Interesting how the FAA (US government) banned flights in and out of Turkey, from the US, which no US airlines flies directly to; however, when there was an epidemic in Africa, “Ebola” (forgot what country it was)… not so much.

(Written on 2016年07月18日)(Permalink)

Oh btw, I still get United miles on Turkish airline when booking direct with them. United just don't get the revenue. If United improve their service, then they might get my money again. Until then, SWA and AA will get my money with occasional jet blue, frontier, and delta... And maybe even spirit. I vote with my money and support American companies 99% of the time. I am so sorry to hear you live in fear of Muslims. They will not stop me from living life.

(Written on 2016年06月18日)(Permalink)

WOW! landed on a 4000 ft. My question, why is he still on the runway, unloading people, unless the plan is overweight for taxi ways or did he call an emergency, which they are waiting for FAA to clear them to move the plane? Yeah, check out United from New Orleans to Houston..... via MSY > IAH (break off from approach) > CLL (go-around, ceiling to low) > AUS (to refuel and wait) > IAH Had a friend on that flight. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL740/history/20160527/2013Z/KMSY/KIAH

(Written on 2016年06月16日)(Permalink)

Mary susan Watkins, if you were a pilot, you would understand that Lance De Foa wasn't being pompous, but being inquisitive on what might have happen and what he might have done at the start, if he was in that predicament. The people who lost their life in this plane crash, should have been avoided. Pilots speculating and having a discussion on the topic, helps other pilots to be aware of their situation and what options they could have taken, even before the facts come out. Actually being in the pilot shoes in that situation and talking about it “arm chairing” after the fact, with few facts, is totally different; however, it gets the pilot community thinking about safety and situation awareness. I believe most of us here on this site, feel sad for these families that were involved in this accident. RIP

(Written on 2016年06月15日)(Permalink)

Double check the metar and listen to atc archive. Winds was mostly from 110 varying from 90-120. I think flightaware and weather underground has the history.

(Written on 2016年06月10日)(Permalink)

No shit! I use to fly Continental about 90% of the time and could go non-stop to most cities from Houston. Then they bought, aka merged with United, and moved the headquarters to Chicago, which wasn’t a good move, as higher cost of living and crime, but then again, I believe Continental was the company bailing out United. Now, booking a flight from Houston, United doesn’t even come up on my radar. Their non-stop flights are usually $100-$200 higher than the rest of the airlines, if it not already booked up, since using a smaller plane. I couldn't even book a same plane 1 stop or non-stop to Anchorage last year, which was a staple in the past, depending on what time of the year, for the non-stop. Another pisser is that United removed their non-stop Houston to Paris, and now we get saddle using Dulles, Chicago, or Newark, as a connection to Europe. Oh I can fly to London, Amsterdam, or Frankfurt non-stop, but not Paris.... but even those flights are higher price than other air

(Written on 2016年06月10日)(Permalink)

Yep I saw that too; however, it comes down to this, we are the pilots and should let ATC know what we are thinking or wanting. I am a low time pilot, 450 hours, since 2007. When I was taken lessons for my pilot license, we visited the Tower at MSY, which I received the best advice for ATC, "let us know what you want, as we can't read your thoughts." There is more to this conversation, but that was the main point. ATC is going to do what they do, follow their processes, unless you ask for something different. 2 years later coming in from Houston to New Orleans (KMSY), same day has the Hudson River Miracle, MSY was landing on 10 (from the west, heading east) and departing from 01 (departing to the north), with the winds out of 010 (from the north)blowing 20-25 knots. I was in a piper PA28-180, coming into land 10, with 20 knot crosswind. Let just say, I called a go-around. When tower acknowledge, tower asked, is there something we can do for you. I came back, I would like to

(Written on 2016年06月10日)(Permalink)

Live ATC has good audio for this flight.... Pilot was told to go-around for 4, due to traffic behind, then two go-arounds for 35. winds from 90 to 110... crosswind and tailwind. Live ATC starts around 17:30 (around the 10 minute mark... 17:40ish) clip around for the go-around for 4... then the archive at 18:00 has the rest. http://www.liveatc.net/archive.php KHOU and look up 17:30 and 18:00 for 6/9

(Written on 2016年06月09日)(Permalink)

Interesting flight pattern over Hobby. Wonder if something happen to the pilot or had issues with the plane... or maybe wind. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N4252G/history/20160609/1511Z

(Written on 2016年06月09日)(Permalink)