http://forums.jetphotos.net Online aviation photo database, featuring thousands of high-quality photographs of jet airliners, general aviation airplanes, business jets, cargo planes, military aircraft, discussion forums, aircraft census and more. The Friendly Way to Fly. en Mon, 20 May 2013 16:53:10 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.jetphotos.net/images/misc/rss.jpg http://forums.jetphotos.net http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55087&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 13:07:37 GMT Hi, it's a little bit early but was just wondering if anyone knew when Ryanair's flights for next year, specifically next May go on sale? I'm guessing it may be around October time? I may be wrong cause i'm really not sure. If anyone could shed some light or give any information i would be very grateful ...
Thanks ]]> Aviation Discussion Forum Gristy http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55087 http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55086&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 12:40:30 GMT Hi there,

I uploaded this picture and recognized, that before uploaded pictures were obviously uploaded with the wrong registration.

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewreject_b.php?id=4227713

So first I checked if I made something wrong. But you can see clearly the registration F-RADB and not 422 on the fuselage and all the other databases uses "F-RADB" and not the cn 422 as the registation (airliners.net, planepictures, airfighters,...). Even the database of scramble.nl shows as registration "F-RADB"!!!

So I uploaded the pic with the notice to the screener, that the registration is "F-RADB" not "422". Than I recieved the rejection with "bad info" and appealed with the information to the screener that the real registartion is not 422, which is by the way also not visible!
Now I got an e-mail with notice that I should upload it with the military reg 422 like the other 142 pictures.

That is a little bit confusing. There is an error at the db and because of 142 pictures with this error, I should not do it correct and upload also with this error??? ]]> Digital Photo Processing Forum Soaring1972 http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55086 http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55085&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 01:01:22 GMT Well, despite a 50min departure delay on UA29 from LHR to EWR, which wasn't their fault I have to say that we had two damn good flights with them to MCO. Good cabin service, good quality food and very helpful ground staff made it a pleasure to fly with them.
It should be noted though that they were Continental legacy crews !!!

Return is with Air Canada. Lets see if they can better it ? ]]> Flight Review Forum brianw999 http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55085 http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55084&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 00:58:23 GMT Thanks for the help DJR107. My problem has been solved. Have re-sized and re-uploaded it. Thread is closed. Thanks! Thanks for the help DJR107. My problem has been solved. Have re-sized and re-uploaded it. Thread is closed. Thanks! ]]> Digital Photo Processing Forum ali2128 http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55084 http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55082&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 07:08:50 GMT landed wheels up: Image: http://www.nypost.com/r/nypost/2013/05/18/news/web_photos/IMG_9702021951--525x415.jpg landed wheels up:
]]> Aviation Safety Discussion Forum orangehuggy http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55082 http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55081&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 17:31:24 GMT Is there a site that will give me all the flights between two cities (International). ?
For example, if I put in HNL and KIX I'd like to see all the airlines that fly between
those cities. ]]> Aviation Discussion Forum Dick H http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55081 http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55079&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 22:50:07 GMT http://theaviationist.com/2013/05/16/air-force-1-for-sale/#.UZVf4GSSDVl http://theaviationist.com/2013/05/16.../#.UZVf4GSSDVl ]]> Aviation Discussion Forum James Bond http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55079 http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55078&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 20:37:34 GMT Hi there, I got a couple of rejection in the past due to 'bad color'. I never had this issue before but this picture makes me wondering as the screener noticed a 'red hue'.

http://www.jetphotos.net//viewreject_b.php?id=4218852

On my monitor the white of the plane has maybe a little touch of a green but not red! I am using an Imac for three years know and didn't make any changes on the monitor settings within the last years. And I've uploaded thousands of pictures with almost no rejections for a bad color. But now it makes me wondering. Some else see a 'red hue' on that special picture.

There are some more rejections due to a 'bad color', which I can't really understand:

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewreject_b.php?id=4214055
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewreject_b.php?id=4214052
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewreject_b.php?id=4214054

The clouds are white on my monitor...

Is it possible that all these rejected pictures were screened by the same screener?? ]]> Digital Photo Processing Forum CO777/200 http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55078 http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55075&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 21:56:12 GMT http://www.news.com.au/world-news/sole-plane-crash-survivor-cecelia-crocker-tells-story/story-fndir2ev-1226643921936 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_255 http://www.news.com.au/world-news/so...-1226643921936

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwe...nes_Flight_255 ]]> Aviation Safety Discussion Forum James Bond http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55075 http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55074&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 21:50:07 GMT Ok, so I haven't posted on here for a while, and I know many will overlook this because of the lack of pictures, but I had to vent my frustrations somewhere and let people know how United has deteriorated since it's merger.
So the background of this report:
My family had a long planned vacation, which was much looked forward too because it is VERY rare that we are all able to take time off at the same time, with my youngest son & daughter getting time of high school and my oldest daughter getting off of college, it was nice to be able to plan a vacation all together for the first time for what seemed like an eternity.
About 2 weeks before we were going, I got a call saying I had to be in San Francisco 2 days before, this p*ssed off the wife because it was cutting it pretty short with the vacation which we had planned.
So i'll just get to it.

