AirKevin wrote:There's no remote parking in the terminal area.
rvA340, why didn't you ask the pilots about the climb profile as you were deplaning in La Paz? They would have had a lot more first-hand information than those of us here trying to reconstruct the conditions without much data.
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Three rules I was taught—pay your taxes, stay married to your first wife, don’t commute. Commuting can contribute to violating the first two. Hi Galaxy, I enjoyed reading your three rules, but I wanted to throw out a different perspective. I've been commuting, by choice, for my entire airline caree...
Jump to post. . .has the old DC Flyer bus service gone on to somewhere else or gone forever ? The Washington Flyer bus from downtown D.C. (L'Enfant Plaza) to Dulles, route 5A, was discontinued on November 16, 2022 following the opening of the Dulles Metro station on the Silver Line. It is my understanding it h...
Jump to postI use Flight Board app.
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B764er wrote:AR's name in spanish is "Argentinian Airlines," hence the AA in their name.
AlnessW, just a few notes, re: Terminal A at Boston. Disclaimer, I am not an authority on BOS ops. These are simply my observations. Northwest did not use Terminal A to my knowledge. From at least the mid-1990s through the merger with Delta, Northwest had six dedicated gates--aircraft parking positi...
Jump to postMy company (U.S. major) does not hire part time pilots.
A pilot can request a "minimum" schedule; however, that will still result in working 11 - 12 days per month.
Reserve is 18 days per month and a regular line would be approximately 15 duty days.
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CosmicCruiser wrote:Dallas ATC
TWMoilien wrote:Also interested in SAT terminal/concourses during this time...with the 2 short concourses before the rotunda was built
LAXintl wrote:Seems like a far more qualified person aviation-wise than the last nominee.
ArcticFlyer wrote:Is this a feature on other Airbus airplanes as well?
Was it just accepted as a more difficult aircraft to fly because you and the other pilot had a lot more extra stuff to do? Trimeresurus, just to focus on terminology, the aircraft were not more "difficult to fly," and yes, I understand your context, but on aircraft of the same time period...
Jump to postMax Q wrote:Northwest was so frugal . . .
Bruce (topic author), as you have noticed, "filed route" versus "flown route" can often be quite different. I don't think this has been mentioned yet, but in many cases, what may be the shortest, most direct route between two airports may be restricted by military airspace (MOAs)...
Jump to postI did not feel the deceleration and nose-down movement that is typical when starting a descent for landing. I did not hear the engines spool back to flight idle like they would on a descent into landing. Similarly, when we returned to our cruising altitude (I think it was FL 360 or something), I on...
Jump to postSteelChair wrote:I don't get wrapped around minutiae on terminology as long as it is clear what is being talked about.
total electronics failure on A320 leaves pilots enough control to maintain somewhat level flight while troubleshooting kalvado, yes, you are correct. Mechanical Backup law. It is designed to allow the pilots to control the aircraft until such time as full or partial electrical power is restored. Pi...
Jump to postI don't think A320/330/350 pilots do that since in normal operations they don't move the throttles. SteelChair, just for correction to terminology, in the A320 series, we refer to them as "thrust levers," and the automation is called "auto thrust." and yes, you are correct . . ....
Jump to postImho thats a 1960s procedure. Don't pretty much all civil airplanes have ice detection now, and TAI valves that are ran in the "auto" position? SteelChair, in our A320/A319 fleet, with CFM56 engine variants, manufacture dates between 1990 and 2003, wing anti-ice and engine anti-ice are st...
Jump to post50 minutes is not that long to recognize and troubleshoot a non-normal situation and plan a diversion. MB82, I agree with the response above from bobtables. I'm not familiar with the 787, but in the Airbus A320 series, the QRH procedure for identifying and isolating a fuel leak is fairly extensive ...
Jump to postkacper2006, I'm not familiar with UK regulations, but just something to think about before starting down the path to becoming a pilot. Consider getting a comprehensive physical examination from a reputable physician specializing in aviation medicine (in the U.S., an AME). Not necessarily a formal &q...
Jump to postN1120A wrote:ADSE-X
Note rudder on Northwest 757-251 N535US October 2007 https://www.airliners.net/photo/Northwest-Airlines/Boeing-757-251/1318184?qsp=eJwtjEEKwkAMRe%2BStZuhIqU7vYAuvEBIPlqszpAJ6FB6d%2BPg7vEevJUkvxwfv7YCmqiCTe60o8LGz0rTSg%2B0dzYNpjSkMY37yDWbn1ooZcdRBMWhf382hf0SqvTTLc4pAHbpTMMhvM61LNwfcJ4X2rYvFZQuBQ%3D%3...
Jump to poststephen88, my interpretation of the approach is that the Final Approach Fix is D9.1 IBAN. The crossing altitude of 4270 at D4.0 is a crosscheck or, as you mentioned, an systems integrity check. I'm not familiar with air traffic control procedures in India, but were this a procedure in the United Sta...
