Recent content by Flyboy78

Regarding entry for your son, we transited through DFW in May (PER-SYD-DFW-MIA) and had no trouble gaining entry to the AA lounge for my wife and 2 kids (5 and 9) as a QF SG. Can’t remember which terminal, but next flight was on AA. That lounge had the best shower I’d ever had, several jets up...

Thanks Boris. Interesting that one side may bite harder than than either if different stages of wear. Does the autobrake system even this out if it's used?

The discussion of braking over the last few pages had me thinking, what does it feel like to hit the brakes in a large airliner? Do they have any 'feel' or are they merely on or off? Do you have to push hard, or are they quite responsive? Do you need to use a lot of finesse when parking at the...

Hi JB. Long time lurker, first time poster. Sincere thanks for your time and effort in answering these questions, and giving me hours of interesting reading. Hands down the best read on the net :D My question comes from a recent flight, departing Perth, as we were turning onto the rwy I looked...

G'day all, first post here but have read many threads, such a great source of information, many thanks. Im traveling PER- PVG via Hong Kong next week on Cathay in Y. On the return I will have a few hours to kill in Hong Kong. I'm a QF Gold, so which lounge/lounges can I access and are any...