Airline: United Airlines
Route: San Francisco to Washington Dulles
Flight Number: 633
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
Scheduled Departure Time: 22:14pm
Actual Departure Time: 00:25am +1
Scheduled Arrival Time: 06:15am +1
Actual Arrival Time: 08:33am +1
Seat: 33F
Class: Economy/Coach


Ok, so I finished my meeting at around 5:30pm that evening, and just jumped in a cab straight to the airport. I arrived at SFO at around 7:15pm, jumped out of the cab, skipped happily into the terminal as I was on my way home, sliding doors open, BOOM. Queues EVERYWHERE, people EVERYWHERE, chaos. I looked at the board, one flight was cancelled and thats it, so I was a little confused as to what all the fuss is about. Nothing wrong with the systems or check-in, so it just looked like un-organized chaos for no apparent reason.
I joined the back of a queue, and queued for around 40 minutes before I got to the front. The check-in agent said my booking, which was originally for Economy Plus was overbooked and I had been pushed down to Y. I politely enquired why, this has happened before, and sh*t happens so I wasn't to bothered, and she snaps back at me with a "Asking all these questions aren't going to get you upgraded so take it or leave it".
From here, the whole mood and feel of the trip changed.
I felt like I wanted to argue back, wrong I know, she was having a bad day clearly. But I fought the urges, and I avoided the usual questions I ask like if a window seat was available or what aircraft we are on.
Luckily she had given me a window seat anyway.
As I walked away, I stood next to the desk as I collected my belongings and stuffed them into my carry-on, as I was doing so, I saw the check-in I was with (who must have been with United during their glory days), bust our into a full blown argument with a family who were behind me in the queue. I couldn't quite believe it. Well I could, it's United.
I proceeded to security where the queues were NOTHING, literally only 4 or 5 people, I didn't really know what was happening to the hundreds of people at check-in and where they were disappearing off too.
Anyway, security was a breeze and I headed into the departure lounge, which was full, and I squeezed into a seat between 2 huge women, who combined probably weighed more than an A318. One kept looking over my shoulder as I was using my phone, which yeah it quite annoying.
At around 9:15pm I checked the boards and headed to gate 86, where many passengers were already sitting. At around 10pm, we still hadn't boarded, and the lone gate agent was useless with her "dunno" to every question asked, even "When is boarding going to start" was answered with a simple "dunno". At around 10:30pm, the aircraft at the gate pushed back, and left without any further notice, raising eyebrows among the other passengers.
About 15 minutes later, the gate agent left, without a word, the airbridge door shut, no sign of anything.
Some passengers started to wonder off, when suddenly at around 11:25pm, an announcement for Passengers on United 633 to please proceed to 90.
A mad rush of people trying to get to the gate, not helped by a completely un-organized boarding process made for chaos. First class passengers were pushed out of the way by Coach passengers, the passengers who had wondered off were nowhere to be seen, one lone gate agent was trying to board the flight and control the entire process.
All of a sudden, a large group of passengers, must have been around 9 or 10 of them came out of nowhere and pushed to the front. I didn't see what happened but this was followed by shouting, and one of them being pushed backwards and falling over a row of seats.
Boarding was then stopped, the queue of people who has already boarded still in the jetway because the crew were not yet ready, the queue of people behind me who had waited without a fuss for the last 30 minutes, and the people in front who were trying to get the queue back into an orderly fashion.
This was like a comedy show skit, it was quite surreal.
The guy who was pushed and his group then snuck away to the back, and boarding continued.
I eventually got into the airbridge to board at midnight as part of the final group of people to board. The crew did not seem happy at all, the male F/A at the door was not checking boarding passes, more just giving a blank stare to each individual passengers followed by a welcome.
