Troublesome types ?
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From: Despite the handle - am now about 10d east of 'BCN'
Troublesome types ?
Following a favourable but just about do-able ATC clearance last week, I was recounting to my (much younger) colleague my experience of a familarisation trip to LATCC circa 1987. My most vivid memory is of the sigh with which a BAC 1-11 was received as it transitted between sectors.
There were various comments about its inability to make clearances, speeds, levels etc etc - all in good humour I might add; but a definite sense of having to work to thread a 1-11 through the other traffic !
This got me thinking about the 21st century equivalents; if indeed there are any in this world of largely homogenous performance. I am very well aware that over-performance can cause the converse problem and also of the issues caused by the large russian a/c operations - but are there still troublesome types?
There were various comments about its inability to make clearances, speeds, levels etc etc - all in good humour I might add; but a definite sense of having to work to thread a 1-11 through the other traffic !
This got me thinking about the 21st century equivalents; if indeed there are any in this world of largely homogenous performance. I am very well aware that over-performance can cause the converse problem and also of the issues caused by the large russian a/c operations - but are there still troublesome types?
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From: YVR
good one flybhoy!
In addition to the others just mentiones........an A321s eems to perform as badly as an A340 when fully loaded.
Nothing worse than a 319 behind a 321 and trying to keep them spaced on Departure.
In addition to the others just mentiones........an A321s eems to perform as badly as an A340 when fully loaded.
Nothing worse than a 319 behind a 321 and trying to keep them spaced on Departure.
Sometimes people forget the stuff on the ground can be as troublesome as the stuff in the air...and before any smart-alecs chip in, saying "stop" isn't necessarily the answer
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From: Three steps from reality
Try an IL76 that just manages to scrape up to 2500, maybe even a whole 3000 feet about 25 miles from the departure runway, while the radar processor can't quite decide whether an up-arrow or down-arrow is appropriate.... Then he decides to accelerate and the down-arrow is right. Such a joy.
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From: uk
Any twin engined helicopter climbing on a single engine.
Any twin engined helicopter with both working,ploughing into a 60 kt headwind,for the ILS with a jet behind it.
Any aircraft that asks for push and start,with the baggage truck and steps still attached.
Any twin engined helicopter with both working,ploughing into a 60 kt headwind,for the ILS with a jet behind it.
Any aircraft that asks for push and start,with the baggage truck and steps still attached.