Around the ramp at the home field, MZJ
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ClearedForOption
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I was hoping I would get one of these trips on reserve to be able to check out the air park. (and meet another JC'er) Unfortunately, they keep getting snapped up.
Each time one of your jets landed, as well as other airline‘s jets that were coming in, they’d turn off at the end of the runway (only about 6800’ long), and the ground guys would ask over the CTAF their fuel onboard, oil quantity onboard, and to advise when the doors were safe and the tug could hook up to move them across the field into the dirt.. Sad to hear.
JulieFox
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These days it's rare for a trip to sit more than 5 minutes before it gets snatched up, and that's only because there's (sometimes) a 3 minute lag from when we drop it to when you guys see it
But it is sad to see how many planes have been shuttled over there this week. Hoping it's not too long before we can bring them home.
ClearedForOption
Psychiatric Help 5¢
These days it's rare for a trip to sit more than 5 minutes before it gets snatched up, and that's only because there's (sometimes) a 3 minute lag from when we drop it to when you guys see it
But it is sad to see how many planes have been shuttled over there this week. Hoping it's not too long before we can bring them home.
Yep. I have alerts that I use to see if I'm going to be assigned anything on my SCL days - every trip that has dropped is gone before I can even stop what I'm doing and log into FLiCA to see what it is. Crazy.
I hope we bring them back online much sooner than later. I'm really hoping they are all back in time for the holiday flying this year.
These days it's rare for a trip to sit more than 5 minutes before it gets snatched up, and that's only because there's (sometimes) a 3 minute lag from when we drop it to when you guys see it
But it is sad to see how many planes have been shuttled over there this week. Hoping it's not too long before we can bring them home.
getting backed into parking on the double west row here. And the expediting in the north and south scrap areas in order to make parking room....
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Cherokee_Cruiser
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What a depressing sight 
chipdumper
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When things get up and moving it’ll be neat to watch the MITO scramble. Im at a remote field and they have the ERJ’s stacked up like cordwood. Actually looks reminiscent of the airports former AFB days with Brazilian wonder jets parked all nice and pretty on the tarmac in lieu of the bomber escort jets.
deadstick
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When things get up and moving it’ll be neat to watch the MITO scramble. Im at a remote field and they have the ERJ’s stacked up like cordwood. Actually looks reminiscent of the airports former AFB days with Brazilian wonder jets parked all nice and pretty on the tarmac in lieu of the bomber escort jets.
KSAW?
chipdumper
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Yup. Are you one of the ERJ drivers? I heard one of the local area Envoy FO’s was stuck at EWR about a week ago when they weren’t able/allowed to move anything.
deadstick
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No. I used to overnight there after it was a SAC base. IIRC 20d right D-> UUDD
FlyingAccountant
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I'd go down to MZJ just to check them out, but we supposedly have a shelter in place order here in AZ.
Skåning
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I did many a "lost weekend" at SAW right after it took over from MQT, at the wonderful Red Fox Inn. I think the place next door was called the Club Americana, or something like that. $.25 drafts with all the snowmobilers was aways a great time.
deadstick
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Oh, I remember hearing stories about that place. We stayed in Gwinn.
Our maintenance guys would let us take one of their van's into Gwinn, until the privilege was abused, then that came to a screeching halt.
I love the summers up there, all three weeks of it. A life time ago, at a certain Marquette based commuter, my new hire indoc class was held in the High School auditorium, next to the drivers ed class. It snowed in May that year.
Bandit_Driver
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I've picked up jets out of Kingman before..
which ones? Cargo jets? That’s where some of the last TWA L-1011s were and where one of America West’s 747s was scrapped