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Staffers on these aircraft think they are in charge and some believe flight attendant instructions are optional. Also, as you can imagine, there are other pieces to this besides tower.

UGBSM

04-24-2015 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by gloopy (Post 1867279)

Strictly interpreted, there's really no reason to ever call the field at night anymore.

Amen! You don't get paid extra for night visuals.

BlueRidger328

04-24-2015 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by georgetg (Post 1868078)

The IGW330 looks pretty good in the revised Delta livery:

http://db.tt/ERO7ddjL

Cheers
George

OOOOOHHHH!!! Shiny!

badflaps

04-24-2015 04:44 PM

if they was really shrewd they would advertise gum or something on the belly.

forgot to bid

04-24-2015 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Purple Drank (Post 1868004)

The AF1 360 could be a security measure. I'll leave it at that.

Do you guys really think they have some incompetent jokers flying the president around?

If I may, I'd like to point out 3 things:

A) Timbo had the same problem.

So there. End of story. Period. Timbo. If Timbo can't do it, AF1 can't either.

But also I should point out:

B) If I remember right it was very hazy, and

C) Although the likelihood of small arms fire in Cleveland that requires evasive maneuvers is high, we all make mista... are sometimes in positions where physics and our intentions... coupled with ATCs mistakes... cannot be reconciled in a smooth fashion.

forgot to bid

04-24-2015 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by badflaps (Post 1868203)

if they was really shrewd they would advertise gum or something on the belly.

Credit Cards. They need to advertise credit cards. If they can have the FA's make PAs about signing up for a credit card, and then walking down the aisle to see if anyone wants to sign up, at 5:40 in the AM while passengers are boarding then they could surely paint them on the bottom of the jet.

Just make sure that when the main gear doors open you don't end up with something like this:

http://lolsnaps.com/upload_pic/Starb...Idea-94307.jpg

http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/enh...68703673-2.jpg

And especially this

http://email-junk.com/wp-content/upl...ght-moment.jpg

We really don't need that.

maddogmax

04-24-2015 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by badflaps (Post 1868072)

To give TWA a small break, the weather sucked that day, moderate to severe turb. below 10,000. I landed at JFK, wind was 290/35G53. I just had the F/O call out relative airspeed, as you could not read it. 155 bug, made the first turn off. Uphill both ways, lions, tigers......

My dad was working in an underground communications facility about. 1 mile from the crash sight. They thought they had been nuked!

forgot to bid

04-24-2015 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Wmuav8r (Post 1867986)

That brings back a great memory FTB. I was going in to CLE that day and we were told by ATC if we hurried we might be able to make it in before the VIP arrival. We did our best but ATC finally pulled the plug and held us at the outer marker at 6000 feet. We heard the same exchange between AF1 and ATC and enjoyed a good laugh as we watched the big bird crank around in a big circle just below us. I cannot believe that was 11 years ago!

:cool:

I was over on that Coex D terminal with my back turned to the whole thing. I couldn't see it with my own eyes but I could hear the exchange and I remember thinking did that just really happen? I remember looking to the left and seeing all the other E145s like us just sitting there mid push.

PilotFrog

04-24-2015 06:12 PM

Emirates has been painting its name on the belly for a while. Not too excited we are copying them.

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