Re: Your favorite approach

A VC-22 isn't going to circle anywhere near just 200' AGL in that situation. That would be manifestly unsafe. The LDA-A approach (the one that points at SAN runway 27) into NZY has minimums over 850' for a reason, and pretty much is never used anymore anyway, because SAN is very busy. Traffic into ...

Re: Your favorite approach

I liked north island 29 too, and I imagine the younger guys still get to fly it!.....not much has changed at North Island since I left AMC many moons ago. Can you, Galaxy, or anyone else explain how the North Island approach worked/works? Is the SAN tower involved and if so, what instructions, clea...

Re: Airports With Near-Maxed Out Capacity

SAN is adding gates through its T1 expansion, but it'll be inevitably maxed out as the only major single-runway international airport in the world. That’s not even close to being correct. Two others have been mentioned here already in LGW and LIS… Perhaps you meant busiest single-runway internation...

Re: Airports With Near-Maxed Out Capacity

SAN is adding gates through its T1 expansion, but it'll be inevitably maxed out as the only major single-runway international airport in the world.

Re: Taxi speed

The A330/A350 manuals state 30 knots maximum, with 10 knots maximum for 90-degree turns. In a straight line with no threats, you let the aircraft accelerate to 30 knots, then braked down to 10-15 knots, then accelerate again and so on. Is there some sort of groundspeed readout you can use? Wheel sp...

Re: Learjet model conversions

Hi guys, hope this is the right forum for this. :) Hey Weezz! Welcome to this forum. Indeed, this would be the correct forum for this. Nice that you're interested in early Learjet trivia on conversions. Max Q noted that tb727 gave some incredibly detailed information about what it was like to "...

Re: Learjet model conversions

tb727 wrote:

The best conversion of the Learjet is when they turn them into beer cans!

Re: End around Taxiways

Anyway, do you mean taxiways that loop around past the end of a runway? Lots of airports have them. SFO has them at the departure end of the 28s and the approach end of the 1s, and that is an airport that is severely land constrained. As mentioned above, it is indeed a term and the taxiways at SFO ...

Re: How Often Is Auto Land Used?

I've got a couple of friends that fly into SFO regularly. Seems that they're autolanding far more often than what's been described here. One such FO for an unnamed airline told me they did CAT III autolands several times within a single month.

New runway edge lights no longer omni-directional?

Perhaps it's my poor vision, but it seems to me that the some of the newer LED runway edge lights are flush-mounted to the ground, and only point towards the departure and arrival ends of the runway and (maybe?) unpwards. Is this the case? If so, why? It seems to me that when on the ground, this doe...

Re: Short-haul flights at high altitudes

Departures to LAS usually do the PADRZ departure, instead of the ZZOOO or BORDER toward the east. Given that LAS is as far north as it is and not that far east, getting altitude to the NW above LAX departures makes sense. Why is it that the SAN - LAS flight spends to much time over the ocean, befor...

Re: Airports with the worst access by public transit

LAX immediately came to my mind. For an airport of its size there should be way more public transit service, but heaven forbid the outrageously expensive taxis and ride-sharing companies lose some patronage. :roll: At least that will be changing soon with the extension of the K Line and the new peo...

Thoughts on piston powered helicopters?

I don't have any ratings on what my fighter-pilot cousin derisively calls "whirly-birds". His brother on the other hand, flew Kiowa choppers for the army. I did take several lessons in a piston-powered Robinson 44. Both of the aforementioned family members, as well everyone at the FBO all ...

Re: Airports with the worst access by road?

I have to stick up for SAN off of I-5: it's certainly an easier driver than to LAX from any direction! Yes, Harbor Drive is always going to be a mess, but with or without construction, that's what it is. And if you're coming to SAN from either I-8 or SR 94, well, everyone else is using those freewa...

Re: Flight Attendant Epaulettes

AirbusA343 wrote:

Thanks, I did try googling but found nothing. Is this kind of uniform uncommon?

Re: Airports with the worst access by road?

I have to stick up for SAN off of I-5: it's certainly an easier driver than to LAX from any direction! Yes, Harbor Drive is always going to be a mess, but with or without construction, that's what it is. And if you're coming to SAN from either I-8 or SR 94, well, everyone else is using those freewa...

