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When a plane transfers its weight from the wheels to the wings is this when you , as the pilot, consider the plane to be flying or is another point

I was in Melbourne the other day flying to Sydney and there was a lot of late changes to Aircraft due to some bad weather . In that sort of chaotic circumstance , with many late changes, how do the crew get told which aircraft they will be flying ?

JB for the A380 how many times did the training captain fly with you ? Would you then have an experienced FO for a while or is it just straight onto the roster?

Back in the day Qantas leased a 747-400 from BA and purchased 3 some second hand 747 -400s.Was there any difference between these planes in coughpit and/or to fly these planes and the Qantas purchased planes ? I would be interested to know if it was similar with the BA 767's and the Qantas 767's.

My understanding is the airbus wing is more designed for lift while the Boeing wing is more optimized for cruising. If my understanding correct is it the shape of the wing that makes the difference with the flaps used to adjust for the differences at slower speeds. Do you notice this...

I was wondering with an incident like the BA engine fire in Las Vegas how long does it take to shut down the engine on the other side of the plane so the captain is comfortable with passengers leaving the plane and walking near the engine.

When VH OJA first came to Australia I believe the flight was a little over 20 hours . Would the pilots in that case have special permission ?

Hi JB I just want to say this is why I always want to fly Qantas as I have 100% confidence in the crew working as a team all the time . Years ago Qantas flew a few rescue missions from Frankfurt to Egypt to help rescue Australians. I would assume on such occasions Qantas would not fly the...

My understanding is that as the pilot you need to know the weight of the fuel loaded. When filling up, the flow is measured in gallons and converted. My question is does the density of the fuel vary from location to location and thus needs to be considered. A second question. Whenyou are...

I noticed the other day that QF 8 diverted to Auckland and thanks to JB’s explanations I now more fully understand why. Thank you. My question is simple, if the captain was having a break at the time the decision to divert was made, does the first officer need to consult with the captain? Sorry...

A simple question but I noticed yesterday that QF 11 and 15 diverted from LAX due to fog to Ontario ( in LA) . I assume both planes need to refuel to some degree, to fly onto LAX , but when would they actually refuel ? At the end of delay when you know how long you have to fly or at some...

We did the same flight about a month ago in row 74 A and C . My Daughter had D,E,F and G to herself :-). The flight was only about 75 % full in economy and so we had plenty of room . It was the best long distance flight I have had in years and I think the seats you picked should be fine ...

Many thanks to the pilots and experts who answer the question and it has given me a much better understand of the difficulties facing the flight crews. I was on QF 7 ( great flight ) and when the captain gave the details of the flight just before take-off he advised that we should expect rough...