For those of you that are interested, Lyle Prouse is a retired NWA captain/pilot that famously got busted for flying under the influence in 1990 flying a 727 into MSP. He self published a book call "Final Approach" which details the events that lead up to that fateful flight, his backgroun...
Jump to postThis is clearly a stunt and we live in a world of shameless attention seekers. Ego and self centeredness are reaching an all-time high.
Jump to postDeltaRules wrote:Is there any talk of DL re-adding some of the dropped midsized cities to LAX with T3 reopening?
I suppose it might depend on what you considered “just before touchdown”. In the 737 it could be possible that I planned for, loaded, briefed, flaps 30. Then because of an unexpected tailwind, atc, etc, I was high and/or fast. I could drop flaps 40 to have the drag to repair that. But since my numb...
Jump to postI am sorry to say that I've lost faith in Boeing to come up with anything new for the next 10 years. They've made too many strategic and launch blunders that will keep them busy for the rest of the decade.
Jump to postMCI - many hundreds of times with the vast majority on DL, then AA LAX - more than 50: AA, CO, UA, DL ORD - more than 50: AA, UA, CO (the old one), BN, Ozark, SNA - more than 50: Mostly DL and some AA After that, I'm guessing I've flow to 100+ different US, Canada, Mexico and Caribbean airports. The...
Jump to postLone Star Airlines....DFW-DRT (Del Rio, TX) then DRT-DFW on Dornier 328. Out of the C terminal IIRC The flight to DRT was interesting. Late evening departure and as we start to roll down 18L and the crew rejects the takeoff and we taxi onto F and sit there for a few a minute or so. Captain comes on ...
Jump to postI didn't see this posted here. Looks like two separate incidents with AC at two different airports. How often does this happen and is it a bit more "newsworthy" because it a MAX? https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/details-emerge-of-second-air-canada-737-max-load-imbalance-incident/147038....
Jump to postMCI-LAX appears to be switching to the 321 from tomorrow onward after a quick search on FR24. DL2942. -Rowen This has come a long way since it wasn't until late spring last year that DL restarted this route with an E170 and many times I saw empty seats. I just wish it didn't leave so damn early. Ugh.
Jump to postMost my travel is west coast and there aren't many non-stop options outside of LAX and SEA on DL, SAN on WN, PDX on AS. I thought UA used to have nonstop MCI-SFO but in just checking a few random dates I don't see it. I'm Diamond on DL and Premier 1K on UA so those are my obvious preferences. I for...
Jump to postMost my travel is west coast and there aren't many non-stop options outside of LAX and SEA on DL, SAN on WN, PDX on AS. I thought UA used to have nonstop MCI-SFO but in just checking a few random dates I don't see it. I'm Diamond on DL and Premier 1K on UA so those are my obvious preferences. I forg...
Jump to postGiven the fluid COVID situations I'll pass on making predictions for 2022, but I do have few comments. - I can see DL adding JFK if travel to Europe increases dramatically, but existing connections via MSP, DET and ATL makes me think this will not happen. Furthermore, B6 will already start serving J...
Jump to postI was flying out of IAD tonight, I didn't realize (or more likely) had forgotten that DL was flying IAD-SEA on the A221. Didn't realize DL was fly the A220 on anything of that stage length. I thought this route was typically either B738 or A319 in the past. Actually it's an A220-300, but to your po...
Jump to post[/quote]This is true here in the U.S. and many other nations, but not in all. I can remember many occasions where a certain Asian nation would check with their nation's airlines for altitudes requests (only) after we called for clearance. So we learned to call about 20 minutes prior to departure in ...
Jump to postI'll preface my question.... My work home has been San Diego for the last couple of months and will continue to do through February so this thread is of particular interest. My hotel room high enough and close enough (about 1.5 SSE of the threshold for 27) to SAN that I have a pretty good feel for b...
Jump to postI am flying HNL-SLC in February. I'm 6'4". How cramped would that be?
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757-300 MSP-SAN several times
764 SAN-ATL once
To put a bow on this thread, I am glad I punted the Thursday SAN-SLC-MCI trip mainly because 1) I was able to get a ton more work done Thursday along with my killer view and 2) wouldn't have spent half of Thursday wondering whether I'd eventually make it to my home by 2:00am. The downside was 4 hour...
Jump to postThe National Weather Service has upgraded the winter storm watch for the county containing MSP airport to a winter storm warning. Snow will start Friday afternoon and end around noon on Saturday. The storm total for MSP airport should be between 4 and 8 inches (10 to 20 cm). For the extensive snow ...
Jump to postYeah, it's looking like it would have been okay to keep my flight. But the choice was roll the dice and stick with the flight, or spend one more night on the 17th floor of the Marriott that looks over the San Diego bay in front of my and Lindbergh to the right about 1.5 miles away. The only real dow...
Jump to postI was supposed to be flying SAN-MCI tomorrow through SLC, but I already receive a couple of weather alerts from DL due to winter storm watches in SLC and MSP which also happen to be the two two best options for connecting to MCI. To avoid those two I had to re-book to Friday via ATL. Talking to the ...
