Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Ragirl
Information as of 2204Z
FlightID: SWA1003 (Commercial, Jet)
Status: Data TIMED OUT from the FAA on the 09th at 2133Z. (What does this mean?)
Company: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. (SAN ANTONIO, TX)
Country: UNITED STATES
Radio Call: SOUTHWEST
Ground Spd: 135 kts (Assigned: 0454)
Altitude: 009(hundreds of feet) (Assigned: 280)
Type: B733 (Boeing Company Model 737-300)
Origin Apt: MDW CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL
Dest Apt: PHX PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL
Departed: 2120Z ETA As Filed: 0030Z, Calculated ETE: 9h 16m
Distance Fm: 1.32 NM To Dest: 1250.66 NM
27 posted on 01/09/2004 2:06:18 PM PST by maggief
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: maggiefluffs
Pushed at 2120Z took off at 2133Z (GMT)
39 posted on 01/09/2004 2:09:30 PM PST by leadpenny
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies ]

To: maggiefluffs
Your info is seriously screwed:

"Ground Spd: 135 kts (Assigned: 0454) - note that 135 knots is below stall speed!
Altitude: 009(hundreds of feet) (Assigned: 280) - Only 900 feet up? Maybe this is on final...
Type: B733 (Boeing Company Model 737-300)
Origin Apt: MDW CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL
Dest Apt: PHX PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL
Departed: 2120Z ETA As Filed: 0030Z, Calculated ETE: 9h 16m - NINE HOURS for a flight to Phoenix? I --- DON'T ---- THINK -----So.

Michel

67 posted on 01/09/2004 2:32:05 PM PST by Wright is right! (Never get excited about ANYTHING by the way it looks from behind.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies ]

To: maggiefluffs
Information as of 2204Z THIS IS THE INFO AS OF 2204, 10:04 PM LONDON TIME (UNIVERSAL STANDARD OR "ZULU" TIME. 5:04 pm est, 4:04 cst
FlightID: SWA1003 (Commercial, Jet)
Status: Data TIMED OUT from the FAA on the 09th at 2133Z. AIRCRAFT TIMES OUT OF THE FAA TRACKING SYSTEM AT 3:33 CST (What does this mean?)
Company: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. (SAN ANTONIO, TX)
Country: UNITED STATES
Radio Call: SOUTHWEST AIRDRAFT'S FULL RADIO CALL WOULD BE
"SOUTHWEST 123, (IF IT WAS FLIGHT NUMBER 123, FOR EXAMPLE)
Ground Spd: 135 kts (Assigned: 0454) IT WAS ONLY MAKING 135 KNOTS TRUE OVER THE GROUND ON ASSIGNED COURSE FROM MDW TO PHK. WAS SUPPOSED TO EVENTUALLY MAKE 454 KNOTS. SLOWNESS COULD BE DUE TO TAXI TIME OR FACT A/C TURNED AROUND AND WAS RTN TO MDW (THAT'S OK, UNDERSTANDABLE)
Altitude: 009(hundreds of feet) (Assigned: 280) WAS AT 900 FEET. HAD BEEN ASIGNED A CRUSING ALTITUDE OF 28,000 FEET. (NORMAL)
Type: B733 (Boeing Company Model 737-300)
Origin Apt: MDW CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL
Dest Apt: PHX PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL
Departed: 2120Z ETA As Filed: 0030Z, Calculated ETE: 9h 16m LEFT AT 3:20 PM, AS IT WAS EXPECTED (FILED ON FLIGHT PLAN TO) WOULD HAVE TAKEN 9 HOURS 16 MINUTES AT THAT GREATLY REDUCED BUT NOT REPRESENTIONAL GROUND SPEED. (BAD NONREPRESENTATIONAL DATA)
Distance Fm: 1.32 NM To Dest: 1250.66 NM (WHEN THIS REPORT WAS TAKEN, a/C WAS 1.32 MILES FROM MIDWAY, 1250.66 FROM PHX.
89 posted on 01/09/2004 3:10:33 PM PST by MindBender26 (For more news as it happens, stay tuned to your local FReeper Network station)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson