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Old 12-04-2015, 01:02 PM   #3881
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front seat of a cessna ... it cannot get any much closer to real flying ...

except when you are told, "you have control..."

Then it is real flying!
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Old 12-04-2015, 03:02 PM   #3882
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Delighted to welcome Cosmic Girl, our newly-acquired 747-400 aircraft to the Virgin Galactic fleet of space access vehicles.

Virgin Galactic will continue to operate the aircraft as Cosmic Girl, and will adapt it as an airborne launch pad that carries the LauncherOne rocket to drop altitude from under its wing. The 747 will travel at roughly 500 miles per hour. Within 10 minutes of being released the rocket will go into orbit, reaching speeds of 17000 miles per hour.

http://www.virgin.com/richard-branso...alactics-fleet
Clever how they appear to be using the 747's ability to mount a ferry engine in that position for the rocket.

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So I'm going on my first single engine plane flight this weekend. My buddy who just finished his commercial license is taking us on a flight around Drumheller in a cessna and I have to say I'm a bit nervous! I don't really have any fear of flying but a little cessna seems to bring it out in me.

Should be fun though!
It will definitely be fun, you'll have a great time. The scenery around Drumheller is cool to see from the air as well. Are you departing from Springbank?
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Old 12-08-2015, 10:37 AM   #3883
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http://aviationweek.com/commercial-a...images-1385571

The 737Max was rolled out today by Boeing.
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Old 12-08-2015, 01:31 PM   #3884
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It will definitely be fun, you'll have a great time. The scenery around Drumheller is cool to see from the air as well. Are you departing from Springbank?
It was a blast!

We flew from Springbank, did a touch and go in Drumheller and had a quick stop in Red Deer before flying back.
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I had a chance to tour the 737 facility a few years ago. Very impressive.
Can't wait to see the 737Max in Calgary.
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Old 12-09-2015, 01:04 PM   #3886
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Old 12-10-2015, 09:16 PM   #3887
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I know it doesn't have like 100 seats or anything, so all you guys in love with buses and limo's might not like it, but I think this is gonna look wicked this summer. :P



http://allthingsaero.com/military-av...aint-announced
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Old 12-10-2015, 10:43 PM   #3888
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Flying over Pyongyang in a North Korean built plane.



I'm not sure I would be brave enough to try it, but there are aerial tours available now. The story and some photos can be found here: http://petapixel.com/2015/12/10/phot...g-north-korea/
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Old 12-11-2015, 09:59 PM   #3889
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Love the video, but I find it hard to believe here isn't technology that hasn't made the tiny porthole windows obsolete on passenger planes in favor of one one long window spanning the length of the cabin.

Sky deck would be an epic 1st class option if they made all of 1st class with a sun roof. Might be trippier than heck during storms though. Or awesome as heck if you're like me.
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Old 12-12-2015, 10:45 PM   #3891
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Love the video, but I find it hard to believe here isn't technology that hasn't made the tiny porthole windows obsolete on passenger planes in favor of one one long window spanning the length of the cabin.

Sky deck would be an epic 1st class option if they made all of 1st class with a sun roof. Might be trippier than heck during storms though. Or awesome as heck if you're like me.
The aircraft skin actually plays a huge role in the strength and rigidity of the aircraft, transferring stresses throughout. A long window would break that stress path and weaken the aircraft, as well as likely being heavier.

Quite possible that eventually we'll see larger windows, but materials will have to change, using the windows themselves for strength while being lightweight and cost effective still.
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Old 12-18-2015, 01:54 PM   #3892
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The C-Series CS100 has received Transport Canada certification!
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repor...ticle27841997/
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Apparently KLM is converting AMS-YYC service to the 787-9, effective Oct 30, 2016!

http://airlineroute.net/2015/10/26/kl-w16upate1/
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Old 12-23-2015, 01:54 PM   #3894
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Yup, we've known about that for a while. However it appears the British Airways just announced that they will utilize their 789 on the LHR-YYC run for a few stretches in Summer 2016, upgauging from the current 788.

https://twitter.com/airlineroute/sta...21625718226944
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Old 12-28-2015, 03:19 PM   #3895
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So that was odd.

An AirCanada Rouge plane looked to get real low and nearly land in Palm Springs, then appeared to abort, circle the valley, and then land.

A WestJet plane (from YYC), then followed in the AC plane when the AC plane was landing for the second time, and also aborted its landed (from a higher altitude then the AC plane), circle the valley and then land.

Does this type of thing happen a lot more than reported? It would sure scare me.

Below is the westjet plane flight path right for its actual landing. As previously stated, the first time it almost landed was when the AC Rouge actually landed.
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Old 12-28-2015, 04:57 PM   #3896
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So many reasons for them to initiate a missed approach. Two in a row though? Perhaps a weather condition like wind shear that caused the crew to elect to go around.
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So many reasons for them to initiate a missed approach. Two in a row though? Perhaps a weather condition like wind shear that caused the crew to elect to go around.
I was wondering at the time if the West Jet plane got too close to the AC plane or something... plausible? or no?

Passengers on both plans would have been able to realize what was occurring (in the missed approach sense) as both plans were low enough.. I think. The AC plane def was.

Also - a much smaller plane landed in between the west jet miss approach and the AC 1st approach (which was a miss)

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Old 12-29-2015, 04:51 AM   #3898
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FR24 is not accurate enough to determine what actually happened, especially since the Rouge plane probably didn't have an ADS-B track meaning it was 5 minutes ahead of what appears on the tracker.
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FR24 is not accurate enough to determine what actually happened, especially since the Rouge plane probably didn't have an ADS-B track meaning it was 5 minutes ahead of what appears on the tracker.
I witnessed it visually.
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Oh. Shear would be my guess. Coincidence my second guess... maybe both had unstable approaches and were too high/fast or something such. Weather looks like it was fine. How often do 2 consecutive jets go around at a normal airport and it's not due to traffic or weather? Not very often, I suppose.
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