I really doubt there was a foot of snow on the aircraft’s surfaces. To cling to the surfaces it would have to be wet snow and I can’t believe any flight crew would taxi an aircraft in that condition. I also don’t think Type I deicing fluid can remove that much snow and ice and you don’t put type IV anti-icing fluid on a contaminated wing. This had to have been the worst aircraft deicing in history or there’s a lot more to this story then what has been written in the article.

(Written on 2021年 03月 05日)(Permalink)

Elon Musk is at it again..

(Written on 2021年 02月 26日)(Permalink)

Running an airline can be quite complicated. Automation and computer programming only goes so far in the airline industry. A wet lease is usually used for special operations not as a day to day operation that Amazon uses. Each air carrier has their own operating certificate and their own operating manuals, their own operations center and maybe their own union contracts to deal with. They can’t swap aircraft or crews with the other airlines that Amazon uses. When an aircraft goes out of service or weather causes an off schedule operation it’s really hard to get the airline back together again. Trying to do that with three or more separate airlines would be really hard. At some point Amazon is going to get an operating certificate and own and operate their own aircraft. They’re going to have too.

(Written on 2021年 02月 19日)(Permalink)

FedEx and UPS run their operations with their own planes, pilots, dispatchers and so on. Amazon may own some airplanes, but Atlas Air, Sun Country and others operate them under their own certificates. Seems like that could complicate things.

(Written on 2021年 02月 19日)(Permalink)

Problems started shortly after takeoff. Not likely he had a drink yet. Pilot’s are allowed to fly with diabetes now so I can’t buy that as an excuse for the guy. I’m also diabetic. I think it’s way past time to start putting people in jail for actions such as this. Three months in an Alaskan prison sounds about right.

(Written on 2021年 02月 19日)(Permalink)

It’s sounds like the article describes a 767-200. Would it make sense to build something that size again?

(Written on 2021年 02月 19日)(Permalink)

I hear you. With good training and following SOPs it was a great airplane. One of the most significant aircraft ever made. I hope you have lots of good memories from flying it.

(Written on 2021年 02月 15日)(Permalink)

Last thing you wanted to hear from a controller...”you’re following a Citation “. Always got a kick out of that.

(Written on 2021年 02月 14日)(Permalink)

Does anyone know how to delete a comment?

(Written on 2021年 02月 14日)(Permalink)

Yes the wing modification was a big improvement but if you had the original wing and were sitting in Denver on a hot day you weren’t going anywhere. Now if you really did fly the LR24 answer this riddle. In the late 70’s what was the worst thing a controller could say to a Lear pilot?

(Written on 2021年 02月 14日)(Permalink)