United Transmissions

[Flopgut]

Hey, that ER on the 737-900ER - is for extra revenue, not extended range.

It's for "extra ref [speed]"

 

[Shrek]

Extra Runway

 

[Ex737Driver]

Ego Reduction. If only..............

 

[Baronman]

Just curious (re:739er) how does it only have 28.5k lbs of thrust? Seems anemic for such a large aircraft....Is every takeoff full power?

I know the 321 I fly isn't winning any races to 390 (albeit a little heavier) it still has about 33k lbs/side.

 

[Flopgut]

Just curious (re:739er) how does it only have 28.5k lbs of thrust? Seems anemic for such a large aircraft....Is every takeoff full power?

I know the 321 I fly isn't winning any races to 390 (albeit a little heavier) it still has about 33k lbs/side.

I'm off it right now (on 756), there are a lot if red thrust takeoffs being done in it. But you're right, not a super powerful jet. It does sip fuel...

 

[SIG600]

I'm off it right now (on 756), there are a lot if red thrust takeoffs being done in it. But you're right, not a super powerful jet. It does sip fuel...

I actually have only done one full power take off in the last 6 months and that was only for snow/water on the runway. Before that it was a bleeds off, full power out of DEN in the summer on our way to ANC, and that was in an 800.

The ER isn't the pig everyone things it is, but will run out of wing when full, just like a 777-300er ( it'll also run out of gas going west against a stiff wind). They've squeezed every bit of lift they can from the wing... I don't see how the max grows any unless it's just going to cut fuel consumption by some huge amount.

 

[SpauldingSmails]

Yeah, I agree with SIG on that. The plane gets around fine, it just peters out above 340 when you're heavy. The way that we operate - meaning generally from a 9,000ish foot long runway, using balanced field length calculations, flexing and derating - the 800 and the 900 feel about the same. You bump along the runway until you're about 3,000' from the end, you rotate, then unstick about 5 seconds later. Landings are a little different feel wise, the 900 with flaps 30 feels very similar to an 800 with flaps 40.

 

[ip241au]

United pilots -- listen to your fellow UAL pilot's transmissions. Please note how awful their transmissions sound due to extreme background noise and hissing. Yes....that's how you sound. Please request from your flight ops department whatever it takes to correct the problem, you guys are killing our ears.

Thanks.

Many UAL guys take the headset off at altitude and use the handmic for transmissions. Hence, the horrible background noise while talking to ATC.