Re: March Madness Picks?

0 perfect brackets remaining out of 20 million. That was quick.

Re: Medevac PC-12 down in Nevada

NTSB reporting the aircraft broke apart in mid air.

https://mynews4.com/amp/news/local/watch-live-transportation-officials-host-press-on-deadly-nevada-plane-crash

Re: Mass shooting at Chinese New Year's celebration in Monterey Park (CA)

I thought California had strict gun laws? We need much stricter gun laws than what are on the books anywhere in the U.S. We need a national policy. The gun is the problem, and we need to ban most if not all guns across the U.S. to save lives. We need strict, national laws as anyone can enter CA fro...

Re: Reno (RNO) Aviation - 2023

“More RNO” renovation is underway. https://www.renoairport.com/morerno/

Can anyone confirm UA is downguaging and reducing frequency for SFO flights? I was searching for flights in June noticed just three daily devils chariots. Usually there’s an A319 or 739 sprinkled in the mix.

Re: Southwest Airlines News and Discussion Thread - 2022

TripleA wrote:

UA operated flight 2509 today from SLC to LAX on a 777 that someone told me was a rescue flight for stranded WN passengers. So there might be a few.

Re: Delta depressurization incident 3/28

Got the FR24 Squawk 7700 notification on this while at work and totally forgot to follow up on it. Glad everything turned out ok.

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

Ukraine Forces Reportedly Kill Russia General Andrei Sukhovetsky

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-sukhovetsky-conflict-1684441

Re: Who are your LEAST favorite sport teams?

Lakers, Yankees, Cowboys. Just gross.

Re: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022

Booked on UA1 mid March and just received a cancellation notice. UA offered to rebook me the day before or after, but not on SQ same day. Any insight to how UA is doing in SIN since relaunching earlier this month and how volatile this schedule is expected to be?

Re: Are you ready for NFL playoffs!

Niners barely hang on for the win! Wild game.

Re: United Airlines Network Thread - 2022

Is UA still scheduled to relaunch SFO-SIN on 1/5? I saw somewhere it might have been pushed back to 1/19 due to Singapore's pull back on the VTL.

Re: VP Harris feels "constrained" politically

and side hoes and probably men as well. Hoes and men. Tell us how you really feel about women. You guys really go all out with the gaslighting, don’t you. Biden and Harris, are the 2 most rock solid, completely neutral, morally fit and mainstream middle of the road people on the american continent,...

Re: 20 years ago............. 9/11

I was living in Northern California at the time and remember that day being oddly dark and cloudy for that time of year. My grandmother in Michigan called our home phone early in the morning as it was happening telling us to turn on the news. I was a typical teenager and was convinced her and mom we...

Re: Caldor fire moving into South Lake Tahoe

Really upsetting to see how the Caldor Fire has ravaged El Dorado County and now threatens the Tahoe Basin. The smoke in Reno has been unbearable, however it’s hard to even acknowledge that now when at least we’re not actually threatened by the fire. Fortunately there have been several shelters setu...

Re: Your Bad Experiences with the Police

Years ago I got a speeding ticket the day before my 19th birthday. When the cop handed it to me he told me Happy Birthday. I deserved it but wow dick move boss.

Re: COVID-19 20 years from now

COVID exposed an assload of mental illness in the US.

Re: Official Election thread

CNN is making a good point. Why is the Trump Campaign so sure they are going to win where they are losing ( AZ, NV), but they only think there is widespread fraud where they are losing ( Wisconsin, Michigan)? My understanding in NV at least is with Clark and Washoe Counties already reporting in, th...

Re: Official Election thread

CNN refusing to call GA and FL is petty. There is no way Biden can make up the deficit in PA even with early voting In PA Philly is barely counting anything. Same goes for MI (Detroit) and WI (Milwaukee). It could be as close as 271-267 anyway with Biden flipping AZ, WI, and MI, along with NE-2 and...

Re: Official Election thread

Fox called AZ for Biden. First switch from 2016.

Re: Airport Closure for VIP Movement, including the US

Back on September 12th, Trump and AF1 were departing RNO late in the evening. ATC instructed AA1273 to maintain a holding pattern over CXP due to VIP movement and when the pilot inquired who it was, ATC responded it was *THE* VIP. No response from the pilot(s) who were already less than thrilled as ...

Re: Have you voted in the US Election yet?

I voted in person yesterday for my boy DJ-T. Polls opened at 9:00 AM and I was out by 9:25. No issues with the digital touch screen machine or paper backup. Everyone complied with masks and social distancing.

Re: So let’s measure how far we stand a part. The political compass

Economic Left/Right: -1.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.41

Basically punish criminals, support LGBTQ+ rights, don’t kill babies, and smoke up.

Re: Possibility of second Civil War in US and State Borders

United Red States Predominantly white Religious-based education Very low tax base Pro business and manufacturing No public healthcare, have job or pay out of pocket Unlimited weapons ownership from age 16 No abortion Little to no immigration allowed United Blue States Balanced ethnic make-up Medica...

Re: Ruth Bader Ginsberg passes away at 87

RIP Ruth and condolences to her loved ones.

Trump gets another pick and gets re-elected. 2020 finishing strong.

Re: Non-Av Chaos

Newark727 wrote:

It doesn't seem to me that it's the moderators' decision as to what the users of the Non-Av forum would most like to talk about.

Re: Non-Av Chaos

First, Non Av is far from a "left wing" echo chamber. There's too much hyperpartisan posting on both sides. I can absolutely assure you that for every vocal left wing poster, I can name the right wing equivalent poster. I don't need you to assure me or show me anything. I need to you mode...

Non-Av Chaos

Non-Av has become an echo chamber for left wing American politics. It would seem this forum could benefit from a Civ-Av type political mega thread. Do we really need a new thread every time Trump or Biden say something? It certainly wouldn’t be allowed in Civ Av and wasn’t allowed when ArchGuy poste...

Re: The Golden Gate Bridge

I absolutely hate how people when interacting overseas say they are from "the bay area" because they are too scared to say they are from because they live 5 minutes out of SF. Like the guy in Abu Dhabi knows what bay you are referencing lol! I would argue the name "Bay Area" has...

California's Electrical Grid

"Fifth largest economy in the world with a third world power grid." This seems to be the general consensus among those who are most critical of California's public utilities today. While not exactly common, tens of thousands if not more, are at times left without power during the worst hea...

Re: The Golden Gate Bridge

I lived in NorCal 20+ years. Every time I come home I start to get that kid on Christmas morning feeling when driving through Berkeley and it’s visible off in the distance. Have you personally crossed the Golden Gate Bridge as well? Many times. Walk, run, bike, drive. Also sailed under it. Personal...

Re: The Golden Gate Bridge

I lived in NorCal 20+ years. Every time I come home I start to get that kid on Christmas morning feeling when driving through Berkeley and it’s visible off in the distance.

Re: Would you buy a Audi?

I would buy a VW with a TDI engine, however I have almost zero interest in Audi as a brand. I don't believe the A4/A6/A8/Q7/TT stack up well against their Mercedes and BMW counterparts. They're ahead of Lexus though so there's that.

Re: Are We Witnessing The Demise of American Society

You've described the Kenosha events very sympathetically towards the 17 year old militia gunman and negatively towards the original police shooting victim and those protesting his shooting. Maybe that's because America is so divided now you can live in a bubble where all your media, information, so...

Are We Witnessing The Demise of American Society

Last post deleted without cause or explanation. This is NOT a debate over Kenosha, but the larger picture on hand. If a mod feels the need to silence again, at lease detail why. Is Kenosha the perfect example? - Black man with violent felony warrants has police called on him for disturbance - Police...

Greece vs Turkey

Greece and Turkey are rattling their sabers again over the Turkish oil exploration of a disputed region in the Eastern Mediterranean. Both countries are members of NATO creating a potentially unprecedented conflict. EU members Germany and France have voiced their support for fellow EU member Greece....

Re: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City Still Taking Place This Year

Makes sense since COVID is scheduled to end late November 3rd.

Re: Public employee unions hell-bent on destroying California

unscheduled wrote:

LCDFlight wrote:

CA can't provide stable water and electricity supplies?

The electricity supply is also stable.

Re: Sacramento (SMF) Aviation Thread - 2020

SMF handled 299,175 passengers during June 2020, marking an 74.7% decline yoy on a 58.7% seat capacity decline yoy. The June figures increased 102.8% month-over-month versus May 2020 on a 41.7% seat capacity increase month-over-month. July 2020 seat capacity is projected to increase by 38.6% over J...

Re: Trying to locate members

jetmatt777 wrote:

Jetsgo wrote:

qf789 wrote:

He is CEO of EasyJet

Amazing. Somehow I missed that update. Good for him!

Not the same one....

Re: Trying to locate members

qf789 wrote:

Jetsgo wrote:

Does anyone know what Johan is up to these days? It’s been well over ten years since he sold the site.

He is CEO of EasyJet

Re: Trying to locate members

Does anyone know what Johan is up to these days? It’s been well over ten years since he sold the site.

Re: Trying to locate members

The most ironic thing about the Great Purge in my opinion was the guy who led Demand Media at the time was killed in a general aviation accident almost immediately afterward. I don’t recall there being a lot of sympathy though as he was directly responsible for a lot of the sites militant actions. A...

Re: Trying to locate members

Was PHX787 the one who had the Japanese fetish?

I haven’t seen Klaus around in a while.

Re: SCOTUS unanimous: electors must vote how states want them to

I am a strong believer that the EC should be killed. If the Founding Fathers were told that an orange freak would loose the election be around 3,000,000 votes and still named President they would all gag at the thought - and jerked the EC out of the Constitution before the ink was dry. Obviously Tr...

Re: Name change for John Wayne Airport (SNA) ?

I'm just here to say I personally have never heard anyone outside of A.net actually refer to BUR as Bob Hope or SNA as John Wayne.
It's always been Burbank and Orange County colloquially.

Re: 20 years on airliners.net

Birdwatching wrote:

Sorry for going off topic here, but can anybody confirm for how much longer Northwest will operate the DC9?

Re: Can Addis Ababa Become a World Class City?

Global Power City Index The Institute for Urban Strategies at The Mori Memorial Foundation in Tokyo issued a comprehensive study of global cities in 2019. They are ranked based on six categories: economy, research and development, cultural interaction, livability, environment, and accessibility, wi...

Re: Can Addis Ababa Become a World Class City?

How did Dubai manage to become a global city like London, Hong Kong, Paris, Istanbul, or New York City and would it be possible for Addis Ababa to do the same? Dubai is not on the same level as London, Hong Kong, Paris, or New York City. Neither is Istanbul. Perhaps you could share with us the reas...

Re: Can Addis Ababa Become a World Class City?

How did Dubai manage to become a global city on the lines of New York or Hong Kong and does Addis Ababa have that potential? I would argue Dubai is no where near New York and Hong Kong in terms of global importance/impact and being a world class city. As for Addis Ababa, I wouldn't expect it to rea...

Re: Kirkland Alcohol

I haven't tried Kirkland hard alcohols, but I did try their light beer, and it was awful, on par with Beast or Natty Light. I don't drink whiskey or vodka very often (~3 times a month), so I haven't been motivated to buy any bottles from them. Does Kirkland actually make their own products or do th...