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CFIscare said:
I doubt they were unloading 180 passengers. More like taxi in, 180 pax/cargo on, fuel, taxi out -- all in 52 min.
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You never know. I figured some folks might be running back to take care of family or something.

If only there were some way to check how many pax were on a specific Delta flight...
 
Not that big of a deal if your timing is good, and you've got a plan that doesn't suck.

Though, I better have a damn good reason for going there (like to pick up people fleeing the storm), and every one of the crew would have to be ready to be stuck there and ride out the storm if we had a mechanical there. Any "no poop" mechanicals that ground the plane out your crew in serious jeopardy with a storm like this.
 
deadstick said:
You never know. I figured some folks might be running back to take care of family or something.

If only there were some way to check how many pax were on a specific Delta flight...
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It said they had 30 passengers for the flight to SJU.

On another note, my buddy is flying out of MCO to ATL tomorrow and although it's normally an A321 they're using a 777. In assuming to fit more evacuees?
 
deadstick said:
You never know. I figured some folks might be running back to take care of family or something.

If only there were some way to check how many pax were on a specific Delta flight...
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Let's just say that any non rev coulda made this flight. It was basically empty going down.

Full coming out. Who's 9E? Endeavor? They got left behind along with a buddy pass.
 
Cptnchia said:
Besides, it was some steely eyed Boeing drivers, not some Perrier sipping poodle drivers, with their legs crossed, who did that flight.
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BobDDuck said:
It's not a big deal to launch into the face of something like that as long as you've got a whole bunch of good alternatives if it doesn't work. I flew a Charlotte to Freeport flight in 2011 just as Hurricane Irene was running in to the Bahamas. They gave us enough gas to get there and back (twice!) and we were supposed to get in just about 45 minutes before the outer bands of the rotation started hitting the island. We managed a 30 minute turn and took off with blue skies but a huge hurricane bar just to the east. We took two mechanics with us to QUICKLY solve any problems that might have came up. Total non event. Storm location forecasting is pretty good now and you can always turn around (did that once in 2009) too if it doesn't look good.
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That was actually my biggest question with this flight... What if something broke and they got stuck. Guess there's a plan for that too.
 
JordanD said:
That was actually my biggest question with this flight... What if something broke and they got stuck. Guess there's a plan for that too.
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Before I'd go, I'd want every one of my crew to be ready to ride out the hurricane there. Truth is, if you blew a tire or had a flap motor fail there...well, you're staying the night. I'd be reticent to accept that kind of assignment barring exigent circumstances.
 
ppragman said:
Before I'd go, I'd want every one of my crew to be ready to ride out the hurricane there. Truth is, if you blew a tire or had a flap motor fail there...well, you're staying the night. I'd be reticent to accept that kind of assignment barring exigent circumstances.
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Yeah, I'm assuming that was the case, and if so tons of respect to them for being willing to get the job done.


Or, some reserves got a really crappy phone call this morning. :P
 
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