Crazy Headwinds
Feb 19, 2011 | 2:53 pm
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Feb 19, 2011 | 3:52 pm
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From the current schedules:
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carrier | origin | destination | max | avg | min ---------+--------+-------------+-----+-------+----- CO | LAX | EWR | 320 | 312.5 | 299 UA | LAX | JFK | 330 | 320.7 | 318 CO | SFO | EWR | 332 | 322.4 | 310 UA | SFO | EWR | 333 | 333.0 | 333 UA | SFO | JFK | 345 | 333.0 | 319 carrier | origin | destination | max | avg | min ---------+--------+-------------+-----+-------+----- CO | EWR | LAX | 380 | 363.3 | 349 UA | JFK | LAX | 387 | 382.1 | 374 CO | EWR | SFO | 385 | 378.1 | 369 UA | EWR | SFO | 388 | 388.0 | 388 UA | JFK | SFO | 408 | 400.2 | 394
Feb 19, 2011 | 4:13 pm
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I've noticed a lot of CO's 737-900 westbound transcons have been diverting to Denver this week. Maybe this type isn't well suited for transcon flying? (The 737-800s haven't been diverting).
Feb 19, 2011 | 4:55 pm
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Can anyone confirm?
Feb 19, 2011 | 4:58 pm
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Yes, C
has both ER and non-ER -900s.
has both ER and non-ER -900s.
Feb 19, 2011 | 5:01 pm
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Feb 19, 2011 | 5:21 pm
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Yup. Outbound didn't clear but I had 7ABC to myself on the 757. With the winds flight time was 5.5. The return cleared at time of booking. After a handful of BF trips the past few months I can safely say I prefer the 757 to the 777
Feb 19, 2011 | 8:31 pm
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Feb 20, 2011 | 1:06 am
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Wow...I hadn't COnsidered the slower CO equipment. That really COmpounds their
ptimism.
Feb 20, 2011 | 1:21 am
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Thanks to fantastic tailwinds in winter I've had a 5.5 hour EWR-AMS flight. Yes, 5.5 all-in (take off to touch down).
That same winter there were reports of 3.5 hour SEA-EWR flights. When I flew SEA-EWR it took 4 hours. Still fast
Just last week I had a 6hr15min take off to touch down JFK-SEA flight (on DL, though).
-RM
That same winter there were reports of 3.5 hour SEA-EWR flights. When I flew SEA-EWR it took 4 hours. Still fast
Just last week I had a 6hr15min take off to touch down JFK-SEA flight (on DL, though).
-RM
Feb 20, 2011 | 10:15 am
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DCA crosswinds
Landing at DCA on a RJ was quite a ride yesterday (02/19.) Not sure which runway it was but we flew along the potomac and then had to do a short bank to line up the runway. The wind was so strong that we could barely finish the bank so we had to wave off. I don't think we were much higher than 100-200 ft from the ground.
We came back around and it was like deja-vu but the pilot was able to get one wheel down and then the other and then it was done. But it was a pretty rough ride. I was watching other planes land from the PC and it was the same thing for almost all of the other planes. Apparently, Jetblue cancelled some of their flights that day from DCA.
We came back around and it was like deja-vu but the pilot was able to get one wheel down and then the other and then it was done. But it was a pretty rough ride. I was watching other planes land from the PC and it was the same thing for almost all of the other planes. Apparently, Jetblue cancelled some of their flights that day from DCA.
Feb 20, 2011 | 10:26 am
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The winds here in DC yesterday were unreal! 
My friend and I were talking about what impact this would have on flights. I said probably little... but I hadn't thought about the RJs bouncing around in the breeze! 
Thanks for a real 'riders' perspective, atiger29!
My friend and I were talking about what impact this would have on flights. I said probably little... but I hadn't thought about the RJs bouncing around in the breeze! Thanks for a real 'riders' perspective, atiger29!
Feb 20, 2011 | 11:15 am
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It's a global phenomenon. Thai's ultra-longhaul LAX-BKK flight has taken 18 hours in the air recently. It was 15 hours in August.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/THA795/history
David
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/THA795/history
David