Hi

That's me. The date of the movie is 12/12/2007.

I saw that TriStar two or three times at Jeddah.

You can see more photos of JED in:
nauticalmiles (dot) !!!!!!!! (dot) com

Hi CS-TMX

Didn`t know it was you, thanks for the great Tristar videos, I see that you are one of the lucky few who can still fly the beautiful machine.
By the way, great blog, very informative and great pictures.

Regards

Camilo

CS-TMX,

Could you please verify that the active controls was inoperative during the takeoff video?

No, they were working.
In the original file one can see that the outboard ailerons were set upwards even during taxi.
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/6...2007180pf4.jpg
Best regards:ok:

CS-TMX,

Thanks. Thought I saw something, but after looking at the video a second time it cleared up.

Carl

194AT
 

Is apparently grounded at JED after his tires were discovered to be showing canvas, worn through etc!

Hope they start looking harder at the aircraft!

Sooner or later Capt Berenji finds out....:}

Tires were showing canvas months ago in Amman.
A very detailed closer look is needed here.
Operating an aircraft overdue D checks and A/D's is just an accident waiting on a place to happen.
They must have parked this over by the hangers as I did not see it at the Haj parking or the normal Saudia ramp.
We start outbound haj on the 22nd, will look for it then.

Seen the old Globejet Tristar at the haj parking for more than 10 days.
has not moved, anyone know what is going on with this new company?
Have not seen the old 194AT here at all, outbound haj started on the 22nd.
Hope he is finished!

No, 194AT is not 'finished'.

Personally noticed parking on apron 6 early this morning, and loading for an outbound flight.
Clearly still operating.

The -ex Globejet (acft) company is activly looking for crews.
Kinda late for this kind of thing...:ugh:

Check out this one..

http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/view...av2&picid=4333

No mystery...leased to the Saudi CAA for deportee flights.

Hi everybody!
I'm back in Hajj with 'my' L-1011 and yesterday I saw N194AT active at Jeddah. I also saw Elsaker's XT-BRK.
Here are the photos!
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/3515/img1516kb4.jpg
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2069/img1503bn6.jpg

I also saw Privilege Jet's L-1011 TL-ADW at JED although it was not parked at Hajj´s apron.

Best regards and happy New Year ;)

If N194AT was only allowed the ferry-flight out of the US with the N194AT registration number, surely it is now flying illegal.

It is clear on CS-TMX's picture above that it is still carrying the N number. Rumour, although much against general opinion, was last that the machine would be registerd in Nigeria to fly this Hajj.

How is it possible then that an aircraft that can almost certainly be registered nowehere else and allegedly direly in need of an outstanding D-Check be flying commercially on the N register and the USA authorities be doing nothing about it?

Well... I think the other L-1011s are also flying illegal... I'm pretty sure they don't have complied with the axial motion detection A/D. My airline spent some good bucks with that A/D...
We are an EASA compliant and EU registered airline so we must comply or otherwise we lose our AOC.

You might well be totally surprised by the respective AD compliance of the two specified aircraft....:}

Hi Guys,

This is way off = topic but does anyone know what L1011 has been brought buy a bunch of guys over in Bangladesh? Delivery FEB 08

There was some talk 3 weeks ago from a Bangladeshi named Sabir that was funding the Skyeyes freighter in BKK.
His company is RAK freight I think out of DXB.
He claimed to have bought all 3 Thaisky Tristars.
2 pax and 1 freighter.
But his whole cockpit crew walked out of Skyeyes 3 weeks ago over salary issues, non payment reduced payments etc.
Some are owed months of back salary and returned with the promise of back salary to be paid, this never happened.
The owner of Skyeyes (Sunny) tried to reduce salaries of some others after bringing them to BKK.
The ground engineers with this company, 2 Egyptians are not very good as the state of the aircraft clearly shows.
This info is 100% correct, be careful of these ones, they talk a good game.
There also talk of the lease company Atlantico (not sure of the correct spelling)
wanting to repo this skyeyes freighter for non payment of the lease and is being blocked by the Thai courts.
I heard an attempt to repo the aircraft was tried a while back and the repo crew was detained.

Hi Earl,
Is that the -1 Freighter (s/n 1012) ex Tradewinds or the -200 (s/n 1212) ex Lanta/KittyHawk.

If it is the Thaisky one then I guess its the -1
Sunny had the -200


What are they doing about the engine AD?:confused:

The Thaisky one is the -1 Freighter 522 engines.
Skyeyes is the -200 524 engines.
I did ask these Egyptians ground engineers about this engine A/D on the three -100's
They stated that it had been complied with through some kind of alternate means of compliance.
This Egli guy was supposed to be preparing the -1 freighter for a DHL contract flying into Iraq, but Sabir claims he bought the aircraft.
Was getting to be like a soap opera there.
Things may have changed in the last few weeks in BKK but have my doubts.

