I would also try: http://162.58.35.241/acdatabase/DEFSTD.ASP That is the Federally operated registry! Even shows N-numbers that are on "reserve" - like mine :) N418DK ! Enjoy! -David On Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Blaine Thompson wrote: > Am writing this half of the trip report now, the latter half after we're > home. We = my ladyfriend & I... > > Codes: > > ATL = Hartsfield International Airport (Atlanta, Georgia) > CID = The Eastern Iowa Airport (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) > CVG = Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport > IND = Indianapolis International Airport (Indianapolis, Indiana) > ORD = O'Hare International Airport (Chicago, Illinois) > STL = Lambert/St. Louis International Airport > TUS = Tuscon (Arizona) International Aiport > AA = American Airlines > HP = America West Airlines > DL = Delta Airlines > TW = TWA (now TWA, "an American Airlines Company") > > Wednesday 19 December 2001 > > Arrived at Indianapolis at 0810. Bypassed the curbside mayhem and headed > for the American Airlines counter. We hold e-tickets on one of TWA's former > routes (anything via STL = TWA). Was checked in by 0823. We got through > security and were off to Concourse B, Gate B2. > > I snuck away from Becky (the ladyfriend) to do some plane spotting, sans > binoculars (didn't want the hassle of security). > > Gate B1 N962BF (AA) > Gate B2 N601GH (AA #4070, IND-ORD) > Gate B3 Empty (just missed an HP flight to Phoenix [PHX]) > Gate B4 N9??DL (DL #1015, IND-CVG-TUS) > Gate B5 N917DL (DL #1644, IND-ATL) > Gate B6 N????? (DL #5654, IND-CVG) > > Also observed... > > N311TZ > N315SW > > I don't know where to find the N-number registry database, online, so I > couldn't identify anything. Also, I don't have the expertise, yet, to > identify which plane is which, simply by visual observation. :-) > > At 0929, AA announced a gate change to Gate B1. > > AA#2825 IND-STL (continues onto Witchita, Kansas [ICT]) MD-80/83? N?????. > Seats 26D & 26E. > > We departed at 1022 (3 minutes ahead) - unsure which runway. Smooth flight > all around. Cruisd @ 20,000 ft. Landed at 1035 (73 min. flight) and taxied > into Gate D20. > > Observed at STL: > > N956U > N720TW > N97?CA > N964TW > N909TW > > AA#2993 STL-CID (inbound from Boston (Logan), MA [BOS]). MD-80/83? N9681B. > Seats 17B & 17C. > > Departed at 1128 (2 minutes ahead of schedule). Another smooth flight. > Cruised at 20,000 ft. and landed at 1230 on time) into gate C4. Baggaged > arrived (yay!) on carousel #2, and we were on our way. > > Another trip report for the flight back will be written around Jan. 1 or so > (maybe earlier, maybe not!) > > Comments? Questions? :) > > Blaine Thompson/FWA > blainethompson@hotmail.com > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com >