I walked on, and took my seat at row 33. I knew in the back of my head that I was going to miss my connection, by this time we were almost 2 hours late, and my connection time in was only 1 hour 45. The crew were rude and blunt to many of the passengers who boarded late. The crew were the old stern types United have, and the purser I have seen MANY times before is one of the less-friendly in the skies. We pushed back, and taxied to the runway. The crew stopped the safety demonstration to quite literally, shout in the faces of some passengers for interrupting.
We blasted off from the runway, hit a little turbulence as we climbed up and said goodbye to the city lights of California.
The flight seemed to be full, and the 2 people next to me had both fallen asleep. An older lady in the seat across the aisle, 33C, had opened a bottle of water almost at exactly the same time as we hit some rough air, spilling it.
Well, she might as well have stood up and said she had a bomb.
2 flight attendants were onto her like a shot, she is this and she is that, she even apologised and they said "well it's a bit late for that now".
THEY WENT TO THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND POURED A SALTY/SAND TYPE THING ON IT TO SOAK IT UP. Quality United over-reaction right there, for a 1cm x 0.5cm puddle of water :clap:
Once the f/a's had gone, the old lady was laughing, and had a look on her face like she had just been shouted at by a teacher and found it funny, a few passengers asked if she was ok and of course, she was :lol:
The cabin fell into complete silence when the crew started their first beverage service. They were pushing the cart at an unusually high speed through the cabin, as if they were hoping they would go past people before they could stop them. They wouldn't beat my lightening fast 2am reactions, and I was greeted with a friendly URGH from one F/A and a tut from the other, and I asked for a coffee, which she handed to me, followed by one of those things with sugar and a stirrer in, dumped a napkin on top and off she went like a damn NASCAR driver.
I watched a few episodes of new Two and a Half men on my iPad, got some work done on my mac and soon enough the sun was rising again. I also noted, after the first service I didn't see the crew for the rest of the night, no more beverages, no BOB, and no duty free, which I found unusual.
Passengers around the plane began to awake, and the crew started another beverage service, this time 2 different F/A's, who actually served each individual passengers instead of waiting to be stopped by someone.
I got an Orange Juice, by this time I was starved, and I knew the wife wasn't going to be too happy about the fact I wont be home today, baring in mind we were going on vacation TOMORROW.
We started our descent, and before we knew it we were on the ground in IAD.
We were welcomed, updated on the local time, and within a few minutes were on the stand. We disembarked, and I exited into the terminal.
At this moment in time, taking into account I was very tired, I stood in the terminal just outside the airbridge entrance, and just stodd staring into space for a good 2 minutes before I snapped back into the real world. I just completely zoned out, I didn't really know what was happening, where im going next etc.
I called my wife telling her my flight was late and missed the connection, and she told me my daughter, who was coming from UTenn, had missed her flight in Knoxville too. So, a great start to the vacation so far.
Anyway, I headed to the United desk, where the queue was beyond ridiculous, and stood there for about 25 minutes before being served.
I enquired about getting back to DAB as I missed my flight, through no fault of my own, and the reply I got was a simple "Theres nothing we can do sorry".
I have been a MileagePlus member for years, I have racked up tens of thousands of miles, and the one time all of that should come into consideration, i'm told they wont get me home.
This time I argued back, and she was insistant on the fact she cant do anything for me, as the flight to Charlotte had already departed, and the others were full.
After 15 minutes of arguing, a supervisor came.
The supervisor was equally as unhelpful, and told me she would put me on standby for the 4:46pm flight to Charlotte, but by that time the last flight to Daytona Beach would have left, so that was pointless.
I asked if I could connect in LGA or anywhere to get there.
The reply was a simple no.
I left the desk, and joined the queue again, and got a different person, this time, a male agent, who told me he could transfer me to the noon flight to EWR, and from there I could connect to CLT. I thanked him greatly, and moved on.
I headed to the United Club for the duration of the wait, grabbed some free food and a coffee, and then headed to the gate.

