March 2, 201313 yr Anyone remember the 727 with stairs at the back, now that was an idea! The DC-9 and BAC 1-11 had them too. The Fokker 100/70 had an optional hinged forward door with integral stairs. The use of folding airstairs under a normal door made the weight and complexity of aft airstairs obsolete.
March 2, 201313 yr Author Wow, way to pollute our hobby with such divisive and unnecessary topics. Please take that talk somewhere else. If you must then hangar chat is a better place. Aimed at me (The OP) or...? -ANDY GREENFlight Diary Account : http://flightdiary.net/SpeedBird7735 Hours experience in Grob 115, 30 minutes in Grob 102 10 Hours in Grob 109 PLUS SOLO! 23rd November 2013!
March 2, 201313 yr Aimed at me (The OP) or...? No, the offending comment was removed by a moderator. The comment went of on a tangent completely unrelated to the topic or aviation. Chuck Biggins
March 3, 201313 yr Author No, the offending comment was removed by a moderator. The comment went of on a tangent completely unrelated to the topic or aviation. That's good then! -ANDY GREENFlight Diary Account : http://flightdiary.net/SpeedBird7735 Hours experience in Grob 115, 30 minutes in Grob 102 10 Hours in Grob 109 PLUS SOLO! 23rd November 2013!
March 3, 201313 yr Sorry, the stairs link here is a little tenuous bit I couldn't help myself... Their was a huge storm and delays were plentiful. Because of this the 777 was not at the gate but parked at some random place in the airport, so we had to take a bus. It was Slartibartfasting it down. I refused the clear plastic rain mac the bus stewardess was giving out. It was novel to have to climb the air stairs as the view was great. I never noticed the rain maybe because the stairs were also covered in a plastic rain shield. This was last year at VHHH so stairs are still a useful addition. Shame that GSX doesn't have plastic rain macs on their stairs when it's raining but I digress
March 3, 201313 yr In my video at , you can see some of the GSX features (mainly the pushback truck etc, I was using a boarding jetbridge) early on in the video. It's PMDG 737, but shows some of the use of GSX. I had rear boarding stairs attached to the 737 too, but didn't get many good shots of it apart from the opening. Oh yeah and guys putting bags into the hold with conveyor belts in the opening shot too The guy with paddles helping you park the jet at the end of the video is also from GSX. Trent Hopkinson, 2015 Crewmember of www.mangrove.com.au WorldFlight sim Youtube channel www.youtube.com/user/musicalaviator
March 4, 201313 yr Of you can ask them to jump.. Funny story: I had a dream last night that to board a B744, I had to jump in the flaps then the aileron to get on the wing and board through the door on the wing. I got up there and the aileron kept moving up and down making it harder - makes boarding a little more interesting right? RyanAir's new boarding policy? Jarrad Symes Perph, Western Australia
March 4, 201313 yr RyanAir's new boarding policy? Don't be surprised if that comes into affect soon :lol: - Luke Pabari
March 4, 201313 yr Don't be surprised if that comes into affect soon :lol: Each failed attempt costs 50quid lol Jarrad Symes Perph, Western Australia
March 4, 201313 yr I assume they didn't care about gas prices and weight in 1963. Was than when it was .25 a gallon? Cheaper than water? Yep, that was the 60s... I am surprised RyanAir hasn't asked to duct tape passengers to the wings, but charge double for an un-obstructed views of your final destination. Jhan M. Jensen KOGD / KSLC Beta Tester: PMDG [MD-11, 747v2(LCF/-8), J41, NGX, 777, 747v3], FlightBeam [KSFOhd, KMSPhd], PacSim [KSLC, KRNO], Turbulent Designs [KIDA, TerraFlora, KGFI], Drezweicki Designs [Patches], Aerosoft [Airbus A32X Professional], Microsoft [FS98, FS2000, FS2002, FS9, FSX], Fly2K!
March 5, 201313 yr Was than when it was .25 a gallon? Cheaper than water? Yep, that was the 60s... I am surprised RyanAir hasn't asked to duct tape passengers to the wings, but charge double for an un-obstructed views of your final destination. You don't want to give Michael O'Leary ideas like that. He could market it as extra legroom seats!
March 5, 201313 yr RyanAir ... final destination Words I never thought I would see in the same sentence. Paul Smith.
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