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No not at all, just curious as to why people dont refer to aircraft as just that after all thats what they are.. aircraft, it even takes longer to type equipment than aircraft so why bother ??? or does it somehow carry more kudos amongst the spotting fraternity if the term "equipment "is used
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To hopefully satisfy your curiosity Walterthesofty, published timetables often refer to "equipment" rather than "aircraft type". Where airlines vary the a/c type on a given route you will see this indicated as EQV (equipment varies).
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What really, really winds me up is when spotters call them "frames". Maybe they can't spell "aircraft" or "aeroplane".
American crews are prone to using the word "equipment" when giving aircraft type: "We're 747 equipment".
American crews are prone to using the word "equipment" when giving aircraft type: "We're 747 equipment".
What really, really winds me up is people getting wound up about such trivia.
With:
Get a life!
Eckhard
With:
Get a life!
Eckhard
What really, really winds me up is people getting wound up about such trivia.
With:
•10,000 children dying each day due to malnutrition/lack of clean water;
tensions in the Middle East fuelling ongoing security concerns;
financial crisis threatening our livelihood; and
loss of the cheeseboard in flight-deck refreshments;
you'd think they would have more important things than 'equipment v aircraft' to worry about!
Get a life!
Eckhard
With:
•10,000 children dying each day due to malnutrition/lack of clean water;
tensions in the Middle East fuelling ongoing security concerns;
financial crisis threatening our livelihood; and
loss of the cheeseboard in flight-deck refreshments;
you'd think they would have more important things than 'equipment v aircraft' to worry about!
Get a life!
Eckhard
Touché, Groundloop!
My comment was slightly 'tongue-in-cheek' at the end of a long day and after a few glasses of wine. I hoped that the addition of the 'cheeseboard' in the list would alert readers to the mischievous nature of my post.
In fact, the previous posters' comments don't really wind me up at all; I just find it amusing/puzzling how otherwise intelligent people can get so exercised over a choice of words. Don't get me wrong; I'm as keen as anyone else to use the correct terminology when it matters. I just don't think that 'equipment v aircraft type' falls into this category, that's all.
Good point however about my pontification about 'world issues' when I haven't done anything about them myself.
Lessons learned:
Don't post unless 100% sober in future; and
Other people may not have your sense of humour.
My comment was slightly 'tongue-in-cheek' at the end of a long day and after a few glasses of wine. I hoped that the addition of the 'cheeseboard' in the list would alert readers to the mischievous nature of my post.
In fact, the previous posters' comments don't really wind me up at all; I just find it amusing/puzzling how otherwise intelligent people can get so exercised over a choice of words. Don't get me wrong; I'm as keen as anyone else to use the correct terminology when it matters. I just don't think that 'equipment v aircraft type' falls into this category, that's all.
Good point however about my pontification about 'world issues' when I haven't done anything about them myself.
Lessons learned:
Don't post unless 100% sober in future; and
Other people may not have your sense of humour.
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What really, really winds me up is when spotters call them "frames". Maybe they can't spell "aircraft" or "aeroplane".
Perhaps certain people lack the emotional "equipment" to live and let live?
To get back to brs planespotter's original question, Delta currently use all 767-400 at Heathrow. However, I checked the OAG and it appears that there will be one flight a day in the winter timetable to/from Detroit or Minneapolis depending upon day of the week that will be a 767-300. LHR-ATL is wholly 764.
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