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ERJ-170
N632RW
BDL-IAD
48 minutes
This was my first flight on the ERJ-170, so I was happy about that. However the weather this morning sucked. Foggy, low visiblity, into the clouds basically right after takeoff. Anyways, did the online check in thing the day before, and when we got to the airport the only thing that had to be done, was check the bags. The UA ticket agents weren't really that helpful and didn't seem to nice. One looked like she really didn't want to be there, and the other two barely spoke English, and I don't think they were even employed by UA, because they had a Huntleigh or something like that uniform.
Anyways, after that, the security line wasn't too long, and I had a few minutes to walk around and take pictures before boarding commenced.
US Airways Formet America West A320 parked at gate:
Boarding went pretty fast and then soon the door was closed and pushback started. One engine was started, and taxi was done with one engine until just before holding short of runway 6. The takeoff was nice, and I made a video. We were in the clouds a few seconds. The whole flight was between cloud layers so there weren't any good views, and the light sucked. Also a few times ice or something shot out of the AC vents, and on final hot air started coming out. Can anyone with technical experience with the E170 explain that? Overall it was a great a flight, and a nice plane.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eyzhcf87814
In Flight:
Cockpit:
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UAL239
A319
N836UA
IAD-YVR
5 hours 22 minutes
Had to take the bus type thing from terminal A to C for the YVR flight. Boarding was started not too soon after we got to the gate. And went pretty quick. When everybody was on the door were closed and pushback started. One engine was started then we taxied on one for a bit before starting the second and setting the flaps. Lined up on runway 30, and held in position for a few secs. Then the power was brought up and the Airbus accelerated down the runway, and lifted off into the hazy/humid/foggy/cloudy sky. For the next 5 hours we crossed the United States. Channel 9 was on too, so that was nice. ATC was asking pilots about turbulence, and everyone was reporting wheather or not it was "smooth" or not when they checked in. As well as skipping around flight levels. there were some rough patches here and there. The inflight movie was "She's the Man" or something like that. Basically a movie about a girl that wanted to play soccer so she pretened to be a boy or something along those lines. Either way, very bad, and I couldn't handle the loss or brain cells from watching it, so i went to channel 9 stayed with the rest of the flight, was much more interesting to listen to turbulence reports and whatnot from other flights, as well as slept a bit. Believe it or not, there was one good looking FA on this flight, and one that would have been good looking if she didn't have acne covered up with makeup. They served the coach section, so that was cool. The grandma FA stayed up in first. I had a bunch of the biscoff cookies which were good, and juice, and took a Pepsi for later. Eventually we started approach for YVR. The approach was the ACORD8. It was cloudy and a bit bumpy. Eventually we were cleared for ILS runway 8R behind an AC 763 ATC gave a wake turbulence caution. I think spacing was like 7 miles or something if remember hearing correctly. Anyways it was poaring rain in YVR, sucky weather all around. But a nice flight none the less. At least it has cleard up now, a few hours later.
Flight video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olTD8eL2EKU
Inflight shot (over some place with nice weather):
Over all a good experince with UA.
ERJ-170
N632RW
BDL-IAD
48 minutes
This was my first flight on the ERJ-170, so I was happy about that. However the weather this morning sucked. Foggy, low visiblity, into the clouds basically right after takeoff. Anyways, did the online check in thing the day before, and when we got to the airport the only thing that had to be done, was check the bags. The UA ticket agents weren't really that helpful and didn't seem to nice. One looked like she really didn't want to be there, and the other two barely spoke English, and I don't think they were even employed by UA, because they had a Huntleigh or something like that uniform.
Anyways, after that, the security line wasn't too long, and I had a few minutes to walk around and take pictures before boarding commenced.
US Airways Formet America West A320 parked at gate:
Boarding went pretty fast and then soon the door was closed and pushback started. One engine was started, and taxi was done with one engine until just before holding short of runway 6. The takeoff was nice, and I made a video. We were in the clouds a few seconds. The whole flight was between cloud layers so there weren't any good views, and the light sucked. Also a few times ice or something shot out of the AC vents, and on final hot air started coming out. Can anyone with technical experience with the E170 explain that? Overall it was a great a flight, and a nice plane.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eyzhcf87814
In Flight:
Cockpit:
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UAL239
A319
N836UA
IAD-YVR
5 hours 22 minutes
Had to take the bus type thing from terminal A to C for the YVR flight. Boarding was started not too soon after we got to the gate. And went pretty quick. When everybody was on the door were closed and pushback started. One engine was started then we taxied on one for a bit before starting the second and setting the flaps. Lined up on runway 30, and held in position for a few secs. Then the power was brought up and the Airbus accelerated down the runway, and lifted off into the hazy/humid/foggy/cloudy sky. For the next 5 hours we crossed the United States. Channel 9 was on too, so that was nice. ATC was asking pilots about turbulence, and everyone was reporting wheather or not it was "smooth" or not when they checked in. As well as skipping around flight levels. there were some rough patches here and there. The inflight movie was "She's the Man" or something like that. Basically a movie about a girl that wanted to play soccer so she pretened to be a boy or something along those lines. Either way, very bad, and I couldn't handle the loss or brain cells from watching it, so i went to channel 9 stayed with the rest of the flight, was much more interesting to listen to turbulence reports and whatnot from other flights, as well as slept a bit. Believe it or not, there was one good looking FA on this flight, and one that would have been good looking if she didn't have acne covered up with makeup. They served the coach section, so that was cool. The grandma FA stayed up in first. I had a bunch of the biscoff cookies which were good, and juice, and took a Pepsi for later. Eventually we started approach for YVR. The approach was the ACORD8. It was cloudy and a bit bumpy. Eventually we were cleared for ILS runway 8R behind an AC 763 ATC gave a wake turbulence caution. I think spacing was like 7 miles or something if remember hearing correctly. Anyways it was poaring rain in YVR, sucky weather all around. But a nice flight none the less. At least it has cleard up now, a few hours later.
Flight video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olTD8eL2EKU
Inflight shot (over some place with nice weather):
Over all a good experince with UA.
I was a little worried on the 170 because people can see around the backs of the seats so I was hoping the people behind me didn't get nervous and report me to the FA when they came around 
because of limited vacation 
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