Airline: United Express, Operated by ExpressJet
Route: Washington Dulles to Newark Liberty
Flight Number: UA3841
Scheduled Departure Time: 12:16pm
Actual Departure Time: 12:30pm
Scheduled Arrival Time: 14:39pm
Actual Arrival Time: 15:00pm
Aircraft: Embraer 145
Seat: 6C
Class: Economy/Coach


Got to the gate around 11:40, and started boarding straight away, again, a quite unorganized boarding process, but not too bad as the flight was almost empty.
I was greeted on by a friendly old lady, and took my seat.
I started to relax again now, I knew I would be home by tonight, and tomorrows vacation would not be spoilt. The doors shut, and we pushed back from the gate.
We got airborne, but due to turbulence there was no beverage service on board.
The flight was really uneventful and there was nothing for me to rant about on this one :P
We landed and taxied to the gate.
I disembarked, and headed to my connecting flight.
When I got to the gate for the flight to Charlotte, which was also operated by Expressjet, I checked the standby list and didn't see my name on there.
I enquired with the gate agent, and she said she would check for me. She informed me it was only her first week on the job so I should bare with her.
She returned 5 minutes later, and said that my name was not on the passenger or standby list, and the flight was way overbooked, so full-fare paying passengers were being given priority.
She said she would add my name to the standby list, but that I should go to the United desk to confirm this.
I thanked her, then headed to the desk.
When I got to the desk, this bossy old b*tch at the desk kept telling me that it was a pointless waste of time, and that I was wasting not just mine, but her time by trying to get onto the flight on the standby list.
She refused to check if I was on, and told me my requests were "Myopic".
This turned into a full blown argument, and ended up in 2 Port Authority police coming to calm the situation down, obviously, I duly agreed to walk away and got talking to the 2 police officers. They explained that there have been several incidents involving the same desk this week with people exploding into a rage.
They came with me to the gate, where the flight was boarding, I told them of my situation, and they wished me the best of luck, wished me a good vacation before leaving to deal with more annoyed travellers.
As boarding started to finish, the standby list started to shorten as people were given a seat.
Unfortunately, I was not, and the full-fare paying customers are obviously more valuable to the company than the people who have been loyal for 15+ years.
Anyway, again, I was stumped on what to do.
I headed over to the desk again, served by a different assistant, who told me that I wouldn't be able to make it to Charlotte tonight as all flights were fully booked, and there were no flights to DAB from CLT even if I were to make it today.
I asked if there were flights available to Atlanta, which they were, but at a fee of $250.
I refused to pay that much, and I was furious that United wouldn't allow me to use miles which I had saved up for this exact kind of situation.
So after much consideration, I headed over to the Delta desk, and asked if I would be able to make it to Daytona Beach by tonight, they said yes, for $380.
Extortionate prices for a problem which could have been solved in Washington.
I called my daughter, and her phone was busy, so I assumed she was airborne, so I called my wife who confirmed it. I told her I probably won't be home by the end of the night and would probably be home in the morning.
This didn't go down to well, and the fact it was not my fault didn't seem to get through.
I sat in the terminal, and I didn't really know what to do, I just people watched while I thought things through.
There were some United flight crew walking through the terminal, and when a young boy went to ask one of them something they snapped at him with a "What do you want".
While I was thinking things over, someone came up to me and kept repeating "Sir, Sir, Sir???"
It was the gate agent who had put me on the standby list, she told me to follow her to the desk and she would help get me home.
I was thinking is this actually real? United want to help me?? :confused:
She took me over and said "You're destination is Daytona Beach right?"
I said yes, and she did a little searching
She confirmed what I assumed, that no flights were available, she said I can go to Charlotte but by the time I get there the last DAB flight would have departed.
She said she will check with other airlines if that would be OK with me.
I said anything to get back by tonight, and she disappeared to check.
While she was gone, about 60 people came to the desk, a flight to Houston had been cancelled, and it seemed the majority of the passengers were coming to the desk and were willing to push in front.
When the girl came back, she seemed overwhelmed by the amount of people shouting at her, asking for flights, even swearing at her for the technical fault which kept the plane back in Seattle.
Have to give her alot of credit, she did very well in controlling the situation, and she managed to help about 15 people before more people came to assist her, and this was her first week on the job too :clap:
A little later, she apologised quite sincerely, and said she had flights for me but lost them.
By this time it's around 4:25pm.
She said she could offer me flights to Orlando which was the next closest airport, and I would get there by midnight. She said it involved US Airways flight to Charlotte and Atlanta then connecting onto Air Tran to Orlando.
She then offered me a flight on Delta, changing in Atlanta and going to Daytona Beach, but it would be risky as it's full and I would be on standby.
So I had the dilemma of definitely getting into Orlando, or risking to get into Daytona Beach and possibly not getting home. She allowed me 10 minutes to think it over.
I called my wife, and she said it was up to me, not helping the situation at all.
So I chose to risk it with the Delta flight.
The young girl, gave me a number and a code, and said if anything goes wrong, I should ring it, and it would sort it out for me.
I made sure I got her name, so I could write in a good word for her, if you're ever flying through Newark on United, look out for a young college aged girl called Madison!

So here goes the last part home:
Airline: Delta
Route: Newark Liberty to Atlanta
Flight Number: 2042
Scheduled Departure Time: 17:10
Actual Departure Time: 17:35
Scheduled Arrival Time: 19:34
Actual Arrival Time: 20:03
Aircraft: Boeing 737-700
Seat: 23A
Class: Economy



I headed to the gate, and found out I had infact got a seat on the flight which I was delighted about.
Boarding had already started, and I took my seat on the half empty plane.
The doors shut and the safety demo started on the TV Screens, it's quite funny the new Delta IFS Video.
We stayed still for about 15 minutes on the taxiway before we took off, im guessing due to congestion.
We were airborne soon enough, and the crew were quickly round with the first beverage and snack service.
I got a coffee and some peanuts.
I purchased in flight wi-fi and caught up on some final bits of work before we landed in Atlanta.
The flight again was uneventful and we landed a little late in Atlanta.
I said goodbye to the crew and headed to the next flight, which already had been specified a gate.


