Re: 2024 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

Max is 0.5s ahead and he isn't pushing. He probably could have 1s on Ferrari but it isn't required for him to push the limit. But we don’t really know that and it’s why this era of Max/RB dominance is losing interest of the casual fan. With the greats like Messi, Jordan, Gretzky, etc… we could see ...

Re: 2024 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

The back half of the field is shaping up to be very interesting. VCARB had been thought to be a bit ahead of their rivals after testing and FP1. But at least on the track in Bahrain that didn’t appear to be the case. Stake, Williams, and maybe more surprisingly Haas looked equal to the challenge and...

Re: NFL team head coaches fired/leaving 2024-including Belicheck

The entire fan base of the Seattle Seahawks is pretty angry with the ownership right now, especially with Jody Allen. The way they handled this was unacceptable. I am beyond angry and in disbelief that this happen. What they should have done was let him retire on his own accord. However, Pete wante...

Re: NFL team head coaches fired/leaving 2024-including Belicheck

The entire fan base of the Seattle Seahawks is pretty angry with the ownership right now, especially with Jody Allen. The way they handled this was unacceptable. I am beyond angry and in disbelief that this happen. What they should have done was let him retire on his own accord. However, Pete wante...

Re: End around Taxiways

ATL now has two. Taxiway V around the approach end of 8R, and W around the approach end of 9L.

Re: Conference realignment in US college athletics

Interesting proposal but that schedule model will drive Air Force out of the conference. They have two built in non-conference matchups each year with Navy and Army. They’d have no other non-conference matchups with that model. As a service academy they try to schedule non-conference games around t...

Re: 2023 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

Some interesting comments before Singapore from Gunther Steiner about the lack of development in the Haas VF-23 this season. They hit a wall with their side pod design, similar to Ferrari, and instead put development money into a major redesign. Haas will be the last team going to a more Red Bull s...

Re: Conference realignment in US college athletics

Prom/rel is actually on the table for a Pac-12/Mountain West tie-up. I like this proposal better than the other one from earlier in the thread. Promotion/relegation in college football? Game-changing idea could help save Pac-12 Interesting proposal but that schedule model will drive Air Force out o...

Re: 2023 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

Some interesting comments before Singapore from Gunther Steiner about the lack of development in the Haas VF-23 this season. They hit a wall with their side pod design, similar to Ferrari, and instead put development money into a major redesign. Haas will be the last team going to a more Red Bull st...

Re: Conference realignment in US college athletics

Washington State and Oregon State have filed in court against the Pac-12 to request effectively control of the conference and its assets. They also want to stop the upcoming board meeting. If Washington State and Oregon State succeed, they will be the remaining members of the conference and keep it...

Re: Conference realignment in US college athletics

I would argue that VA Tech and UVA are a much larger draw than Maryland. Geography > fanbase No one cares about Rutgers yet it brought the Big Ten the NYC market. While VaTech has a more dedicated fanbase than Maryland, Maryland brings the DMV market. Adding the Virginia schools doesn't improve tha...

Re: Conference realignment in US college athletics

The ACC isn't going to survive unless it does what the Big XII is doing and takes a lot of schools from smaller conferences, because sooner or later all the big-name teams in the current ACC are going to end up in the Big Ten or SEC. Their situation resembles the PAC 12 in a lot of ways. The bigges...

Re: Conference realignment in US college athletics

Growing up out west as college sports fan it’s almost inconceivable that the PAC is on the verge of disappearing. Truly sad to see so many traditional rivalries and games go by the wayside in pursuit of TV markets and money. Looks like the PAC-12 officially imploded last night with Arizona, Arizona ...

Re: United Airlines grapples with pilots avoiding the captain's chair

Out of curiosity - since whether you live in the domicile or not seems to have a big impact on QoL - especially soon after upgrades - what percentage of pilots actually live in domicile vs commute? Is a big part of the challenge that so many commute these days, that drives there are fewer willing t...

Re: United Airlines grapples with pilots avoiding the captain's chair

The solution for the airlines is obvious and has been mentioned already by multiple posts….make being junior suck less. That’s it. Make reserve rules better, especially for commuters. DL and the new AIP at United have done this. For example 18 hour long call reserve is a game changer for commuters. ...

Re: Irish 7/23: Dreams of flight

Does anyone know how Aer Lingus is doing on its SEA flights? I never in a million years thought I would see them in SEA. Such a beautiful paint job. Hope they are doing good on the route, because I am saving for a trip on them to Ireland. It’s stuck for a while now so I’d imagine it’s at least soli...

Re: 2023 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

It seems like this should have potentially been a good weekend for Haas with tire degradation being less of a factor than expected, but they were sort of snake bit. KMag with mechanical issues in both qualifying and the race and Hulk taking early damage. Feels like a bit of a missed opportunity wit...

Re: 2023 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

I feel a little for Piastri. Still a great result, but if not for the bad luck with the timing of the safety car he likely scores his first podium. Despite that, McLaren must be absolutely thrilled with how the weekend went for them. Very disappointing weekend for Alpine, especially seeing McLaren b...

Re: 2023 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

Not great for either Ferrari or Aston Martin. I think the AM is more surprising to me as they were clearly well behind the Merc, which is not what we’d seen to this point in the season. Also disappointing the McLaren didn’t show more race pace after qualifying so well. The Haas must be horrendous on...

Re: Financial Advise?

Many cities and states have programs designed to help with needed home repairs for seniors that are having trouble affording repairs, along with retrofitting for mobility (ramps, railings, etc..) Your local housing authority may have a list of programs. They may also be able to guide you toward char...

