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by Seabear
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:33 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes
Replies: 333
Views: 30663

Re: Boeing announces Board and Management Changes

Boeing STILL needs an enema.

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by Seabear
Thu Aug 24, 2023 1:46 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: RA-02795 Wagner Legacy 600 (Prigozhin's Jet) Crashes
Replies: 144
Views: 44342

Re: RA-02795 Wagner Legacy 600 (Prigozhin's Jet) Crashes

What a tragedy, loss of a perfectly good airplane.

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by Seabear
Tue Aug 22, 2023 8:24 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Alaska 738 damaged by landing in SNA
Replies: 155
Views: 36792

Re: Alaska 738 damaged by hard landing in SNA

889091 wrote:
59 posts and it still hasn't come up, so I'll do the honours....

Is it a write-off? :D


Naw, it'll buff right out! :-)

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by Seabear
Wed Jun 28, 2023 1:56 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Delta 717 landed at CLT without nose gear
Replies: 108
Views: 25332

Re: Delta 717 landed at CLT without nose gear

a320fan wrote:
So is it a write off? :duck:


Naw, it'll buff right out! :-)

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by Seabear
Wed Apr 05, 2023 1:43 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Cobra In Cockpit of Private Plane
Replies: 5
Views: 1271

Re: Snakes on a plane for real!

Good thing the pilot didn't decide to channel his inner Samuel L Jackson...

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by Seabear
Wed Mar 01, 2023 1:42 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Spirit Airlines IT update 02/28/2023
Replies: 4
Views: 1143

Re: Spirit Airlines IT update 02/28/2023

Migration from Dos 3.0 to Windows 3.1?

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by Seabear
Thu Feb 23, 2023 7:03 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Your shortest mainline flight and longest regional flight
Replies: 109
Views: 18349

Re: Your shortest mainline flight and longest regional flight

ORD-PIA, 180 miles, numerous times back in the 70s, Ozark DC-9s.

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by Seabear
Sat Feb 04, 2023 4:44 am
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: Chinese Spy Balloon
Replies: 170
Views: 20542

Re: The Chinese Ballon over the US and its potential impact

Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus.

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by Seabear
Thu Feb 02, 2023 6:55 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Create your own startup airline
Replies: 25
Views: 2906

Re: Create your own startup airline

The way to make a small fortune in the airline business...is to start with a large fortune! ;-)

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by Seabear
Mon Nov 14, 2022 11:15 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Pilot flies AN-2 from Cuba to Florida
Replies: 17
Views: 6967

Re: Pilot flies AN-2 from Cuba to Florida

https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/ ... senger-ok/
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This story has taken a bizarre turn...this same aircraft went down in the Everglades this afternoon:

https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/ ... senger-ok/

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by Seabear
Wed Nov 09, 2022 1:11 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Tropical Storm Nicole - Aviation Impacts
Replies: 24
Views: 4558

Re: Tropical Storm Nicole - Aviation Impacts

avi8 wrote:
I’m connecting through MIA Saturday morning from Brazil. I wonder if I will get any flight distributions. AA already sent me an email about potential flight disruptions.


The storm is projected to be well past S Florida by the weekend.

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by Seabear
Fri Oct 21, 2022 10:03 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Pilot flies AN-2 from Cuba to Florida
Replies: 17
Views: 6967

Re: Pilot flies AN-2 from Cubs to Florida

https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida/mig ... from-cuba/
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Seeing video on local Miami TV right now, that's certainly a sight you don't see very often!

https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida/mig ... from-cuba/

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by Seabear
Thu Oct 13, 2022 12:52 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: TKI - McKinney thinks its own commercial airport could be an alternative to DFW, Love Field
Replies: 52
Views: 6567

Re: TKI - McKinney thinks its own commercial airport could be an alternative to DFW, Love Field

Can't imagine the well-to-do NIMBYs in the surrounding neighborhoods will take kindly to commercial expansion on their doorsteps.

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by Seabear
Wed Oct 05, 2022 7:15 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: Video: Unknown 3 ship formation over Colorado Springs on 9/20
Replies: 9
Views: 2523

Re: Video: Unknown 3 ship formation over Colorado Springs on 9/20

Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus.

