RE: Air Trans recieves its 50th Boeing 717

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 21-12-02 AT 04:32 PM (GMT)]I think Mongu has summed it up pretty well.
The 717 has a relatively high wing loading (weight divided by area) without particularly effective low speed lift producing devices (flaps and slats). Therefore in order to get its small wing to produce enough lift to commit aviation it has to charge itself down a nice long runway, lifting off at a higher speed than other types.

RE: Airlines Not liable for DVT, a court rules.

How about the sizeable but unreported number of cases of DVT in hospital wards where patients lie in bed for a long time without moving. Should the hospitals be sued? The patients aren’t made aware of the risks there anywhere like as much as they are on an airline flight.

RE: For WSIWYG

sorry to be pedantic Hand but FL420 does not exist in the airways system, you either fly at FL410 or FL430 (if you are certified to go that high). The maximum FL the 757 is certified to is FL420 but as that doesn’t exist the highest we operate is FL410.
Pure jets get more efficient the higher they go, so the old jets are always after going as high as possible. Todays jets are generally happy between FL330 and FL390. I personally feel happiest at FL350/360 for 2 main reasons:

1 – The 757 in our config and typical fuel loads can generally reach those levels straight from take off (to go higher we need to lose weight by burning off fuel), but more importantly as far as I’m concerned…
2 – Because the bulk of the atmosphere is contained at the lower levels there is a marked difference in ultraviolet filtration between FL350 and FL390. When you spend as long as we do at these levels this becomes very important and my airline (like any good airline should) monitors how many milliSieverts of radiation we receive a year. People think that airline pilots wear sunglasses to look cool. I wear them because a working lifetime at altitude gives a pilot a dramatically increased likelihood of developing cataracts in old age due to UV. I also am proud of my child rearing abilities and do not wish to start wrapping my crown jewels in tin foil just yet…

RE: For WSIWYG

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 20-12-02 AT 12:17 PM (GMT)]lol – Ren

Yes it’s more efficient using less airtime and with less words said there’s less chance of confusion. The word decimal is used instead of point as the 3 syllables are more defined and the break up the numbers into 2 easier to remember groups. this is especially important now that in the upper airways we use radios with 8.33khz spacing meaning we get given frequencies with six digits that we have to read back and tune in.

Bearing in mind that some controllers can be a bit naughty and give you too much information at once,
e.g. “jay emm see three eight six kilo turn left heading two one five climb flight level three nine zero contact Brest one three two decimal seven six five”,
you can see that using strict phraseology keeps things as simple as they can be!

RE: AIRBUS STARTS A380 WING PRODUCTION AT BROUGHTON, U.K.

lol with bhoy and they capsize mid channel concern!

RE: For WSIWYG

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 19-12-02 AT 09:05 PM (GMT)]Follow the link in the thread to the website and you should find all the details there.
If you get through one of the first things they will teach you is ‘speedbird 164 please contact tower on 121.45’ should read ‘speedbird 164 contact tower 121 decimal 45’. No ‘please’ or ‘on’.

RE: LBA MyTravel query

Hang on tight and enjoy the ride!