tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33566023445477092642024-03-13T02:05:50.895-07:00View from the control towerCaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.comBlogger885125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-22143091640665656562023-10-15T19:37:00.000-07:002024-01-28T19:54:51.311-08:00Emergency!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzy3bwYZvlpbrcpEujHzuxC0-aDQBxciI6YpiuRwrx-kF-x5_UvBUTCKUYHH0URbUgeyVx8SdVwo41MxUf7Sn9573XVqFJvRls-eAF_-2pEzjNcXsJF5NgrkvhmbzxddYmTaKDlhodtSqkMU5udDYV2B9JS_KlpS5eJR2iVlLWVw2-0KA8C-e9sC6C2lWd/s4000/SW1350872.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzy3bwYZvlpbrcpEujHzuxC0-aDQBxciI6YpiuRwrx-kF-x5_UvBUTCKUYHH0URbUgeyVx8SdVwo41MxUf7Sn9573XVqFJvRls-eAF_-2pEzjNcXsJF5NgrkvhmbzxddYmTaKDlhodtSqkMU5udDYV2B9JS_KlpS5eJR2iVlLWVw2-0KA8C-e9sC6C2lWd/w640-h480/SW1350872.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>This Southwest came in as an emergency last month. I don't recall the specifics, but there were no injuries and the aircraft landed safely. Here we see the LAX ARFF trucks inspecting the aircraft with thermal cameras for a possible fire or, more likely, hot brakes, a probable scenario when an aircraft lands overweight or at a higher than usual speed. An overweight landing can occur when an aircraft has to return for landing shortly after departing for a long-distance flight and as a result still has a large fuel load onboard; many aircraft can actually take off at a higher weight than they can land, as they are designed with the expectation that they will burn off fuel during the flight, and not all aircraft have the ability to dump fuel. A high-speed landing may happen when the aircraft experiences difficulties with the wing flaps or leading edge slats. Both of these are aerodynamic devices on the wings that allow the aircraft to take off and land at slower speeds by increasing the amount of lift that the wings can produce. Because flaps and slats also increase the aerodynamic drag, they are retracted after take off to allow higher cruise speed and reduced fuel burn, and then extended again before landing. If the airplane takes off and they can't be retracted, the flight will usually return because the added drag will slow the plane down and increase the required fuel for the flight, likely to the extent that the fuel onboard will not be sufficient. The more common scenario that we see is a flight that is arriving and discovers that they are unable to extend the flaps and/or slats, perhaps due to a hydraulic failure. This will result in the aircraft landing at a higher speed than normal, which may lead to hot brakes. Hot brakes can be an issue because at sufficient temperatures the brakes can actually catch fire. <br /></p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-33073949803948051112023-09-05T15:20:00.000-07:002024-01-28T19:18:58.050-08:00Barbie!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraHVx7z0seXjsaOG5ikjME4kBOzLFKj0VKarvOkmQi_vYLiyiNqLLpraZ833iYgw63Kuy-byZ2o3dmBNwLwUtVcyPuvnlHIcG8ikerb9xGvaNs007Dat_VZNJoYQFrSo0ecPmcNjF9ULzROiJQvgeVYgW4xozY0Z8jMkQyAXyqZ5a-rWFia07I1bJUXHC/s2601/Vo1350788.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1947" data-original-width="2601" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraHVx7z0seXjsaOG5ikjME4kBOzLFKj0VKarvOkmQi_vYLiyiNqLLpraZ833iYgw63Kuy-byZ2o3dmBNwLwUtVcyPuvnlHIcG8ikerb9xGvaNs007Dat_VZNJoYQFrSo0ecPmcNjF9ULzROiJQvgeVYgW4xozY0Z8jMkQyAXyqZ5a-rWFia07I1bJUXHC/w640-h479/Vo1350788.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-29634482195039782402023-08-20T20:20:00.000-07:002024-01-29T09:14:02.484-08:00Shots of the month<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdwGpI7QcEXPuyetd4sauSRGRA2TvZkp4i6se2IAIt_zFypDCNw7ppL8t3DPLLJEn1OLDLlxdKOoXbDO3Y2IxJNnLACaXBuzIJim0fQrpV_LOFvf0qe_ZW2AO9Qq-gLTBAPi8e1aBfDXxLlkd7LJpMJ3fWTJ2J3r7xVpbjx1_iq97ByaXg-FrXHmotFo4/s4000/AV1350760.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdwGpI7QcEXPuyetd4sauSRGRA2TvZkp4i6se2IAIt_zFypDCNw7ppL8t3DPLLJEn1OLDLlxdKOoXbDO3Y2IxJNnLACaXBuzIJim0fQrpV_LOFvf0qe_ZW2AO9Qq-gLTBAPi8e1aBfDXxLlkd7LJpMJ3fWTJ2J3r7xVpbjx1_iq97ByaXg-FrXHmotFo4/w640-h480/AV1350760.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unlike many of the cargo aircraft that we see, this Avianca Cargo A330-200F is a factory-built freighter. The A330-200F can be identified by the bump on the underside of the nose. The passenger version of the A330-200 sits slightly nose-low, and since a level floor is preferable for cargo loading and unloading, the -200F has the nose gear mounting point repositioned to achieve a level floor while on the ground. The under-nose bulge is the revised nose gear well and doors, a feature that P2F conversions of the A330-200 lack. Noteworthy is that this is only necessary on the -200F; the -300 naturally sits more level on the ground. Thanks to reader tercio bomfim for calling out my initial misstatement. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFd2fbkfcDFD3iDPXTPJFKxHAslVs9iGoKd4qbdTpaUdWNwKceYY9_jCINqb4r47mP5_3ICIlSdVW5qsRcbEMK4tZ16WwI3-7GnymiAnSF2sllgXFhqnqXGo1J0g7yi-0fSlaXDnzDV68shBlaop4PuQ6N_yEyGvOJCs6TYoXtU_SwL49d0xZX69_svbo/s4000/CE1350649.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFd2fbkfcDFD3iDPXTPJFKxHAslVs9iGoKd4qbdTpaUdWNwKceYY9_jCINqb4r47mP5_3ICIlSdVW5qsRcbEMK4tZ16WwI3-7GnymiAnSF2sllgXFhqnqXGo1J0g7yi-0fSlaXDnzDV68shBlaop4PuQ6N_yEyGvOJCs6TYoXtU_SwL49d0xZX69_svbo/w640-h480/CE1350649.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYV-Qm4USq7WxhLRBJlnOulXBdG135YhwiL6cEAdrcnHRrm3_LZ_YD6K9V97exmjhLYs_eyEwyXB6pBsFIMlsVeEyWpJ6YiVYwIWiiSjk1wC6mIpsGd20XyPS9Xpn5O9-2mIjpklt_ELnyJavf1X8gzcQd4GuxEdfpgUm6flHlab2_ZqUOzzCRFXMr1vCP/s4000/CV1350764.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYV-Qm4USq7WxhLRBJlnOulXBdG135YhwiL6cEAdrcnHRrm3_LZ_YD6K9V97exmjhLYs_eyEwyXB6pBsFIMlsVeEyWpJ6YiVYwIWiiSjk1wC6mIpsGd20XyPS9Xpn5O9-2mIjpklt_ELnyJavf1X8gzcQd4GuxEdfpgUm6flHlab2_ZqUOzzCRFXMr1vCP/w640-h480/CV1350764.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silk Way West is a cargo carrier from Azerbaijan<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziM2Rj9Q0CIhi99QOXFhwhZ6o1x8YMz0jnoqTA2yKW4Pcla1PAkhRa5amp39VpCzQfIwemWac-Mre8pq2u9tx3QXp_LMuyZwh2oGQiQm3Izgdc9KE8fLxCUBGWyBvJ9hQlS1MIaZy0MVEhYcuhl6DSFZxUbFAUZsJSVmvtWf_GqxvgfFhW8JxBWR1AdLD/s4000/QX1350646.