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April 25, 2006 at 7:15 am in reply to: Airlines that you miss!!!!!! #541566

Tim Green
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You can see from my logo which is the airline I miss the most. (Sorry about the grammar).

Here are a few long lamented ones that I have flown: Silver City Airlines, Laker, British United, BKS, Allegheny, Ozark, Capitol, Hughes Air West, Ansett, AirCal, PSA, Golden West, Pacific Express, TWA and Eastern. (Whew!)

February 1, 2006 at 9:06 am in reply to: Ouch!! #549949

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One Left:

I have to tell you that the same thought had crossed my mind. It really looks like they are about to get their feet (very) wet at any second.

Last year he published a photo of a 747 rotation off either 24L or 25L at LAX with the nose was pointing right at the camera. I cannot believe that the Tower would allow a VFR transition with a ‘heavy’ rolling off the runway when the VFR corridor is at 1,500′ or so. My comments were met with howls of derision from his followers.

This photo, to me, would and should have generated an M.O.R. (Mandatory Occurence Report) which would almost certainly have resulted in disciplinary action. 10,000′ is a respectable length of runway and from the look of it V-1 was not calculated correctly and V-R occurred way to close to the end. Was he way too heavy or was there an engine failure after V-1?

Then again, who made me an expert?

January 31, 2005 at 8:16 am in reply to: Why a 'jump' seat ? #1387058

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My Buddy, always a fount of moderately useless information, agrees with Alex. A (temporary) jump seat ‘jumps’ up out of the way when not in use. Usually spring loaded to fold into a wall.

Then again ……………..

October 16, 2004 at 6:56 am in reply to: Changing runway number ??? #692130

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Just to add to the confusion – or rather to eliminate it. Some airports with more than 2 parallel runways will alter the numbers by 1 (10 degrees). A good example would be LAX with 4 parallels designated 24L & R to the north of the terminals and 25L & R south of the terminals.

Until fairly recently some airports had Left, Centre and Right runway designations.

October 16, 2004 at 6:56 am in reply to: Changing runway number ??? #618143

Tim Green
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Just to add to the confusion – or rather to eliminate it. Some airports with more than 2 parallel runways will alter the numbers by 1 (10 degrees). A good example would be LAX with 4 parallels designated 24L & R to the north of the terminals and 25L & R south of the terminals.

Until fairly recently some airports had Left, Centre and Right runway designations.

July 30, 2004 at 9:22 am in reply to: UA pilot return to OZ after bombing thread #720981

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My wife was in the air SYD – SFO that day about an hour ahead of UA840. I asked her about the BOB thing and she had never heard of an acronym for Bomb On Board. I rechecked with two friends, one a 4 striper and one an FO, neither had heard of BOB.

We all agreed that we would have assumed that a parent had marked a bag for their son Robert — just in case.

Then again it might have referred to the BBMF.

As usual, I feel that it was a gross over reaction. Then again ………. 😮

July 25, 2004 at 11:35 am in reply to: Jetstar cuts service to Tasmania already #729233

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Jetstar have a rigid 30 minute cut-off for all flights.

Picture two young 18(?)year old girls crying their eyes out at Avalon, last week, having been denied boarding as they turned up 25 minutes before their Sydney departure losing both their seats AND their fares!!! They were forced to watch their aircraft depart with 20 empty seats and wait NINE HOURS with no refreshments or any staff in the ‘terminal’ for most of that time.

How does THAT work?

July 11, 2004 at 1:29 am in reply to: Still giving pleasure at 50 – The JP ! #1560513

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Wow! Was that the Ballarat one or was it in the UK?

A buddy of mine from California will be visiting us in December so we will drive up there and play for a day.

July 10, 2004 at 8:45 am in reply to: Still giving pleasure at 50 – The JP ! #1561061

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Great shots and comments about one of my favourite aircraft. I am saving all my money for a ride in one in December. It is an ex-RNZAF (?) Strikemaster based in Ballarat, Australia.

I can’t wait!

July 2, 2004 at 2:16 pm in reply to: Anybody like to fly in a 747SP with me? #652553

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This takes me back to the days that Pan Am operated a daily ‘SP’ from AMS – LHR –
BOS, they called it the Boston Express. My wife sometimes used to operate the LHR – AMS return leg on weekends and I used to tag along for the 4 – 5 hour layover in Holland. Always an interesting ride with a galley in the rear of the aircraft and a great deal of side-to-side movement in turbulence.

I am not sure how many original SP operators there were but PA and CAAC were among them. How many are left? They must have amassed many thousands of cycles and a huge number of hours by now.

June 12, 2004 at 5:42 am in reply to: A340 Mach Number? #686584

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Which is/was the fasted commercial other than Concorde? I heard the Tridents were pretty quick.

June 11, 2004 at 12:49 pm in reply to: Large aircraft on short flights #688681

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We seem to have been here before … but:

SYD – MEL, usually about 55 mins in a United 747-400. Always a light load as they have no local pax rights, the 747 accelerates like a Ferrari and rotates in just over 20 seconds from full take off power, climbing like a monkey possessed! 😮

A friend of ours is an F/O with them and just LOVES that leg!

June 11, 2004 at 12:32 pm in reply to: So what preserved aircraft have you flown in? #1802040

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… I have been priviledged to fly in two noteworty aircraft – both from Leicester East in the 70’s.

G-AGOH (Autocrat #1?) – now, I believe, preserved in a museum in Leicestershire not far from it’s birthplace at Rearsby Aerodrome. Also Heron G-ANUO now on a pole outside the old Croydon (London) Airport wearing false colours.

My flight in OH was with John Glynn’s (sp?) black Labrador in the back and my 2 or 3 flights in UO (ex Royal Dutch Shell?) was with Alan Firmin in command for British Nuclear Power Corp.

May 31, 2004 at 1:04 pm in reply to: First 717 in Jetstar livery #716685

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Party time (early) tomorrow morning at AVV. The first Jetstar into Avalon arrives to a celebration to include the State Premier —- and me! (I hope!)

May 29, 2004 at 7:50 am in reply to: Leicester 23/05/04 #437670

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Neal: Excellent shots! It took me back to my days at the L.A.C. in the late 60’s and 70’s when we had just the long runway (28/10) and just the triangle of grass in the middle. I seem to recollect that (Grass) 05/23 was only 350 Metres long.

Thanks!
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