I'll echo the amazing job that the Airport Authority did in organizing the "roam" day today. Clearly marked and plentiful busing, lots of event staff on hand, thoughtful touches the the chalk to write in the runway and ponchos. An awesome event that deserved better weather. Well done YYC.
People flocked to the 787, Rouge A319 was as popular as yesterday's leftovers.
Put the event organizer in charge of daily operations I say... ;-)
You may have heard of the Delta flight that aborted its landing after the controller jokingly told him to go around. This guy unknowingly caught it on video.
Oh my god those passengers were seconds from death!
It seems the media is unaware of how common go arounds are. Their follow up piece about how the controller wasn't fired, maybe they'll figure it out then.
There's a UAL 747 enroute from England right now, but looking at their flight path they've taken an extremely indirect route that's roughly 650 statute miles longer than the direct "great circle" route. Why would they do this?
There's a UAL 747 enroute from England right now, but looking at their flight path they've taken an extremely indirect route that's roughly 650 statute miles longer than the direct "great circle" route. Why would they do this?
On my drive into work this morning I saw the Cargolux 747 and the Atlas Air 747 taking off. So there is another 747 on its way to Calgary? three 747's here in one day. I assume that doesn't happen very often.
Yeah. Quick glance at the charts shows the winds further north are quite strong. The eastbound bound tracks are much further north to take advantage of them.
On my drive into work this morning I saw the Cargolux 747 and the Atlas Air 747 taking off. So there is another 747 on its way to Calgary? three 747's here in one day. I assume that doesn't happen very often.
Yeah, we've been getting spoiled on 747's as of late. Atlas and the United charter one are troop/equipment flights for the British.
Yeah. Quick glance at the charts shows the winds further north are quite strong. The eastbound bound tracks are much further north to take advantage of them.
I like how winds like that sometimes lead to Europe bound flights turning west after departing here first, and then pretty much shooting straight north for a while.
If you go on a site like FlightRadar24 and look at the Atlantic Coast/North Atlantic you can pretty much determine how the Gulf Stream is blowing based solely on air traffic.
Sometimes planes will fly a longer route to save fuel. That sounds weird but if the wind is helping you.
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