November 10, 20205 yr Wow! Interesting! Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
November 10, 20205 yr Will FedEx force the pilots to use the AP? (facepalm) Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
November 10, 20205 yr The distance between the two cities might be 18 miles, but in reality, the flight is much longer.
November 10, 20205 yr Author 5 hours ago, NormH3 said: but in reality, the flight is much longer. Yes, only because the the airliner has to line up on the ILS from about 20 miles away, nicely stable and established. No hot-dogging fighter pilot shenanigans for a break and visual landing, even if CAVOK IMHO. Still beats the socks of dozens of semi's stuck in the traffic queue for 10 hours or so at the border.. Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
November 10, 20205 yr Looks like the SID from Tijuana requires aircraft to cross the US border over the sea, instead of overland. Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
November 11, 20205 yr That’s pretty interesting, no downtime on that flight! Dave Current System (Running at 4k): ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F, Ryzen 7800X3D, RTX 5090, 55" Samsung Q80T, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, EVGA CLC 280mm AIO Cooler, Brunner CLS-E NG Yoke, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & Stick, Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant & Add-on, VirtualFly Ruddo+, TQ6+ and Yoko+, GoFlight MCP-PRO and EFIS, Skalarki FCU and MCDU
November 11, 20205 yr You'd think airlines don't ferry a/C for maintenance. Ie ba and virgin (before lgw closed) from LHR TO LGW and vice versa. Commonly known as a ferry. Same as easy / tom/ ryr etc etc doing position to operate sectors due AOGs at a base for example. Hence being called a 'positioner' Two different types of flights. LTN STN Man lpl Lgw ltn stn All are the same 15 min flights Etc etc etx. Ferries / positioners Are common place every single day. Just the unqualified spotters don't realise it happens. hell airlines even use specific callsigns for it. 9xxx and 8xxp for example at easy and virgin for example. It was always a good interview question for ops to ask the candidate what's the difference between a 'ferry' and a 'positioning' sector is. Then get them to explain it. It's a question that sorts the men from the boys in my game to see how detailed an answer and what example they give. Edited November 11, 20205 yr by fluffyflops
November 12, 20205 yr Author A valid and informative argument, fluffy. (Great new (old) avatar BTW! ). I suppose a difference is that the FedEx flight (hopefully!) earns revenue both ways rather than making a flight which will ultimately earn revenue on a future leg. If I've understood a positioner correctly. As you know I'm not a real pilot or a dispatcher Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
November 13, 20205 yr 10 hours ago, HighBypass said: A valid and informative argument, fluffy. (Great new (old) avatar BTW! ). I suppose a difference is that the FedEx flight (hopefully!) earns revenue both ways rather than making a flight which will ultimately earn revenue on a future leg. If I've understood a positioner correctly. As you know I'm not a real pilot or a dispatcher In summer we flew positioning sectors to cover seasonal MCOs Lgw man lgw Man bfs man Gla man gla Bfs gla bfs As well as the sectors in the Caribbean that John has mentioned. We still do with bgi, anu, gnd etc etc All of these are 'positioning' sectors because there is a revenue sector after it. As well as the short Lhr/Lgw flights and lhr ams, zsam, eddf in the past for C and D checks and heavy maintenance. Those would be a 'ferry' sectors. Now you know, for when you get asked the difference between a ferry and positioning flight. 😁 Edited November 13, 20205 yr by fluffyflops
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