Re: 777 Cargo Door Warning

Starlionblue wrote:

It was really annoying because it kept clearing and coming back. DING! DING! DINGDING! Aaaah! Eventually, the warning stayed up for long enough to emergency cancel, which stopped the constant DINGing.

Re: How does thrust reversal create deceleration force?

a turboprop can be thought of as an extreme version of a turbofan which produces almost no jet thrust as nearly all of the energy from the core airflow is extracted to turn the propeller shaft. This is something I've wondered. Why is it that the core of a turbofan isn't similar to that of a turbopr...

Re: Small airports that still have several intercontinental flights

SAN has service to Europe San Diego is a massive city though. But I wouldn't exactly call it a small airport. I think we're talking smaller airports here, SAN is too big. Are we talking cities or airports? Thread title says airport. San Diego is a pretty big city but I wouldn't necessarily call the...

Re: Ability to develop sophisticated aviation products in China/Russia

rt23456p wrote:

Well, the C919 will fly

Re: Small airports that still have several intercontinental flights

DTWLAX wrote:

SAN has service to Europe

Re: Speedbrakes extended during level-off

113312 wrote:

G loads are G loads regardless of attitude. A turn in level flight will produce a G load in excess of 1.0.

How often are issues in the pre-flight walkaround are discovered, affecting dispatch?

A prior thread mentioning the exterior inspection had me wondering: Have any of you drivers discovered significant issues during the walkaround that required a call to maintenance? Delayed the flight? Or cancelled the aircraft for dispatch entirely? If so, how often has this happened to you? What so...

Re: Propeller aircraft with leading edge slats?

I remember that description and was surprised as well that he used incidence in that manner I do think it may well be an older term where incidence and AOA were conflated I'm sure I'm taking away a misunderstanding, but would it be accurate to say: In the US, AoA = Angle of Incidence in the UK, In ...

Re: Oldest surviving complete airliner?

For something larger than the Boeing Model 40, there's an outstanding 1928 Ford Trimotor specimen hanging from the ceiling at the San Diego Air & Space museum, initially built for Pan Am. You can even rent it out for dtrinks/meetings. I as amazed at the detail of restoration completed. The cockp...

Re: Propeller aircraft with leading edge slats?

GalaxyFlyer wrote:

B-52 has a lot of angle of incidence (AoA, for the Brits here)\.

Re: The future of the A330neo

Hi, today I found an interesting video on Youtube published by the channel "Coby Explanes" (around 200.000 subscribers) that foreshadowed a great future for the A330neo OP: There's a lot of great YouTube channels (MentourPilot, MentourNow are outstanding), and "Coby Explanes" is...

Re: Which airline's product has declined the most/least since COVID?

Most improved in the US: DL. And it was already great.

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

Woodreau wrote:

For example I won’t fly to MCO FLL or MIA in Florida

So during bidding, I avoid any trips that fly thru MCO, FLL, .

Re: Craziest things you’ve heard on Guard?

Yikes! wrote:

My entire in-flight announcement. First in English, then in French ~1995. The tape probably still exists!

Re: Blinking/Flashing Nav lights

Under what circumstances would flashing nav lights be selected?

Re: Craziest things you’ve heard on Guard?

The 121.5 clowning is mostly east coast/Midwest of US. Go out west and there’s far less. Abroad, and basically none. I will say in my experience it was heavily concentrated around a no-longer existing pilot group in the Atlantic Southeast and some Express Jets in the area… A friend of mine who work...

Re: Short flights that are served “better” by trains

The SAN-LA O&D market either drives or takes a train or bus. True. Except for my buddies and me! As San Diego (now Los Angeles) Chargers fans, we've decided to fly to games from SAN to LAX. The stadium is literally down the street. I've also known people wanting to spend extended amounts of tim...

Craziest things you’ve heard on Guard?

My buddy and I went up this weekend with FF on SoCal Approach, and had 121.5 tuned as well. Someone told a outrageously funny (too offensive to repeat here) joke on Guard and we just looked at each other like “did he actually just say that?!” What are some of the funny/crazy/annoying things you’ve h...

Re: Short flights that are served “better” by trains

Are there any flights that operate from one airport to another in the same metro area? For example MDW to ORD or LAX to LGB? I believe there is LAX-SAN service. That is the closest today from LAX. But maybe sometimes it is faster than doing the 125 miles road trip. I think there was a LAX-SNA servi...