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by Seabear
Wed Oct 05, 2022 7:01 pm
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: What will happen to NASA's SOFIA?
Replies: 14
Views: 5297

Re: What will happen to NASA's SOFIA?

Beer cans?

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by Seabear
Tue Aug 23, 2022 6:24 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Airport Worker Killed By Spinning Propeller
Replies: 16
Views: 5605

Airport Worker Killed By Spinning Propeller

https://simpleflying.com/russian-airpor ... propeller/

How awful. How common were these incidents "back in the day", before the introduction of jet aircraft?
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https://simpleflying.com/russian-airpor ... propeller/

How awful. How common were these incidents "back in the day", before the introduction of jet aircraft?

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by Seabear
Mon Jun 27, 2022 1:29 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Lufthansa lost its 5 star rating
Replies: 49
Views: 11411

Re: Lufthansa lost its 5 star rating

Oooops, the check didn't clear....

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by Seabear
Wed Apr 20, 2022 7:45 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: What is the shortest flight from your airport?
Replies: 67
Views: 8986

Re: What is the shortest flight from your airport?

FLL - BIM (Bimini) about 60 miles

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by Seabear
Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:13 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Qatar Airlines Flying Low over Tybee Island, GA?
Replies: 7
Views: 2238

Re: Qatar Airlines Flying Low over Tybee Island, GA?

Saw this during the golf tournament broadcast...the announcers we're gushing over the 787, calling it "wonderful" and such. Lots of free advertising for Qatar.

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by Seabear
Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:42 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: What city has been axed and never service again?
Replies: 52
Views: 6742

Re: What city has been axed and never service again?

GBG Galesburg, IL used to be served by Ozark, later Britt, but I believe that ended sometime in the 70s.

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by Seabear
Mon Feb 21, 2022 3:26 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: One a time landed or Took off airport you've flown to
Replies: 61
Views: 5457

Re: One a time landed or Took off airport you've flown to

Only one visit to London...landed at LHR, departed from LGW.

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by Seabear
Tue Dec 07, 2021 8:20 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Westjet Christmas Miracle
Replies: 11
Views: 4795

Re: Westjet Christmas Miracle

Humbug!

/s

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by Seabear
Tue Dec 07, 2021 2:18 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 20 years without Trans World Airlines
Replies: 148
Views: 22937

Re: 20 years without Trans World Airlines

My last trip was DFW-STL-MLI back in the late 90's...also was my last ride on the classic DC-9, both legs.

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by Seabear
Wed Nov 03, 2021 3:28 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Saab 340 / 2000 - Whose have you flown?
Replies: 18
Views: 1599

Re: Saab 340 / 2000 - Whose have you flown?

American Eagle S340, LAX-FAT a few times.

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by Seabear
Tue Nov 02, 2021 5:29 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: LAX Jetpack Mystery Finally Solved?
Replies: 10
Views: 3597

Re: LAX Jetpack Mystery Finally Solved?

Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus.

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by Seabear
Mon Nov 01, 2021 2:47 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: How many airports did you fly from around your place of residence?
Replies: 46
Views: 2950

Re: How many airports did you fly from around your place of residence?

From our home, FLL is the closest airport, however PBI and MIA are roughly equidistant. I'll check all 3 when planning flights.

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by Seabear
Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:41 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: DC-10: Whose (NOT who's!) have you flown on?
Replies: 58
Views: 7348

Re: DC-10: Whose (NOT who's!) have you flown on?

Last flight I recall was a charter flight from DFW to CZM, Sun Country, sometime in the early 2000s.

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by Seabear
Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:33 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Lockheed L-1011 - Whose have you flown?
Replies: 49
Views: 4867

Re: Lockheed L-1011 - Whose have you flown?

ATA, several trips from DFW to CZM and LAS. Delta, from DFW to FTL and TPA, last flight was about a week before the type was retired. Really miss this incredible aircraft.

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by Seabear
Mon Oct 11, 2021 3:20 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Your shortest flight on a widebody and longest flight on a narrowbody
Replies: 172
Views: 27555

Re: Your shortest flight on a widebody and longest flight on a narrowbody

Probably had to be MCO - ATL, a DL 777 full of screaming kids.

