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RE: What Languages You Know?

Sorry but could someone who reads Japanese tell me how Japanese 2byte char code is displayed here in the a.net? すみませんが、日本語はここでどのように表示され...

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RE: Salmon.... Why Not.... We Haven't Discussed It Yet

Tbar, how about Yoshinoya salmon set? Are they more expensive than cafeteria dorm food? sample here <a href="http://www.yoshinoya-dc.com/yoshinoya/menu/index.html" target=_blank>http://www.yoshinoya-dc.com/yoshinoya/menu/index.html</a> BAKED SALMON SET- 400JPY (aprx3.2USD)-salmon,rice,miso soup,tsuk...

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RE: What Languages You Know?

Delayed post so this might not be reflected upon the conclusion but...

Japanese 10 (mother tangue)
English 6

Korean, Deutche 1

Air Traffic Control language 8 hehe.

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RE: Salmon.... Why Not.... We Haven't Discussed It Yet

L-188, yes, Dog Salmon I mean is the Chum salmon. I looked up it in some sites.
...Your picture above makes me enviable sigh...

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RE: Salmon.... Why Not.... We Haven't Discussed It Yet

Hi, everyone, let me join this thread please... <img src="/discussions/graphics/smile.gif" ALT="Smile"> The best way to eat salmon for us Japanese is SHIOYAKI!! or to bake sliced salmon with a little solt if needed. For thousand years Japanese have eaten salmon, and the only way to store this f...

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China Took Exiling Korean Away In Jap. Embassy

Armed Chinese policemen invaded the Site of Japanese Embassy in Hanyang, China to take away North Korean Family in attempt to Exile towards Japan. <a href="http://www.sankei.co.jp/news/020509/0509kok020.jpg" target=_blank>http://www.sankei.co.jp/news/020509/0509kok020.jpg</a> <a href="http://www.nik...

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RE: Another UA 744 Emergency Landing!

Yes, we are ready to accept any kind of aircraft in emergency with adequate hospitality, no hostility!!

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RE: It's British AirWAYS!

SPEED BIRD, that's the best!

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RE: It's British AirWAYS!

I guess it is simply because someone is not sure if BA is British Airways or British Airlines?

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JAL Vs ANA Competition Cut Flight Time In Half

Hi, Recently I felt very funny to find a story; About 38 years ago there used to be a PRIMITIVE and BRUTAL competition between JAL and ANA. Under such circumstances, B727 of All Nippon Airways had a record of flight from Osaka to Tokyo for just 26 minutes (airborn time) and 35 min (block out-in time...

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RE: JAL / JAS Revise Merger Plans

As to this affair, deal was said to made that JAL/JAS gave up 10 slots at Haneda for merger being approved.
No decision is made to whom these slots will be reassigned yet.

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RE: Nikon D100 Pricing Information

Here in Japan the price is not yet disclosed as of 4/22.

-regards

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RE: What!? Air China Mechanic Dash Into The 767 Engine

Thanks for comments, especially TimeForFlight. There still is possibility of this incident being not what he intended to, because he jumped into with crying something swinging his arms to somewhere, and that may mean some kind of thing suddenly emerged on starting taxi, but I'm not sure. If ever thi...

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RE: Japanese Pilots Wearing White Gloves - Obliged?

Interesting question. I am reminded that when I went to a motor license school, they recommend to wear glove to avoid slip in holding the wheel with sweaty hand. There seem to be both Practical and Formal reasons. Practical. - wethaer; In Japan it is much more humid than in US or Europe (maybe), and...

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RE: What!? Air China Mechanic Dash Into The 767 Engine

Should this be called incident or accident?
News says it was probably a suicide.

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What!? Air China Mechanic Dash Into The 767 Engine

At 14:15LT on 4/18, in Kansai Airport Japan, an Air China mechanic suddenly dashed into the running engine of B767 The ship was flight Air China 928 bound to Beijin. This incident occured when the aircraft completed push back and started taxing to the taxy way from the epron. Half of the body under ...

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RE: Tokyo Narita Opens 2nd Runway Today

In the afternoon yesterday 4/17, many flights approaching to Narita suffered from wind shear and heavy cross wind. Some flights gave up landing and diverted to Haneda. Reportedly west wind at 3000ft was about 60-70 knots. How difficult to land RW16 with cross wind of 230 at 35 kt plus wind shear!! A...

