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Jump to postListening to WBBM-AM here at the office in Evanston and they just xld the tornado warning for Cook County. It is still pretty bad here, but the worst has moved out over the lake.
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I'm confirmed on US from <acronym title="Charleston - AFB / International (CHS / KCHS), USA - South Carolina">CHS</acronym> to <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym> tomorrow afternoon but was thinking of trying to get out earlier. While I've trave...
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Jump to postI've never been in a terminal when it has lost power...but.... I used to work in radio. The studio complex had power outlets with orange colored outlets and regular (wall color tones...beige) outlets. It was common knowledge that anything plugged into the orange outlets was essential equipment and a...
Jump to postFound this gem in the Chicago Tribune this morning....
http://www.chicagotribune.com/busine...0807airline-durbin,1,1378714.story
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I'm a little off topic here, but it does have to do with airport security.... This past weekend I was sitting around the house with not much to do and was trying to think of something that might be enjoyable. I thought, "Boy...wouldn't it be cool to head out to <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare Inter...
Jump to postThe original "Airport" was always my fav. I've always thought that it was the most realistic and accurate of the films. "77" is probably my second favorite (In fact, I watched it last night on DVD). The original film obviously had a great cast, but "77" has a pretty damn stellar one as well. bcoz
Jump to post"Global 10, Lincoln Tower, cleared for takeoff!"
Watch out Meadowood residents!
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Howdy folks- I spent my late middle school and high school years in Charleston, but my folks moved after I graduated from high school in 1998 so I've only flown in and out of <acronym title="Charleston - AFB / International (CHS / KCHS), USA - South Carolina">CHS</acronym> once since then. I'll be f...
Jump to postHAL,
A superbly written report! Thanks so much for sharing! I have missed the pilot reports that you and the other commercial pilots have posted here. They are most entertaining to those of us who love the industry but will never get to sit up front in the left or right seat!
bcoz
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Jump to postThe big question is....does anyone remember having a can of "new" Coke or "Crystal Pepsi" on a commercial flight?
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Godspeed to the gentlewoman and her family. It sounds as though the <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> crew and the rest of the passengers handled the situation with class and dignity. A tip of the cap to them for doing so. A friend of mine experienced a similar thing coming back to c...
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Jump to postI remember back in 1999 when I flew <acronym title="TWA Transworld Airlines (USA)">TW</acronym> for the first time. I was so excited because I'd never flown on a carrier that had served Pepsi products (and by that point I had been flying for 17 years or so on a bunch of carriers). It was so wierd to...
Jump to postJust a knitpicky thing... The story on KING-TV's website indicates that the FAA stopped all inbounds. I don't think that's right as you can clearly hear clearencees being given for landing not long after 980 was down. And besides...what would the logic of that be?
Jump to postWow! There really is nothing like listening to a great controller practice his or her craft! And to get to hear "behind the Eastern 'bus'" and "<acronym title="Pisa - San Giusto / Galileo Galilei (PSA / LIRP), Italy">PSA</acronym>" That's something you'll never hear again between 118 and 136 <acrony...
Jump to postThank God <acronym title="Chicago - Midway International (MDW / KMDW), USA - Illinois">MDW</acronym> is owned by the city and not the state. If it were owned by the state, we'd still have a 4 by 4 by 4 hole in 31C because its not in the temporary spending authorization. We would, however, have unive...
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Jump to postThought that perhaps the a.net community might be interested in this article that I found in the Columbia, <acronym title="Calm Air (Canada) and Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight (United Arab Emirates)">MO</acronym> Daily Tribune this morning. While some of the issues presented are specific to COU, many of the...
Jump to postI was born in 1979, so this one was 12 years before my time. However, having flown Piedmont 727s in and out of <acronym title="Asheville - Regional (AVL / KAVL), USA - North Carolina">AVL</acronym> numerous times as a kid, this one rings true to me. It seems as though July is marked with sad notes i...
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Jump to postWish I could get Chicago approach, <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym> tower and ground streaming! <acronym title="Chicago - Midway International (MDW / KMDW), USA - Illinois">MDW</acronym> stream is down according to liveatc.net. I've lived her...
Jump to postWhat's the line from Airport '77 when Don Gallagher (Jack Lemmon) says, "I'm a pilot! The symbol of strength and security!" This guy....not so much... Regardless of what law enforcement did, I still maintain (see my question related to this earlier) that somebody from the company should have stepped...
Jump to postI really have nothing to add that hasn't already been said, but wanted to say thank you for the thread anyway! I was almost 17 in July of 1996. I vividly remember staying up to watch the coverage on CNN... The heartbroken looks on the faces of the <acronym title="TWA Transworld Airlines (USA)">TW</a...
Jump to postCould the station manager or some other company official at <acronym title="Jacksonville - International (JAX / KJAX), USA - Florida">JAX</acronym> have refused to let the aircraft leave? Obviously it presents a customer service issue because an already late flight would have had to have been delaye...
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Jump to postI remember the summer between my junior and senior years at the University of Missouri about seven years ago. I was spending the summer at home with my parents in South Carolina and applying for part-time jobs for the upcoming school year. Of course, I applied for jobs in the two industries for whic...
Jump to postWhile I can't answer your question, you did bring to mind one of my favorite landings of all time. I was on a US DC9 from <acronym title="Charleston - AFB / International (CHS / KCHS), USA - South Carolina">CHS</acronym> to <acronym title="Washington - Ronald Reagan National (DCA / KDCA), USA - Virg...
Jump to postAnother simply amazing bit of video! Wow! How I miss the 72! Back when I was a grade school kid, we lived in Arden, <acronym title="National Jet Systems (Australia) and Northern Air Cargo (USA)">NC</acronym> about 3 miles from <acronym title="Asheville - Regional (AVL / KAVL), USA - North Carolina">...
Jump to postWow! What an amazing video about an amazing airplane! They don't make 'em like that anymore! A real treat to watch! That's a really interesting tidbit regarding the fact that the final revenue flight was flown on the same aircraft that was <acronym title="TWA Transworld Airlines (USA)">TW</acronym> ...
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Jump to postI'm a University of Missouri alum and was a reporter in the area for a few years (covering, from time to time, transportation issues), so I have more than a passing interest in this story. I know we've had some discussion about COU here before, so I thought I would put this out here and see who bite...
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Jump to postBet ya we are in store for another round this afternoon... Same Bat Time... Same Bat Channel!
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Jump to postMother Tribune here in Chicago has a pretty misleading subhed on its story about the outage on its website. "All incoming and outgoing United Airlines flights at Chicago's O'Hare Airport are backed up by one to two hours, the city says." Of course, the general public thinks UAX flights are United fl...
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Jump to postIt's really interesting at PHL right now. They are turning the field around for about 30 mins from the 27s to the 9s. They're planning on going back to the 27s shortly
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