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02-21-2014 | 06:03 PM

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XtremeF150

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From: M88B

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Originally Posted by nwaf16dude

The only "hush kitting" NWA did was restricting us from using flaps 40(45?)

The DC9-50 had a blocking plate with a safety wire to stop flaps 50 unless an emergency. I think that was related to the hush kits.

Which was probably good since it took over 70% N1 just to maintain G/S with flaps 40

02-21-2014 | 06:06 PM

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XtremeF150

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From: M88B

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Originally Posted by Roadkill

Man you guys sure know your history. Yes there is some back and forth on exact data, but when isn't there in any history...
Anyways, I've learned a lot in the last 30 pages or so.

Now, how/where are guys like George constantly finding out about new routes, new 717 routes, etc? What strange bathroom reading material are they looking at that gives them the inside scoop on this stuff? I ask, because it is becoming apparent that with 3 or 4 717s arriving a month, there WILL have to be a LOT of new routes getting covered by 717s, and my hopes are starting to get raised again. I'd like to keep up on where the miniDog is going...

Just ask a passenger. They always know before us

02-21-2014 | 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by XtremeF150

The DC9-50 had a blocking plate with a safety wire to stop flaps 50 unless an emergency. I think that was related to the hush kits.

The 727 had the same thing. Flaps 40 was blocked. All the 727 and DC9 aircraft had that type of arrangement. They could not meet the noise standards with just hushkits.
The 727 would really come down with flaps 40.

02-21-2014 | 06:33 PM

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CGfalconHerc

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Any more intel on the 787 rumor? Anyone..?

02-21-2014 | 06:36 PM

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Any iPad users try to install flitedeck pro yet? Downloaded the app and followed the link but I keep getting a registration failed error 103 message. Anyone else have this prob and who do we call?

02-21-2014 | 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by CGfalconHerc

Any more intel on the 787 rumor? Anyone..?

I was told the company plans a RFP for widebody aircraft by the end of the year. Deliveries not sooner then 2017. I would love for the 787 rumor to come through but no one has heard anything about it.

02-21-2014 | 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by cni187

Any iPad users try to install flitedeck pro yet? Downloaded the app and followed the link but I keep getting a registration failed error 103 message. Anyone else have this prob and who do we call?

Did you get an email, or did it show up in downloads?

02-21-2014 | 07:00 PM

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Any iPad users try to install flitedeck pro yet? Downloaded the app and followed the link but I keep getting a registration failed error 103 message. Anyone else have this prob and who do we call?

You should've gotten an email with a reply to address for tech support. If not, I'll pm it to you. I installed it today. It's pretty bare bones, I'm not overly impressed. Not at all actually. Maybe there is more functionality planned for the future. The split screen on the windoze device will be nice to have, because this is really hard to see unless you zoom. For instance, if your 10-9 is folded, it shows up smaller on the Ipad. Much smaller than the actual chart, so you can imagine how difficult it would be to read without zooming in and panning around, just what you want to be doing while taxiing...

I haven't seen a single mount or power supply in any aircraft yet.

Of course no moving map, no graphical weather.

Ah well.

02-21-2014 | 07:04 PM

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80ktsClamp

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Originally Posted by sailingfun

It's not usually a good thing. It's strictly at the whim of the scheduler. They can flag anything. Usually a phone call can resolve it. The one thing I hear is getting attention is being out of position for short call.

I got one about a year and a half ago (actually the last time I called in sick... Cal Flanigan I am not) when I got short called early AM, thus waking me up, and I had a pretty good fever and sore throat. It's pretty much automatic if you get assigned something and then bang in sick for it.

The CP that I talked to was very gentle and professional with the rubber gloves.

They know these things happen, just trying to make sure you're not abusing it.

02-21-2014 | 07:07 PM

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Story posted by some other (waste of everyone's time) site, similar to 'The Onion'. Completely false story. Anyone posting comments on it, on Facebook, remind me of the car (Allstate?) insurance commercial, where the blonde chick states she met her new boyfriend online, "he's a French model." And then some frumpy, 80ktsClamp looking dude shows up