Re: 2023 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

Interesting qualifying session with a very jumbled Q3 after Leclerc wiped out during everyone’s last flying lap. Verstappen will have work to do from P9 to defend his points lead against Checo starting P1. And Hamilton not making it out of Q2 is a shock. Overall I think Alpine and Haas have to be en...

Re: Albuquerque / Santa Fe Aviation - 2023

ginervra wrote:

Aliqiout wrote:

Chuska wrote:

May 2023 service throughout New Mexico:


UA* adds a overnight ABQ-SFO flight from 5/5 thru 5/29.

Overnight? A redeye???

yes

Re: Can pilots/flight attendants refuse flying to certain destinations?

Just to throw a wrinkle into this, at least one US major does have exemptions crew can use for Zika endemic destinations as the virus can cause some horrible birth defects. In this case crew members are expected to bid to avoid those destinations and then reach out to scheduling if unsuccessful. Res...

Re: What to do in Galway?

Thank you both for the suggestions! Definitely sounds like a great town to walk around and see the sights from what I’ve read online.

What to do in Galway?

Topic is pretty self explanatory. I’ll be in Galway, Ireland for a few days this summer and was curious what everyone recommends for things to see and do, along with any great restaurants. We’re already planning to drive out to the cliffs of Moher, but I’d appreciate suggestions for other great plac...

Re: Oakland A's to Las Vegas

Will the possum be moving with the team?

Re: 2023 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

McLaren has to be feeling a little better after their double points finish, while Alpine must be sick after that restart. I suppose, but it seems the points rewarded went against the "run of play", no? Better to be lucky than good, but luck is not all that reliable. I would think Williams...

Re: 2023 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

McLaren has to be feeling a little better after their double points finish, while Alpine must be sick after that restart. What “cash-strapped” teams? Are you suggesting there are teams who doesn’t hit the budget cap? It’s believed all teams are at the cap this year but last season Haas were well bel...

Re: What’s the toughest/most challenging large commercial airport for pilots to land at?

Aspen and SunValley in my experience as a gatekeepe Now these are good examples of challenging airports. SUN has become easier for OO pilots with their bespoke LPV approach giving pretty reasonable mins, but ASE is just absolutely ridiculous. Another airport made considerably less difficult due to ...

Re: Albuquerque / Santa Fe Aviation - 2023

For a very short while Volaris flew to Guadalajara, MX. They built a FIS building between the concourse and the main terminal on the westside (B gates) to accommodate this. I'm not sure it's staying after the renovations are complete. FIS has been in that area for quite a while, and it seems it get...

Re: Albuquerque / Santa Fe Aviation - 2023

So far ok. They have temp walls thru most of the third level pre-security, can't see anything going on behind them. They did put a temp coffee bar and a temp news/gift shop in the second level great-hall area. The ceiling panels in the two gate concourses have also been removed, doing some work up ...

Re: 2023 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

Red Bull looked totally dominant. Will any other team win a race this season? Impressed by Aston Martin. They look like they’ll be right in the mix with Ferrari and Mercedes. Williams was surprisingly competent too. Conversely a horror for McLaren to start the campaign. And of course poor Ocon getti...

Re: 2023 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

As for 2023, here is the first challenger launched from Haas. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.gallery-take-a-closer-look-at-the-all-new-haas-livery-for-the-2023-f1-season.3jloUKSln2T9dsLPNKnBy9.html I must say I much prefer the new livery for Haas to last season’s. I also heard the spons...

Re: 2023 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread

Rumour has it that Ford is returning to F1, with the very team it once owned - Red Bull. https://the-race.com/formula-1/ford-set-to-announce-f1-return-with-red-bull-engine-deal/ As for 2023, here is the first challenger launched from Haas. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.gallery-take-a-c...

Re: Irish 1/23: Dance one year in, kiss one goodbye

Sorry to steer the thread a little off course, but this didn’t seem worth a new thread. I’m considering booking EI this summer SEA-DUB. Do they try to keep the two A330s without IFE on shorter routes or do the go throughout the network at random? And I take it from earlier replies that they’ve star...

Re: Irish 1/23: Dance one year in, kiss one goodbye

Sorry to steer the thread a little off course, but this didn’t seem worth a new thread. I’m considering booking EI this summer SEA-DUB. Do they try to keep the two A330s without IFE on shorter routes or do the go throughout the network at random? And I take it from earlier replies that they’ve start...

Re: Albuquerque / Santa Fe Aviation - 2023

Just want to say thank you for all of the replies regarding my jet bridge questions in the 2022 thread! That information is really interesting. Where did NW fly to and what did they fly to ABQ at the time of the merger? I wonder if the jet bridge refurb includes repainting. The turquoise is looking...

Re: Albuquerque / Santa Fe Aviation - 2023

Happy New Year! Today is Frontier's last day in ABQ and they upgraded their flight to an A321 for the occasion. Also seeing many fuel stops at ABQ from SAN to the East Coast today. I can understand westbound fuel stops due to heavy jetstream headwinds, but why eastbound and close? Is the fuel that ...

Re: KSEA weather - looks like AS is just giving up today

Just brainstorming an idea. Could the fuel farm at SEA be moved just a little east to the corner of 188th and 28th, and the current site be turned into a deicing pad? That would at least be useful in north flow if they could get 4-5 pads that accommodate 737/A320 size aircraft. On the north end of t...

Re: Albuquerque / Santa Fe Aviation Thread - 2022

So is Frontier done with KABQ for good? Or is there a chance they could come back at some point? I get the impression that they've probably been struggling seeing as there are three airlines flying the only route that they serve from here, which include Spirit, which is one of their biggest competi...

Re: 2022 F1 Season News and Discussion Thread