Aviation Appreciation Station

[HOWITZER]

Originally Posted by Codes

This guy showed up just after I landed in Lethbridge this afternoon. Not something you get to see everyday! Couldn't believe the rotor wash even from this distance. Very cool.



(Forgive the borderline potato camera picture).

No word of a lie, was working on the farm when this horrendous noise started shaking the barn. Ran outside and this helicopter was flying due south not even a few hundred feet overhead. Was an amazing sight to behold!

[Acey]

Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

What is the real difference in size of tow bars?

I can understand a towbar for a Q400 would be smaller than a 747, but would a tow bar for a 747 still work fine for smaller aircraft?

Are they plane (or relative size of place) specific?

Biggest thing is just how it attaches to the wheel of the plane, and it's annoying how different they are. Even the CRJ1/2 is different from a CRJ7/CRJ9. Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 use different towbars. When Continental and United merged, they switched all their Airbus noses over to Boeing so ground crews could use the same towbars for both. That must have been stupid expensive.

You couldn't use a 747 on much of anything else just cause the connection is different.

[speede5]

I have no idea which buses I have flown on. When I was a kid probably 707, 727, and some Lockheed plane. Also whatever Westjet flies these days.

Military was good to me, got to fly in;

CT-114 Tutor
CT-155 Hawk
UH-60 Blackhawk
Pitts Special
CC-115 Buffalo


Never did go up in the CF-18, always intended to but I retired to early. That one would have been fun.

[chummer]

Flew in to the new terminal last night. It smelled so new as soon as I
walked off the plane. Another long walk to customs, they could use more walking escalators.

The customs area was huge, but there was only about 100 or so people.
It might feel different if two 777's land within minutes of each other.

There were lots of Nexus machines, didn't count them but there seemed to be rows of them. Huge area to collect the luggage too.

A very positive first impression.

[Acey]

^ Seems to be a recurring theme that the negative reviews are from outbound passengers.

[STeeLy]

I very VERY briefly piloted a Cessna 172 as an Air Cadet (Took control from my instructor)

Flown in

Boeing:
737-200, -400, -600, -700, 800, -900
747-400
767-300
777-200, -300

Airbus:
A319
A320
A321
A330-300
A340-300
A380

Embraer
E145
E170
E190

Bombardier:
CRJ200
CRJ700
CRJ705
Dash 8-300
Dash 8-400

Other:
ATR 72

I also distinctively remember that as a kid, I flew on a DC-10-10 from HKG to GUM on Continental, but I don't exactly remember.

[Art Vandelay]

Flown:
C-172
I "helped" taxi an AC A320 in YLW once (stand in FO)

Flown in:
B727-200
B737-200
B737-300
B737-6/7/800
B747-100
B757-200
B767-200

A319
A320
A321

L1011

CRJ2
CRJ705

E190

DHC-8-100/300

F100

DC9-32

D328T

B1900C/D

[Bigtime]

Just remembered I also flew in a Pacific Coastal Saab 340. Time to update my list.

[Stealth22]

Great idea, Bigtime! Although, I feel like I've missed one or two, lol...

Piloted
Nothing

Flown On

Boeing
737-200, -400, -600, -700, -800, -900
747-200, -400
757-200
767-200, -300ER
777-200, -300ER

Airbus
A319
A320
A321
A330-200, -300
A340-300

Bombardier
CRJ-200, -700, -705

Embraer
E120
E175
E190

McDonnell Douglas
DC-9
MD-80/83

ATR
ATR 72-500

Eurocopter
AS350 (Tour w/ a pilot named Captain Kirk! )

Wishlist
Boeing 787
Boeing 747-8
Airbus A380

[Cube Inmate]

I've taken at least 45 different flights, but I can't be sure what most of those planes were since I only started paying attention about a dozen years ago.

Airliners (for sure)
737-Miscellaneous
747-X00?
767-X00?
777-200
E175
Q400
Fokker something -- probably F70/F100

Airliners (probable)
A320 family
CRJ

Private
-Cessna 172
-Some front-back 2-seater float plane
-Piper Cherokee
-Learjet 25

Ass-kickers
B-17

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Cube Inmate

Ass-kickers
B-17

So jealous.