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziM2Rj9Q0CIhi99QOXFhwhZ6o1x8YMz0jnoqTA2yKW4Pcla1PAkhRa5amp39VpCzQfIwemWac-Mre8pq2u9tx3QXp_LMuyZwh2oGQiQm3Izgdc9KE8fLxCUBGWyBvJ9hQlS1MIaZy0MVEhYcuhl6DSFZxUbFAUZsJSVmvtWf_GqxvgfFhW8JxBWR1AdLD/w640-h480/QX1350646.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Retro or legacy liveries are a nice break from the day-to-day airplanes at LAX; I don't recall Horizon having one when they were operating the Dash-8, but it looks good on this E175<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-75064037041583689402023-07-23T18:50:00.000-07:002024-01-28T19:13:23.500-08:00Brazilian Women's World Cup team plane visits LAX<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VYgrpqopeYpU1GJDfaCa0PpHzRIuUZyZYc5Y_UXJL10Q4ckxfE-HMWULpaCm7wdJx1DtlR-_tF_IJiHebeFdzo260pE-4eqnAaudKpjq9A_WWtONzUbwhLRVUAkiJq4mcmXbypZ4U5YwoBSaQ2plGs0I1hy076b3s1F3mJCRBC53r0vKgaTnhC6gDhvQ/s4000/CV1350579.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VYgrpqopeYpU1GJDfaCa0PpHzRIuUZyZYc5Y_UXJL10Q4ckxfE-HMWULpaCm7wdJx1DtlR-_tF_IJiHebeFdzo260pE-4eqnAaudKpjq9A_WWtONzUbwhLRVUAkiJq4mcmXbypZ4U5YwoBSaQ2plGs0I1hy076b3s1F3mJCRBC53r0vKgaTnhC6gDhvQ/w640-h480/CV1350579.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>This Dreamliner carried the Brazilian Women's World Cup team to the 2023 FIFA World Cup in Brisbane, Australia. The markings on the aircraft are a tribute to Iranian human rights protesters Mahsa Amini and Amir Nasr-Azadani.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrj9crjaU5ObsJFLu-ci37UEHb_krAjTzGSgIKBYvElXDoGVhaM6aoi1tjL_r9O_RypGwzC7ILLvvky4u_LR_Qqs3N89OyFlGP7j0hXXxnChtGHsKpAamKKbIXBpUyqNMdagk6kuz_pGbmD9TWO7d2PPRbD7f-cLKVHga7VL6OiYVJ6n8n9mtcrQ5tfCc/s4000/CV1350573.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrj9crjaU5ObsJFLu-ci37UEHb_krAjTzGSgIKBYvElXDoGVhaM6aoi1tjL_r9O_RypGwzC7ILLvvky4u_LR_Qqs3N89OyFlGP7j0hXXxnChtGHsKpAamKKbIXBpUyqNMdagk6kuz_pGbmD9TWO7d2PPRbD7f-cLKVHga7VL6OiYVJ6n8n9mtcrQ5tfCc/w640-h480/CV1350573.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p> </p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-20043253227734873332023-04-26T15:30:00.013-07:002023-04-26T15:30:00.150-07:00The colors of Condor<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh652Jkai13hDTrVHoSgirscJxQZt7HL7TJxHaS-kyrF3GdHbffWvm5M7QUW09hngA2aJj95YkFNYWsUaot2lyWVFp-rSxRpusA6qKXZzVzOunn5elAw0duP9bF8SaObmOGKEpCVlE2lw6FXnS4HYzuiTBxrZZ6wTnZ0ePcO_3yKmUfeMazbLy6BkMOw/s4000/CDR1350015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh652Jkai13hDTrVHoSgirscJxQZt7HL7TJxHaS-kyrF3GdHbffWvm5M7QUW09hngA2aJj95YkFNYWsUaot2lyWVFp-rSxRpusA6qKXZzVzOunn5elAw0duP9bF8SaObmOGKEpCVlE2lw6FXnS4HYzuiTBxrZZ6wTnZ0ePcO_3yKmUfeMazbLy6BkMOw/w640-h480/CDR1350015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">The German airline Condor is upgrading its fleet, and with new airplanes comes new paint. This stripes theme seems reminiscent of beach towels and awnings. So far, only the new A330neos seem to be getting the all-over stripes; the older A330s that I've seen only have stripes on the tails. The reaction among my coworkers has been pretty mixed, but I like it. I especially like the planes of different colors; anybody remember the <a href="https://www.yesterdaysairlines.com/airline-history-blog/the-last-jellybeans-braniffs-first-727-227s" target="_blank">jellybeans</a> and <a href="https://www.yesterdaysairlines.com/airline-history-blog/braniffs-flying-colors-727s" target="_blank">flying colors</a> of Braniff?<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_HoutkySYqbTBOWwHkXBztqGhNMmTEKpQ7B9CWluBq87nA3xOVlOHHlk4DvwaqFo7xq82DOHSyux2WNvpwdgcIQqjncIbNXIngJOKwKbHs7yID8dxjSGPfyqSa7_OF7Yw_ue0d13ILo1HAKY3amM5P87n9jF9R12I20etUzfgDNFWjeMvFnVrDO8Mw/s4000/CDR1350132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_HoutkySYqbTBOWwHkXBztqGhNMmTEKpQ7B9CWluBq87nA3xOVlOHHlk4DvwaqFo7xq82DOHSyux2WNvpwdgcIQqjncIbNXIngJOKwKbHs7yID8dxjSGPfyqSa7_OF7Yw_ue0d13ILo1HAKY3amM5P87n9jF9R12I20etUzfgDNFWjeMvFnVrDO8Mw/w640-h480/CDR1350132.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GAUBzzEX9ul2-h9gGQFG8_1LF4fKWjbENVumvMpWN5zzuvUcC9TK4oaMpAG2lZ2GA2nWTKmXumCvQ9yP3F38YVLIfMNOUBt3MHql8QFYkq2_o159QpldfR_LBNopL9wVOtrzLLKNpSrgMMUl3xm4rAL9pOY6J9AXFjfsZteY9jYtCENdCX47w89R_g/s4000/CDR1340584.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GAUBzzEX9ul2-h9gGQFG8_1LF4fKWjbENVumvMpWN5zzuvUcC9TK4oaMpAG2lZ2GA2nWTKmXumCvQ9yP3F38YVLIfMNOUBt3MHql8QFYkq2_o159QpldfR_LBNopL9wVOtrzLLKNpSrgMMUl3xm4rAL9pOY6J9AXFjfsZteY9jYtCENdCX47w89R_g/w640-h480/CDR1340584.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Before the Airbuses and the new livery, Condor brought B767s into LAX:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjXudWvUwqr3tR_7OmO3Hj2XnpHTG0g-FLgJ5btHOyrzkqd9ObHTN5TYux6VtN9scXKWQu4moJf5GKIUKRyZtavwWfVmxfgK_9rZ914tFWXNoUmxXz6VYnFkiGridzm2oC-dxSfzvFmDeLzwhyeNZguEsM_x5btp1iFFlSnchwD6syHbiZGro3v6BBw/s3519/CDR1320612.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2634" data-original-width="3519" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjXudWvUwqr3tR_7OmO3Hj2XnpHTG0g-FLgJ5btHOyrzkqd9ObHTN5TYux6VtN9scXKWQu4moJf5GKIUKRyZtavwWfVmxfgK_9rZ914tFWXNoUmxXz6VYnFkiGridzm2oC-dxSfzvFmDeLzwhyeNZguEsM_x5btp1iFFlSnchwD6syHbiZGro3v6BBw/w640-h480/CDR1320612.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yeXDQ9yNjfc7wFXnC9uch9sL6-glAHjUqRChncXSSXIBvb_Z5KnsxeqtvX-rPjD_VYihug3zkPu0tmwqqnXGF13G1B8J8520LVX7VULichuwmbYm1gwLdQCNU0gdy-2hVfYp_UrP9QKhkDOrnivaxr39CwG7_3VQOhgPR3NI8q1BvlUkUcpvuAk73A/s3366/CDR1330226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2514" data-original-width="3366" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yeXDQ9yNjfc7wFXnC9uch9sL6-glAHjUqRChncXSSXIBvb_Z5KnsxeqtvX-rPjD_VYihug3zkPu0tmwqqnXGF13G1B8J8520LVX7VULichuwmbYm1gwLdQCNU0gdy-2hVfYp_UrP9QKhkDOrnivaxr39CwG7_3VQOhgPR3NI8q1BvlUkUcpvuAk73A/w640-h478/CDR1330226.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jq_oK00F4AYoRk73WcaxxwXxdkzzTw-nSfxPtmIqC6G0Rww5aWk20WJ2aO6GzM5xbQTLN5LFpyBkbuiG7nBbEYc9Gk3QfteyuKELs6BsETvrjZcqXnbw6aD-UFnhpWAxc2-fSpzJlX1vjVD3JYtyn1LenLZ5McYTcFNzgIcE-M9B-amBhDaF3KEMYg/s4000/CD1320958.