Recent content by warpspeed

Many years ago now, but from about 15 I held a lifetime Ansett GoldenWing membership. That got me into GoldenWing lounges many times flying solo without issue (though they did have a staffed bar at that point). It also got me into a few Cathay lounges flying solo International too. Can't...

I've been unmotivated about activating my card too. I got two sms messages nagging me to activate it, but it's been a few weeks now and I haven't activated it yet.

Episode 8 is up.

How about Adelaide, is that a viable alternative to Melbourne for flights from LAX? I don't think Adelaide has ever had a LAX diversion. I know it's definitely an alternate for some (e.g. ME/Asia). A few months back Adelaide ended up with 2x A380's on the ground. An Emirates and a Qantas, both...

Is losing autopilot a turn around/don't fly event, or can you continue on to your destination without autopilot? i.e. is autopilot a required/mandatory system for flying heavies and supers?

I just finished watching the first ep. The idea is great. The intention is there for a great show. But the editing is just woeful. Tug driver is pushing a 737, show an A330. Wallabies getting onto an A380, cut to a 737. Initial cut of sim check made to look like it was in Sydney, then the...

Probably something like that. It's pretty annoying. I've been checking regularly and some seats have disappeared and then come back, and other new ones have been exposed. It has varied between 3 and 5 seats available. e.g. 29C was available, disappeared, then came back again.

Yep. Previously I've always had some fairly reasonable options, and in some cases a lot better. This is the worst I've ever seen. Not even worth choosing one of the available options, I think I'm better off taking pot luck from the auto-assignment.

T-56 for a flight, and I can't choose anything but 3 middle seats and one aisle seat in the rear cabin. Pathetic, what's the point of seat selection.

I'm flying Virgin for the first time in a long time next week, PER-ADL, right on dinner time. 4:55pm-9:15pm. Wonder what I'll get, sounds like two tenths of bugger all. Better have a big lunch.

Are there any feedback mechanisms in place for aspects like this to be fed back to the manufacturer for future improvement or service updates? and if so, do they listen much? I find it's something that sadly lacks in many industries. As a 'customer experience' person it drives me crazy when I...

No dice here, rang up, offered 1000 points and 1.9% balance transfer (LOL!), said no. Card Cancelled.

JB, Are there any instances (aside from helping on a tight ground turn), where you'd deliberately have differing thrust settings on the engines? Any instances in flight when that would be used? e.g. major crosswind? or is that all handled with rudder trim? If there are no other instances...

I hear the EK 77W depart each night from YPAD, when it departs off of 05 over the city, almost immediately after takefoff it sounds like they back off on the thrust. I've looked at a few vids of noise abatement on yt, and most seem to happen at 1500 feet. I don't think the EK 77W is getting to...

​JB interested in your thoughts on this, whether you'd do such a thing, safety aspects, etc, and whether an airbus under normal law would ordinarily permit such a thing, or whether they'd have to override it. Unbelievable passenger jet stunt - YouTube