MYT DC10s withdrawn

[MAN777]

Heard rumour today, MYTs DC10.10s are to be withdrawn from service Tuesday posn MAN - Exeter for storage. Any truth in this ?

[Nightmale]

MAN777:

You've certainly got your finger on the pulse, next you'll be telling us all about the Wright brothers!!

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[EGTE]

All 3 MYT DC-10-10s due at Exeter Tuesday PM. That should block out the sunlight at Broadclyst!

[chiglet]

EGTE..I have a photy of all four MYT MD11s at Manch taken 3 weeks ago :ok: wot's happened to 'tother one?:confused:
we aim to please, it keeps the cleaners happy

[Fraudsquads]

I know these 3 aren't gonna be all that heavy but when the Air Transat L1011 first arrived it made quite a mess if the apron so I'm told.

Is the old concrete northside gonna stand up to these 10's?

Chiglet, the DC10-30 is not entering hibernation at EGTE hence why only 3 of them are visiting my backyard.

I quite fancy a wander round them if anyone can arrange it.

Their arrival tomorrow explains why Elvis and his friends appear to have been parked around the corner.

Anyone know what time they are likely to shake my office to pieces on finals?

Cheers
FS

[MAN777]

Nightmale

Ooops, must of been out of the country when this was first mentioned.
Shame all the same, I will miss that line of blue tails waiting for work. !

Flew on one 2 years ago as a pleasure flight, Man airport hired it to take airport workers on a circular route taking in approach and go arounds at the newly acquired, Humberside and East Midlands airports.

As a side note, I understand the ex Monarch DC10 at MAN is about to be cut up in situ on the west apron, forward fusalage and cockpit to be preserved in the viewing park.

[bagpuss lives]

I'll kind of miss the DC-10's in all their glory - and in a funny sort of way.

The remote stands and Pier C simply won't look the same without them :D

Apologies if I've missed it already on the thread but are they planning to return them into service next summer? Or is this the last goodbye?

Anyone close to 'TE who takes pictures of this sort of thing - I'd appreciate it if you could take a few snaps and maybe put 'em on the web somewhere for me and mine to nose at :) Thanks!

[josephshankes]

Slightly off subject but is Frank Wright still with MYT?

[EGTE]

Latest I've heard on arrival times at Exeter is 15:55L, 17:55L & 20:55L. Should be interesting for the last one parking northside in the dark!

[Stand 22]

The old girls are not exactly going quietly! G-TAOS is currently AOG with a U/S APU and it will not accept ground power from either the FEP or GPU. GTDTW is also AOG right now waiting for a part from LGW and will make the trip to EXT tomorrow after doing its now delayed MAN-MLA-MAN. G-DPSP was delayed 1hr 25 due to a crew shortage.

SP - MYT005P MAN2005z - EXT2100z
OS - MYT001P MAN1400z - EXT1455z
TW - MYT003P MAN0800z - EXT0900z - 01OCT

Regards,

[Big Tudor]

G-TOAS is due to leave MAN today at 14:00z, G-DPSP leaves later this evening then G-TDTW leaves MAN tomorrow morning.

Niteflite - No return to service planned. When TW leaves MAN tomorrow that will be the last time you will be bothered by MYT DC10-10's although the 10-30 will remain for a while yet.:{

[BAe 146-100]

Hi,

What will happen to the routes where a DC-10 is needed? Will G-BYDA cover these flights?

Thanks
BAe 146-100

[woderick]

146

What does the term Reduction in Capacity mean to you ?

After SS03 is over DA is designated as "Wide Body Backup" and should not fly that often however .................

[Whispering Giant]

First one of MYT DC10's laded in EXT @ 1600z and is now parked on the northside of the airfield.
Looked a fine sight as she came in - with full flap's and slat's out

rgds

W.G

[bagpuss lives]

Big Tudor - I don't think any of us were ever "bothered" by the 10's :)

I think most of us can safely say that they are/were "true" aeroplanes in the old sense of the word - perhaps the last of a dieing bunch. Noisy, dirty but almost mystical beasts that were a pleasure to watch and hear :)

Gimme a DC-10 over an A330 anyday :D

[stormin norman]

A sad loss indead and along with concorde perhaps the final nail in the coffin for the Flight Engineers (stage coach drivers)in the Uk.