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jq_oK00F4AYoRk73WcaxxwXxdkzzTw-nSfxPtmIqC6G0Rww5aWk20WJ2aO6GzM5xbQTLN5LFpyBkbuiG7nBbEYc9Gk3QfteyuKELs6BsETvrjZcqXnbw6aD-UFnhpWAxc2-fSpzJlX1vjVD3JYtyn1LenLZ5McYTcFNzgIcE-M9B-amBhDaF3KEMYg/w640-h480/CD1320958.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-83514574185687832562023-04-23T08:37:00.000-07:002023-04-23T08:37:44.305-07:00Do you want to be an Air Traffic Controller?<p>The FAA has announced that there will be an open season for air traffic controller new-hire applications. There will be a very limited period to apply. Applications will be accepted online May 5 -8 of 2023. If you are at all interested, start getting ready. More information on how to apply can be found at:</p><p><br /><a href="https://www.faa.gov/be-atc">https://www.faa.gov/be-atc</a></p><p> </p><p> <br /></p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-27829286024675749772023-03-23T15:23:00.001-07:002023-03-23T23:41:33.766-07:00Happy New Year!<p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6H08PkjPXboPnw6RXXn0tP5c5LBgL-SS-xXdeH69-caG4AVIxjyuMERx3C2fQe7LzRYL5lJt5OK0KTk_9AHo-19w9aQg7BeRxEaonCLujwFbhPb9PB0vKbWN5FYf0wxLlFweH1zY3w17JZ697nETVqRLgElPvMiD8QVpmRRp5mFvCL6wsUh6l0PCvA/s4000/CV1340290.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6H08PkjPXboPnw6RXXn0tP5c5LBgL-SS-xXdeH69-caG4AVIxjyuMERx3C2fQe7LzRYL5lJt5OK0KTk_9AHo-19w9aQg7BeRxEaonCLujwFbhPb9PB0vKbWN5FYf0wxLlFweH1zY3w17JZ697nETVqRLgElPvMiD8QVpmRRp5mFvCL6wsUh6l0PCvA/w640-h480/CV1340290.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">January sunrise<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i>This was supposed to have published a couple of months ago, and clearly it got stuck in the Drafts folder. So, from the better late than never department, a </i><i><i>somewhat belated </i>happy 2023!</i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br />I was going to start 2023 with another round of construction photos. But for the sake of orientation, I'm including shots of each of the terminals as seen from the control tower, in numerical order. The terminals at LAX are numbered in the order that they are encountered by vehicles entering the airport. Because the control tower is basically in the center of the terminal complex, and as all traffic enters the terminal complex from the east, this results in a series of photos taken in a counter-clockwise direction. These were all taken during the first week of 2023:</p><p style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuK9b4NpaK9a9u5yz3n19NWd_vekpj-nrWKBCiV-reqDlFj6LO9OHC40EYpn5inZyXax8MafjmF-rSvG7GIli5xi72YJ46gkfrrdU7PPnN5JMDqWp6Wzfm9xlmCnLe_pwLPKl-aMh4TcGsCnV30bKf0pJw9rmAsVNfsJ8a97xqj5stP3u5OuLdrtsCQ/s4000/CV1340252.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuK9b4NpaK9a9u5yz3n19NWd_vekpj-nrWKBCiV-reqDlFj6LO9OHC40EYpn5inZyXax8MafjmF-rSvG7GIli5xi72YJ46gkfrrdU7PPnN5JMDqWp6Wzfm9xlmCnLe_pwLPKl-aMh4TcGsCnV30bKf0pJw9rmAsVNfsJ8a97xqj5stP3u5OuLdrtsCQ/w640-h480/CV1340252.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking northeast from the control tower: Terminal One. The parking lot just beyond is the current location of taxi and ride share pick up, and the future site of Terminal Zero<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEMowCypibyMyOGOZti012Ph4NDTBB3DVymmdTBotf8uug3WLb9GVpmArM1FoPoL7cl9ah6nqR-I-a-1UKbiSBBV1KfvL_fwreG4MO6YLI06uvlj3QeKSZl_7NFQ5VfoHyEi7lJYbicG8qhY1egGGLh7dZZ-aNX4giRBlfcy2IV9vA_CcOnp3TYDNcA/s4000/CV1340251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEMowCypibyMyOGOZti012Ph4NDTBB3DVymmdTBotf8uug3WLb9GVpmArM1FoPoL7cl9ah6nqR-I-a-1UKbiSBBV1KfvL_fwreG4MO6YLI06uvlj3QeKSZl_7NFQ5VfoHyEi7lJYbicG8qhY1egGGLh7dZZ-aNX4giRBlfcy2IV9vA_CcOnp3TYDNcA/w640-h480/CV1340251.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Due north of the tower: Terminal 2<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6Sbm1OC5KOm1I5dLhSsZd2jEQQLvRE2Ff86a_41dtN9RyC09Wolco0ln1J7aWq2vvIcU78YX7Y7nCtlQYrF-GFLsjRzuXYQnjqWY5IwB4nHW6nBBul2bTAnZVGnNGibRV0ZRlVXemFbCEEphLO-wf1bqwzkJJ8IDstoQmI1mitP4Ys-VVb9l0ODFMA/s4000/CV1340247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6Sbm1OC5KOm1I5dLhSsZd2jEQQLvRE2Ff86a_41dtN9RyC09Wolco0ln1J7aWq2vvIcU78YX7Y7nCtlQYrF-GFLsjRzuXYQnjqWY5IwB4nHW6nBBul2bTAnZVGnNGibRV0ZRlVXemFbCEEphLO-wf1bqwzkJJ8IDstoQmI1mitP4Ys-VVb9l0ODFMA/w640-h480/CV1340247.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To the northwest: Terminal 3 and the north end of the TBIT, along with the P2B and P3 parking garages<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXlWzHVpC5PZg2klJvjQAuk4Zo76pFZIgTI-raqGiRM3ZNmfQI44Ux36IJ1PK-QhC95ZDLXRMqdgS2E_5KIfYMPE-jhsLWPQ11_UmK8HfMtPdKHI04VQvoif5AE-wWB7ebjvCOtNalgW1UbaXJ698s3QV7HgAVgGSE7hK5_8-MZNdTYck1ASJ99AKHQ/s4000/CV1340248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXlWzHVpC5PZg2klJvjQAuk4Zo76pFZIgTI-raqGiRM3ZNmfQI44Ux36IJ1PK-QhC95ZDLXRMqdgS2E_5KIfYMPE-jhsLWPQ11_UmK8HfMtPdKHI04VQvoif5AE-wWB7ebjvCOtNalgW1UbaXJ698s3QV7HgAVgGSE7hK5_8-MZNdTYck1ASJ99AKHQ/w640-h480/CV1340248.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking west from the control tower is the TBIT: Tom Bradley International Terminal, aka Terminal B. The flat building beyond the TBIT is the MSC, or Midfield Satellite Concourse, aka West Gates at Tom Bradley. The city ramp tower can be seen at the south end (Left, in this photo) of the MSC. The big hangar just south of the MSC is American Airlines maintenance. The future American Eagle terminal will be in the empty ramp area between the hangar and the MSC.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hmOhKksCMMl5xZW5D4DX1HmvIyCh43wBwh3ti_q4YN-GsJItpIcKytdOjMLnXNv6BpcAPwMYlu-3MHPFdH5k0Z9nW2pzWNYXKNwg6kFjlchLooxL4-hv_lzOeDH1yDjl9LTDne9S5DyIzrnU9fU6Qst7Jb7gurPEIZm6jteDlXYuUgQCXFKdUqaB5A/s3448/CV1340249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2590" data-original-width="3448" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hmOhKksCMMl5xZW5D4DX1HmvIyCh43wBwh3ti_q4YN-GsJItpIcKytdOjMLnXNv6BpcAPwMYlu-3MHPFdH5k0Z9nW2pzWNYXKNwg6kFjlchLooxL4-hv_lzOeDH1yDjl9LTDne9S5DyIzrnU9fU6Qst7Jb7gurPEIZm6jteDlXYuUgQCXFKdUqaB5A/w640-h480/CV1340249.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Southwest: Terminal 4 and the south end of the TBIT<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYJqrysiOrgFQ41pcopPFp9Y-td0Bb_3g86dqw2BMWRy3M6t41KO8MMA_qiHDr6hSMPrjbyDMXq8DgdF9WX1lZ9xJHf14z27T7X0cr9pepZy5RhdPlhByqlIctHhceKblOX5BcgxB3V5rRR1DSq3yi-1X3wZ8fH_Qn4XMjD6tpvps0PhVW7bxU9Q_0Q/s3754/CV1340253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2804" data-original-width="3754" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYJqrysiOrgFQ41pcopPFp9Y-td0Bb_3g86dqw2BMWRy3M6t41KO8MMA_qiHDr6hSMPrjbyDMXq8DgdF9WX1lZ9xJHf14z27T7X0cr9pepZy5RhdPlhByqlIctHhceKblOX5BcgxB3V5rRR1DSq3yi-1X3wZ8fH_Qn4XMjD6tpvps0PhVW7bxU9Q_0Q/w640-h478/CV1340253.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terminals 5 and 4<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-T6qtGOfRyxy2ez_c6MaPYl6WJs9pTPTkSKedfKwjwqsKwuwalYd6MgEi2N_SKRb12ODdsaqJZSIiYWaPuJLZpILQWiNDHp9f1araxsf3f66fqKDOPwXnAg5F5mAvTLxZZ5rK32_zOMUXscwj4CP5no0M2SXSwg3-JQN3qOAJMDZCuH8ZwHQez1diA/s4000/CV1340265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-T6qtGOfRyxy2ez_c6MaPYl6WJs9pTPTkSKedfKwjwqsKwuwalYd6MgEi2N_SKRb12ODdsaqJZSIiYWaPuJLZpILQWiNDHp9f1araxsf3f66fqKDOPwXnAg5F5mAvTLxZZ5rK32_zOMUXscwj4CP5no0M2SXSwg3-JQN3qOAJMDZCuH8ZwHQez1diA/w640-h480/CV1340265.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terminal 6<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7frCSqAipJi89iZxYfIpEFeSlKbB14R5023miYhGi5TKSOR5dd1WT89F1rBSZSCl5NL0CHLRd8l_kp2o37kGGb9bn7HocZzdB_QCHavRuIj3fBKQSiXTniQGB7n4r9Y2BC7xZGq5nU-nQKlTDQSZ62kmt_-P-TIoRF4UMRanvkO0rXzhmX0tsqgatg/s3272/CV1340255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2454" data-original-width="3272" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7frCSqAipJi89iZxYfIpEFeSlKbB14R5023miYhGi5TKSOR5dd1WT89F1rBSZSCl5NL0CHLRd8l_kp2o37kGGb9bn7HocZzdB_QCHavRuIj3fBKQSiXTniQGB7n4r9Y2BC7xZGq5nU-nQKlTDQSZ62kmt_-P-TIoRF4UMRanvkO0rXzhmX0tsqgatg/w640-h480/CV1340255.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking southeast from the control tower: Terminal 7, in the center of the photo, with Terminal 8 behind, and the American Eagle terminal just beyond the palm trees. Planned Terminal 9 will take the place of the current American Eagle terminal as well as the buildings just beyond Terminal 8. The big white hangar just beyond the American Eagle terminal is United Airlines maintenance <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4NY70Rb65pbpuIWaWraRpJimCDDqP81FV7QH73D4CJ0Bj0U3kAz8oOA78c2ILMEfvC5U4qK51J2MeJIyPsL7UI_Sm7bHYflVGRZEHvwb8PR8HCurNjV0y1Dnb12jNN-Tn1A6tkWIe1X-CVH_3g9kqz_5QfM0s9z-iJhtZt1_7m0fQsq1ee8fzlAlpg/s4000/CV1340256.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4NY70Rb65pbpuIWaWraRpJimCDDqP81FV7QH73D4CJ0Bj0U3kAz8oOA78c2ILMEfvC5U4qK51J2MeJIyPsL7UI_Sm7bHYflVGRZEHvwb8PR8HCurNjV0y1Dnb12jNN-Tn1A6tkWIe1X-CVH_3g9kqz_5QfM0s9z-iJhtZt1_7m0fQsq1ee8fzlAlpg/w640-h480/CV1340256.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking east from the control tower. In the foreground is the Theme building, currently the location of the LAX USO. Beyond are the P1 and P7 parking garages. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RPurpH0vPxsQnFQ0zFGuJ-6ApuUK6yn8SEIBd1h4p3Fe0ewhUtsH8T-Qpw1Ofx7n2M8T881UjpbgbWEYsO93SkaxWRSBu67qvrTx6fcymaaeGAMO6ig7cWVkBOwHWDHtpMBDCcm9E4L7lXnlB6wjp1bPb95xUkbPQYs-_kslBasiFnG9jDS1n1QkYQ/s3496/CV1340292.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2612" data-original-width="3496" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RPurpH0vPxsQnFQ0zFGuJ-6ApuUK6yn8SEIBd1h4p3Fe0ewhUtsH8T-Qpw1Ofx7n2M8T881UjpbgbWEYsO93SkaxWRSBu67qvrTx6fcymaaeGAMO6ig7cWVkBOwHWDHtpMBDCcm9E4L7lXnlB6wjp1bPb95xUkbPQYs-_kslBasiFnG9jDS1n1QkYQ/w640-h478/CV1340292.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gratuitous airplane photo: an Emirates A380 follows a Lufthansa B747-8
on Taxiway E, both on their way to Runway 24 Left for departure. In the
foreground, a WestJet B737-700 has just pushed from Terminal 2. The
Hollywood sign is barely visible in the background.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-64781545233367112832022-12-07T19:47:00.059-08:002023-01-07T23:19:09.509-08:00Final B747 <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0MbcwFnx6i-40WjCtnhwBt6Xm1Qgm8sDX7rqgtrC1dXcLcqkMifx62ic87XmfO8p8sZ75jzeFZIlJ8Rn0HHa9gr62PEcdo-UjtEsoyWv6dvPGcpRvEZGlRRrynSOG6pKvLOwe-XMivyDbPoxFu4EaXDXSXd5CBDP_Ykus0Jx9e3YUwDmf-meej3now/s4000/GT1340183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0MbcwFnx6i-40WjCtnhwBt6Xm1Qgm8sDX7rqgtrC1dXcLcqkMifx62ic87XmfO8p8sZ75jzeFZIlJ8Rn0HHa9gr62PEcdo-UjtEsoyWv6dvPGcpRvEZGlRRrynSOG6pKvLOwe-XMivyDbPoxFu4EaXDXSXd5CBDP_Ykus0Jx9e3YUwDmf-meej3now/w640-h480/GT1340183.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Last night, the final B747 rolled out of the final assembly building in Everett, Washington. During the 53-year production run, Boeing built 1,574 B747s. Pan Am was the launch customer, with their first B747 entering service in 1970. Delta was the last US passenger carrier to operate B747s, retiring them in 2017. At LAX we do still see B747 passenger operations with Lufthansa and Korean, both of whom bring in B747-8s. Korean uses the B747-8 in both passenger and cargo operations, and we have a good many other cargo operators bringing B747s through LAX. The final B747 built is a cargo variant, and will be going to Atlas Air. I expect that it will come out of the paint shop looking much like its sister ship in the photo above, and hopefully we will get to see it pass through LAX once it enters service next year. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-37970539309382938372022-11-21T18:10:00.048-08:002023-01-18T19:20:58.125-08:00Dual taxi in the D-9 alley<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yW46niQ0gdNwsjcnARX9ceodZacThCAUSseiMUCl-qEdMEkyBEH2li9tlfikf7bdbOHblhOT5iHYgJieScQPs3La_N_i7T6HFGJUxHw4tG43v6wV1c6aiPu3ZLlXsxVU7Oom7BjZsK0EbeOMySabRZs-Vr7lI_dWRKjrZAZ-LvgINYYQ0ZGqYFtE9A/s4000/DL1340405.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yW46niQ0gdNwsjcnARX9ceodZacThCAUSseiMUCl-qEdMEkyBEH2li9tlfikf7bdbOHblhOT5iHYgJieScQPs3La_N_i7T6HFGJUxHw4tG43v6wV1c6aiPu3ZLlXsxVU7Oom7BjZsK0EbeOMySabRZs-Vr7lI_dWRKjrZAZ-LvgINYYQ0ZGqYFtE9A/w640-h480/DL1340405.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">A recent comment asked about dual-taxi in the D-9 alley. This photo illustrates the D-9 alley with a dual-taxi operation taking place. The alley is marked with a taxi centerline, as well as east and west lines. This feature allows two flows of traffic in the alley, such as seen here, with one coming in and another heading out. It is also possible to have two lines of aircraft outbound or inbound. The restriction on this operation is determined by the aircraft types involved; A320-series and B737-series are the largest types that can safely use the east and west lines. Anything larger, such as a B757, has to use the center line:</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWYLIl5QFMt4A0Rhg3-osf2sH9-NB9hf5obVAZycBNrv7xLBcb6bUYe43pnTphNwGidLuu3-1WzjUmEvNdwQVNSG0u2Q-b4_rjxpec4FnL3UnSFRKYVyFAo1kn1_wOLKK4_xWZAGYQDdAcGJ4YQr7rZYsra91UoyYCAbxbRgfYe1aPIPL06Z_zL8lPw/s2763/DL1330199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2076" data-original-width="2763" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWYLIl5QFMt4A0Rhg3-osf2sH9-NB9hf5obVAZycBNrv7xLBcb6bUYe43pnTphNwGidLuu3-1WzjUmEvNdwQVNSG0u2Q-b4_rjxpec4FnL3UnSFRKYVyFAo1kn1_wOLKK4_xWZAGYQDdAcGJ4YQr7rZYsra91UoyYCAbxbRgfYe1aPIPL06Z_zL8lPw/w640-h480/DL1330199.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"> Here's another shot that better shows the three taxi lines:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXri5NCJojMteKiiWQ4kzh-3NAAAFtmJylnCJKelltN3Ar5srJp7K246WY8rDuXzBbf3ZYbDqu_neSLD3AbU_12GtslMM209WS1Co9T_aMSRrS4QmCstL5YF-ccWLnMvk-gwasq_L7pTyXr6e2-udL5CSFKWKowFTf2ICX5nv9u5i7VVv3gKIYiX74g/s4000/DL1340414.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXri5NCJojMteKiiWQ4kzh-3NAAAFtmJylnCJKelltN3Ar5srJp7K246WY8rDuXzBbf3ZYbDqu_neSLD3AbU_12GtslMM209WS1Co9T_aMSRrS4QmCstL5YF-ccWLnMvk-gwasq_L7pTyXr6e2-udL5CSFKWKowFTf2ICX5nv9u5i7VVv3gKIYiX74g/w640-h480/DL1340414.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-51414817939450296692022-11-20T15:59:00.062-08:002023-01-08T00:27:11.385-08:00Another look at ITA's "ghost" livery<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPSv4jSiEc0g3PPdaoq4Yiz1PVbwUzARAHfONL2t1B8iTi-_pZF6zsA1Rh7UVFsAc15r1GVPfAfjn1Z02o_rg2LRy45jL_24tS-deHsrpn2_nBgCUx4GLY90vN8m8hlFNs9S1OFr79CrryznfT7-rHp4cepoDDmL1zfbYQ466IfRa86YvjYiIIWnWkg/s4000/ITA1340056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPSv4jSiEc0g3PPdaoq4Yiz1PVbwUzARAHfONL2t1B8iTi-_pZF6zsA1Rh7UVFsAc15r1GVPfAfjn1Z02o_rg2LRy45jL_24tS-deHsrpn2_nBgCUx4GLY90vN8m8hlFNs9S1OFr79CrryznfT7-rHp4cepoDDmL1zfbYQ466IfRa86YvjYiIIWnWkg/w640-h480/ITA1340056.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">I have to admit that I like ITA's paint scheme. Nowadays, nearly all air carriers have gone to boring white airplanes with a logo on the tail. ITA is one of the notable exceptions, with their bright blue Airbuses that sport the Italian tricolor stripes on the tail. The inspiration for the blue comes from the Italian national football team, the Azzurri (the Blues), who wear blue in honor of the House of Savoy. Besides the tricolor stripes, the tail section also features a faint pattern that is reminiscent of a Louis Vuitton handbag. I know that's not what it actually is, but I have yet to find any official reference to it beyond the photos in the company's press materials. This pattern is hard to see, even in daylight, and I've had very little success catching it with the camera. These shots show it, but I've borrowed an official photo that shows it much more clearly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdB1WifWJqmc9xbjZD_AG89uZRitQfnfZuCj9g-MDn-5KZHIs4S6vRyDEkEWBbt1wEUDTMSHZCyDTCM-AmrazA66A6-C-cF2gpU_2Wl6suOHC9pW3zW4sUEX6chNnCkYAL1f81F9VsLF4PmQLRMjtF-oVuah7XwzhcwUMkOsLpIMCXcKU7SxIh7ZM66w/s4000/ITA1340055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdB1WifWJqmc9xbjZD_AG89uZRitQfnfZuCj9g-MDn-5KZHIs4S6vRyDEkEWBbt1wEUDTMSHZCyDTCM-AmrazA66A6-C-cF2gpU_2Wl6suOHC9pW3zW4sUEX6chNnCkYAL1f81F9VsLF4PmQLRMjtF-oVuah7XwzhcwUMkOsLpIMCXcKU7SxIh7ZM66w/w640-h480/ITA1340055.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs66ZXY5VqSNYwJZ_Y2ADRFnCaTWluxD-q7PVMiZmPShHkTMEcbTAdo6gAdKXenL6VwV7cPEqA_m93yRKEc4vkvd6bU73wyPKOj92KOGZuyIDOorBJat_RSRJabBRaCDv-pOl_NkyPPGuOVyXeOExkBmwoMI9JF5luqU8FzZRsFcbVEkXXkGUtYiLkuw/s4000/ITA1340063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3P4kzSFWN5fKxF9hzp6wu51j5h51MkuDsP3zRZZR3HRl8B9ARxVmEcg028G5vcRaYdmr_hZewwCVgJsrhQ2A634ScoTgjP0U2g9iPRRzCd_-613lNkDHLRDSXAIRQN3tKKzH3ct-_VhfkvIQi_ivxZJqgEy-KaZJ-lwvEZRNnVA8DgSAW4b2xN7TJA/w640-h480/CJT1330934.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Yet another new name at LAX is Canadian cargo carrier Cargojet. You just gotta love no-nonsense airline names!<br /><p></p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-18425478442003818362022-11-18T14:23:00.022-08:002022-12-22T20:52:54.258-08:00There's a Breeze at LAX<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkNIA80CZj11ZXCh1Td3KxCqxgxsixQn6Gd4BZecK1rOgJM4lPFOb16Tv8HV_vjz8uW8CHCd0ba0hvrZV2uMaLUDb33vxGJ1ppYnN4sF5NKUS3Wcd3wbDFq0cs7EACFAON7PnJyKT6JFXqL-BcqO1kuF33Vl7Yc6gEXJRwycl8rwtxWCHYgfZKstpUQ/s4000/BRZ1330620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkNIA80CZj11ZXCh1Td3KxCqxgxsixQn6Gd4BZecK1rOgJM4lPFOb16Tv8HV_vjz8uW8CHCd0ba0hvrZV2uMaLUDb33vxGJ1ppYnN4sF5NKUS3Wcd3wbDFq0cs7EACFAON7PnJyKT6JFXqL-BcqO1kuF33Vl7Yc6gEXJRwycl8rwtxWCHYgfZKstpUQ/w640-h480/BRZ1330620.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgva6DKNAl9k6U3Q68DMQ37bv528tOt3_SMaPndSwCX70LJG1bSqo_YaEXrSVsnI1TBzv4CsfJChk0zieLKlBn8z2IR5RYsGJs7XXVftLqN6r7B2Fjvp1jyyYF1EuKLhr-bPAg_BRTUsfHD7LfICvMAZgLs0SFncS3yU--ZWcRgJWIiSEZLKYMrEeFTMA/s4000/BRZ1330628.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgva6DKNAl9k6U3Q68DMQ37bv528tOt3_SMaPndSwCX70LJG1bSqo_YaEXrSVsnI1TBzv4CsfJChk0zieLKlBn8z2IR5RYsGJs7XXVftLqN6r7B2Fjvp1jyyYF1EuKLhr-bPAg_BRTUsfHD7LfICvMAZgLs0SFncS3yU--ZWcRgJWIiSEZLKYMrEeFTMA/w640-h480/BRZ1330628.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Another new name at LAX this year is Breeze Airways, who flies A220-300s in configurations of either 126 or 137 seats. Destinations from LAX include Provo, UT, and Charleston, SC. <br /><p></p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-42623133165501883772022-11-17T15:20:00.001-08:002022-12-22T20:36:39.199-08:00Two sides: VivaAerobus RappiCard<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VPFEjmCBHqwgdQ1Or0PUhBLnKyMcoG2FDwIYDEXyRo5c7j42pW2P3Rrwnxz4P9EVMrwokT1C5_WQfJsMjT9uHDcSC6_MN0gae0-cm6gT8dFu9Szhk9Gciy0359UKFDdGMWVzTPPjP0Rirk2RwM13mYkE81xzUoVf2P5aES0M6cpwrgj_vGTXTWp9uQ/s2824/VIV1330691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2121" data-original-width="2824" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VPFEjmCBHqwgdQ1Or0PUhBLnKyMcoG2FDwIYDEXyRo5c7j42pW2P3Rrwnxz4P9EVMrwokT1C5_WQfJsMjT9uHDcSC6_MN0gae0-cm6gT8dFu9Szhk9Gciy0359UKFDdGMWVzTPPjP0Rirk2RwM13mYkE81xzUoVf2P5aES0M6cpwrgj_vGTXTWp9uQ/w640-h480/VIV1330691.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEgzLe93GfFu8ylpnFnI4imp4T9IUVDxgW342D_1pbVT-EfWZVNpJ7jjDRsapreTU7QHobfwXL7lGDIBpbozO01RXwNyju-7G5IWATRGu4NMlmwYnWE6ZgOzcEqeP1WbSVuSp72bF15iurMqLMxAVAEgGBrIdmB-tGjX9jvLLMqR0MVtiVRjdOWakWQ/s4000/VIV1330698.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEgzLe93GfFu8ylpnFnI4imp4T9IUVDxgW342D_1pbVT-EfWZVNpJ7jjDRsapreTU7QHobfwXL7lGDIBpbozO01RXwNyju-7G5IWATRGu4NMlmwYnWE6ZgOzcEqeP1WbSVuSp72bF15iurMqLMxAVAEgGBrIdmB-tGjX9jvLLMqR0MVtiVRjdOWakWQ/w640-h480/VIV1330698.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-82433791560125714342022-11-16T19:38:00.001-08:002022-12-22T20:27:35.416-08:00Flair moves to LAX<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaU9zhHrd1ZG9SiO5q49sjtw-uG23sZuuO1VoXpjtEOOPP1Z_9n_VUMIA6uakqHbwIOiCGJRniCwAsD2J1KuXsHWxrhACaR7xhSiBVqJamlP01BR7ct6ywkBEzWhV2XR_SNFx0ZovouKkYXZ4DOa5A9Gqs_b6nrVr-ZbRGfjXm3dGbVyY_G7z_3sHDg/s4000/FLR1330744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaU9zhHrd1ZG9SiO5q49sjtw-uG23sZuuO1VoXpjtEOOPP1Z_9n_VUMIA6uakqHbwIOiCGJRniCwAsD2J1KuXsHWxrhACaR7xhSiBVqJamlP01BR7ct6ywkBEzWhV2XR_SNFx0ZovouKkYXZ4DOa5A9Gqs_b6nrVr-ZbRGfjXm3dGbVyY_G7z_3sHDg/w640-h480/FLR1330744.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Flair Airlines is a new arrival at LAX this month. Flair, who bills itself as the only ultra low-cost carrier from Canada, had previously been operating at the Hollywood-Burbank airport. Flair flies into LAX from Edmonton and Vancouver using the B737-8 MAX in a 189-seat configuration, as well as B737-800s that are being phased out in favor of the MAX. I borrowed this artwork from Flair's official site:<br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="spot_img" src="https://media.flyflair.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Pasted-File-at-December-8-2021-3_11-PM.png" /></p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-85098424973214843082022-11-15T19:54:00.001-08:002022-12-22T20:04:02.173-08:00Air Premia arrives at LAX<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE1-dDkdkd2hmUcJF394uDNsWlXRk6wlK01Xnb-w9-e2zD2sryBCRvUecZnCTbb1viFoKDtz3tOxY1s2rsDny2AhjJa_tD3HxmGotacj7gjs2_uP0cHs2R8wxZMymYzlCADlxNifuPiwhqsXJ-s30N9tiKO8ZdE1RseIMw8zCh2mc3SgZe8TRXTNwF8w/s4000/CV1330989.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE1-dDkdkd2hmUcJF394uDNsWlXRk6wlK01Xnb-w9-e2zD2sryBCRvUecZnCTbb1viFoKDtz3tOxY1s2rsDny2AhjJa_tD3HxmGotacj7gjs2_uP0cHs2R8wxZMymYzlCADlxNifuPiwhqsXJ-s30N9tiKO8ZdE1RseIMw8zCh2mc3SgZe8TRXTNwF8w/w640-h480/CV1330989.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Air Premia is a new airline from Korea that has begun service between Seoul, South Korea, and Los Angeles, using 309-seat B787-9s. <br /><p></p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-85366722566593536092022-11-14T19:49:00.014-08:002022-12-22T19:52:40.524-08:00Saudia 75th Anniversary <p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoMMzZ8lmZqQu_JCXJUywkHuGS-i__1nFtBoK4iyaI6FpR5yZc-0thVhuEqKF-98vGHM_Ptidf_XnM7rcxkRm7BrZBmpPB48tYxshHAeFpgJHFpss1HNJijSbZV-nKCaisHxQg6dx4fZTN-b5I0dxPjFRMQxWJZ8L4dtfXNNKF5FCsaB7Y84gsnYVFw/s4000/SVA1330898.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoMMzZ8lmZqQu_JCXJUywkHuGS-i__1nFtBoK4iyaI6FpR5yZc-0thVhuEqKF-98vGHM_Ptidf_XnM7rcxkRm7BrZBmpPB48tYxshHAeFpgJHFpss1HNJijSbZV-nKCaisHxQg6dx4fZTN-b5I0dxPjFRMQxWJZ8L4dtfXNNKF5FCsaB7Y84gsnYVFw/w640-h480/SVA1330898.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-66881832987970322002022-11-13T15:00:00.002-08:002022-12-22T20:05:46.081-08:00What is a Heavy?<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUkCe4jyEbuDbByvBCoUqyw8fNxUnt3DNbCho9MGTKOEvELeySuotrT0ETz0ickAMcnLjwcapFJlhR1jLw4l08EtEtrVIfcJpEEz07DP5faLqolk2yzR9C90l-WoIkyq7EVvtZH8IYHKtVBhzB5W_Z2r84kqjuTPDOdnsPu1PiXJdagCWWg0dDHnvZQ/s2933/CV1050216.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2203" data-original-width="2933" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUkCe4jyEbuDbByvBCoUqyw8fNxUnt3DNbCho9MGTKOEvELeySuotrT0ETz0ickAMcnLjwcapFJlhR1jLw4l08EtEtrVIfcJpEEz07DP5faLqolk2yzR9C90l-WoIkyq7EVvtZH8IYHKtVBhzB5W_Z2r84kqjuTPDOdnsPu1PiXJdagCWWg0dDHnvZQ/w640-h480/CV1050216.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">A common question is what exactly is meant when controllers and pilots use the term "heavy." I've discussed <a href="https://fromthecontroltower.blogspot.com/2009/12/wake-turbulence-part-1-what-is-it.html" target="_blank">wake turbulence</a> previously, and perhaps will again, but for today I'll limit myself to the FAA's definition of a heavy jet.* The FAA (and ICAO) define a heavy as an aircraft that has a Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) of at least 300,000 pounds (136 tonnes). This is higher than when I first talked about wake turbulence; when I first started out as a controller, a heavy jet was one that could weigh 255,000 pounds (115 tonnes) for takeoff. The aircraft weight categories were adjusted a few years ago to bring the US standards more in line with what was happening in the rest of the world. </p><p style="text-align: left;">A simple rule of thumb is that if an airplane is a wide body, it's a heavy. There are some variants of the B-707 and DC-8 that qualify as heavies, but these are pretty rare nowadays.** It is worth noting that an aircraft is classified as a heavy if it is <i>capable</i> of weighing 300,000 pounds at takeoff; the term does not reflect what the aircraft actually weighs at any given moment. We see this sometimes when a B-747 gets airborne just a few thousand feet down the runway when it more commonly requires most of the runway to get into the air.</p><p style="text-align: left;">When talking to or about a heavy jet, air traffic controllers are required to append the term "heavy" to the callsign or aircraft type in radio communications. This serves as an alert to other pilots in the area who need to be aware of the possible wake turbulence encounter. While many of the pilots of heavy jets will refer to their aircraft as a heavy, they are not required to do so; it's an ATC rule.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Notes:</p><p style="text-align: left;">* - Nearly all of the heavy aircraft are jets. The Russian Tu-114 is a four-engined turboprop airliner that has a MTOW of over 360,000 pounds (164,000 kg). This aircraft is better known to the west in its military form, the Tu-95 "Bear" long-range bomber. A new prop-driven addition to the list of heavy aircraft is the Airbus A400M Atlas. This is a four-engined military transport turboprop with a MTOW of 310,000 pounds (141,000 kg).</p><p style="text-align: left;">** - As LAX is a civilian airport, served almost exclusively by commercial airlines, I'm not including military aircraft in this discussion. Some military heavies include the B-1, B-2, and B-52 bombers, along with the C-141, C-17, and C-5 transports. Also the B-707's military cousins, the C-135, KC-135, and E-3.<br /></p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-12686556061204848502022-11-12T15:20:00.016-08:002022-11-19T19:10:54.597-08:00Surf City<p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQ-qdw4df6-0m5TpeljIAFgvjA5XsnE0GhWu8Slyg7zOk1G2hIm1fHHv7fiNTgiDZfoWvz0Hx0g4-GgmPvjWWuOsM9UaE4qb0k-Ry4Ogjt86QiOU0acPY_NapB0_Y6WzDaCFphmFLVdjaAXBGyAjEwirYoi0lvetZzbBDtgQKtEVokmUp1ELQZ1Sy8A/s3798/AV1330359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2842" data-original-width="3798" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQ-qdw4df6-0m5TpeljIAFgvjA5XsnE0GhWu8Slyg7zOk1G2hIm1fHHv7fiNTgiDZfoWvz0Hx0g4-GgmPvjWWuOsM9UaE4qb0k-Ry4Ogjt86QiOU0acPY_NapB0_Y6WzDaCFphmFLVdjaAXBGyAjEwirYoi0lvetZzbBDtgQKtEVokmUp1ELQZ1Sy8A/w640-h478/AV1330359.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When Jan and Dean sang about surf city, I'm not sure this is what they meant<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-91900549446168052622022-11-11T15:30:00.054-08:002022-11-13T00:58:57.402-08:00Terminal 3 update<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQftQxJ0BP7DEEIxsun_Kn_ACTUOVx9uPH8bc_RGy9R6aWvW0N2a50m9e2jnuJak_T06_AGi-tRhWJA2NTSwT3X4SqnprU1mxA9kU_WVI8pVoYGJTodLRNJsN0vbWB4RcTJOJR5megJBXrky9xLG2DLArQOWRYrtIMSmjfU5jxu2Z3xQnA2x8A7ULEIA/s4000/CV1330479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQftQxJ0BP7DEEIxsun_Kn_ACTUOVx9uPH8bc_RGy9R6aWvW0N2a50m9e2jnuJak_T06_AGi-tRhWJA2NTSwT3X4SqnprU1mxA9kU_WVI8pVoYGJTodLRNJsN0vbWB4RcTJOJR5megJBXrky9xLG2DLArQOWRYrtIMSmjfU5jxu2Z3xQnA2x8A7ULEIA/w640-h480/CV1330479.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">During the past months of September and October, Delta has opened up many more gates at Terminal 3. While a few have yet to enter service, it sure is nice to have most of them back. In the process, all the gates have been renumbered from what they were previously. It's a sufficiently major change that we've installed a quick reference guide at the ground control position:<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1zgEm76wSjqhtwuA0aaSFYjGTjk6aJC0OX4MJWb5ksTJhwA7cFUPBDzog3QlWKizpcn0M5NlBy2BrH6TQ94q5aC7YK8qrBkngsa8Rb7HU6bihLbxfDeoB-rDwxtagnxRxXkmH0lXtglZGPFBpJzBx0r7R8esp20KSY0s2TpUmsQovALtOGOxyRLxMQ/s4000/CV1330478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1zgEm76wSjqhtwuA0aaSFYjGTjk6aJC0OX4MJWb5ksTJhwA7cFUPBDzog3QlWKizpcn0M5NlBy2BrH6TQ94q5aC7YK8qrBkngsa8Rb7HU6bihLbxfDeoB-rDwxtagnxRxXkmH0lXtglZGPFBpJzBx0r7R8esp20KSY0s2TpUmsQovALtOGOxyRLxMQ/w640-h480/CV1330478.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The newly-renumbered gates at Terminal 3. When everything is back open, there will be the ability to accommodate five widebody jets or fourteen narrowbodies. The dashed outlines show the location of widebody positions. Note that each widebody requires the space otherwise occupied by two narrowbodies. The gate flexibility is a great feature, but could be quite a challenge for scheduling.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-37223950150231340272022-11-10T15:00:00.005-08:002022-11-13T00:37:52.819-08:00Sunset 3<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkgm2dUPzh5XYT2bGssIg8Q-8aib5erzlKlWNzL8uNp-335dIZhKFWL8iJgVSwCuKB2Io_Kjlb7VXK1dfdU5r2HGf-B2pjeIhg3C6KBXGHJk3KFZhQYXvYMYJwYOvzPPqkgDcyM2GFMeGhMyS6YKlnUFEkNfIi9xn1DsxsmOWdRWZ7UvQumMyP-DywA/s4000/CV1330536.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkgm2dUPzh5XYT2bGssIg8Q-8aib5erzlKlWNzL8uNp-335dIZhKFWL8iJgVSwCuKB2Io_Kjlb7VXK1dfdU5r2HGf-B2pjeIhg3C6KBXGHJk3KFZhQYXvYMYJwYOvzPPqkgDcyM2GFMeGhMyS6YKlnUFEkNfIi9xn1DsxsmOWdRWZ7UvQumMyP-DywA/w640-h480/CV1330536.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-13933999202256821782022-11-09T14:00:00.000-08:002022-11-13T00:38:11.561-08:00Sunset 2<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNVLDUC9LZq5pgRwtiqnkW0bfWE5dBTcTNz1SK_J8AU7vBnzZtCxeD8cX8zBg176E_V8tLfhsQp5E41usuJGU8VNtBbSdFsKKwjSDV4gTyIT9PhrE1Ng14WAOPNKBkgtDT-EvCq8Q9bs9KkQjWCYP9nxLkdyNz129Ec9Hx5N43n7vb8aG89r2zjk0Sg/s4000/CV1330514.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNVLDUC9LZq5pgRwtiqnkW0bfWE5dBTcTNz1SK_J8AU7vBnzZtCxeD8cX8zBg176E_V8tLfhsQp5E41usuJGU8VNtBbSdFsKKwjSDV4gTyIT9PhrE1Ng14WAOPNKBkgtDT-EvCq8Q9bs9KkQjWCYP9nxLkdyNz129Ec9Hx5N43n7vb8aG89r2zjk0Sg/w640-h480/CV1330514.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-3206957204710410262022-11-08T19:47:00.023-08:002022-11-13T00:35:36.112-08:00Sunset<p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5u0Z2_9RN3HrxF43MbCY2lyMWHk76eLNKxhzHvXddReMPS4LZDarqrI35mUXLIChfy-U3N9HcEug-tlRQ8bCPxYsHwEeU-LQwTppO6kJsZpGs7xsNCvGyd0VyIu4c8qTLpmf0QLmLdRBk8ii7W8RSu-fc5bRDdpVkoa3vVOIX4XbGy5BCB5DtUhas5Q/s4000/CV1330549.