The one time I flew into Wellington (NZ), I could (just) see the runway from my seat on approach.
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The one time I flew into Wellington (NZ), I could (just) see the runway from my seat on approach.
Course steered vs course made good.
The most extreme 'crabbing' we did was when we were in the gulf stream. A good 4-5 kts of current will easily push an 18,500 ton submarine around. When crossing the stream, perpendicular to the current, we would steer as much as 25 degrees off course to make course good.
Just done a 7 and a half hour flight with American airlines, can't believe they had no entertainment systems on a flight of that distance
Just returned from South Africa with Mrs. Tree: we flew with Virgin Atlantic on a 787.
Premium Economy on the way out (Heathrow to Johannesburg) - ok. Better than BA premium economy, (Virgin plane was cleaner, more comfortable and the cabin staff were better than anything I've ever seen in BA livery) but not as good as Norwegian premium economy (much more legroom with Norwegian, and they are usually pretty cheap).
Upper Class on the way back - we paid £400 each to upgrade and it was worth it for the completely flat bed. For the first time ever on a flight I managed to get some sleep. Loads of extra space, no gormless fool in front of me reclining their seat and complimentary lounge access before the flight. Food was nothing special, nor was the wine... but who picks an airline specifically because of the food? One minor gripe with Virgin Atlantic Upper class is the fact that they expect you to pay extra to use wifi, which is bang out of order given the price of the seat.
Premium Economy on the way out (Heathrow to Johannesburg) - ok. Better than BA premium economy, (Virgin plane was cleaner, more comfortable and the cabin staff were better than anything I've ever seen in BA livery) but not as good as Norwegian premium economy (much more legroom with Norwegian, and they are usually pretty cheap).
Upper Class on the way back - we paid £400 each to upgrade and it was worth it for the completely flat bed. For the first time ever on a flight I managed to get some sleep. Loads of extra space, no gormless fool in front of me reclining their seat and complimentary lounge access before the flight. Food was nothing special, nor was the wine... but who picks an airline specifically because of the food? One minor gripe with Virgin Atlantic Upper class is the fact that they expect you to pay extra to use wifi, which is bang out of order given the price of the seat.
Every time I read this, I wonder why the Gulfstream has such great trouble with crosswinds... sorry for my confusion. Still a beautiful bird...
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Driving through Tex's neck of the woods today and saw an A380 in the flesh (departing GWB?). [Poor language removed] huge bird she is.
It's the only flight I can get to Manchester. It's horrible. Used to have more options of airlines and lots of planes with indivual choices of media. Getting less and less every time we fly.
They fly over AKL all the time. Think there are several routes and carriers who fly them here. They are pretty darn big!
I have a friend whose bother flies them for Emirates (or Ethihad, I can't remember) and he shows me pictures all the time, but seeing one in person is something else. That's a big airplane.
The C5 is a big bertha as well! And I have flown on one of those!
I even had free reign over one sat on the tarmac at Hickham AFB for 12 hours.
Saw a 787 departing Bush Intercontinental tonight, that's another big bird. Had no idea she was so big.
Ace planes to fly on the Dreamliners too. That was probably the long range one you saw.
WTF? I'm turning into a bad plane nerd like @Sharpys top lip
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That was DH 441 (Lufthansa) for Frankfurt. Huge jet.
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