[Fraudsquads]

Since they are apparently retiring from MYT service on arrival at EXT is there any significance to MYT001,003 & 005P flight numbers. Would they all be odd numbers as ex MAN or are they simply leaving room in the chart for returns to MAN in MYT colours?

TAOS is rather lonely sat across the far end of Rwy33 alone. Hopefully her sisters will join her soon.

If anyone wants to see a photo of them I'm sure they will be posted at Photos & Movements at Exeter (http://www.xair.fsnet.co.uk) in the near future.

FS

[Stand 22]

DA will be covering some of the flights, the rest will be subbed to Air Atlanta and European so I'm told.

http://www.flightsimnetwork.com/dcforum/User_files/3f79eb7519f47b80.jpg

Regards,

[Fraudsquads]

The 2nd has just arrived on stand southside at EXT where I guess she will stay til the morning when 3rd bird arrives and the crew will move her northside to join TAOS.

to put EGTE's mind at rest. She didn't have to make her way north in the dark!!!

[U/S President]

BAe 146-100: What will happen to the routes where a DC-10 is needed? Will G-BYDA cover these flights?
We could use the A320s, or the A321s, or the B757s, or the B767s, or the A330-200s, or the A333-300s, or yes G-BYDA. If the MyTravel fleet allows for one thing, it’s choice :uhoh:. A lot of people forget that, unlike the DC10-30, the DC10-10 is a short-haul aircraft.

As woderick said, due to capacity reduction, it’s more a case of these three DC10-10s plus N571RY (http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=N571RY&distinct_entry=true) that was retired in May not being need at all. G-BYDA will be flying a long-haul programme this winter and I guess will be kept on as a long-haul standby aircraft for S04.

P.S. Should this thread not be in Airlines, Airports and Routes?

[coopervane]

The 10-30 is due a C check at FLS Manchester real soon so at least it will probably see next year. The nail in the coffin for the others is the thrust reverser mod which will cost more than the scrap value.

They might see a haj if some middle east operator can get a few hours out of them but it loos like re-cycle time.

Wont miss climbing up the number two to pour oil in!

Shame though.......not nice to see any aerplane broken up.

Coop & Wrecker bear.

[Duckbutt]

DC10 - feckin dangerous heap of junk, good riddance to them all. My qualifications for this opinion? Absolutely none other than a good mate was on the faulty Turkish plane from Paris 3rd March 1974. RIP Bob.

[Fraudsquads]

Here is a photo of the first 2 insitu at EGTE

http://www.xair.fsnet.co.uk/146s.jpg

Photo courtesy of Mike's Aviation Resource (Movements at Exeter)
http://www.xair.fsnet.co.uk/

(edited to add credits for the photo)

[GrahamK]

Im flying MYT277 on October 10th, which was a DC-10-10 flight last year. Will this flight now be operated by G-BYDA or subbed to another airline??
:confused: :confused:

[woderick]

MYT277/8 is a sub but to who I know not, presumably European or Air Atlanta 747 equipment. Air Scandic A300 is a possibility if the load is low but as nearly everything MYT is flying is full I guess it will be a 747

[GrahamK]

I understand yesterdays flights were operated by European 747-200. :)

[Stand 22]

The MYT277/278 on the 10th will be operated by a European 747.

Regards,

[ZRH]

Thats a sad photo of those two DC10s standing there like that.

We had a MYT DC10 buzz through Swiss airspace the other day and he was shunting. We had to move all the other British charter aircraft out of the way. Nice to have a classic aircraft like this on freq, even though he is not flying the almost standard m.79-m.80 that all the B738 and A320s do. Not that the european jumbo will be any slower:cool:

[DC10]

A sad end of an era.

With 3000+ hours on the DC10-30, I can honestly say I have never felt safer flying any other aircraft. The aircraft was just as comfortable flying 20 minute hops repositioning between Maui and Honolulu as it was operating 12 hour Honolulu - Hong Kong flights.

I'm now flying a new, modern, clean glass cockpit and I'd give it all up in a heartbeat to be flying the -10 again.

[lurkio]

Is there any connection between this thread and the ad in Flight International this week for UK based DC10 crews?