Re: Future of P&W

Wide bodies are only a smaller portion of the market, it is much more important to compete on the narrow body market. And yes, PW is extremely dominant on the turboprop parket, for example the PW100-series powering ATRs, DHC-8s, etc. or PT6s powering Cessna Caravans, etc. Each of them sold thousand...

Re: Is this actually a viable new cabin layout?

The concept would need some refinement to pass certification requirements and add practicality, but in principle I think this is a great use of space. The lower deck is reminiscent of the configuration some airlines (KL comes to mind) had on the 747: https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads...

Re: Do you use less fuel by using more runway?

I'm curious that with so many engines being leased, power-by-the-hour and what not: Is the operator still responsible for ALL maintenance activities and associated costs, or does the lessor take care of some of this, as they own the engines?

Re: What’s the DL A220 experience like?

Were these aircraft even developed primarily to fly regional/relatively short flights at all?

With a range between 3,450 and 3,650 nmi, I can’t understand why they’ve been largely relegated to shorter flights in the US.

What’s the DL A220 experience like?

Specifically, how does the passenger experience compare to their other narrowbodies? (In Economy) I’ve been trying to snag a route on the product. It’s obviously got the same IFE experience. How about the cabin? Do the windows actually feel larger? Is the ambiance/lighting better? How about the cabi...

Just saw 2 BA A350K’s landing at SAN within 5 minutes of each other

That’s usual to say the least (but a welcome sight!)

Any ideas of why? Charter? Repo? Diversion on one of them? Special event?

Re: San Diego Aviation - 2023

To anyone interested, I caught some great pics of AF1 departing less than a mile away from where British Prime Minister Sunak, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and President Joe Biden made a historic deal. I arrived at the spot at which I figured I'd get the best view, but the Marine ...

Re: San Diego Aviation - 2023

Update: I'm an idiot. First of all, If ANYONE READING THIS WHOM IS LOCAL TO SAN DIEGO: Go to Cabrillo National Monument tomorrow (the 14th) at 10am local. There is no better a place in the Nation (possibly the world), to see the excitement, logistics, etc. of the Presidential Aircraft departing! Bac...

Re: San Diego Aviation - 2023

President Biden in here in San Diego, specifically at North Island Naval Base. I could barely glimpse AF1. I know I probably won't get a response in time, but I'd love to see it take off. Does anyone know what time that may be? The TFR applies until 7:00pm local time, so I suspect if I get to my vie...

Re: Proposed runway "extension" at London Healthrow

Ultimately the pandemic killed the idea off for a little while. In my view, the project should have continued. In true British fashion, we will only think about it again when Heathrow is at breaking point, not when we could have built it with some slack in the system. Much of the argument around no...

Re: Proposed runway "extension" at London Healthrow

I'm confused by this discussion as the current plan, as near as I can tell, is indeed to construct a third parallel runway: https://www.heathrow.com/company/about-heathrow/expansion/plan-overview Yes, this has been the "current" plan -- for a couple of decades. And it still hasn't come to...

Re: Proposed runway "extension" at London Healthrow

EASA are out of the equation since the UK left the EU.. In short, I think it's a non starter Good call. Forgot about Brexit and EASA no longer being a regulating authority over Britain's aviation operations. Back to CAA, and this proposal at hand: Is this a realistic solution? Creating two new runw...

Re: Proposed runway "extension" at London Healthrow

My apologies, the proposal is to "extend" the North runway (27R). And of course this "extension" must certainly refer to creating two runways.

Proposed runway "extension" at London Healthrow

I was watching (yet another) bit on the 3rd RWY at LHR. There were 3 proposals, and the one most favoured was "extending" RWY 27. This, they said, would allow for simultaneous landings and takeoffs. Obviously, this wouldn't be an "extension," but rather 2 runways. I was pretty sh...

Re: SAN runway 9 departures 1/26

Winds and departure restrictions for heavier aircraft off 9. Unless the winds favor 9, they end up having to do mixed direction operations that causes serious delays. Not really. Mixed direction operations are very rare at SAN. The rare time they use this configuration are usually during the mornin...