Baseball was included when I said all 'other' sports (excluding football) can and do use the small craft because their support staffs and teams are no where near as large. That's when Northwest, Miami Air 727s (or smaller) show up at an airport near you. greg Tyler Munoz wrote: > Nobody has mentioned anything about baseball yet. Do any pro sports > teams just fly with the majors? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark [mailto:mgreenwood@xxxxxxxxx]=20 > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 5:32 PM > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Sports Charters (was Whose 727?) > > I remember when I was young travelling from Vancouver to Toronto and > back on > a CPAir 727 and it made the trip nonstop. Even with the middle seats > not > being used, a football team is not that many people and even with > coaches > and trainers I doubt they would fill a 727. > > Mark > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Greg Bredell" <filmscape@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 12:40 PM > Subject: Re: Sports Charters (was Whose 727?) > > > If a football (professional) uses a 727 to do a trip..they'd better > take > two! > > The size of those guys is way above the weight of an average > passenger! > And > > when they do use 727s as charters the middle seat is never assigned or > ocuppied > > (that applies to any aircraft they use)! So there goes a 1/3 of > capacity! > > Secondly if they are crossing the country that's still pushing the > envelope. > > That's why most will use a DC-10 or a two smaller aircraft. 'All other > sports' > > teams can get the job done with a single 727 or a 737 with plenty of > room > to > > spare..which contributes to greater range performance! > > > > Allan9 wrote: > > > > > David > > > Never having been in a B727 cargo bin I'm not certain if for example > they > > > had a NFL football team (probably worse case scenario) If with all > the > > > players, coaches and staff,etc. as well as equipment the'd have room > for > > > additional tanks in the cargo area. > > > Al > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <damiross2@xxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 10:41 AM > > > Subject: Re: Sports Charters (was Whose 727?) > > > > > > > Beg to differ - if the 727-200 is equiped for executive travel as > it > would > > > be > > > > in a sports charter operation, it more than likely has one or more > extra > > > fuel > > > > tanks in the cargo hold. > > > > > > > > Northeast used 727-100's on its flights from FLL (not MIA) to LAX) > which, > > > in > > > > airline service, has a slightly longer range than the -200. > > > > > > > > David R > > > > > The B727-200 can't reach LAX from Miami if the winds are wrong, > and > if > > > they > > > > > can't reach LAX they can't reach SFO and points north (PDX, > SEA). > > > National > > > > > 727's had to stop in Houston for fuel during the DC10 grounding > period > > > and > > > > > Northeast often stopped for fuel on "non-stop" flights, and so > did > > > Delta. > > > > > > > > > > Jose Prize > > > > > Fan of accuracy > > > > > > > > >