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Whether Pusan

RKPK 150300Z 21009KT 4000 -RA BR SCT005 BKN010 OVC025 16/13 Q1015
RKPK 150200Z 22007KT 3200 -RA BR SCT005 BKN010 OVC025 16/13 Q1015
RKPK 150100Z 20011KT 4000 RA BR SCT008 BKN015 OVC025 16/13 Q1015

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RE: South Korea Plane Crash!

CHINA INTERNATIONAL 192 B767
Peking to Pusan
disappeared out of radar
20 may survive

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165 Killed?

News Flash says 165 were killed at Pusan.

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Another Translation

Thanks, guys. Here's another translation. (the original was posted in Japanese) By the way 1, will you listen to me for a while? It's not really related to the topic of the thread, though. The other day I went to Yoshinoya nearby. YOSHINOYA. But it was terriblly crowded that I could not find any sea...

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Yoshinoya Gyudon-beef-bowl

Here is a post about Yoshinoya, a beef bowl shop in Japan. Do this make sense? Hey 1, listen to me beside that, although this might have nothing to do with the theme thrown to this thread. The other day, I went eat my neighbor YOSHINOYA, yes beef bowl house, YOSHINOYA, to find s-o-o crowded I couldn...

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RE: Low Utilization Of NW 320's At NRT

I imagine the first priority of what NW intend is to aquire landing rights to newly opening runway at Narita. The low utilization of the fleet may the second problem. I have further wondered if how this small pencil as A320 could compete with fat boys as B747 or B777 which other airlines fly. Probab...

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RE: Tokyo Receiving First Virgin Atlantic 346 Flight

VirginFlyer, thank you for your comments. I figure out. In fact I'm a little sensitive to this Tale-Strike because of the sad JAL accident 17 years ago.

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RE: Any One Flew Korean Air Before?

Hey Geert, that's CAL from Taiwan, not KAL from Korea. I have witnessed several things critical about CAL, but never about KAL.

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RE: Any One Flew Korean Air Before?

To observe the operation of KE, I am not sure why KE has so poor safety record as AA to get rid of mileage-alliance with KE. They communicates smoothly in ATC, and no worry about behavior in landing and depature. Have a fun with KE, and if whether permitting enjoy how Tokyo city in Japan looks from ...

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RE: Tokyo Receiving First Virgin Atlantic 346 Flight

I found an awful picture of A346 striking tail. Anyone knows the detail? Was it on intention? <a href="http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=219906&WxsIERv=QWlyYnVzIEEzNDAtNjQy&WdsYXMg=QWlyYnVzIEluZHVzdHJpZQ%3D%3D&QtODMg=VG91bG91c2UgLSBCbGFnbmFjIChUTFMgLyBMRkJPKQ%3D%3D&ERDLTkt=RnJhbmNl&ktODMp=SnVseS...

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RE: Tokyo Receiving First Virgin Atlantic 346 Flight

Narita is surrounded by many small hills,
and ground surface is up and down around. This often seem to cause wind-shear and turbulence to easily happen.
I hope not to get its looong tail struck on runway...

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RE: Another Ugly 747 From JAL

JAL might be childish because JAL is for children, sometimes. Japanese adults take more value on children and spend much more money for them even parents give up what they want to purchase. In market strategy JAL and ANA have successfully adopted Disney MickeyMouse, Snoopy, and whales for scheme to ...

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RE: Do They Speak French In The French Cockpits?

Until some years ago, pilots in CAAC(china) were said not to understand English and interpreter was incredibly on board. So the introduction on ATC seemed to be transfered to pilot delaying for some seconds. I myself have witnessed the departing pilot holding short of runway mistaken "cleared to lan...

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RE: Sandstorms 'attack' Japan Gov 747

This Gov B747 is operated by Japanese Air Force and pilots assinged had hard time in taking authorized licence to fly these birds- they failed two or three times before passing. The pic proves they are accustomed enough to hundle this kind of whether condition, which feels me at ease. And they say c...

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RE: Sandstorms 'attack' Japan Gov 747

On that day strong southwind brought chinese yellow sand as far as Hokkaido, northern Japan. And 19 flights to Narita including NW, CO were forced to divert to
alternative airports as Haneda,Kansai.
On the pic above the rudder of B747 shows how strong the wind was blowing.

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Stupid Fedex Flies Empty-loaded Sessna

Two years ago I was spotting at Narita listening to ATC, when FEDEX come into the radio. I expected MD11 is approaching. After a few minutes the FEDEX came but in front of me was no MD11 but a small sessna. At that time I thought FEDEX was making effort for picking up service to distanced area in Ja...