Jump to postRunways are typically built with the centreline slightly higher Crowned runways. Since small variations in runway elevation do not have significant impact on flight operations, it can be very expensive; perhaps cost prohibitive, to bring in sufficient "fill dirt" to provide a completely l...
Jump to postAlso how common is it to request an ILS approach during clear weather like this in general? Trimeresurus, at my operator, if VMC and "visual approaches" are being advertised on ATIS, we don't necessarily request an instrument approach, but our operations policy requires us to insert an in...
Jump to postWhat airlines would you want to bring back ? * Aerovías de México and quoting AntonioMartin above, "Technically Aerovias is still around, the just changed the name to AeroMexico" Just a minor correction: AeroMexico (AM) was known as "Aeronaves de Mexico" from 1934 until the name...
Jump to postif you don't bid for anything, are you assigned routes anyway? Trimeresurus, re: your last question, keep in mind the company and the bidding system assume you want to work, so if you do not submit a bid or do not have a default bid on file, yes, you will be assigned a full schedule of flying for t...
Jump to postkalvado wrote:Is that airline's choice or CBP has final say?
Are there enough reserve pilots close by (or from other airlines) Just a couple of points. Re: "are there enough reserve pilots close by?" At least for U.S. certificated air carriers, most do not maintain reserve pilots at locations that are not crew domiciles nor do they "forward ba...
Jump to postIn a GA cockpit everything is in the reach without having to change the position of your back. Are airliners the same? Trimeresurus, are you able to schedule a one or two hour orientation in a Boeing or Airbus simulator? I think you would find the experience very interesting and answer many of your...
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Scott Kirby has a lot to learn about leadership.
What is the reason for this? It just doesn't seem consistent for an airline to time a single flight with the same number, that has two different schedules. Because there are two variables involved--city pair versus day/date of operation and they are not always consistent--nor do they have to be. As...
Jump to posta lot of the time the scheduled crew members would call in sick, and standby crew would be called in to operate the flights.. re: duty assignment to undesirable destinations. Reserve was not really designed to relieve crews from flying to certain destinations. The purpose of Reserve is to maintain ...
Jump to postThe passengers, bags, and a beverage service were loaded on the widebody at DAL. Because the runway was too short to handle the fuel required for LAX, the flight flew to GSW. This doesn't make sense--that the runway at DAL was too short to handle a wide-body flight to LAX, but satisfactory at GSW. ...
Jump to postI was wondering what the heck was going on! Any thoughts as to what might have caused this and why the pilots didn't go around to sort out whatever problem triggered the warning? Adam, I'm not familiar with the 737 GPWS system, but at my company, in the A320 series, this situation occurs occasional...
Jump to postare these very short flights kind of a pain? Joe, I wanted to approach your questions from a point of view other than either "pay" or "quality of life" but instead from time management and task priority. The short answer to your question, "are these very short flights kind ...
Jump to postYou may recall that it was a Republic crew that arrived late at ORD and displaced passengers on the incident flight. Yet it was the United name and brand that took such a beating. It was because of this association between mainline carriers and their regional affiliates that in the early days of th...
Jump to postFor USA-based airlines and USA-based crew, do they go through immigration and customs upon arrival (return to States) or do they get special treatment or badge access? This thread has made me realize I’ve never seen crew go through Global Entry so I assume they’ve got something better for them. Okc...
Jump to postnema, on some older generation aircraft, i.e., DC9 series, there were two levers--one for flaps and one for slats--but they were adjacent to each other and connected with an interlock device so in normal operation, they operated as an integrated unit. The callouts generally referenced "Flaps.&q...
Jump to postSome questions: Does anyone know definitively the weight of the whole system - stairs, hand rail, plus mechanics to deploy and retract. How reliable are they in day to day operation - keeping in mind that every FR 737 uses them multiple times every day? scbrimi, re: question above "plus mechan...
Jump to postIn real life, though, you're carrying people and stuff that need to be loaded, the plane often has defects, you need a clearance, the plane needs fuel and you need coffee. And also, the exterior inspection (aka, the "walkaround") must be accomplished (except for those operators where main...
Jump to postPatrickZ80, just an additional minor point for historical accuracy, then this thread can get back on track: IAD, which stands for International Airport at Dulles. IAD stands for Dulles International Airport. When the airport opened in 1962, the airport identifier was DIA. Back then, many baggage tag...
Jump to postI find it a bit disconcerting to fly on aircraft that fly approaches in a nose down attitude [like the DC-9-10 which seemed to me at the time to be diving nose down to the ground.] I got used to kind of slowly sinking during approaches as a passenger. As a kid flying on the DC-9-10, I got a serious...
Jump to postIAD is named after John Foster Dulles. Looking at Apple Maps, I don’t see a village called Dulles anywhere near the airport, however I remember some point when that area was designated as Dulles because of the airport. This is correct. John Foster Dulles was Secretary of State from 1953 - 1959. Re:...
Jump to postzrs70 wrote:
BDL (Hartford/ Springfield)…. Who ever says they are flying to Springfield? It’s typically just called “Hartford.”
ArcticFlyer wrote:Guard refers to 121.5 MHz which is the international emergency frequency.