For the aviation fans

[Twaatie]

Are you John Cusack or Billy Bob?

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I flow between the two, since some days you want to make it interesting........................ But safe

[Frosty]

I watched this clip last night of a new Lufthansa A350 on approach to Boston. The ATC on this approach speaks in a machine-gun style, and I had to really pay attention to make out the instructions, purposefully ignoring the subtitles to put myself in the pilots shoes.

 

[edit - listen to the machine gunner at 06:28

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5V-vMlL-Cs

At the end, when they announce the water arc, it took me back to 2014 - I was on a flight from HKG-JNB when SAA pilot, Capt Deryck Lethers, was flying his final flight. He also received a water arc on arrival at JNB, and they allowed me to congratulate him before departing.

 

https://twitter.com/geraldm24/status/472613357510746112?s=21

 

[Bonus]

Apparently when the Concorde stopped flying, some of its pilots went into depression because flying it was such a buzz.

[Spokey]

The first commercial flight took place on the 24th. ZS-SDC flew SA323 to CPT and returned as SA336. For now it will operate only on that sector(and most probably only those flights every time, so if you want to fly on it and going between JNB and CPT, book those flight numbers and chances are you will be on the A350) as even although the A350 comes out of the factory with an ETOPS 180plus rating(highest ETOPS rating available) the SACAA say they want the aircraft to fly non ETOPS and build up ETOPS hours first. So basically SACAA are saying they know better than Airbus. So it will be a while till we can fly these aircraft on the routes we intend flying them on(JFK and FRA).

Amazing that they want to operate Non ETOPS hours first. Out of interest, Air New Zealand have approval for 330 minutes on their 777 200 ERs. This is the longest ETOPS/ EROPS that I am aware of.

[Bonus]

I think the latest is ETOPS 370 now?

[Spokey]

Apparently when the Concorde stopped flying, some of its pilots went into depression because flying it was such a buzz.

That thing must have been a real hoot, though to be retasked on to 747’s would not exactly be a bum deal!

Not the same at all, but going from 6 years in the Global to my little Challenger 605 has been a struggle at times. I thought that because we just fly the front bit and the rest follows behind it would be fine to move to the 605, but reality is the performance of the GLEX is missed!!

[Spokey]

I think the latest is ETOPS 370 now?

An odd number indeed.....I shall look into that!

[Spokey]

I think the latest is ETOPS 370 now?

Bonus, you are indeed correct. EASA has certified the A350 for 370 minutes, but I think that the 330 minutes of ANZ is the longest in current use.

[SwissVan]

What do you make of this emergency landing in Argentina today?

 

 

Looks like it came in tail down, wobbled a bit, bled speed then the nose dropped. Well done is all I can say.

 

 

9 pax onboard and no injuries, yes well done

 

Wonder if they ran out of fuel.....

 

 

 

 

 

But those engines are going to cost a bit to fix

 

https://youtu.be/Hr4LseKrRnE

Edited December 31, 2019 by SwissVan

[Bonus]

Aircraft damage "minor"

[Long Wheel Base]

Amazing that they want to operate Non ETOPS hours first. Out of interest, Air New Zealand have approval for 330 minutes on their 777 200 ERs. This is the longest ETOPS/ EROPS that I am aware of.

 

 

I think the latest is ETOPS 370 now?

Yeah sorry that was a face palm moment. The lowest is 180. When re-reading my post I remember that I was typing and then going to add other stuff but linked the article and never edited my post.

[Lotus]

Had the big TV showing Big Jet TV live from Heathrow all afternoon yesterday so I could watch while doing other stuff.

 

IMHO 747s are still the most impressive take-offs and the highlight was the takeoff of the BOAC liveried 747.

[Long Wheel Base]

Had the big TV showing Big Jet TV live from Heathrow all afternoon yesterday so I could watch while doing other stuff.

 

IMHO 747s are still the most impressive take-offs and the highlight was the takeoff of the BOAC liveried 747.

IMHO the B747-400 fitted with Rolls Royce RB211 makes a much better noise that the ones fitted with the General Electric CF6. I think BA have the RR. Our original -400 fleet had the RR but then towards the end we got 2 extra from somewhere else that had the GE and although they were a lot more reliable(The RR wasn't unreliable but the GE just NEVER gave issues), they just didn't sound as good. 

[Bonus]

Had the big TV showing Big Jet TV live from Heathrow all afternoon yesterday so I could watch while doing other stuff.

 

IMHO 747s are still the most impressive take-offs and the highlight was the takeoff of the BOAC liveried 747.

 

BOAC stood for "Baggage On Another Continent" at on point . . .  

[Long Wheel Base]

BOAC stood for "Baggage On Another Continent" at on point . . .  

What does it stand for now ITO the BA livery?

[Bateleur1]

What does it stand for now ITO the BA livery?

 

Based on fairly recent experience with family that came to visit us I think it still applies.