Jump to postNote to self . . . be less ignorant of geography and more familiar with gcmap.com!
It's not like I don't know where JNB is but I too would have thought ATL is closer than BOS. Then again, i don't dispatch nor fly commercial airliners.
For me, a work out early evening, fairly large meal, benadryl before the flight and noise canceling headphones . Even then I struggle to get more than a couple of hours of "sleep" when flying. When I wake up I wouldn't say I am rested, but I can certainly feel more refreshed. After landing...
Jump to postI actually got the heads up on this happening back in November of 2019 and posted something about this - most likely the ongoing MCI thread. I was heading to my gate on a Friday flight from ATL-MCI and who do I run into just past security? Ed Bastian. I figured this will never happen again so I intr...
Jump to postMy first was ORD-LAX or SFO (not sure) when I was maybe 3? I don't remember anything except one brief moment in-flight.
My first flight as a pilot would have been July 2003.
60 Minutes did a story yesterday on the Boom SST - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supersonic-commercial-air-travel-60-minutes-2021-11-21/ Watched it last night. I don't ever fly UA so I wasn't aware they are actually promoting this. Is it during the safety briefing video? Seems like the viability of ...
Jump to postare no 727s flying? IFL Group has a couple that they fly out of PTK. USA Jet has a least one flying out of YIP. http://www.iflgroup.com/ https://usajet.aero/ I saw the USA Jet 727 at MCI Friday night. Made me happy to see it, but at the same time I realized soon there will be a time when it's going...
Jump to postThis is the kind of stuff I am glad to know about before booking these trips rather than learning the hard way! Just curious, how is the F hard and soft product on UA compared to DL?
Jump to postSomething like this will depend heavily on where you're based and where you're flying to and whether they are UA hubs. For example, here in BNA, UA is a distant 4th in terms of passenger volume, so flying in and out of here, you would be likely to get lots of upgrades. On the other hand, if you're ...
Jump to postI'm Delta Diamond and fly about 10-14 flights per month. Because of where I'll start flying starting next week I'll probably have to fly UA because their fares on some routes are quite a bit less than DL. UA granted me status match so starting January 1, 2022 I'll be Premier 1K - at least for a few ...
Jump to postMCI could be after the new terminal is open in 2023. I'm interested in seeing how well their BOS and JFK flights will perform starting next March but I have my doubts. jetBlue has little traction with Kansas Citians and will have to do battle with AA, DL, UA and SW - all of which have a strong prese...
Jump to postI've done the following redeye on Thursday nights . . . LAX-DET-MCI. Got back to KC around 10:30am and was able to do a full days work. The advantages is that I could get a full day's work in on Thursday, then pack at my leisure and check out of the hotel around 9pm. The downside? T2 at LAX at 11:00...
Jump to postI don't think it's coincidence that Hawaiian and HNL are at the top of the carrier and airport list given the majority of their flights are island hoppers in paradise. It's also no coincidence that the next best performing airports (ATL, MSP, SLC and DTW) are also huge DL hubs. Operationally, DL doe...
Jump to post143 segments into 25+ airports in all parts of the country on Delta over the last two years before, during, and after the COVID mass lock down. Traveled in every month through rain, storms, snow, bitterly cold temps. Most of my trips require a connection and I haven't missed a single one. One divers...
Jump to postA couple of things... I've been on over 100 flights since masked where required to fly and I fly probably a dozen times or more per month. Sure, at first it wasn't that comfortable but after a while I just don't even think about it. it's not that big of a deal. I agree with creating a common no-fly ...
Jump to postIf you look at the LH livery, you need to remember that is was a complete brand refresh and the whole branding looks a lot better now. Did LH really need a complete brand refresh? The branding part that most people see is the livery and it's boring as hell. The blue is so dark it almost makes it lo...
Jump to postI so wish we got the other tail design you could vote on. https://www.travelcodex.com/american-airlines-allow-employees-to-vote-new-livery-or-old/ Keeps the modern name/feel and includes that awesome A”A Tail. Wait, the employees chose the new logo? Did not know that. The other option looks much, m...
Jump to postADM94 wrote:I got an FR24 alert that it declared emergency just before the diversion, so could be something mechanical? N508SY is a brand new plane…
I remember the days of plane spotting at ORD and seeing their Dash-7s. Great to see that old livery!
Jump to postIn this era of COVID, I am not sure why anyone is surprised people put their own interests ahead of the safety of others.
Jump to post1L/19R has been closed for awhile for renovation. It'll be open before the new terminal. I'm sure it'll be a highly requested runway given its proximity. Multi year rebuild with the idea that it becomes the main runway in 2023+ Yeah, I suspect that 19R/1L would be the preferred runway for most flig...
Jump to postdc10lover wrote:DL might even fly to Salt Lake City from Long Beach.
What is the approximate cost to convert P777 to cargo?
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