RMweb Premium PMP Posted June 23 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 23 4 minutes ago, rob D2 said: Is there an aero modelling thread on RM wheeltappers ? I’m doing a bit of that too Nup, there’s a thread in the main though 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 2 hours ago, PMP said: Nup, there’s a thread in the main though Might have to start a specific one , don’t want to get mixed up with cars, boats , panzerfausts :) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 4 hours ago, rob D2 said: Is there an aero modelling thread on RM wheeltappers ? I’m doing a bit of that too What.....like this do you mean? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 34 minutes ago, Ron Ron Ron said: What.....like this do you mean? Worst uniform I’ve seen for a while ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted June 23 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 23 What's with all the lip paint on the one on the left? Yuuucccckkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 The lady on the right seems to be auditioning for the secret police 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted June 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 24 I am not sure if they still have it as it's a while since I have seen any of their flight attendants, but Hainan had a great uniform. I still like the kabaya sarong used by Singapore Airlines, they have applied an 'if it isn't broken don't fix it' consistency for many decades but it's still a great uniform. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 (edited) A 1970s classic uniform was Alaska Airlines "Samovar" service uniform. They had a whole Russian samovar tea service gimmick. I was recently at the Evergreen Aviation Museum here in northwest Oregon. They have small collection of uniforms donated by former flight attendants - dating back to uniforms of the 1960s an 1970s. (Perhaps a dozen or so.) One thing in particular struck me. The uniforms were very small. The ultimate hot pants/mini skirts and go-go boots uniforms of the period probably belong to PSA (Pacific Southwest) and SWA (Southwest). Edited June 24 by Ozexpatriate 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted June 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 24 Another Gulfstream in Tokyo Haneda the other day, this time a G650 in Qatar livery. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted June 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 24 A couple of '2 for 1' snaps at Beijing Capital and Tokyo Haneda a couple of weeks ago in my recent bout of travel. Both Tokyo airports (Narita and Haneda) are that rare thing in modern airports - they both have outdoor observation decks where you can take pictures without shooting through glass and seem to actively welcome enthusiasts and spotters. Unfortunately Beijing Capital isn't quite as good, but there are excellent views of two of the runways and the apron from T3 where if you take care for reflections you can get some nice shots through the glass windows. They are quite happy for people to use DSLR/mirrorless cameras with no restrictions. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted June 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 24 Some heavy metal in Tokyo Narita, Beijing Capital and Frankfurt. The last couple of weeks were a bit silly really, I flew Singapore - Frankfurt - Tokyo Narita - Tokyo Haneda - Singapore (all Air China via Beijing Capital), had one night at home then Singapore - Copenhagen - Singapore with Thai via Bangkok for a meeting in Malmo. And the reason it was silly is all three meetings were to talk about emitting less. Something again made very clear was just how Singaporeans are spoiled by Changi. Both return experiences at Changi were 25 minutes doors open to the taxi stand, it'd have been less than 10 minutes if I hadn't had a checked bag to collect. Tokyo Narita and Haneda were fine, not as slick as Changi but not bad, and wait at immigration wasn't an issue. Frankfurt and Copenhagen were dire both arriving and departing. Two immigration officers on duty for non-EU arrivals in both CPH and FRA, it was about an hour in Frankfurt and an hour and a half in CPH. At least FRA worked reasonably well when leaving Germany, it was an hour going the other way at Copenhagen. And the EU passport lines weren't that much shorter (not that non-EU visitors should face any more inconvenience, it's not like there isn't a whole world out there). 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 24 1 hour ago, jjb1970 said: 25 minutes doors open to the taxi stand How did you get on at the taxi stand? Last November we found the T1 stand chaotic, with poor queue management and a long wait, plus difficulty even getting a taxi that could take two suitcases. Far below the standards we are used to and have come to expect. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted June 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 24 The taxi stand was fine, but it has its moments. A couple of times I've returned off late night arrivals and the queue has been very long. I don't know whether it is only me, but it's always been fine during the day and evening, maybe there is less pressure when the MRT is running and friends/family can collect people? Another option is Grab, but for some reason I find the Grab prices to/from Changi can be more expensive than a regular taxi (not that it matters if it's on expenses). We live in Nanyang which is probably as far from Changi are you can get in Singapore and during the day it's about S$50 in a metered taxi including the Changi surcharge whereas Grab quote S$50-65 for the same fare. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted June 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 24 Some of my favourite liveries visiting Haneda. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted June 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 24 And some more favourites. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted June 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 24 Can't share photos from Tokyo without some ANA, JAL and Japanese stuff. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted June 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 24 ANA, one of the all time great liveries and a wonderful airline to fly with. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted June 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 24 Some other Japanese airlines. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 6 hours ago, jjb1970 said: Another Gulfstream in Tokyo Haneda the other day, this time a G650 in Qatar livery. The R-R engine in the G650 has been selected to re-engine the B52s - eight per a/c as in the original - will become the B52J....... 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Will Air Do be flying to Barnet anytime soon? 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted June 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24 3 hours ago, Ron Ron Ron said: Will Air Do be flying to Barnet anytime soon? Perhaps they’re going to mullet over… 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgundy Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Do ANA and the Japanese Coast Guard share the same paintshop? Best wishes Eric 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted June 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24 5 hours ago, Jeff Smith said: The R-R engine in the G650 has been selected to re-engine the B52s - eight per a/c as in the original - will become the B52J....... ....and B-52J is sched to remain in service until 2050, that's barely less than a century since first flight of B-52A 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Smith Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 25 minutes ago, Metr0Land said: ....and B-52J is sched to remain in service until 2050, that's barely less than a century since first flight of B-52A Will outlive the B-1, probably the B-2, and maybe even the B-21 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 (edited) 14 hours ago, Metr0Land said: ....and B-52J is sched to remain in service until 2050, that's barely less than a century since first flight of B-52A To think that 60% of all production B52’s were retired more than 50 years ago, beginning in the mid 1960’s until the early 1970’s, as time expired, fatigued etc, after barely 10 - 15 years of active service life. Of the surviving remainder (fewer than 280 ‘ish), about two thirds (B52G) were scrapped following the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1990’s, as part of the START treaty. All the current surviving (70 odd) operational aircraft are the later B52H model, 102 of which were built between 1960 and the end of 1962. 60+ years old with many possibly reaching 85+ !!! . Edited June 25 by Ron Ron Ron 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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