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TAP Air Portugal
showing a cumulative total of 9 sectors, on board 4 types.
Hi everyone and thanks again for your loyalty. Time now to draw a close on 1993 which will be processed in two installements.
Today we fly the second trip with a 4 leg-agenda. The opportunity was a 3 day travel agent fam-trip to Madeira. On the picture side, well, I wished Digital was avialable, but .... All on board, comments always welcome
Alain
November 24th
TP 405
Airbus A320-211, CS-TNA, cn 185, "Grao Vasco", CY156.
Paris/Orly Sud-Lisbon, 776 nm
18.35/20.55
Airborne 2 hrs 03
[photoid=1386]
Boarding was called for at 18.19 and I inherited of seat 21C while Portugese, French and English established themselves as the languages used over the P/A. Some glitches in counting fueled some delays and finally push-back materialized at 18.45. Then things went fast with the spooling up and taxi, both completed within four minutes. At 18.53, we eventually rotated from runway 08/26. Inflight service was pretty good as always with TP, first an initial round of drinks, then a dinner putting to shame quite a few ... Time spent fairly fast and at 20.41, descent was initiated. Ten minutes later, short finals took over and at 20.56, we touched down. It took then a five minute taxi to reach the gate.
The fam-trip organizer then traited our party for a dinner at downtown Lisbon, so mood was joyful when being bused back to Portola in anticipation of sector # 2
TP 179
Boeing 737-382, CS-TIC, 1699/24366, CY132 although sold as an all Y svce
LIS-Funchal, 521 nm
23.40 / 00.35 +
Airborne 1 hrs 23
[photoid=6252]
Bus and airstairs ruled the boarding as our 733 was parked on one of the remote ramps. keeping company was untitled Angola Air Charter 707-320C D2-TOR still in basic Seagreen Air Transport last known c/s. Actually entering India-Charlie was made at 23.35 and my seat was 05A. Pushback occured at 23.45 and according to operational logic, spooling up at 23.47, taxi at 23.50 and rotation at 23.56 came next. Our flight level was set at FL330.
Finally India-Charlie got in the glidescope at 00.15 and four minutes later, she touched down, but sadly, the reverse sequence was far from being impressive as with a previous arrival
. Getting to stand required two more minutes
Next on a well filled agenda, lots of miles, visits of hotels, attractions and restaurants, (don't hesitate to visit again http://www.pbase.com/uy707) and
November 27th in the wee morning ...for the pretty long road transfer to the airport along the coastal road.
TP430
Boeing 737-3K9, CS-TIH, 1796/24214, CY132 (all sold as Y), selcal BL/RS and in [photoid=429224] mixed Air Atlantis colours ...
Captain Coelho, First/officer Pedro Morai and not less than 5 flying attendants
Funchal-Faro, 506 nm
Seat 04C
07.25 / 10.05
Boarding was completed at 07.15 through the front exit and associated airstairs, alas, nothing around to spot. According to a well oiled mechanism push-back at 07.25, spooling at 07.28, taxi at 07.29 and rotation from runway 06/24 were the next items on the agenda. Surprisingly, languages aired on the P/A were limited to Portugese and French ... Inflight service was made up by a breakfast snack, while India-Hotel hovered at FL350. Descent was initiated at 09.39. Next developments were the short finals at 09.59, landing on runway 11/29 and pulling along on stand at 10.03.
En route stopover was spent in the terminal. Few passengers and not many aircrafts around our 733 confirmed the Winter season ruled supreme.
Back on seat 04C at 10.44, I counted 108 fellow passengers going to Paris this day. The winter season allowed for things to developp fast as push-back was completed at 11.00 while the first engine was spooled up. Five minutes later we departed the stand while an Air 2000 A320 was being marshalled. At 11.10, India-Hotel rotated from runway 11/29. Flight itself was punctuated by the first round of drink, then lunch, then drinks again, then coffee and some time enough for a short visit of MM Coelho and Pedro Morai's office. Descent starting at 13.15 put a conclusion to the latter. Respectively taking over, short finals were next at 13.29, landing on runway 07/25 at 13.34 and docking at 13.43.
Till the next
Alain
TAP Air Portugal
showing a cumulative total of 9 sectors, on board 4 types.
Hi everyone and thanks again for your loyalty. Time now to draw a close on 1993 which will be processed in two installements.
