Do airline flights arrive and depart on time anymore?

[ASpilot2be]

@Screaming_Emu and I laugh at your delays. I have seen multiple day delays.

 

[CFI A&P]

Fun with AI!

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Nice epaulets, Lieutenant Commodore.

 

[poser765]

Yeah we need to fly DFW to PIT at 12000 feet mmmkkk. Gotta burn the extra 10000 lbs of gas.

I did a PHX-DFW at 190 not to long ago.

 

[mwflyer]

Nice epaulets, Lieutenant Commodore.

Nice teeth too. Looks like a rapper’s grill, LOL!

 

[BobDDuck]

What generator are you using?

This was Microsoft's.

 

[Boots2Wings]

D0
Whats that? Never heard of it

 

[NovemberEcho]

I did a PHX-DFW at 190 not to long ago.

I worked a EWR-ORF CRJ at 8,000 last summer during swap

 

[poser765]

I worked a EWR-ORF CRJ at 8,000 last summer during swap

Noice!

 

[BobDDuck]

I worked a EWR-ORF CRJ at 8,000 last summer during swap

I used to use TEC routes to get out of the northeast all the time and then pop up to altitude as soon as we got through the log jam. The CRJ did ok burning gas at 8000 feet for a few hundred miles so it was feasible if it was going to save us a few hours of delays, and I had a dispatcher who was willing to be creative.

 

[Hiboglossi]

I worked a EWR-ORF CRJ at 8,000 last summer during swap

I did that on the EMB-145 out of EWR a few times, usually going to RIC. The times I did it we were cleared at 6000 at first, and were able to go higher around Delaware.

 

[Burrito]

I used to use TEC routes to get out of the northeast all the time and then pop up to altitude as soon as we got through the log jam. The CRJ did ok burning gas at 8000 feet for a few hundred miles so it was feasible if it was going to save us a few hours of delays, and I had a dispatcher who was willing to be creative.

Creative got me the OK to send an overfueled -200 to OMA once...

...several years later and I still think Philly rampers just can't read.

 

[bLizZuE]

So some dirty math says United operates 5,000 flights a day, which means 35,000 flights a week. United (as of April) was operating 80% on time arrivals, so there was a one in five chance of arriving late. Homeboy had 4 flights in a row that operated late within a week. So that becomes (1/5)^4, which works out to .16% chance of happening.

@Wardogg you should go play the lottery. You've been pretty lucky!

NERD

(I’m sort of jealous because I’m way too stupid for that kind of math)

 

[bLizZuE]

I worked a EWR-ORF CRJ at 8,000 last summer during swap

Years ago I flew a CRJ EWR-ORD at 8,000 because our ice system was inop. Took off, about 3 minutes later I made my PA.

“Well we’ve reached our cruising altitude of EIGHT THOUSAND FEET, seatbelt sign is off, please enjoy the view.”

I think it took like an extra hour.

 

[BobDDuck]

NERD

(I’m sort of jealous because I’m way too stupid for that kind of math)

I'm proud to say I did the math myself before I checked with ChatGPT to make sure I thought about it correctly.