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by Seabear
Mon Oct 11, 2021 3:18 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: British aircraft (except VC-10): whose have you flown on?
Replies: 23
Views: 2005

Re: British aircraft (except VC-10): whose have you flown on?

BN-2 Islander. Ambergris Caye - Belize City.

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by Seabear
Tue Aug 31, 2021 12:45 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Florida Man Screams N-word and Hurls Metal Pole at MIA
Replies: 29
Views: 7865

Re: Florida Man Screams N-word and Hurls Metal Pole at MIA

So in other words, just a typical day at MIA.

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by Seabear
Wed Aug 18, 2021 6:51 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Surprising aircraft served
Replies: 26
Views: 2850

Re: Surprising aircraft served

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by Seabear
Thu Aug 12, 2021 1:17 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: FAA using memes, humor in public service ads to curb unrurly behaviors
Replies: 25
Views: 3692

Re: FAA using memes, humor in public service ads to curb unrurly behaviors

Or better yet, how about an all-inclusive vacation to a Federal Penitentiary? Just imagine the memories!

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by Seabear
Thu Dec 17, 2020 3:51 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: The Search For D. B. Cooper (video)
Replies: 61
Views: 8848

Re: The Search For D. B. Cooper (video)

DB is hangin' with Sasquatch and the Roswell aliens down in Area 51, right next to the soundstage where they faked the moon landing.

/s

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by Seabear
Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:16 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: When Did US Airlines Stop Flying 747's For Routes Within The US?
Replies: 26
Views: 2575

Re: When Did US Airlines Stop Flying 747's For Routes Within The US?

My first (and, unfortunately, only) flight on the Queen was in the early 70s, AA flight from PHX to ORD. Was 747 regularly scheduled between these cities? Seasonal perhaps (it was a spring break trip, if I recall, I must have been in elementary school).

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by Seabear
Mon Nov 16, 2020 11:39 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AS 737 hits a bear in YAK
Replies: 65
Views: 13484

Re: AS 737 hits a bear in YAK

'Tis but a scratch!

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by Seabear
Mon Nov 16, 2020 3:16 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AS 737 hits a bear in YAK
Replies: 65
Views: 13484

Re: AS 737 hits a bear in YAK

Some days you get the bear, some days the bear gets you...

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by Seabear
Wed Sep 02, 2020 2:25 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: First TLV - UAE flight
Replies: 272
Views: 45682

Re: First TLV - UAE flight

"Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday that it would allow any flights going to and from the United Arab Emirates to fly over its territory, a move that would give Israel access to some of the kingdom’s airspace for the first time." Saudi Arabia Opens Airspace to Israeli Flights for First Time ...

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by Seabear
Tue Sep 01, 2020 7:44 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Updated: Another jetpack sighting while on approach to LAX
Replies: 89
Views: 20982

Re: American Airlines pilot saw someone with a jetpack on approach into LAX

Avengers...assemble!

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by Seabear
Mon Apr 20, 2020 11:54 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Avatar Airlines News and Discussion Thread
Replies: 213
Views: 29320

Re: Avatar Airlines (formerly Family Airlines) start up tries again..

Unmitigated gall. I like gall.

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by Seabear
Tue Apr 07, 2020 2:32 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Fire at Fort Myers Airport (Apr. 3)
Replies: 54
Views: 8471

Re: Fire at Fort Myers Airport (Apr. 3)

"More than 3,500 rental vehicles were damaged or destroyed as a huge fire ripped through Florida airport lot" "Another 3,850 vehicles were undamaged, according to airport spokeswoman Vicki Moreland." That's over 7,000 vehicles that were parked on that grass parking lot; seems qu...

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by Seabear
Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:59 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Fire at Fort Myers Airport (Apr. 3)
Replies: 54
Views: 8471

Re: Fire at Fort Myers Airport (Apr. 3)

Hope they bought the CDW at the rental counter...

/s

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by Seabear
Fri Apr 03, 2020 3:48 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Surprising history of hijackings to Cuba: Facts, Figures, & Questions
Replies: 44
Views: 6512

Re: Surprising history of hijackings to Cuba: Facts, Figures, & Questions

Lockheed Constellation?

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