Aviation BS and Photo Thread

That sounds fun, never really understood how turbines work but it would be cool to work on stuff like that.

 

4 cycle - intake, compression, power, exhaust

Typical turbofan engine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se95JOn0DTY

 

Suck, squeeze, bang, blow.

 

Sometimes maintenance pushes airplanes...here's me (my view sitting in a TLD Tug TPX-500) getting ready to push a Pratt & Whitney powered Airbus 310-300 inside a hangar.

 

PT6A-20 Turboprop animation and then it all goes wrong

http://youtu.be/VsEbVYXLpR4

When things go right

http://youtu.be/arTG-TE8uio

 

Even with the correct wind (wind sock noted in back ground) I'd piss myself on this one!

 

Up and away in the 1959 C150. GA and a grass strip is my pick on most days.

 

I think most modern western aircraft are safe if maintained correctly. Same with operators...western owned with properly trained crews (can't stress this part enough) is high up on my list when choosing which airline to fly.

I gotta say IMO (an exception), I can't help but think of ValueJet when I hear people talk about Allegiant (G4). I recently paid more for a ticket on Southwest to avoid them...

Check out this link.
http://avherald.com/h?search_term=allegiant&opt=0&dosearch=1&search.x=0&search.y=0

 

I worked on this aircraft for a couple of years

http://youtu.be/-RhMGLGxdmg

 

Here is a slightly slanted article

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113877784

 

I hate to see mx sent to vendors especially to a 3rd world environment.

That said, I do have to question the relationship between the door snubber and the seal on the 737 NPR talks about.

I would only add that whoever holds the operating certicificate is held accountable for the work as much as (if not more) the provider

 

Malaysia. Asiana. Eva.

Avoid southeast Asian airlines pretty much all together if you can. Not racist, just a reality.

Singapore is a fantastic airline however.

 

http://www.37000feet.com/report/679...er-was-replaced-incorrectly-damaging-the-door

This guy's reason for an incorrect install which caused the door seal damage is pitiful.

Since this might have affected the proper operation and pressurization seal of the door, it should have been RII... So where was the inspector ? He probably hadn't performed this job before so he should have been trained (properly). OJT ?

aint nobody got time for that !!!

 

I was going to say Malaysian Air, but Google was interesting...
http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/BusinessTraveler/worlds-worst-airlines/story?id=8024779

 

Don't know about Song, but Jet Blue is a quality airline. Skywest now basically owns the world and is also a great airline.

Great Lakes is a little shotty, and Rebuplic is now folding. Spirit is supposed to be pretty good with amazing prices.

The FAA has really cracked down on poor maintenance and improper flight training. Part of this whole pilot shortage thing is due to the increased training requirements.


Again, Asia doesn't follow the same guidelines.

 

JetBlue is ok in my book.

Song was a no frill Delta expirement much like Ted was to United.

 

My least favorites were World and Tower Air. Those contract bastards only took me to shitty locations on planes that had at least one broken toilet, flat cushions, broken A/V systems, and bad HVAC.

"Freedom Bird" rides generally sucked.

 

I hate to hear that ... Allegiant just started flying out of VPS (Eglin AFB)

No bueno

 

Lowest Bidder wins with govmint contracts. LOL

Ive worked on a bunch of MD11s that World used to move troops with
Engine changes mostly but those planes smell like an armpit

 

Allegiant

Allegiant. I won't fly them. Nope.