The Flifo from yesterdays (10/27/02) NW33:
*** NORTHWEST AIRLINES ***
FLT: 0033/27OCT
DEP SKD ACT ARR SKD ACT REMARKS
AMS 1055A 1247P AMS 302P WXA
DELAYED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS
AMS 1043A SEA 1215P E1128A RTS
DELAYED DUE TO TAXIWAY CONGESTION
GATE EQUIP DATE GATE DATE
AMS HOLD DC10-30 A27OCT AMS HOLD A27OCT
AMS HOLD DC10-30 A28OCT SEA S1 E27OCT
The flifo from todays (10/28/02) NW33:
*** NORTHWEST AIRLINES ***
FLT: 0033/28OCT
DEP SKD ACT ARR SKD ACT REMARKS
AMS 1055A 1148A SEA 1215P E1237P 0022
GATE EQUIP DATE GATE DATE
AMS NONE DC10-30 A28OCT SEA S8 E28OCT
On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 WaterskiPilot@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 10/28/2002 10:41:14 AM Central Standard Time,
> exatc@neo.rr.com writes:
>
>
> > Maybe extra section
> > ATC Computers would not permit two identical Aircraft Identifications
> > (ACID)in the system. It also is done when the original light is so late
> > that they start another aircraft on the route segment rather than delay all
> > the boarding passengers. Several other options but this ounds the most
> > plausible to me. My WAG would be the D stands for delayed.
> >
> > Al
> >
>
> I don't know if the D stands for delayed but I will tell you one experience.
> In my freight dog days we had some funky stuff going on one night. I was in
> GRB (ZMP) and another pilot at MDW (ZAU) picked up a prefiled flightplan with
> my number to go to MKE. When we got in the same center airspace (ZAU) the
> computer had a "little" problem, solved by changing one to end with A
> (alpha). Identical IDs are best avoided.
>
> Airports:
> GRB=Austin Straubel/Green Bay, Wiscoinsin
> MDW=Midway/Chicago, Illinois
> MKE=General Mitchell/Milwaukee
>
> ARTCC (Air Route Traffic Control Center):
> ZMP=Minneapolis Center
> ZAU=Chicago Center
>
> Jim Hann
> Waterski J-41 Captain
> Lambert-St. Louis Airport (STL/KSTL)
>