[Cube Inmate]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

So jealous.

Ditto...

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Piloted

DA20-A1 Katana
DA20-C1 Katana
DA40 Diamondstar
Cessna 172 Skyhawk (P, R, M, and S models)
Champion Citabria
PA-30 Twin Comanche
Socata TBM-700

[MRCboicgy]

Originally Posted by MRCboicgy

I have the full boeing 7 fleet, other than a 707, under my belt. Trying to remember the first time I flew and with whom:

717 Delta
727 AC
737 CP/Canadian
747 Qantas
757 AA
767 Delta
777 Cathay
787 BA

And that's not counting all the iterations of each...

Okay, now that I have time to remember:

Boeing:
717-200
727-200
737-200, 300, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900er
747-200, 747-400
757-200, 300
767-300, 300er
777-300, 300er
787-8

Airbus:
319
320
321, 321T
330-300

MD:
DC-9-30
MD-81, 83, 88

Bombardier:
Q400
CRJ-200
CRJ-700
CRJ-900

Emb
E175
E190

Saab:
340

Lockheed
L-1011

Fokker
F50

[I-Hate-Hulse]

BA's union is making noise about the diverted A380 last week:

The plane was forced to divert to Calgary after the pilot told air traffic control that “toxic gas-type fumes” had filled the cabin - a recording of the conversation has been released and can be heard below. The union Unite, which represents more than 20,000 cabin crew, said that British Airways called the incident an “odour event”, misrepresenting, it said, the seriousness of the situation.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/ne...c-fume-events/

Why would the crew only be affected and not the passengers? APU running while the crew preps the plane prior to boarding?

[Hockeyguy13]

Flown on:

Boeing
737
747
767
787
777

Embraer
145
175
195

Airbus
319
320
321
330

MD
DC-10

Fairchild
Metro

Bombardier
DH8-100
DH8-300
DH8-400
RJ 200
RJ 705

Bell
206

Piloted
C150
C152
C172
C180 (floats)
C206
C414
Cherokee
Seminole
Cub
Bonanza
Baron
PC12
DH8400

Very briefly have flown (mostly as passenger)
Twin otter
Buffalo
Beaver



What i can remember right now

[Acey]

Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse

Why would the crew only be affected and not the passengers? APU running while the crew preps the plane prior to boarding?

They wouldn't, it's just BS. Flight deck gets the most fresh air as the packs deliver air at a slightly higher pressure to force out smoke. I know the 737 pneumatic system like the back of my hand, but not much about the A380 so I'm definitely not qualified to say, but it sounds like they should have just put this thing down in Calgary and dealt with the ground issues later.

[Bigtime]

Who needs a towbar,? Just make sure the ramp is clean and reverse thrust that baby back.

Seriously though, the day of that diversion we had nothing but excess ramp space kicking around the new terminal before it opened. As long as there were air stairs able to reach the plane they could have parked it in a place that would have made it easy to taxi out of.

[Acey]

If they were concerned about having to get sick people out, they'd want a gate.

[Fanblade]

Hey guys!

Long time lurker and first time poster here, figured I'd add my list.

Piloted

Cessna
185
180
177
172
152

Gulfstream american
Cougar

Piper
Warrior
Seneca

Beechcraft
King air 90, 200
1900

De havilland
Turbine single otter(would kill to fly the radial)

BAC
RJ-100


Flown On

Boeing
737-200, -600, -700, -800, -900
747-300, -400
757-300
767-300ER
777-200, -200LR, -300ER
787-9

Airbus
A319
A320
A321
A330-300
A380

Bombardier
CRJ-200, -700, -705
DH8-100, -300, -400

Embraer
E175
E190

McDonnell Douglas
MD-80
DC-10

Probably a couple I'm forgetting.

Dream planes to fly include:

Helio courier
Basler
F104(Probably a long shot!)
747-400

Extra points if you can guess who I work for lol.

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by Acey

If they were concerned about having to get sick people out, they'd want a gate.

Wouldn't they be more concerned with getting on the ground ASAP rather than the comforts of a gate versus stairs?