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Old 04-11-2019, 04:29 PM   #321
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Bummer it's not Hornets.
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Old 04-11-2019, 08:10 PM   #322
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They wouldn't start
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Old 04-12-2019, 09:13 AM   #323
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They wouldn't start
Also probably used their monthly quota of fuel.
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Old 04-12-2019, 01:58 PM   #324
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Unfortunate the weather didn't cooperate
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Old 04-12-2019, 06:00 PM   #325
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I may have asked this before but does anyone know why I see F18s in Kelowna so often? I swear I see them flying around the valley every single time I’m here, and I come here quite often.

And if anyone does know, any idea to find out their approx flight times? Kelowna airport has some decent spots to watch and I wouldn’t mind taking my nephews down to see them closer.
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Old 04-12-2019, 06:01 PM   #326
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So we sent 4 more hawks away this weekend to try again on Saturday so you might get your flyby!
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Old 04-13-2019, 08:44 AM   #327
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The Stratolauncher is up on its first flight right now:


https://twitter.com/flightradar24/st...70770084241410
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Old 04-13-2019, 08:48 AM   #328
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Looks like he's doin' switchbacks! Climbin' the mountain.
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Old 04-13-2019, 08:55 AM   #329
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Also looks like they have a Cessna Citation plane flying chase, should be some great photos/video coming out afterwards showing the flight.
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https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/13/...-first-flight/

The genius of Burt Rutan & Scaled Composites lives on!
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The Stratolauncher is up on its first flight right now:


https://twitter.com/flightradar24/st...70770084241410
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Old 04-24-2019, 12:06 PM   #332
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United unveiled their new livery today:


https://twitter.com/AirlineGeeks/sta...07286058053633
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This (Hectic) Week at YYC

WestJet unveils new 787 hangar at a ridiculous event featuring acrobats


WestJet 787 Hangar Opening by Acey, on Flickr

British Airways diverts to Edmonton due to weather, departs Edmonton for Calgary without telling anybody, realizes halfway here that there are no gates due to nearly all flights cancelling, returns to Edmonton for the night, then eventually arrives in Calgary the next day alongside the regularly scheduled flight.


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Inaugural WestJet flight operated by the 787 to Europe.


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UA935 LHR-LAX diverts to Calgary due medical.


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Final flight operated by Air Georgian in Calgary.


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How does one depart without telling anybody...would be curious to hear more of that story!
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How does one depart without telling anybody...would be curious to hear more of that story!
ATC: "British Airways, what are your coordinates?"
BA Flight already halfway to Calgary: "#### YOU"
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ATC: "British Airways, what are your coordinates?"
BA Flight already halfway to Calgary: "#### YOU"

It would probably be more likely a "Sod off"
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How does one depart without telling anybody...would be curious to hear more of that story!
To clarify, it was a legal flight and everything.

They did not call their ground handling company here in Calgary to see if they could be accommodated. Massive miscommunication, everybody here assumed they'd deplane in Edmonton and camp out up there. Instead they gassed up and departed Edmonton heading for Calgary.

There was a stretch on Saturday night where nothing could legally depart from Calgary due to the heavy snow. The length of time that you are legal to depart after de-icing is predicated on current precipitation, temperature, dewpoint, etc. This is called "holdover time". If the weather is so crappy that your holdover is shorter than the time it would take the plane to reach the runway... you're grounded. That's why everything was cancelling, and then AC and WS started running out of crews as they timed out so now holdovers are acceptable but there's nobody legal to fly.

Ground crews were so overloaded that there was nobody to tow planes off the gates that had cancelled earlier, but others kept arriving. So BA, assuming we'd have a gate for them on our brand new international terminal with 24 gates, file a flight plan and depart Edmonton.

YYC Tower looks out the window at the gongshow and sees not a single gate open on the international terminal, sees BA coming on the radar and calls Swissport, who are shocked that BA is inbound and quickly call the airport to see if any gate can be freed up. The airport then conferences with AC and WS, who say "not a chance". Both had planes waiting for ~3 hours waiting to get onto gate and about to become a CBC story.

ATC tells BA about the horror story, and BA goes back to YEG.
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To clarify, it was a legal flight and everything.

They did not call their ground handling company here in Calgary to see if they could be accommodated. Massive miscommunication, everybody here assumed they'd deplane in Edmonton and camp out up there. Instead they gassed up and departed Edmonton heading for Calgary.

There was a stretch on Saturday night where nothing could legally depart from Calgary due to the heavy snow. The length of time that you are legal to depart after de-icing is predicated on current precipitation, temperature, dewpoint, etc. This is called "holdover time". If the weather is so crappy that your holdover is shorter than the time it would take the plane to reach the runway... you're grounded. That's why everything was cancelling, and then AC and WS started running out of crews as they timed out so now holdovers are acceptable but there's nobody legal to fly.

Ground crews were so overloaded that there was nobody to tow planes off the gates that had cancelled earlier, but others kept arriving. So BA, assuming we'd have a gate for them on our brand new international terminal with 24 gates, file a flight plan and depart Edmonton.

YYC Tower looks out the window at the gongshow and sees not a single gate open on the international terminal, sees BA coming on the radar and calls Swissport, who are shocked that BA is inbound and quickly call the airport to see if any gate can be freed up. The airport then conferences with AC and WS, who say "not a chance". Both had planes waiting for ~3 hours waiting to get onto gate and about to become a CBC story.

ATC tells BA about the horror story, and BA goes back to YEG.
That is bonkers. Thanks for sharing that!
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Old 05-04-2019, 07:19 AM   #340
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Miami Air had a little oopsie last night with one of their 737-800's. Operating Guantanamo Bay to Jacksonville Naval Air Station. Overran the runway on landing and ended up in the St. John's river. All passengers and crew safe.


http://avherald.com/h?article=4c780245&opt=1


...and Buffalo Airways up north had an accident with one of their DC-3's. Forced landing after an engine failure leaving Hay River for Yellowknife. No reports of injuries but the aircraft may be a write-off.


http://avherald.com/h?article=4c77bb59&opt=1

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