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03-15-2021, 05:54 PM
#1771
I Pass the Butter
Joined APC: May 2017
Posts: 555
The other day, BFL-DFW felt pretty long. So did ORD-SLC. So I was curious and looked it up. Straight shot circle map shows my longest has been PHX-MSN. It's 1213nm circle route, even longer by the time you fly the filed route. I can't imagine another hour-ish on top of that to SBA. OMA-PHX with a 158kt direct headwind was pretty bad.
03-16-2021, 04:46 AM
#1776
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2006
Position: FOD
Posts: 538
The longest I had in duration was, ironically, a DEN-RAP flight. Normally those block at less than an hour, but this was on the first snowstorm of the year and Denver was particularly derailed. We pushed back from the gate and sat for three hours before even starting an engine. Then they needed the gate so we parked at a pad to wait to get in line for deicing. Deicing was a complete circus. Passengers were all understanding, but I could see how that could have turned bad. When it was all said and done we blocked over 6 hours on that leg. This was obviously before the passenger bill of rights or whatever they have now. I also remember it being the day that United was parking their last 737 because that plane got caught up in the storm too, but got "VIP" status from atc.
03-16-2021, 07:07 PM
#1778
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2019
Posts: 516
Still here. Still alive. Still wouldn’t trade any of it.
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