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re: Been waiting to land at MSY for 45 minutes circling the gulf
Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:11 pm to kywildcatfanone
Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:11 pm to kywildcatfanone
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You are supposed to be on airplane mode
Some flights have gate to gate wifi.
Even my Breeze flight a few weeks ago had it.
It is from Imersat, download speeds were pretty fast in the tens of Mbps and not SpaceX.
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Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:23 pm to Tedorgeron
Fortunately your seat may be used as a flotation device.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:25 pm to TBoy
To add insult to injury our gate is not available and have been sitting on the tarmac for 15 minutes
Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:27 pm to Tedorgeron
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gate is not available and have been sitting on the tarmac for 15 minutes
Ground crews (baggage at least) can't work if there is lighting too close. Had this happen often during the summer in ATL.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:27 pm to Tedorgeron
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To add insult to injury our gate is not available and have been sitting on the tarmac for 15 minutes
Glass half full: At least you didn't slam into the Gulf.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:28 pm to Tedorgeron
die hard 2 situation lol
Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:28 pm to Tedorgeron
You flying frontier from Orlando?
Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:30 pm to Cosmo
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Flight was supposed to last 2:45 and is almost 3:45. Don’t know how unusual that is.
You dont fly much do you
thank you
Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:30 pm to Power-Dome
Delta from Minneapolis. Captain just came on the radio and said ground clue just clocked in a should be ready shortly
Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:31 pm to Tedorgeron
A-1 Jet fuel weights approx 6.7 pounds per gallon. Planes burn between 750 and a couple of thousand gallons an hour.
Do you really want the plane to try to land with close to 5 tons of extra fuel if you don't need it just to keep you circling an extra hour?
Do you really want the plane to try to land with close to 5 tons of extra fuel if you don't need it just to keep you circling an extra hour?
Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:48 pm to NorthEndZone
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Flight was supposed to last 2:45 and is almost 3:30 Don’t know how unusual that is.
May is bad here for severe weather
Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:53 pm to PJinAtl
If the plane would fly faster it would burn less fuel
Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:54 pm to Motorboat
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If the plane would fly faster it would burn less fuel
you're sciencing on us now!
Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:58 pm to Tedorgeron
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WTF how do you not have enough fuel
Yeah, if the plane runs out of gas it can never land.
There is a levee near the Nasa site that can be used in a pinch, maybe tell the pilot that.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 5:02 pm to Tigris
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if the plane runs out of gas it can never land.
A four-engine passenger jet experiences engine trouble...
...and the pilot comes on the intercom, saying, "Passengers, we apologize, but we have experienced an engine burn-out. The plane can still fly on the remaining three engines, but we'll be delayed in our arrival by two hours."
A few minutes later, the airplane shakes, and passengers see smoke coming out of another engine. Again, the intercom crackles to life.
"This is your captain speaking. Apologies, but due to a second engine burn-out, we'll be delayed by another two hours."
The passengers are agitated. Suddenly, the third engine catches fire. Again, the pilot comes on the intercom and says, "I know you're all scared, but this is a very advanced aircraft, and it can safely fly on only a single engine. But we will be delayed by yet another two hours."
an aggie in business class raises his voice and shouts, "This is ridiculous! If one more engine goes, we'll be stuck up here all day!"
Posted on 5/8/26 at 5:16 pm to Tedorgeron
That’s what you get for flying Frontier
Posted on 5/8/26 at 5:23 pm to Tedorgeron
Welcome to Ellick baw
Posted on 5/8/26 at 5:45 pm to Tedorgeron
Something is odd here. Being kept in a holding pattern is one thing. Being kept in a holding pattern 100+ miles away specifically in a direction away from alternate airports is something else.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 5:51 pm to 777Tiger
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Today’s flight was in the air 3 hours 15 minutes. Yesterday’s flight for the same source and destination was in air 2 hours 12 minutes. These are from the flight logs.
I know you are a pilot so you know what that means fuel wise. An extra hour of flying on what is normally a little over 2 hour flight is significant. That is all I was trying to say.
I’m sure they weren’t on fumes but did burn much more fuel than normal.
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Flight was supposed to last 2:45 and is almost 3:45. Don’t know how unusual that is.
You dont fly much do you
thank you
Today’s flight was in the air 3 hours 15 minutes. Yesterday’s flight for the same source and destination was in air 2 hours 12 minutes. These are from the flight logs.
I know you are a pilot so you know what that means fuel wise. An extra hour of flying on what is normally a little over 2 hour flight is significant. That is all I was trying to say.
I’m sure they weren’t on fumes but did burn much more fuel than normal.
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