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This is one of two ARFF trucks at a Caribbean airport that has 121 mainline service.
AA-1427 737-8 MAX High speed RTO @ SVD
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This is one of two ARFF trucks at a Caribbean airport that has 121 mainline service.
Autothrust Blue
Welcome aboard the Washington State Ferries
I no-kidding thought of that pretty regularly in some of former employer’s stations. Allegedly there was fire service everywhere.
Allegedly.
I vaguely remember there being a bulletin for some airport with the gist of “stop arriving early, you’re getting there before ARFF is there.”
I’m sure the block times were insanely off too.
Skåning
Well-Known Member
Let’s not be too generousGood advertisement for the MAX
Autothrust Blue
Welcome aboard the Washington State Ferries
I mean, they said they had to have a truck, nothing about it being in working order…right? RIGHT? Wocka wocka
bLizZuE
Calling for engine starts en français
Maybe it’s got a really long hose…
CFI A&P
Exploring the world one toilet at a time.
Bring your own hose I guess.
someone finally found a use for e30 bottlecap rims
Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
heartbreaking. But not surprising. Those island airfields, and even coastal ones, really have to do extra preventative maintenance on their trucks. Especially against corrosion and rust from the salt air. For trucks kept outdoors especially, but even ones kept indoors, a freshwater washdown daily is important, along with being very careful with keeping items that needs to be greased and lubed, done so.
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
We pretty routinely plan SOUTHPAC ETOPS alternates around airports that have staffed (and working) ARFF.
Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
What’s the fun in that
invadertim
In my experence, its always my fault.
At least one of the stations we had at Mesaba was set up with the lone firefighter being the fueler also. I think it was somewhere in Michigan.
Crockrocket94
Well-Known Member
Flies like a heavy 800I fly my first MAX tomorrow, excited!
But quieter.. and prettier... Enjoy the engine start time if its already warmed up lol... MOTORING...
Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
Flies like a heavy 800
MOTORING...
Yah, that's what I hear. Sounds like our 321NEO w/ LEAP engine (1A).
GolfChuck
Trustworthy Source
My former facility had an unmanned ARFF with equipment and everything until a Yak made what appeared to be an uneventful landing and then burnt to the ground. Granted we only had corporate traffic, no 121. After that happened a crew from the local "international" airport rotated in.
It’s a money thing, especially if it’s not needed at smaller airports during the times when air carrier traffic is not operating. No requirement during those times to have it manned, so a number of airports don’t.
Cory Trevor
Well-Known Member
Quincy, Illinois was definitely one at OO
Flies like a heavy 800
MOTORING...
Which is why “before 80 knots, we’ll abort for most things, after 80 knots, fire, engine failure wind shear… if we get a thrust not set, we’ll go to TOGA” or something like that.
But I fly an airbus. Everything else (kinda) is going to be inhibited.