Airline: Delta
Route: Atlanta to Daytona Beach
Flight Number: 679
Scheduled Departure Time: 20:44
Actual Departure Time: 21:05
Scheduled Arrival Time: 22:07
Actual Arrival Time: 22:16
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
Seat: 4A
Class: First


I arrived at the gate where boarding was again already in process, I didn't see my name on the standby list and enquired.
The man politely replied because I had been given a seat already, he printed off a boarding pass and told me I had been upgraded to first!!
Delta:love:
I was quite shocked, and I thanked him and boarded the aircraft.
I took my seat in 4A, which was large and comfortable, and came with a much needed bottle of water on each seat.
The power outlet in between the seat was perfect, as I needed to charge my phone desperately.
The coach section of the aircraft seemed nearly empty. I downed the water in one, and settled into the unusually comfortable seat for the flight.
The safety demonstration played on the screen in front, and we pushed back from the gate a little late.
We taxied to the runway and blasted off from the runway.
Shortly after take off, the flight attendant offered us snacks and beverages.
I got a water, sun chips and a toblerone, which went down nicely.
Before we knew it, the aircraft was on it's way down to earth, with the lights of the coast getting closer as we followed the coast down towards Daytona.
We made a left turn, and seemed to go out to sea before coming back over land to touchdown.
Touchdown was smooth, and we braked heavily before turning off the runway at a high speed. We taxied to the gate and disembarked. Luckily, I had no bag, as if i did it would have almost certainly got lost.
So I headed straight through to my car and headed home to get a good nights sleep for the long journey tomorrow.
I may or may not post about the vacation.
Overall, I HIGHLY rate Delta and their product. I also have to say that the gate agent in Newark is one of the best i've ever met.
I am hugely disappointed with United and their customer service. I dont think I will be using them much anymore other than to waste my collected miles.

Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed my ranting. ]]> Flight Review Forum United.AirlinesLover http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55074 http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55072&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 17:53:09 GMT ... isn't this pic manipulated?

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.p...7588221&nseq=5

I must say, this photo is perfect, outstanding, and all my appreciation to the photographer.

But isn't it a little overprocessed in a way that it is more of an artistic picture than a 'real' picture? No plane looks like this in the real world.

Again, no disrespect meant!

Cheers,

Hinkelbein ]]> Digital Photo Processing Forum Hinkelbein http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55072 http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55071&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 03:46:11 GMT Hi - I am wondering if there are any spotting locations on-airport/in-terminal at DME? I will be there soon and would like to arrive early for my flight and grab some shots, but don't find any spotting guides.

Any tips on spots or on authorities attitude towards pulling out a camera in the terminal? Thanks in advance. ]]> Aviation Photography Forum jpmagero http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55071 http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55068&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 13:10:13 GMT http://www.aviation-safety.net has been hacked and defaced. Now back to normal.. http://www.aviation-safety.net has been hacked and defaced.
Now back to normal.. ]]> Off Topic Forum Alessandro http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55068 http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55067&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 08:04:43 GMT Hi, this summer I'm going to spend my holidays in Nice. I'know that Nice airport is not very good for spotting until 5 pm and I've got some questions. Searching the web I find two spotting location, the beach behind the Cap 3000 mall when 04L is the active runway for landing, and the famous beach in front of the Promenade des Angleis when active runway for landing is 22R. The problem is that I only have a 55-250mm telezoom and the spotting point are really far from plane. Is there other places where I can stay? I also see that there is a fence running all away the north west perimeter. Could I use a tre step ladder to shoot over it? Is there a point in the perimeter where I can do this without attracting police?
Sorry for the long post, hope you guys could help me. ]]> Aviation Photography Forum Fili92 http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55067 http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55066&goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 17:47:30 GMT Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson got dressed up as a female flight attendant after honouring a bet he lost to Air Asia chief. :clap: http://www.flyvids.com/view/1300/sir-richard-branson-as-an-air-hostess/ Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson got dressed up as a female flight attendant after honouring a bet he lost to Air Asia chief. :clap:

http://www.flyvids.com/view/1300/sir...n-air-hostess/ ]]> Aviation Discussion Forum pilotsandy http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread.php?t=55066