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RE: JFK To Japan: Which Airline?

And let me add Kansai airport as a convinient transition from Sendai to Honkong.
More flights are availabe btw Sendai-Kansai than btw Sendai-Narita. Off course
major airlines serve Kansai-Hongkong.

regards

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RE: JFK To Japan: Which Airline?

Just for your reference. Rest of the routes as others say. Narita-Sendai; By Air 2 flight a day by Fairinc would be available. Code share by ANA. takes 70min. <a href="http://www.fairinc.co.jp/timetable/index.html" target=_blank>http://www.fairinc.co.jp/timetable/index.html</a> By rail fairy frequen...

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RE: Caption For This Pic...

For the 1st, "You will make a Good Fry Fisher with our flights!!" -I guess the fish is a kind of trout, may be char, caught in German river from yellow skin and red points. The image is attracting to me, because I like fishing and this makes me imagine a fertile river laid over where the flight goes...

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Give Me NW And LH In 60s Story

Recently my senior friend gave me old photos of B707 combi of Northwest airlines and B720 of Lufthansa around in 1965 at Tokyo International Airport. Could you anyone there who lived that era gives me any kind of short story or episodes about these airlines at that time to expand my imagination. It ...

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RE: ATC Minimum Separation

Thanks for reply, OPNLguy. Well, the approach controller side very often gives traffic information and minute instruction (like keep highest speed or maintain speed 170 until XX)to the pilot as usual. But todays case, I was listening to ATC and the pilot complained using native language not in regul...

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ATC Minimum Separation

When the oposit wind is so strong, pilot often seems to be anxious about his separation to the preceeding traffic and asks to the approach controller what types of aircraft he is and the distance inbetween . Is it possible that even momentary the separation becomes shorter than minimum?

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RE: Vote For/against Return To Italy

To be or not to be, that is the problem.
(England)
To return or not to return, that is the problem.
(Portugal)

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RE: Vote For/against Return To Italy

L1011... Rolls Royce calls for democracy realized by the airborne Diet...

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Vote For/against Return To Italy

Does anyone know the detail of a funny incident on Italian charter flight to Cuba in which passenger voted for or against returning to the originated airport for sure after recovering from engine trouble. Now Italy seems the most advanced democratic nation on the globe...
Thanks in advance.

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Anywhere On PAR/GCA Approach?

Do you know some civil airport next to you where PAR/GCA approach performed? If done, how often?
I have heard that it is a good oppotunity for both pilots and ground controller to deepen mutual credibility through the most minute and intimate communication via voice.

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RE: What Exactly Happened On A United 747 In 1991?

Is this accident a kind of metal fatigue caused by being an aged aircract? (built in 1970) I had at that time quite much of distrust in safety to several aged 747s for United Airlines (with only 3 upper deck windows), because there was an incredible incident in which 3 out of 4 engines were mulfunct...

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Here Is The Link For The Post Above. Soorry

https://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/692179/6/

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RE: CAL 011 Tower Tapes Are Released

Don't forget Dynasty takes prides with a certain incident; In 1985, Dynasty B747SP N4522V survived 30000ft vertical dive. Very few should make that kind of mistakes, I do want to believe that... As to what you say to stop their flights, competition with EVA will result. below is just for your refere...

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RE: UA9001 Comes To Haneda

Thanks all for your help.
I got information from other channel that
UA9001 was 747-400
2 VC-25s and that UA 747-400 stayed in HANEDA without ferry. (YOKOTA AB's runway construction affects or enough spared space in HANEDA.)

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RE: UA9001 Comes To Haneda

dragogoalie; I guess this UA9001 for the press people(and perhaps for the Government stuff)was ferried to Yokota as usual or stay at HANEDA. NARITA should not have enough spared space. I remenber in 1989 they come on Clipper's (PanAm) 747. At that time the Clipper , Airforce-One and attendance VC-25...

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RE: Why Does Japan Have So Many Dom. 747s?

1. More passanegers arise because there supplies more seats. At the same time more seats are supplied because more passangers arise. 2. Tokyo centered governization;In the business Japanese make it habit to make face-to-face comunications, in-house, or with customer, or with the Beurau rather than t...

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UA9001 Comes To Haneda

With the President's visit to Japan, now United flight 9001 has come in the approach control of Haneda. not Narita. It is most interesting UA arrives at HANEDA as previously planned flight, not as diverted one. Hmm...a UA pilot seems to find less difficuties to listen to Japanese controller's pronou...

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