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July 19, 2004 at 3:37 am in reply to: Emergency Landings / Divertions #634878

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I second wysiwyg and see them as precautionary. Even if it were a true emergency would they necessarily get reported or published? I’ve been a part of 2 emergency declarations but never bothered to see if they ever made it to publication. Both concluded without incident.

July 19, 2004 at 3:32 am in reply to: Pictures from Fairford (RIAT 2004) #634881

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AWESOME pictures!!!!!

Question though: What series Cessna is that in your second picture? It looks like a turboprop version of the Cessna 404 Titan (the elevator is placed higher than others that I’ve seen). Also, is that a US Air Force logo on the side of the nacelle?

July 17, 2004 at 7:28 am in reply to: "I wish they all could be Caledonian girls" #636453

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Great clip. Thanks for sharing.

July 14, 2004 at 1:27 am in reply to: A few pics from LAX on 7/10 #639636

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It says “New Mexico” 😀

Should have guessed. 🙂

July 14, 2004 at 1:02 am in reply to: A few pics from LAX on 7/10 #639650

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Great pictures! I particularly like the New Mexico Southwest 737. What does it say on the nose?

Keep your eyes pealed for some Continental Express EMB-145XR flights later this year greekdude. We’ve announced at least 1 destination out of LAX (MTY) with rumors that there will be a few more to follow. A more rumored rumor is that it will become a pilot base for us in the future. That rumor might be more of a wish of the employees than a reality but you never know.

July 11, 2004 at 10:11 pm in reply to: All new guess the aircraft :) #641014

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Why did they opt for overwing mounted engines and not rear mounted engines? Not the best view out the window for those few passengers sitting there.

July 8, 2004 at 2:38 pm in reply to: I got to see the EMB-170 up close and I here are the pictures #644753

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On a side note, do you think that the ERJ145 is underpowered from a pilots point of view? A friend seems to think so, but I don’t know.

Depends on the model. The 145ER with AE3007A1 engines is underpowered. Ours have been upgraded to the AE3005A1/P (same as the 145LR) which is better and I wouldn’t call it underpowered. The EMB-135ER and LR have the AE3007A1/3 engine and climbs out pretty good. I’ve never thought it to be underpowered.

The newest version, EMB-145XR which we happen to be the only operator of so far I believe, is powered very nicely with the AE3007A1/E. This version gives us quite a bit of power allowing for great takeoff performance and climb performance. I’ve been able to hold 1500 fpm in the climb all the way up to FL370 before.

Now this is my impression with the engines we have. I know RR has made a number of versions of the AE3007. Match that with the numerous version of the EMB-145 family and there can be tons of power/weight combos. Some are bad and some are good. The earliest verions weren’t that good but the latest ones are outstanding.

July 8, 2004 at 1:56 pm in reply to: I got to see the EMB-170 up close and I here are the pictures #644770

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Do you mean between the EMB-145 family and the -170 family? No, it’s a different type rating. I’m not sure about between the -190 and -170. I’m sure Embraer will be pushing to give them both a single type but that will be decided soon.

July 8, 2004 at 4:12 am in reply to: I got to see the EMB-170 up close and I here are the pictures #644949

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Picture from the office from a few hours ago. 🙂

July 8, 2004 at 4:10 am in reply to: I got to see the EMB-170 up close and I here are the pictures #644951

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Wow, we can upload 10 images now at a time. Nice addition to the forums.

The previous pictures are a bit out of order. For some reason in the upload they got reorganized.

The cockpit has a very clean setup and there are noticable improvements over the EMB-145. You can tell that Embraer is taking notes from pilots/operators. I particularly like the improved parking brake and variable speed brakes.

I’ve been told by friends who have gotten the EMB-170 tour while it’s powered up that the avionics and EICAS systems are outstanding. I’m impressed!

July 7, 2004 at 12:16 am in reply to: Continental Facelift #646276

Whiskey Delta
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Indeed.

I don’t expect anything to come from my letter. I’d be surprised if I even got an answer. But nothing ventured, nothing gained.

I hope I didn’t sound discouraging. I wish you the best of luck with your presentation. If nothing else perhaps you’ll start the gears turning within the Ivory Tower in Houston and perhaps we’ll see something new. It sure would be cool to see a new livery unveiled on the first 757 with winglets. 😀

July 5, 2004 at 2:37 pm in reply to: Continental Facelift #648412

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I think the current tail is superb and simply timeless. Its coming on for 10 years old and still looks fresh. So I think it shouldn’t be touched.

I definately agree with this. It seems that about every 10-15 years an airline renews its’ livery which would put CAL about ready to make a possible change. Gordon has announced he’s leaving in 2006 so perhaps he won’t be willing to change the livery of the airline he saved (it changed to this about the time he came in). It would kind of be his legacy, the globe on the tail, where the old failing/bankrupt CAL was the meatball.

July 5, 2004 at 2:03 pm in reply to: Continental Facelift #648571

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I like the second one the best.

July 4, 2004 at 1:37 pm in reply to: How about some pictures? #649608

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I’m glad everyone liked them. I’ll have to look at my schedule for the month and see if I’ll be going anywhere interesting.

July 2, 2004 at 9:18 pm in reply to: How about some pictures? #651955

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The vortilions are quite smaller (or at least look that way) along the leading edge of the 764 wing. In this picture they are the 2 very small dots along the the slat. I guess it doesn’t take much to get a benefit from them
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