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      midwestpa24 replied to the thread Commercial airline boarding.
      I was thinking it was a CNBC or someother business channel show that was an hour long show about how airlines operate.
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      midwestpa24 replied to the thread F35 down and missing in SC.
      I don't know if it was mentioned here or not, but I've read it elsewhere. The accident aircraft was an F-35B, the VTOL model. The VTOL...
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      midwestpa24 replied to the thread Commercial airline boarding.
      The big three airlines, as we all know, use some complicated, computer generated, fare structure that the CEO even admitted no one...
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      midwestpa24 replied to the thread Commercial airline boarding.
      That has been one of the many critical parts of the SWA business model along with other factors By reducing gate times, SWA aircraft...
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      It has a lot more to do with the airspeed of the aircraft. 6,000 fpm descent in a 172 at 70 knots is near vertical. In a 737 at 500...
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      midwestpa24 replied to the thread ForeFlight iPad Notice.
      As much as I love being an Android user, there is a reason why Apple gets the best of Garmin and Foreflight. Their IOS is consistent...
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      midwestpa24 replied to the thread ForeFlight iPad Notice.
      The email I received said this: Beginning later this year, iOS/iPadOS 16 will become the minimum-supported operating system for new...
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      midwestpa24 replied to the thread ForeFlight iPad Notice.
      Hmmm, hadn't seen that. I still use my iPad Mini 4, but I only use it for Foreflight. I've never noticed any issues with it, not even...
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      The AWOS/ASOS is constantly reporting. However the METAR data is only updated hourly. It would really be a matter changing a setting...
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      midwestpa24 replied to the thread Commercial airline boarding.
      There is a term for the people that crowd the gate during boarding, Gate Lice.
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      midwestpa24 replied to the thread F35 down and missing in SC.
      The news articles also discuss a second F-35, his wingman. I'm surprised his wingman didn't track the aircraft after he ejected.
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      midwestpa24 replied to the thread Reno midair.
      I never knew there was so much bottled up hostility about the Reno Air Races. Its a free country, or at least it used to be. Let them...
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      midwestpa24 replied to the thread F35 down and missing in SC.
      I would assume even stealth fighters still have transponders and use them when flying in the US for ATC purposes. I've seen some even...
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      METARs, the source of your online weather, are usually updated once per hour unless there is a significant change in weather. Just...
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      midwestpa24 replied to the thread Emergency Descents.
      Just my two cents, but I think we are confusing the ACS maneuver "Emergency Descent" with the POH "In-Flight Fire". These are two...
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