While we're talking about 380's... the incomprehensibly amazing residence and first suites on Etihad.
This video is amazing but it also got me thinking, especially after the atr crash today. I noticed about halfway through that there is a camera mounted outside on the tail allowing passengers to view the takeoff roll and in flight.
I thought this novel idea was discarded after the disastrous use of it on American Airlines flight 191 that allowed the passengers a horrifying cockpit view of their last seconds before crashing into a hanger?
After seeing todays crash of the atr, I'm sorry I know it's rare but it's not something I would want to have the potential of passengers to see. Is there some kind of passenger camera auto disconnect in the airbus if there were to be a incident?
The cameras have kinda made a comeback because the airplanes are so bloody huge it helps while taxiing, so they figured why not pipe it into the IFE because it truly is an awesome view. As far as auto-disabling in an incident, I doubt there is a system that specifically disables the tail cam connection to the IFE, but of course the purser or pilots can disable IFE in its entirety at any time. Assuming an emergency is not dire, disabling IFE is likely on a checklist that the purser would be following.
As recent as 2005 when that JetBlue had the sideways gear going into LAX, the passengers were watching it live on DirecTV. Purser had hours to shut it off, too. Whoops.
The Cathay Pacific Cargo 747 was at YYC all day today. Not sure if it went mechanical or what. I think it was still there this evening. Got kinda foggy so I couldn't see it too well.
Edit: Looks like it's getting ready to leave now.
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Had FlightRadar open tonight and noticed a plane coming in that showed as "Blocked" and the only information it had was a squawk code of 7007 - any ideas?
Alot of private jets and military aircraft are blocked on flight tracking sites by request. That's a normal squawk. Also sometimes we don't have enough codes so on a flight tracking site somebody will tag up as a plane that's already or down or some other glitch as such.
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Air Traffic Control in LHR is going to start testing out a new system that utilizes time based spacing instead of distance for arriving flights. This is supposed to help them alleviate delays and capacity issues on windy days there.
This will however cause separation distances to drop between aircraft from the traditional wake turbulence separation distances. Not sure how I feel about that part, but the article does say they've conducted a whole bunch of tests with lasers and other readings to determine it would be safe.
Agreed, I've yet to go but I'm pretty sure when I do I'll stand off to the side.
MUST go to destination. St. Maarten is awesome. What makes that particular spot even more awesome is almost directly behind the photographer is a wicked little bar. Serves good food, great view obviously plus they broadcast the chatter between incoming flights and traffic control.
Freakin awesome place to sit, have a drink and watch the sunset and planes come in.
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^^^ It's funny that you say all that like I don't know about it. Heck I even know that they have airline specific themed drinks at that bar, and a chalkboard showing the arrival times of notable flights (like the KLM 747's).
^^^ It's funny that you say all that like I don't know about it. Heck I even know that they have airline specific themed drinks at that bar, and a chalkboard showing the arrival times of notable flights (like the KLM 747's).
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