

RE: Historic AC Incident At CLT

Yes, it was the B-24.

http://www.wcnc.com/news/World-War-I...-landing-gear-fails-154566095.html

Historic AC Incident At CLT

Not sure which craft, but Fifi, the only remaining B29 was flying there today.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/201...ld-war-ii-planes-landing-gear.html

RE: New Fence At St Maarten

I was there last month. The new fence is up against the road rails and is intended to reduce fence surfing. It has had the intended effect.

RE: Nascar - Hendrick Jet Overruns Runway

Was a horrible crash (the King Air), CFIT. Had they been equipped with a GPS the crash likely would hot have happened.

RE: Another Air Show Crash - Martinsburg, WV

I saw him leave JQF.  

RE: Greatest 'overkill' On A Route

Once flew <acronym title="Washington - Dulles International (IAD / KIAD), USA - Virginia">IAD</acronym> to <acronym title="Washington - Ronald Reagan National (DCA / KDCA), USA - Virginia">DCA</acronym> in a Braniff 727. Flight originated in <acronym title="San Antonio - International (SAT / KSAT), ...

RE: Comair CRJ-100 Plane Has Crashed In LEX

Agreed, looking at the video, it appears they took off from the wrong <acronym title="RAS Fluggeselischaft mbH">RW</acronym>. Reports the <acronym title="RAS Fluggeselischaft mbH">RW</acronym> was closed are incorrect. It had just been resurfaced and was open. According to airport spokesman, it was ...

RE: RDU? Why Not Name It Durham-Raleigh Int.?

The area is known as the Raleigh-Durham area. In fact, the area is actually known as the Raleigh-Durham, Winston-Salem triangle.

RE: Shortest Ever Planned Flight

I took a 727 flight on Braniff from <acronym title="Washington - Dulles International (IAD / KIAD), USA - Virginia">IAD</acronym> to <acronym title="Washington - Ronald Reagan National (DCA / KDCA), USA - Virginia">DCA</acronym> in the mid-80s. The flight originated at <acronym title="San Antonio - ...

Anyone Questioned By Law Enforcement?

I'm new to this hobby. I'm lucky to live near <acronym title="Charlotte - Douglas International (CLT / KCLT), USA - North Carolina">CLT</acronym> which is a class B airport and thus very busy. <acronym title="Charlotte - Douglas International (CLT / KCLT), USA - North Carolina">CLT</acronym> has an ...

RE: CLT Runway Question

Tim, I have used the overlook a few times and love it! However, be careful not to stray. Yesterday they were using 36R and L, so I went to the general aviation area and shot through a gap at a fence gate. I was questioned by the local police and run off by the airport rent-a-cops. I wasn't doing any...