Xray678

The key there being a NEW category.

tomgoodman

Here's something they should check: Are the buttons on the handheld parking light controller color-coded or are they all covered with black rubber waterproof caps?

forgot to bid

I believe they're all black. Thats why they have to look up and confirm what they're sending you, right?

However, don't we just kind of sit on our hands and when we know we're going to be towed? The tug goes out to meet them so they know there is one down there and you wouldn't power up a plane knowing a tug was down there and watching rampers approach the plane at 45 degree angles.

Looks to me like the clue is with the ramper on the bottom right of the screen. He backed up and was signaling a brakes release or for arguments sake set brakes. It was 5 seconds after he was satisfied and walks away that the plane visibly begins rolling and then it goes into the tug. At the same time, the rampers were walking away with the tow bar. Seems somebody ran a wheel route on a screen pass or the ball was snapped before the QB was ready. Football.

But hey, I wasn't there and this ain't airliners.net, we'll let the company tell us if it matters to us. On that note, did you remember the thing about the AA 777 rolling away from the gate and taking the door off or something on the way? I've got to look that up.

**** happens.



Again, not cussing. Just fun to use the ****'s.

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9/12 1:00 ET At NY Giants -6.5 Carolina 40
9/12 1:00 ET Miami -3 At Buffalo 39
9/12 1:00 ET Atlanta -2 At Pittsburgh 37.5
9/12 1:00 ET At Chicago -6.5 Detroit 44
8/14 2:50 ET Brakes Off 747 -1.2' Tug
9/12 1:00 ET At New England -4.5 Cincinnati 45
9/12 1:00 ET At Tampa Bay -3 Cleveland 37
9/12 1:00 ET At Jacksonville -3 Denver 40
9/12 1:00 ET Indianapolis -2.5 At Houston 48
9/12 1:00 ET At Tennessee -6.5 Oakland 40.5
9/12 4:15 ET Green Bay -3 At Philadelphia 47.5
9/12 4:15 ET San Francisco -3 At Seattle 37
9/12 4:15 ET Arizona -4 At St. Louis 39
9/12 8:20 ET Dallas -3.5 At Washington 39.5

I should've taken the 747 to cover the distance, wow!

Columbia

I don't see the best game of the week-the jets...

forgot to bid

If only...

DC-9 Super 90 Original design study that ultimately led to the MD-90 family
MD-90 Series 30 Initial production model intended to replace the MD-83; 113 built
MD-90-30ER Extended range model based on the Series 30 but with additional fuel tanks in the forward cargo hold and strengthened wing structure for operation at higher gross weights; 3 built
MD-90-30IGW Increased Gross Weight variant of the Series 30 with strengthened wing structure and landing gear; 1 built
MD-90-30T Trunkliner Proposed 147-passenger model with dual main landing gear for operation from rough airfields, was to have been built by Shanghai Aviation Industrial Corporation for Chinese operators; cancelled
MD-90 Series 10 Proposed shortened fuselage model to carry reduced passenger loads of 111 to 116, intended to replace the MD-87; cancelled
MD-90 Series 40 Proposed stretched model for up to 181 passengers; cancelled
MD-90-40EC Proposed Series 40 variant with increased payload and fuel capacity for European operators; cancelled
MD-90 Series 50 Proposed extended range model with additional fuel capacity and increased gross takeoff weight; cancelled
MD-90-55 Similar to the Series 50 but with a revised cabin layout making room for up to 187 passengers; cancelled


Fly DC Jets! Where's my choir?

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9/13 7:00 ET At NY Jets -2.5 Baltimore 35.5
9/13 10:15 ET San Diego -4.5 At Kansas City 45

NuGuy

Heyas,

Someone posted a good outline on the new duty/rest rules over on the DALPA forum.

If you have the time, I'd read it.

Nu

slowplay

Very nice self-promotion, Nu! You've done a nice job culling some of the more pertinent items.

There are a whole bunch of posts in that thread that are completely wrong. I think I'd wait for a more complete analysis of the nPrm.

NuGuy

Nothing "self" about it. I think I may have bought this account on ebay because the previous "owner" was too cool for school, so I don't know what you're talking about. Sort of like owning a suit from a celebrity.

I do agree, however, about the "proposed" part. There are some aspects that will have to be monitored VERY carefully... such as the apparent requirement to extend the duty/reduce rest be agreed to by both the crewmember and the company. One word could easily change both those in a bad, bad way.

If you actually read the entire NPRM, you will see the FAA has put both sides on notice. They've woven this thing with concessions to both sides, and if you read their reasoning, if you start changing things, the whole thing will unravel.

I COULD see some tweaks...any of which would make this thing much better or much worse. Make the 9 hours AT the rest facility, instead of "arriving at", and I'd prefer 10 hours rest versus 9. Tighten up the duty time/legs ratio so that the duty day ratchets down starting at fewer legs. Go to 9 hours flight time, versus 10...

OTOH, it could get much worse very easily. It could very easily be tweaked to go in the other direction and be worse than what we have now.

Nu