Today we fly the second trip with a 4 leg-agenda. The opportunity was a 3 day travel agent fam-trip to Madeira. On the picture side, well, I wished Digital was avialable, but .... All on board, comments always welcome
Alain
November 24th
TP 405
Airbus A320-211, CS-TNA, cn 185, "Grao Vasco", CY156.
Paris/Orly Sud-Lisbon, 776 nm
18.35/20.55
Airborne 2 hrs 03
[photoid=1386]
Boarding was called for at 18.19 and I inherited of seat 21C while Portugese, French and English established themselves as the languages used over the P/A. Some glitches in counting fueled some delays and finally push-back materialized at 18.45. Then things went fast with the spooling up and taxi, both completed within four minutes. At 18.53, we eventually rotated from runway 08/26. Inflight service was pretty good as always with TP, first an initial round of drinks, then a dinner putting to shame quite a few ... Time spent fairly fast and at 20.41, descent was initiated. Ten minutes later, short finals took over and at 20.56, we touched down. It took then a five minute taxi to reach the gate.
The fam-trip organizer then traited our party for a dinner at downtown Lisbon, so mood was joyful when being bused back to Portola in anticipation of sector # 2
TP 179
Boeing 737-382, CS-TIC, 1699/24366, CY132 although sold as an all Y svce
LIS-Funchal, 521 nm
23.40 / 00.35 +
Airborne 1 hrs 23
[photoid=6252]
Bus and airstairs ruled the boarding as our 733 was parked on one of the remote ramps. keeping company was untitled Angola Air Charter 707-320C D2-TOR still in basic Seagreen Air Transport last known c/s. Actually entering India-Charlie was made at 23.35 and my seat was 05A. Pushback occured at 23.45 and according to operational logic, spooling up at 23.47, taxi at 23.50 and rotation at 23.56 came next. Our flight level was set at FL330.
Finally India-Charlie got in the glidescope at 00.15 and four minutes later, she touched down, but sadly, the reverse sequence was far from being impressive as with a previous arrival
. Getting to stand required two more minutes Next on a well filled agenda, lots of miles, visits of hotels, attractions and restaurants, (don't hesitate to visit again http://www.pbase.com/uy707) and
November 27th in the wee morning ...for the pretty long road transfer to the airport along the coastal road.
TP430
Boeing 737-3K9, CS-TIH, 1796/24214, CY132 (all sold as Y), selcal BL/RS and in [photoid=429224] mixed Air Atlantis colours ...
Captain Coelho, First/officer Pedro Morai and not less than 5 flying attendants
Funchal-Faro, 506 nm
Seat 04C
07.25 / 10.05
Boarding was completed at 07.15 through the front exit and associated airstairs, alas, nothing around to spot. According to a well oiled mechanism push-back at 07.25, spooling at 07.28, taxi at 07.29 and rotation from runway 06/24 were the next items on the agenda. Surprisingly, languages aired on the P/A were limited to Portugese and French ... Inflight service was made up by a breakfast snack, while India-Hotel hovered at FL350. Descent was initiated at 09.39. Next developments were the short finals at 09.59, landing on runway 11/29 and pulling along on stand at 10.03.
En route stopover was spent in the terminal. Few passengers and not many aircrafts around our 733 confirmed the Winter season ruled supreme.
Back on seat 04C at 10.44, I counted 108 fellow passengers going to Paris this day. The winter season allowed for things to developp fast as push-back was completed at 11.00 while the first engine was spooled up. Five minutes later we departed the stand while an Air 2000 A320 was being marshalled. At 11.10, India-Hotel rotated from runway 11/29. Flight itself was punctuated by the first round of drink, then lunch, then drinks again, then coffee and some time enough for a short visit of MM Coelho and Pedro Morai's office. Descent starting at 13.15 put a conclusion to the latter. Respectively taking over, short finals were next at 13.29, landing on runway 07/25 at 13.34 and docking at 13.43.
Till the next
Alain
and the mobile bulkhead duly moved forward ... At 18.37, push back came next simultaneously with spooling the first engine and barely three minutes later, Echo-India headed to what she probably liked most when on ground : the runway ! The latter in use was 08/26 and it took just another four minutes before rotation from it.
as up in the office full reverses were applied when on ensuing landing roll. And real full reverse to the extent the BabyBoeing shaked on ALL parts and looked as if she were to spill herself over the concrete 
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