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5u0Z2_9RN3HrxF43MbCY2lyMWHk76eLNKxhzHvXddReMPS4LZDarqrI35mUXLIChfy-U3N9HcEug-tlRQ8bCPxYsHwEeU-LQwTppO6kJsZpGs7xsNCvGyd0VyIu4c8qTLpmf0QLmLdRBk8ii7W8RSu-fc5bRDdpVkoa3vVOIX4XbGy5BCB5DtUhas5Q/w640-h480/CV1330549.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the up sides to the changing time and season in Los Angeles is the sunsets; we don't get sunsets like this one during the summer<br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-43251248796080304042022-11-07T15:20:00.002-08:002022-11-07T15:20:00.204-08:00Current Avianca paint<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLxlUS4NvrPVl2M3zoKHroxJOjM3vSJtYg_ThagBI25Y7PM0b01QPfSNxJtKanrKJz95cvAU_aNbIaCpKS13GweI36beQl3LSIIW_2erXFIi32CC5VVu8JGr3RzOxXZQ7jorC3BWoHydAK4g4lDqiNgLw3HiaSJ_6Zt8l_SEJxAbbL0lzq4f2BmC3wA/s4000/AV1310299.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLxlUS4NvrPVl2M3zoKHroxJOjM3vSJtYg_ThagBI25Y7PM0b01QPfSNxJtKanrKJz95cvAU_aNbIaCpKS13GweI36beQl3LSIIW_2erXFIi32CC5VVu8JGr3RzOxXZQ7jorC3BWoHydAK4g4lDqiNgLw3HiaSJ_6Zt8l_SEJxAbbL0lzq4f2BmC3wA/w640-h480/AV1310299.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">This is a follow-up on the <a href="https://fromthecontroltower.blogspot.com/2022/11/welcome-to-no-effort-november.html" target="_blank">first post</a> in this year's No-Effort November series, in which I showed you a surviving old Avianca livery. This is the current Avianca paint scheme, which we see on aircraft using any one of these callsigns: Avianca, LACSA, or TACA. The Aviancas tend to be B787 or A330-200 wide bodies, while the LACSAs and TACAs use Airbus A319/A320/A321 narrow bodies. <br /></p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-20329413940901895632022-11-06T19:32:00.001-08:002022-11-06T19:32:00.211-08:00Rare bird<p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh340ZotvpZ5rEbI8qvOO8Uru3kKlHXZSAcg8gl2vGkq0EUyZZgsdV7SLwToefcO3x_0C7j_pitPV5fUQ4RhyNnFWg_yv5FLiguOhJpbAgxV_XKbYsSdDKZ7lt-vdq6RTCCjpG6Mg9aspm3dADVDBJSyfHqmhV6aRwelnIQTTd-ChrQvdXApZRx-L-0gA/s4000/Cv1330215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh340ZotvpZ5rEbI8qvOO8Uru3kKlHXZSAcg8gl2vGkq0EUyZZgsdV7SLwToefcO3x_0C7j_pitPV5fUQ4RhyNnFWg_yv5FLiguOhJpbAgxV_XKbYsSdDKZ7lt-vdq6RTCCjpG6Mg9aspm3dADVDBJSyfHqmhV6aRwelnIQTTd-ChrQvdXApZRx-L-0gA/w640-h480/Cv1330215.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boeing B737-200 lifts off from Runway 25 Right<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9p1UyGxibj27WYRlRq2R2hP3uSiTedhiVQ5HpNfuB4rGYDENPTpuNDIqOI4xdPFQnlnY8LoRPuNXVKkMAeSHVS-kyElZFidIF-Cx-44ptt9Ld5sd16RczBruumCn06_R0H6FkgPcoPOz9_7rmWM2tWwtfh6P6j02V_atcP1J5T9S0Yz52vefHVqTRw/s4000/Cv1330216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9p1UyGxibj27WYRlRq2R2hP3uSiTedhiVQ5HpNfuB4rGYDENPTpuNDIqOI4xdPFQnlnY8LoRPuNXVKkMAeSHVS-kyElZFidIF-Cx-44ptt9Ld5sd16RczBruumCn06_R0H6FkgPcoPOz9_7rmWM2tWwtfh6P6j02V_atcP1J5T9S0Yz52vefHVqTRw/w640-h480/Cv1330216.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As the airline world transitions from the NG 737s (B737-600/700/800/900) to the MAX, we hardly ever see Classic-generation B737s (-300/400/500) anymore. It's very uncommon to see any of the original B737s at LAX these days.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuXzk3sZdW1nMNhLWEfnMIwE2k9FM4qMJ5oHG06HLWLxfZyGI5dwzFukmthqzRMEEA97m4mZdDCVa_ma-steT-8bdUl5dBu_KSdpgrz1w70hb7iLyHsAYunBjisxWvx75iDFchHcPEyItD-_jHvAqw8WFQBzQKYJ6JBiIkpy0z2H8rSRNIPxgTUaVYA/s4000/Cv1330217.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuXzk3sZdW1nMNhLWEfnMIwE2k9FM4qMJ5oHG06HLWLxfZyGI5dwzFukmthqzRMEEA97m4mZdDCVa_ma-steT-8bdUl5dBu_KSdpgrz1w70hb7iLyHsAYunBjisxWvx75iDFchHcPEyItD-_jHvAqw8WFQBzQKYJ6JBiIkpy0z2H8rSRNIPxgTUaVYA/w640-h480/Cv1330217.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-56425568188276901002022-11-05T12:00:00.024-07:002022-11-05T12:00:00.204-07:00Cranky Dorkfest 2022<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAUhhmnvWJtTXvJshTaawwFai1tASOy_EavIP67yK3rGPHcu-cBOHJ5m52j-WX_3Jb3PaJYqIhaL6ul73RRMyWqeubLmIRJY6AqNRQ-h7xBbxFYGo1m_4eN-WtdAlBU7wvzYLGRYD-Uzvlf0XRWrMjqjKU5PV6ZiXo_gMu7NTIyoGOD47n92tKUleww/s4000/CV1330204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAUhhmnvWJtTXvJshTaawwFai1tASOy_EavIP67yK3rGPHcu-cBOHJ5m52j-WX_3Jb3PaJYqIhaL6ul73RRMyWqeubLmIRJY6AqNRQ-h7xBbxFYGo1m_4eN-WtdAlBU7wvzYLGRYD-Uzvlf0XRWrMjqjKU5PV6ZiXo_gMu7NTIyoGOD47n92tKUleww/w640-h480/CV1330204.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Cranky Dorkfest 2022, as seen from the control tower. This is a casual meet-up of planespotters from around the world, held in the park across the street from the In-N-Out at the northeast corner of LAX. Organized by the <a href="https://crankyflier.com/" target="_blank">Cranky Flier</a>, this year's <a href="https://crankyflier.com/2022/08/12/one-month-away-cranky-dorkfest-is-september-17/" target="_blank">Dorkfest</a> was held in conjunction with <a href="http://www.nycaviation.com/" target="_blank">NYC Aviation</a>'s <a href="http://www.nycaviation.com/2022/09/here-is-the-spotlax2022-schedule/44625" target="_blank">SpotLAX</a>, a weekend-long plane spotting festival. Estimated attendance at this year's Dorkfest was between 400 and 500 aviation enthusiasts. <a href="https://crankyflier.com/2022/10/26/mark-your-calendars-cranky-dorkfest-2023-is-september-9/">Next year's Cranky Dorkfest</a> is set for September 9, 2023. See you there!<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu11-KARpYTciwawR64sg1Q6Pljtc4busnodQq0Vz3S_R4tTRuBn0rNFn0_KODdNMYZWq01_XD5pwfoLqnISL5pEg55Y4CGn95_irplgZ-ndKZdQmx7N5vWCK4HT_fMDUqNdA6Y5GnZX6hhzAS0fqYKogM2oYtEJ3jNtdcJgsuVf5arem2DzO1zF8WGQ/s3699/CV1330213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2776" data-original-width="3699" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu11-KARpYTciwawR64sg1Q6Pljtc4busnodQq0Vz3S_R4tTRuBn0rNFn0_KODdNMYZWq01_XD5pwfoLqnISL5pEg55Y4CGn95_irplgZ-ndKZdQmx7N5vWCK4HT_fMDUqNdA6Y5GnZX6hhzAS0fqYKogM2oYtEJ3jNtdcJgsuVf5arem2DzO1zF8WGQ/w640-h480/CV1330213.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This shot, clearly taken later in the morning, appears to be the raffle drawing.<br />Photo credit to JG<br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.com0