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I watched some great clips a year ago from TNCM but now i forgot the sites webadress, there was both FS videos and real video clips of planes taking off and landing.OHN

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Hi Guys,The good news is that the pilot is ok. The bad news is that the F/A 18 is gone and the runway is scorched.Here's the link: http://www.newsobserver.com/front/story/34...p-3069690c.html

Source : Embraer.comEMBRAER 170 TO FLY FOR REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS Embraer today announced an order from Republic Airways Holdings for up to 50 EMBRAER 170 airliners. Under the agreement, 13 firm aircraft will begin delivery in the third quarter of 2004. Republic Airways Holdings also holds options on another 37 aircraft of the same model, with 12 to be confirmed by July 1. Delivery of the 13 firm aircraft will begin in the third quarter and continue through the first quarter 2005. The total value of the firm order at list price is US$ 325 million, with a potential value of US$ 1.25 billion if all options are converted.

Now I am just curious. I was watching the evening news tonight and their lead story was a Horizon Air Dash 8-400 that was struck by lightning shortly after take off from SeaTac (KSEA). What damage is likey to be done by a lightning strike? The news crew was so worked up over it you would have thought the plane was blown out of the sky! :-jumpy :-eekThe plane was reportedly only about 7 miles out when the strike happened and they turned around and came back into SeaTac.

Hi all,Just out of interest, does anyone know of any UK based operators operating with FAA (i.e. US) registered aircraft/flight crews?Thanks,ChrisEGKK

Is anyone planning to go? I Am :Dhttp://www.sun-n-fun.org/content/Bruno Francescoli :-waveStudent Pilot.KOPF PA28-161.

I found an interesting sitewww.aviationplanning.comIt was linked to in another forum somewhere. Mind you, they obviously have some serious "attitude" concerning the TSA and the US's issues with aviation security in the post 9/11 world. But some interesting points to note...The TSA has a lousy record of accountability, from the top down, in dealing with "poor performers", as does the FAA. The "good ol' boy" crowd is very alive and well in Washington.Many, many security holes still exist, with no real fixes in sight.Screening is of limited, questionable value as currently conducted.Cargo operations and airport infrastructure are noticably vulnerable.The Washington crowd (an…

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hi,I recently downloaded openoffice from www.openoffice.org and it is just like Microsoft office except free. It includes programs similar (very very similar) to Word, powerpoint, excel and more. It also lets you save in different formats as well as the .doc format that MS word uses so you can open an openoffice file in microsoft word or open an ms word file in openoffice. I have MS office XP but I really like open office and wish I had found open office before I forked down lots of $$$ for MS office xp. In fact I like openoffice so much that I am probably gonna continue using openoffice instead of Office xp. If you know how to use MS office's programs you'll certainly kn…

How do you determine the midway point between two coordinates? For example, how would I determine the middle point between 41.8677777, 87.2780555 (which is N41*52.04, W87*16.41) and 41.8677777, 87.2663888(which is N41*52.04, W87*15.59). I'm not very good at all this so please explain it as if you're talking to a newbie.Thank you very much.

Some people say it can and others say it can't.I personaly think that the 737 can't do this.The question. Can a 737 cross the Mid-Atlantic? I think it can't because if it could there would be airlines doing so. Or does it depend on the model and with what kind of optinon.Lets solve this problem! Konrad

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Hi,I'm training to be a flight attendant here in a few days and I'm learning all these smaller city codes :) I usually know why the letters are arranged the way they do as they usually stand for the city the airport is in, county, etc. I am stumped on these ones...Wilkes Barre/Scranton, PA (AVP) Totally confused.Portland, ME (PWM) Assuming P is Portland and M is Maine. What is W?Columbia, SC (CAE) C for Columbia, A at the end of Columbia. E???White Plains, NY (HPN) No clue.Williamsport, PA (IPT) Assuming all letters in the city, but I wanted to make sure.Thanks.Zach Herin

So how do they deliver the planes ?OK for the 747, A330, 767, no problem just fly them from the factory to anywhere in the world, but what about the short and medium range planes ? How do you get a Dash 8 from Bombardiers assembly plant in Montreal to the customer in Taiwan or Hawaii ? Just wondering.Mark.

Here is a bit of humor I got in an email, I do not recall seeing it posted here before, if it has, sorry. I am used to this in the simulation world but I sure hope I never see it in the real world!!!!Hope you enjoy!http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/68579.jpgPhilip Olsonhttp://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/supporter.jpg

Just bought this book:Propellerhead by Antony WoodwardRather than me trying to write a book review, I found one here (thanks to Google)http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2001/0...story303832.aspI've read about 1/4 of the book so far and I enjoy it thoroughly. Just a friendly tip to anyone looking for a good book to read :)

I have a question about which US carriers are able to operate international routes. If, in a hypothetical example, South West Airlines (SWA) wished to operate a flight from their KPHL hub to the UK (I know that they can't fly to EGLL, as per the Bermuda agreement), and if the countries (US and UK) agreed in their treaty to allow a further flight, could SWA operate that flight? They are not a "major" carrier, and I'm not sure what constitutes a "flag carrier", and whether "flag carriers" are the only ones permitted to operate internationally.Thanks,Bruce.

source : GlobeAndMail.ComThursday, March 18, 2004 - Page B2 " Where to start? How about Brazil, maker of the Embraer regional jets, which are moving up the value chain with bigger models and bagging more and more orders, thanks in no small part to fat government financial support (see World Trade Organization battles passim). In effect, the regional jet market, once owned by Bombardier, is bifurcated, with airlines now splitting their orders between the two companies. The buyers' goal is to keep both players alive, all the better to play the Canadians and Brazilians, and their governments, against each other. So long as this game persists, Bombardier's aerospace margins w…

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I flew on a Southwest 737-700 today and it was equipped with the longest winglets, at least 30-36 inches, I've ever seen. I never saw this on a 700 before and since I was one of the last off the plane I asked the pilot about them. He said SW has added them to about 30 of their 700 series planes and is planning to retro fit all their 700s with them. What is the benefit of the winglet?I never realized you can add these on after a plane is built but it does make me wonder why SW would go to the expense of adding them "in the field" and why Boeing doesn't see enough advantage to design them in.

Hi Avsim: today I took my discovery flight! The plane was a Cessna 172 Superhawk (180 HP) rented from Azalea Air here in Mobile, AL (www.azaleaair.com). My instructor is Jay Birch (avsim.com member jbpropilot), a CFI with almost 1500 hours experience. Jay and I work together at Global Tel*Link, a telecommunications company in Mobile. We took off from Brookley Field (KBFM) at approx. 11:30am today. I logged 1.1 on the Hobbs meter.Here I am in front of the plane:http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/67839.jpgJay let me taxi and takeoff...so no photos of that!Here is a shot of the panel during my flight. Notice Jay has covered up the artificial horizon. We were praticin…

From our online Boeing News this morning.... http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/68328.jpg

Do any of you know what type of Navigation/Anti-collision beacons can be used on top of fixed structures. I presume that there are specifications and classes to adhere to, but don't know where to start.I need to specifiy one of such units (it's actually going to be mounted on top of a flare stack (chimney) in Bahrain).Does anyone know what types I might need, and were to source one from a UK supplier ?Thanks_______RegardsChris Ehttp://www.circle-software.co.uk/php/html/images/logo.gifVisit http://www.circle-software.co.ukHome of X-Plane Photographic Scenery : England & Wales

Just posting to stay active ...JerryG