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A HERETIC I AM

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16. I fucking hate you.

Reply to trof (Reply #13)

Thu Jul 26, 2018, 01:23 PM

Jul 2018

You obviously had a shitload more fun in your 40's than I did.

I hope you have heartburn tonight.

Wanker.

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Airlines canceling flights because the air is too hot [View all] dixiegrrrrl Jul 2018 OP

republican lies about climate change are dangerous Achilleaze Jul 2018 #1

I call BS... Why is Emirates regularly able to operate JCMach1 Jul 2018 #2

Maybe the planes are designed for more lift to operate there? Moostache Jul 2018 #4

Good guess on lift. Depends on type of plane and length of runway underpants Jul 2018 #8

Long runways. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #52

Or here in Sacramento shanti Jul 2018 #5

Good question. I'm gathering that it depends on the plane and length of runway underpants Jul 2018 #9

Emirates operates out of Dubai VMA131Marine Jul 2018 #14

Dubai's long runway is 14,000 feet. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2018 #15

That helps too! VMA131Marine Jul 2018 #19

Yup A HERETIC I AM Jul 2018 #23

Dubai is at sea level any higher in the temperature go higher there's less air density uponit7771 Jul 2018 #39

Altitude denbot Jul 2018 #41

The planes are capable fescuerescue Jul 2018 #42

Because temperature is one variable out of many Major Nikon Jul 2018 #50

It is called Timewas Jul 2018 #77

how does hot weather affect it ? JI7 Jul 2018 #3

I looked it up - air density underpants Jul 2018 #6

Heat and airport altitude affect the air which in turn impedes the wing's ability to lift. Stinky The Clown Jul 2018 #7

It also affects the engines ability to make power Major Nikon Jul 2018 #51

air density lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #11

Nope, turns out it was technically never too hot to fly out of Phoenix oberliner Jul 2018 #10

Yep, BS company excuse... JCMach1 Jul 2018 #20

Doesn't prove the story in the OP is untrue ... read the rest of the posts on this thread from mr_lebowski Jul 2018 #21

Our American agencies got the math wrong JCMach1 Jul 2018 #24

The story in the OP is not about flights in Phoenix. mr_lebowski Jul 2018 #25

Well, even if we look at old FAA guidance, how many cities in CONUS JCMach1 Jul 2018 #29

Temperature is relative to altitude Major Nikon Jul 2018 #70

They didn't get the numbers wrong. The company engineers updated their operating limits. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2018 #33

Not necessarily Major Nikon Jul 2018 #66

Not meant to - just thought it was interesting info oberliner Jul 2018 #26

Yes. It was, in fact, technically too hot to fly - based on the manufacturers charts. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2018 #34

Thanks for adding that oberliner Jul 2018 #40

Yes. A pretty considerable margin is built into the numbers. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #59

interesting Demovictory9 Jul 2018 #75

Technicallies are a big deal in commercial aviation Major Nikon Jul 2018 #54

The FAA takes "technicalities" very seriously. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #55

Part 91 and 135 get a bit looser Major Nikon Jul 2018 #58

Having a dispatch department with computers and ops specs written in stone The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #61

Less people involved in corporate aviation Major Nikon Jul 2018 #63

It's better now than it used to be but there is a lot less oversight. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #65

You have to do all of it yourself Major Nikon Jul 2018 #67

This was early 2000s, pre-iPad. Poor slob was probably doing it The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #68

The jet I fly was certified back in the 90's so probably the same deal Major Nikon Jul 2018 #69

Sounds like bs. Flights out of south Florida every damn hour. And it is HOT here. Tipperary Jul 2018 #12

Florida is at sea level, basically VMA131Marine Jul 2018 #22

Thankfully, alternative facts are irrelevant to science. LanternWaste Jul 2018 #31

Altitude matters to. fescuerescue Jul 2018 #43

Not BS at all. It will depend on FAA regs, airline ops specs, The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #56

Retired airline pilot here. trof Jul 2018 #13

I fucking hate you. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2018 #16

It was good. trof Jul 2018 #17

I'll bet. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2018 #27

I was lucky enough to be there during some of the golden years. trof Jul 2018 #28

A family friend used to fly for National. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2018 #30

Oh yeah. trof Jul 2018 #32

"This is your Captain speaking"...... A HERETIC I AM Jul 2018 #36

I wouldn't advise a young person to be a commercial pilot today. trof Jul 2018 #48

It's getting better Major Nikon Jul 2018 #71

Part 91 gets interesting during high, hot, and heavy Major Nikon Jul 2018 #57

I remember taking off from Santa Fe (6,350') in a C-182, The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #62

I was at Leadville two weeks ago in my 182. Major Nikon Jul 2018 #64

But AF 1 is flying all over the place n/t malaise Jul 2018 #18

I believe AF1 has some souped up engines with classified performance capabilities. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2018 #35

AF1 is also extremely light for a 747 jmowreader Jul 2018 #37

I wondered about that. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2018 #38

But there is the added weight of Trump's ego. n/t dixiegrrrrl Jul 2018 #44

LOL! The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #53

On the flipside of that... jmowreader Jul 2018 #74

True trof Jul 2018 #49

Math! MyNameGoesHere Jul 2018 #45

At least climate change is a hoax! budkin Jul 2018 #46

A Chinese hoax at that! n/t Yavin4 Jul 2018 #47

It's a mollecular spacing capacity issue A-Schwarzenegger Jul 2018 #60

or to spell, either milestogo Jul 2018 #72

Hee heee dixiegrrrrl Jul 2018 #78

Exxactly. A-Schwarzenegger Jul 2018 #73

I worked at DCA (Washington National Airport) in the 1970's. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2018 #76

How much difference does humidity make? dixiegrrrrl Jul 2018 #79

I honestly can't recall how much difference the humidity made. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2018 #80