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Twelve! Heckfire! Great report - and - like MX727 sez, give him a brake - or a break!

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Actually, JAT did use Soviet/Russian aircraft way back in the day. In fact, a report I viewed many years ago named JAT as having the most "diverse" fleet of aircraft in a "modern day" airline. The report went on to say that this was a prime factor in the overall lack of success o...

Actually, these were B-73's and Tu's on a planned single engine descent from altitude all the way to the ramp. UN sanctions against "Yugoslavia" in the early '90's made for some interesting, albeit not well thought out, work-arounds.

Anecdotal info: I flew Jugoslav Aero Transport many moons ago when it was common practice to shut down - yes, shut down - an engine in flight to conserve fuel... I visited Beograd earlier this year and noted that the once 1st-rate aviation museum located at the airport had fallen into a poor state. ...

(Please don't consider this off topic!) But, on an earlier day in another discussion: I made mention of how much I sure do miss climbing the steps to board the magnificent Constellation when I was a kid, smiling, friendly and courteous "stewardesses", meal service, plastic pilot's wings, a...

To all: Great collections and pics! This topic could practically have its own forum "COLLECTIONS, MEMORABILIA, etc.".

I collect flight instruments (clocks, compasses, turn/bank indicators, altimeters, and so on), new & used, for/from former-Soviet bloc fighter aircraft.

I've flown - as pax - practically every major company in Latin America and the Caribbean. LAN Chile never disappoints...!

On 12 July 1976, the Navy phased out the last C-117 (Douglas DC-3), perhaps the most famous transport plane of all time. The last C-117 was flown from Pensacola to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, the boneyard for most obsolete military aircraft. What a flight!

Locating a 2,500mt runway on Okinawa's already overcrowded (on level terrain) geography, will be an interesting challenge.

Here's another hoot: on a recent flight from Almaty to Astana, I noticed that the interior of the YAK-40 seemed brighter than usual. When I took a closer look at the cabin walls, the rips and raggedy places had been covered with duct tape, and the entire cabin PAINTED over with what seemed to be an ...

Not no, but HELL NO! For all the reasons above, AND the fact that any sense of privacy and solitude is continually being withered away from the "average" traveler. I recall when "half the fun was getting there". And, that included the trip to the airport - it was an event - not a...

If convicted - these clowns will be sentenced to a very long time in prison. Not only is it a criminal offense - but they dishonored their service and uniform. Shameful.

BOEING sure got spanked on this deal!

U-2 & formerly SR-71 flights from bases in Turkey and the island of Okinawa (Kadena AFB)were routinely observed during takeoffs and landings - but - the long route & ultimate destination(s) were always well beyond the view of the public eye.

Lunacy can be accounted for - irresponsibility calls for attribution and retribution, and good points, those are what a good attorney is paid for! These fellows missed the clues from a Citation & a Blackhawk AND THEN the F-16 fast movers! CFI to student: "Hey look, flares and jets and thing...

These two guys were not only stupid - they also put hundreds, if not more, individuals lives at risk from the building evacuees panic to the likely casualties from falling Cessna debris over a highly populated area. Less important, but still an issue, is the cost to the U.S. taxpayer in wasted money...

It appears that this so-called "Ph.D." has mixed common scientific and military terminology with pure bullsh*t...

How a cigarette butt could remain lit after being flushed into the lav holding - unless it was wrapped in a paper towel or TP and floated around - is an interesting prospect!

I've flown on several Russian-built aircraft but two of my most memorable experiences: Back in 1991 boarded a Czech Air YAK-40, BEG-PRG. I seated myself and in an attempt to move the seat back just a bit, the two front legs of the seat popped loose. Non-plussed, the co-pilot simply asked that I take...