Interesting paint job.

Written on 2024年 03月 02日

Sweet shot.

Written on 2024年 02月 24日

Great shot, John.

Many years ago, I worked a FedEx MD-11 at the Indy hub. Left Indy for Anchorage and then Tokyo, I was an international checker for the containers going to Tokyo. I will never forget just how big these birds are when looking up at them from the ramp. It is a totally different perspective than looking out at an aircraft from a passenger terminal gate.

Written on 2024年 02月 24日

Nasty day but fantastic picture.

Written on 2024年 02月 24日

FYI - Members are not delusional with comments about "Doug". That user's posts have been removed due to his account being suspended by the site.

Written on 2024年 01月 29日

Great shot Jared! With each nacelle being as big as the fuselage of the 737, I am always impressed with the size of those boys.

Written on 2024年 01月 19日

Great picture. When people complain about their electric bills, I wonder how many realize this routine maintenance of the power grid?

Written on 2024年 01月 09日

@John - Great picture. Timing is everything. Dark enough to capture the headlight on the fuselage is really cool.

Written on 2024年 01月 09日

@Brian - Yes, it appears to be a mismatch. However, the MD-11 had already been developed and was in production when McDonnell Douglas and Boeing merged in 1997. Boeing never changed the MD-11 designation and the last deliveries happened in 2001.

Written on 2024年 01月 09日

It depends on several factors. Obviously, the weather conditions play a huge factor but it also depends upon the actual deicing fluid being used. As you point out, it can take a long time to get from the gate to take-off. Given past accident investigations involving that issue, many airports have deicing pads close to the runways now. These pads also help efficient airport operations as the deicing trucks don't have to roam around from one gate to another. The planes all have to get to the runways, so it makes sense to have stationary pads near the runways.

Written on 2024年 01月 09日