For those of you who fly either on real planes or on Flight Sim, how long do you wait for take-off?
I've actually waited a very long time at KORD. This image is nothing like KORD. Only 15 planes so far.
From 10,000 feet, you can see the lots of planes down there still. A lot more on the way to the runway on the other side.
How long have you waited for take-off?
Started by AirKevin, Aug 25 2005 12:50 PM
#1
Posted 25 August 2005 - 12:50 PM
#2
Posted 25 August 2005 - 12:57 PM
This took 1 hour and 20 minutes from pushback to takeoff. MSP with UT on full.
#3
Posted 25 August 2005 - 12:57 PM
nice pictures
#4
Posted 25 August 2005 - 12:59 PM
are those NW PAI?
#5
Posted 25 August 2005 - 02:09 PM
Damn. That's a hell of a lot of Northwests.
#6
Posted 25 August 2005 - 02:24 PM
Tip: Turn AI traffic off
#7
Posted 25 August 2005 - 03:17 PM
It wouldn't be fun then, now would it?
#8
Posted 25 August 2005 - 03:19 PM
Is it about the flying or about tthe waiting? - Yes thats right, flying.
#9
Posted 25 August 2005 - 03:24 PM
I have my AI traffic off, because I rarely fly offline. VATSIM is where I do my flying!
#10
Posted 25 August 2005 - 03:29 PM
Originally posted by AirKevin
For those of you who fly either on real planes or on Flight Sim, how long do you wait for take-off?
In real life - 1999 JFK - LAX - SYD
AA from JFK - LAX - On Taxi and Holding Tarmack for over 5 hours.
My connecting flight was Qantas LAX - SYD.
On arrival in LAX some 6 - Hours behind schedule, my QF was on wait line just as we landed in the AA flight.
This resulted in overnight in LA and all next day till QF at 20-30 hours.
#11
Posted 25 August 2005 - 05:43 PM
Pacific, an hour and 20 isn't as long as the line I encountered in KORD. I left the gate, and after starting my engines, I only moved about 10 feet. Took 3 hours just to get out of that mess. One runway in use only for take-off and landing. Another time was at KKCI. Took 2 hours, but 2 runways were in use.
[Edited on 8/25/2005 by AirKevin]
[Edited on 8/25/2005 by AirKevin]
#12
Posted 25 August 2005 - 05:58 PM
In real life: 2002-6-27: JFK-NRT-TPE
Boarded a Northwest 744 and left the gate at 2:50PM. Stopped on the taxiway due to non-existing "thunderstorms" for 30 minutes. Turned left, looked left, DAMN, there were a lot of Deltas. Encountered turbulence, landed at NRT at the scheduled 5:30PM due to tailwinds in that turbulence, barely made it alive to our next flight. In fact, I was sprinting to the gate.
Boarded a Northwest 744 and left the gate at 2:50PM. Stopped on the taxiway due to non-existing "thunderstorms" for 30 minutes. Turned left, looked left, DAMN, there were a lot of Deltas. Encountered turbulence, landed at NRT at the scheduled 5:30PM due to tailwinds in that turbulence, barely made it alive to our next flight. In fact, I was sprinting to the gate.
#13
Posted 25 August 2005 - 06:46 PM
The longest i have waited in real life was:
MIA-STL, TWA MD-80:
I'm not sure exactly how long we waited, but it was at least an hour on the taxiway due to a thunderstorm.
LAS-GEG, HP 737:
flight was supposed to leave at like 12 something AM, but was delayed like two hours because they needed to change one of the tires on the plane.
MIA-STL, TWA MD-80:
I'm not sure exactly how long we waited, but it was at least an hour on the taxiway due to a thunderstorm.
LAS-GEG, HP 737:
flight was supposed to leave at like 12 something AM, but was delayed like two hours because they needed to change one of the tires on the plane.
#14
Posted 25 August 2005 - 07:40 PM
5 in the terminal and another 2 on the tarmac IDE IAD-TPA
#15
Posted 25 August 2005 - 07:40 PM
hours that is
#16
Posted 25 August 2005 - 07:45 PM
im not sure what my longests is
#17
Posted 25 August 2005 - 09:19 PM
I have waited 6 hours on the ground at Newark before for a flight to Houston.
#18
Posted 25 August 2005 - 09:31 PM
2 1/2 hours, Flying United from Chicago, We had to be-iced a second time.
#19
Posted 25 August 2005 - 09:43 PM
Ah, yes. An Air Florida 737 crashed because it needed to be de-iced a second time, but never did.
#20
Posted 25 August 2005 - 10:24 PM
Originally posted by AirKevin
Ah, yes. An Air Florida 737 crashed because it needed to be de-iced a second time, but never did.
that has happened several times.
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