WESTBOUND flights
Oct 10, 1999 | 11:21 pm
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WESTBOUND flights
Just got off a flight YYZ - YVR and flight time was 5:10 compared to normal 4:20, pilot said it was headwinds and he also said flight to YYZ are early by 45 mins....just found this very weird.
Regards,
Empress
Regards,
Empress
Oct 11, 1999 | 3:45 am
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Between now and mid November (then again next April-May) the jet stream will be stronger. This is the prevailing northern hemisphere wind that blows from west to east. Last Saturday, on ORD-YVR, we were late by about 30 minutes due to 100+ knot headwinds, even though we had taken a much more southerly route to avoid the worst of it. Had we gone directly through it, we would have experienced headwinds > 150 knots.
Regards,
Ken Hamer
Regards,
Ken Hamer
Oct 11, 1999 | 9:03 am
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A moderately interesting graphical view of this is available on Boeing's website...showing the 'range' of their offereings:
www.boeing.com/commercial/767-400er/rng.html
You can see how the range is shorter on westerly bound flight by the 'squished' circle.
Dorian
www.boeing.com/commercial/767-400er/rng.html
You can see how the range is shorter on westerly bound flight by the 'squished' circle.
Dorian
Oct 11, 1999 | 11:14 am
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Recently the winds have been very strong,
The in-flight time for YVR-YYZ is currently only 3 and a half hours !!! Unfortunately the flip flight is running around 5 hours.
Generally the YVR-YYZ is scheduled for around 4h 20min (total time) and the YYZ-YVR is scheduled for around 5h
The in-flight time for YVR-YYZ is currently only 3 and a half hours !!! Unfortunately the flip flight is running around 5 hours.
Generally the YVR-YYZ is scheduled for around 4h 20min (total time) and the YYZ-YVR is scheduled for around 5h
Oct 12, 1999 | 5:47 pm
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My flight PDX-ATL last week was 3:47 flying time, with 65-75 mph tailwinds.
The shortest direct ATL-PDX, ATL-LAX or EWR-PDX has been 5:15-5:30.
A few years ago, on a direct BWI-LAX, the headwinds were so strong we stopped to refuel in Linclon, NE.
The shortest direct ATL-PDX, ATL-LAX or EWR-PDX has been 5:15-5:30.
A few years ago, on a direct BWI-LAX, the headwinds were so strong we stopped to refuel in Linclon, NE.
