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  1. Tcar

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    ...Hannibal the Cannibal?????? :)
     
    Tcar, Sep 25, 2012
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  2. Hannibal308

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    Hadn't thought of that...but now that you mention it...sure. A man's gotta eat!
     
    Hannibal308, Sep 25, 2012
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  3. cheesey

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    MU-2 great planes... I didn't have any issues with flying them... built like a tank... a bit unconventional to new pilots...
     
    cheesey, Sep 25, 2012
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  4. tiara4300

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    I flew on this from Beijung to Pyongyang yesterday. Thing took off like a rocketship and felt very solid. Even if the safety record is less then stellar...
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  5. BubblesQuah

    BubblesQuah F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    Awesome - what tour are you on? I'm still planning a visit sometime early to mid-2013 with my daughter.

    Hmm. Wait, you flew into Pyongyang yesterday, and were able to post here?
     
    BubblesQuah, Sep 26, 2012
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  6. Gatorrari

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    "Cut Out In This Area"? I've seen that on plastic model kits, but on a full-size airliner???
     
    Gatorrari, Sep 26, 2012
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  7. tiara4300

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    sorry still a bit jet lagged, I flew home on the 24th . I spent 5 days in DPRK . Went from Beijing with a company called Koryo tours.Business class inside the Air Koryo Tupelov was great ,much better the on American. They also has these safe looking birds doing duty within DPRK.
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  8. ND Flack

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    I feel like this trip deserves its own thread.
     
    ND Flack, Sep 26, 2012
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    Probably an embraer e jet. I dislike how the thing rides. And now that I have worked with them I really question how well the thing was built/engineered.
     
    ztunelover, Sep 27, 2012
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  12. Bob Parks

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    Man! The workmanship looks rough on that strut and nacelle. Ripples, wrinkles, and big gaps.
     
    Bob Parks, Sep 28, 2012
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  13. cheesey

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    I have yet to feel comfortable with any Aeroflot aircraft or any other Russian based operator or Russian built aircraft...back in the day they they did not inspire confidence in their maintainance or the appearance of aircarft... I have not flown with them ... thus far I have not seen anything to change my mind...I am very familair with the industry and see things others may not...things may have changed but I haven't... add in all their incidents that have made the news... the confidence is not there...
     
    cheesey, Sep 28, 2012
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  14. tritone

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    +1 Pretty dicey.
    I'm pretty sure my curiousity about the DPRK is not strong enough to get me aboard that 'airplane'.......
     
    tritone, Sep 29, 2012
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  15. tiara4300

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    The plane really wasn't that bad compared to the Illuisions 76s that usually do the Beijing to Pyongyang route. I can't overstate how powerful this thing was. Leaving Beijing it was full of freight and still took off like a rocket.
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    That could mean a number of different things, not all good.
     
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    That airport is virtually a museum of old Russian airline equipment!
     
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    ^^^^^^^ I like the way you think. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
     
    alum04org, Oct 1, 2012
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    This is the airplane, which would be called upon, if the mission unfolded.

    It is from the 8th F.W., which is based out of Kunsan A.B., S.K.





    I was on the base as a visitor.
     
    ralfabco, Oct 1, 2012
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  24. Bob Parks

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    That reminds me of a comment by an American pilot who got confusing instructions from the tower at Berlin as to parking slots and he asked for a clarification. A Lufthansa pilot chimed in on the channel and asked the American about his problem," Haven't you ever been to Berlin!" The American answered, " Yes, in 1943, but we didn't bother to land."
     
    Bob Parks, Oct 1, 2012
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  25. Tcar

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    I've heard that story about 5 times... still not tired of it. Still laugh.

    Thanks, Bob...
     
    Tcar, Oct 2, 2012
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