Commercial Aviation questions

[Golfer]

Originally posted by ChickenHawk

My question is, is what I experienced normal?  I don't fly enough to compare it to much so I was curious if I just had a couple bad flights.  After we landed in Baltimore on the first flight, the crew was talking excitedly so I'm guessing it was a little unusual but I'm not sure.

Anyone else have such a ride?

Sounds like the turbulence you'd get when you're flying from a jet core to the slower moving air around it.  There's going to be a pretty good shear (in some cases in excess of 100kts) and you'll be bumped around pretty well.  The good news is (and what makes it likely in your case) if you can get into one and ride it from West to East...you're going to have a very high groundspeed.  I've got a picture of a buddy doing over 700kts GS in a B-737.  zooooooooom.

There is also Clear Air Turbulence and you can't really do much to predict it like you might for days when there's a lot of convective activity such as a summer afternoon when it's usually always bumpy at least at some altitudes from the warm air rising.

I read raiders post...doesn't seem to answer your question.  It's not a normal flight thing, but it happens.  You're riding in a big aluminum pressurized dildo going 500mph...excuse the bumps

[texace]

Originally posted by Golfer
I read raiders post...doesn't seem to answer your question.  It's not a normal flight thing, but it happens.  You're riding in a big aluminum pressurized dildo going 500mph...excuse the bumps

Sig material!

[Debonair]

A couple of days ago I was in smooth as a baby's butt 60kt winds.
On the decent into a field that was reporting calm winds there was nothing to report for bumps, shear, etc.
This happened twice (was an X/C round trip.  1:25 outbound [could have done the flying backwards thing except I was on an IFR clearance], 0:30 back), but a few miles away was a report of moderate turbulence.
Sometimes you get lucky

[Bogie603rd]

Originally posted by RAIDER14
no but I do work at the new Frontiers Of Flight Musuem at Love Field so I hear a lot of stories from war veterans and pilots...

 WHOAH MY JOE!!! I live only 20 miles south of Love Field!!! I still remember when the tuskege airmen were there (Is it spelled correctly?)

 Remember, Wright is Wrong! -Southwest Airlines (HQ Love Field)

[Golfer]

I flew a 172 to an interview with a charter outfit a few weeks ago.  There were a few firsts...

The first time I've had in excess of 160kts Groundspeed in a 172 in cruise on my way there.

The first time it's taken me almost 2 hours to get from the Ohio river to Columbus in a 172 on my way back.

Above 4000' the ride was smooth as silk.  Below 4000' with the hills doing their thing and the wind shearing the ride was terrible.  50+kt winds aloft with 20kt surface winds...yee haw!

Oh yeah one more first...the first time I was hired to fly a jet ::happy dance:: still waiting for a date to go to school.

[nuchpatrick]

I remember one trip from back from Balt. back to Orl.  on a 737  we had the jitters the whole way back..  Seems we were fighting a easterly jet stream, poor pilot couldn't get us to any clean air it ended after about 3 hours of turbulence!!

[texace]

I can say I've never had any bad turbulence flying east or west. The most I've felt was probably when I was flying to College Station in a Mooney M20E "Super 21." It was a bit bumpy then.

But I've never had bad turbulence in large airliners. The occasional bump, yeah, but nothing serious. Must be Midwestern air.

[RAIDER14]

Which plane do you think will be more successful?


7e7

or


A380

[texace]

As a cargo carrier, the A380.

As a people mover, the 787.

[RAIDER14]

Does American Airlines have orders for 7e7s?

[Dago]

Originally posted by RAIDER14
Does American Airlines have orders for 7e7s?

It hasnt been called the 7e7 for at least a year, it is the 787 and has many orders.

For an expert, you are kinda behind times.  Catch up dangit or we gonna recall your expert hat.

And by the way, Northwest has an initial order in for 18, due to start service in mid 2008.

[RAIDER14]

AIRLINE 787 PREVIEWS


Korean Air


Northwest

[Dago]

Boeing has orders from something like 27 airlines for about 380 787s.

[RAIDER14]

so the 787 is replaceing the 767 or the 757

[1K3]

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