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Old 07-17-2019, 09:00 AM   #421
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Anyone know why Korean Air 9234 came out of Calgary today? Boeing 747-8 flew over my house this morning. I'm far enough south that the planes don't make much noise but I think this one woke me up so I had to check what it was.



https://flightaware.com/live/flight/KAL9234
Korean Air Cargo pays regular visits to Calgary.

Definitely seen them parked on the cargo ramp on multiple occasions.
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Old 07-17-2019, 11:15 AM   #422
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Anyone know why Korean Air 9234 came out of Calgary today? Boeing 747-8 flew over my house this morning. I'm far enough south that the planes don't make much noise but I think this one woke me up so I had to check what it was.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/KAL9234

Live horse shipments to Japan, to become horse shashimi.
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Live horse shipments to Japan, to become horse shashimi.
Yup. We have the good horse charters and the not so good horse charters (from the perspective of being a horse). The early AM departures to Japan are not the good kind.
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Old 07-17-2019, 03:39 PM   #424
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So, just curious but can all modern planes be flown manually? Or do they need to have some computer assistance? I am thinking of the recent problems with the 737 Max in particular. Could the pilots just turn off the computers and fly the plane? Thanks.
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Old 07-17-2019, 05:06 PM   #425
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So, just curious but can all modern planes be flown manually? Or do they need to have some computer assistance? I am thinking of the recent problems with the 737 Max in particular. Could the pilots just turn off the computers and fly the plane? Thanks.
Yes Indeed.

It it is common for many pilots to hand fly their aircraft in certain situations. In busy air traffic corridors where you are frequently being vectored and moved up or down by ATC you typically rely on automation. Many companies also have requirements within their SOP's that mandate the use of automation by the flight crew in many situations.

The 2013 Asiana Flight 214 crash in SFO is a great study of what happens when an experienced air crew become so reliant on cockpit automation that they could not hand fly a fairly basic visual approach when the ILS was down on RWY 28L.
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Old 07-17-2019, 06:00 PM   #426
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Hit the McKnight lottery nicely yesterday. East bound on McKnight coming to the airport, had the Disney themed WestJet plane landing in perfect view as I passed through the lights at Barlow, then an Air Canada flight directly overhead as I passed the runway.

Feels good, man.
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Old 07-30-2019, 09:45 AM   #427
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Air France announces a firm order of 60 A220-300's to replace their A318 and A319 fleet.

https://twitter.com/AirlineFlyer/sta...887062017?s=20


Also retiring all 10 of their A380's by 2022.
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Old 07-30-2019, 09:58 AM   #428
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Wow, those 380's turned into an expensive flop.
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Old 07-30-2019, 10:00 AM   #429
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Sure did, but they are still hella impressive to see in person. Landing at CDG a few weeks back seeing a row of 5 of them with Air France at a terminal, crazy.
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Taking the 380s aren't bad either.
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Old 07-30-2019, 10:21 AM   #431
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Sure did, but they are still hella impressive to see in person. Landing at CDG a few weeks back seeing a row of 5 of them with Air France at a terminal, crazy.
I happened to be on an A380 on a flight to Paris many years ago. That thing had the smoothest lift-off and landing I've ever experienced. It was like landing on the the softest, fluffiest cloud one can imagine. Very impressive.
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Old 07-30-2019, 11:38 AM   #432
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Wow, those 380's turned into an expensive flop.
I wouldn't call them a flop necessarily, they just came in at the wrong time and traveller demands do not justify the capacity.

The aircraft itself is a good bird.
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Old 07-30-2019, 11:40 AM   #433
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Ya, great plane, just not much market for it.
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Old 07-30-2019, 12:01 PM   #434
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An amazing airplane, but a financial disaster for Airbus.
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Old 07-30-2019, 01:51 PM   #435
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I think the A320Neo, A321Neo and A220 will have Airbus sitting pretty for the foreseeable future.

A350 and 787 seem interchangeable with the 777 beating the A330Neo, but Boeing is in for a rough ride in the foreseeable future.
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A380 was a victim of the move away from hub and spoke to direct flights demanded by consumers.
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Old 07-30-2019, 05:31 PM   #437
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A380 was a victim of the move away from hub and spoke to direct flights demanded by consumers.
Could also be a victim of fuel prices.
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Wow.

https://www.flyingmag.com/navy-fight...-death-valley/
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Stumbled upon this and loved it. thought i would share.

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