Gate attendants are now responsible for flights that haven’t landed yet? Good to know! I’ll be sure to berate the next hapless airport employee I see for… not making sandwiches for my flight.
Quelle asshat!
Re: Flying the Unfriendly Skies
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 11:54 pm
by neonzx
Gosh, never seen Bill O' angry.... He has always been so stable.
Re: Flying the Unfriendly Skies
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 11:55 pm
by AndyinPA
I don't even have to watch that to know what it is.
Before there was a federal transportation mask mandate, individual U.S. airlines required customers to wear face coverings when flying. Those who refused were placed on airline “no-fly” lists — a tally that ballooned into the thousands amid pandemic-related conflict in the skies.
In the days since the mask mandate has fallen, several airlines have said they will consider allowing some of those passengers to return.
Some of the nation’s largest carriers are developing procedures to restore boarding privileges that were revoked for mask-related conflicts, a move that prompted outcry from the union representing workers who were on the front lines of enforcement. The decision comes after airlines and federal agencies spent more than a year developing deterrence and enforcement measures to battle confrontations often stemming from the mask requirement.
United Airlines, which has placed nearly 1,000 people on its no-fly list during the pandemic, will consider reinstatements on a case-by-case basis, with executives noting that those whose behavior escalated beyond refusing to wear a mask might still be banned. United President Brett Hart said Thursday the carrier would take a “thoughtful approach” to evaluating each case.
They broke the law; they hurt people; they caused major disruption to flying, but all good now?
Re: Flying the Unfriendly Skies
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2022 2:54 pm
by raison de arizona
Co-worker flew from NYC to SF last weekend, all masks, the mandate was still in effect. He flew back to NYC from SF yesterday though, and he reported about 75% mask usage still on the flight. Which is... nice? More than what I thought we'd be seeing. But considering the origination and destination, perhaps not the best indicator.
Re: Flying the Unfriendly Skies
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 10:51 am
by Volkonski
Strike causes chaos at Amsterdam airport as holiday begins
Amsterdam's Schiphol airport urged travellers to stay away for several hours on Saturday as a strike by ground personnel at the start of a school holiday caused chaos at Europe's third-busiest airport.
"The terminal is too full at the moment ... Schiphol is calling on travellers not to come to the airport anymore," airport authorities said in a statement issued shortly before noon (1000 GMT).
Almost three hours later the airport said passengers were welcome again but would still face long waiting times and possible delays or cancellations.
Police closed down highway exits to the airport briefly on Saturday afternoon as lines at departure gates stretched out of the airport buildings.
Re: Flying the Unfriendly Skies
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 10:52 am
by Volkonski
Re: Flying the Unfriendly Skies
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 3:55 pm
by Volkonski
Re: Flying the Unfriendly Skies
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2022 11:56 am
by Estiveo
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NYT via Joe My God:
The Federal Aviation Administration has found that Trevor Jacob, a daredevil YouTuber who posted a video of himself last year parachuting out of a plane that he claimed had malfunctioned, purposely abandoned the aircraft and allowed it to crash into the Los Padres National Forest in Southern California.
In a letter to Mr. Jacob on April 11, the F.A.A. said he had violated federal aviation regulations and operated his single-engine plane in a “careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another.”
The agency said it would immediately revoke Mr. Jacob’s private pilot certificate, effectively ending his permission to operate any aircraft. Reached by email on Wednesday, Mr. Jacob appeared unaware of the F.A.A.’s ruling and replied, “Where’d you get that information?”
Phoenix520 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 24, 2022 1:36 pm
Mentour Pilot is cool!
He is a senior pilot at one of the European budget airlines and also responsible for their pilot training.
His main channel is Mentour Pilot with educational stuff and industry news, target viewers pilots and student pilots and aspiring pilots.
Also explains airline desasters from a technical perspective using the accident investigation reports https://m.youtube.com/c/MentourPilotaviation/
AndyinPA wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 6:29 pm
We've actually been to most places, but not St. Catherine's. We've been through the St. Lawrence Seaway as far as Montreal from the Atlantic; now we will get to do the rest of it. It's spectacular scenery.
This is the Viking cruise ship going through the flight locks of the Welland Canal.
AndyinPA wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 6:29 pm
We've actually been to most places, but not St. Catherine's. We've been through the St. Lawrence Seaway as far as Montreal from the Atlantic; now we will get to do the rest of it. It's spectacular scenery.
This is the Viking cruise ship going through the flight locks of the Welland Canal.
That's pretty impressive. I wonder why they don't have bumpers hung all along the length of the ship to avoid scratching the paint.
Why are there no throngs of passengers hanging from the rails to observe this interesting part of the journey? You'd think this was a high point of the trip, not unlike transiting the Panama Canal. Was there a warning that they were at risk of being pelted with Molson's bottles by unruly locals irate at a recent hockey loss?
AndyinPA wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 6:29 pm
We've actually been to most places, but not St. Catherine's. We've been through the St. Lawrence Seaway as far as Montreal from the Atlantic; now we will get to do the rest of it. It's spectacular scenery.
This is the Viking cruise ship going through the flight locks of the Welland Canal.
That's the new Viking Cruise ship going through. It's one of their new small expedition ships, 378 guests. Our Vantage ship has only 177 guests, so even smaller. We love Viking, but we set this trip up because we had to use vouchers from and a land trip that we canceled because of Covid. Either ship, we are really looking forward to it.
AndyinPA wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 6:29 pm
We've actually been to most places, but not St. Catherine's. We've been through the St. Lawrence Seaway as far as Montreal from the Atlantic; now we will get to do the rest of it. It's spectacular scenery.
This is the Viking cruise ship going through the flight locks of the Welland Canal.
That's pretty impressive. I wonder why they don't have bumpers hung all along the length of the ship to avoid scratching the paint.
Why are there no throngs of passengers hanging from the rails to observe this interesting part of the journey? You'd think this was a high point of the trip, not unlike transiting the Panama Canal. Was there a warning that they were at risk of being pelted with Molson's bottles by unruly locals irate at a recent hockey loss?
There’s always a danger of unruly locals irate at a hockey loss!
AndyinPA wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 6:29 pm
We've actually been to most places, but not St. Catherine's. We've been through the St. Lawrence Seaway as far as Montreal from the Atlantic; now we will get to do the rest of it. It's spectacular scenery.
This is the Viking cruise ship going through the flight locks of the Welland Canal.
That's pretty impressive. I wonder why they don't have bumpers hung all along the length of the ship to avoid scratching the paint.
Why are there no throngs of passengers hanging from the rails to observe this interesting part of the journey? You'd think this was a high point of the trip, not unlike transiting the Panama Canal. Was there a warning that they were at risk of being pelted with Molson's bottles by unruly locals irate at a recent hockey loss?
Can't speak to the hockey loss, but I'd bet it went through during Covid.
I hung out all day on a ship that was going through the Panama Canal. It's one of the most amazing cruise days ever. And on Viking, people were all over the outside of the ship going through the Strait of Gibraltar.
Re: Flying the Unfriendly Skies
Posted: Thu May 05, 2022 8:13 am
by jemcanada2
I can’t wait to hear about your cruise, Andy! Lots of locals here are very excited about the cruise ships going through the canal.
Re: Flying the Unfriendly Skies
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 3:59 pm
by Volkonski
A new viral TikTok shows a woman on a plane incoherently ranting about free speech while hurling homophobic slurs and praising Elon Musk as she is kicked off the aircraft.
The incident occurred on a flight out of West Palm Beach airport in Florida. It's not clear what initially caused the woman to be booted from the plane, but the TikTok user who originally posted the footage claimed it was over racist and homophobic comments she made.
It showed the woman delivering an unhinged rant about masks, China and Elon Musk being "the king"—Elvis would like a word, ma'am—while hurling homophobic slurs and profanity at nearby passengers.
She then gloated about making the entire plane late before warning the United States was turning into China and mocking passengers for wearing masks.
Re: Flying the Unfriendly Skies
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 7:35 pm
by chancery
johnpcapitalist wrote: ↑Wed May 04, 2022 11:05 am
That's pretty impressive. I wonder why they don't have bumpers hung all along the length of the ship to avoid scratching the paint.
I'm curious too. My inexpert guesses are (i) there isn't enough room for a bumper large enough absorb enough energy to do any good, and (ii) a safe passage depends on maintaining a straight course; contact with anything on the side runs the the risk of imposing a sideways force, which you don't want.
Any engineers care to chime in?
Re: Flying the Unfriendly Skies
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 9:26 pm
by AndyinPA
Not an engineer (married to one), but I've gone through lots of locks from the local ones on the rivers here, to rivers in Europe, to the Panama Canal, and the ships move very slowly and carefully. It's been a few years, but I seem to remember bumpers in the locks themselves.
Re: Flying the Unfriendly Skies
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 9:55 pm
by chancery
I've spent some pleasant hours watching watching canal boats traverse locks at the southern portion of the modern Erie Canal. The boats were quite a bit smaller than the locks, and so bumpers served a useful purpose. You obviously wouldn’t want to play canal-boat-bumper-pool inside a lock, but there was a little room to bounce around if necessary.
With such a large vessel, and so few inches to spare on either side, I don’t see how bumpers would help, and can imagine that they would be problematic. I think you might rather have long smooth low-friction panels, rather than anything with a rebound.
Watched a couple of time lapse videos of big ships going through the Panama Canal, and there did seem to be quite a few long smooth panels.
Re: Flying the Unfriendly Skies
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 9:58 pm
by AndyinPA
Yeah, I would agree that bumpers is not quite the word.
Re: Flying the Unfriendly Skies
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 10:41 pm
by RTH10260
Ships, starting with medium sized yachts, have bow and stern thrusters to help maneuver sideways. Usually operated from the bridge. I have seen the owner of avyacht operaating them by remote control while while working at the side of the boat (handling lines). It's my best guess that on the large ships cruise liners or cargo carriers there are distance measurement points along the vessel just above the water line and a computer keeping the ship centered in the canal. Much too fine work than a captain could work from the bridge with manual controls.
Re: Flying the Unfriendly Skies
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 10:52 pm
by AndyinPA
I'm not sure if it's 100 percent true, but pilots often come on the boat/ship so that it's not actually the captain who is taking the boat/ship through the canal.