All the Thaisky L1011's were grounded because they dont comply with AD's. Egli did go and look at the -1 but only a miracle and lots of money will make it fly again.

There is an international travel ban on Egli for his escapades in Liberia and Sierra Leone, dont know how he manages to move around so freely(Dont shoot me - only the messenger) so also dont know or understand that DHL will do business with him.

Believe that some of the Thaisky crew are now busy flying the Hajj for Mr Muhgrabi, on a US N registered (ferry-flight) aicraft.

AAL / Earl

Any idea where the Thai registered -200 freighter is now ?

It was originally leased to Sunny by the Belgian company but grabbed in FUJ.
Last I heard it was sitting there but I guess it may have ended up back in Bangkok. This aircraft had the AD done on the engines:)

Funny enough there is an alternate means to comply with the engine AD but only on the 524 ! not 22B.

The other -200F ( that started this thread !) is still in Greece:}

It seems that Elsaker's XT-BRK is grounded at Jeddah? Saw N194AT active again.

Yes, but due to a 'misunderstanding' about landing without the necessary permit.
Fine already paid, so I'm told.

Quote AAL:
Believe that some of the Thaisky crew are now busy flying the Hajj for Mr Muhgrabi, on a US N registered (ferry-flight) aircraft.

Earl: Most are ex ATA and flew this aircraft before and know the history and the reason ATA parked it.

GotTheTshirt Quote:
Any idea where the Thai registered -200 freighter is now ?

Earl:
As of December 12th 2007 it was in BKK, probably is till there.
They tried to do a RVSM certification flight with the Thai DCA on board.
Aircraft would not pressurize, neither autopilots would engage so the flight returned to BKK.
Also the number R5 spoiler would intermittently pop up full every time flaps 4 was selected.
Crew walked off due to payment issues after this, so whats going on now is anyones guess.
Egyptian ground engineers at there finest hour!
But then again, you get what you pay for!

TMX

Is N194AT still flying with US reg?:confused:

According to the airline website it now has a Nigerian reg :hmm:

According to the FAA website it's still current on the US register:

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinqu...umbertxt=194AT

The last time I saw it (4th January 2008) it only had the N-number.

Here is a picture taken last 1th January:

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4999/img1517tm5.jpg

Yep, still the same, saw it yesterday parked next to my aircraft on apron 6 receiving pax onboard...N194AT.

Quote: 411A

Yep, still the same, saw it yesterday parked next to my aircraft on apron 6 receiving pax onboard...N194AT.

Hey 411 does that mean you have your aircraft up & running now?

Whats the status?

Yesterday I saw Privelege's L-1011 (msn 293B-1242) with reg TL-ADW at JED. XT-BRK seems to be stopped always at same stand.

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/233/img1532pw4.jpg

N194AT seen today parked in Lahore Pakistan (LHE).
Guess he is taking his corruption to the Pakistanis now.
Hope is not doing the UN flights.

Word on the street is that is what is proposed...

I wonder which Part of the FAR's is N194 operating for hire and reward:}

Also which FAA regional office hold their certificates:ugh:

Will it ever end......hopefully not in tears......Someone somewhere must be able to give the appropriate authorities the information that is required to get this fool off the streets......There are people that see this aircrafty in their travels.....do something about it before it does it to you.

No FAA AOC... the aircraft is leased to a foreign air carrier, with the lease tailored to comply with 14CFR91 and 14CFR125, common with some business jets.
A loop-hole?
Yes, I expect so.
Also, I was told that the aeroplane is in remarkably good condition, and proved quite reliable during Hajj flying.

Dunno for sure, however.

Loop hole.
We will see.

411,

[COLOR="Red"]By [/COLOR]Also, I was told that the aeroplane is in remarkably good condition,

[COLOR="Black"]I assume, by this you mean the paint job was sparkling !

Both 91 and 125 require the aircraft be Maintained by a program approved by the Administator although 91 allows a program approved by the manufacturer which in the case of Lockheed is C check every 13 months not to exceed 15 months, plus both 91 and 125 require the aircraft and engines to comply with TCDS including all requirements of 14 CFR39 [COLOR="red"](AD,s)[/COLOR]

Well yes, it did look rather spiffy, from afar.:}



And, how do you know it does not?
Much speculation here it appears, by folks clearly not in the know.
I was told that the aeroplane in question is on a 4200 hours/no calendar limit inspection program, and indeed this has been approved for others, including the one I am flying now.
Indeed, a waiver might well have been obtained for the engine shaft-axial motion AD, among others....stranger things have happened.
Why not travel to the aeroplanes present location, and find out for yourself, if interested...then you would know for sure, maybe.:hmm: