Big Sky Theory

[AJ]

Hi guys, in Indonesian airspace we apply a route offset of 2nm right as it is a non-radar environment with most of Eastern Indonesia under one controller.

Despite all that and all of us being on weather deviations I snapped this out my side window.....us at 34,000, Cathay at 35,000 and China Eastern at 36,000!


Chine Eastern wound up overtaking us:
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[Bok269]

THats a great shot. Any passengers look out their window and think they were going to collide?

[AJ]

We had one passenger ask...only what the colourful aeroplane was!

[Bok269]

We had one passenger ask...only what the colourful aeroplane was!

What is that livery commemorating?

[AJ]

Shanghai Expo 2010.

[YYZPICS]

wow, sweet shot AJ

[Crunk415balla]

Very exciting shot! Shame it didn't come out more sharply.

[mikecweb]

Hi guys, in Indonesian airspace we apply a route offset of 2nm right as it is a non-radar environment with most of Eastern Indonesia under one controller.

Can you program this deviation into the FMS or do yu have to just fly a heading to keep you at the deviation.

[Colin Parker]

Very nice shot!!....next time, do some work!!

[AJ]

Are you kidding Colin.....everyone knows the 767 has workers, the 777 has observers

Mike the FMC RTE page has a line selection for route offsets to be flown. Entering Indonesian or PNG airspace we enter 'R2' and a new dashed magenta line appears which LNAV will fly perfectly. The offset is removed my the next FIR boundary.

[LRJet Guy]

Are you kidding Colin.....everyone knows the 767 has workers, the 777 has observers

Quit your complaining Boeing Boy. The Dash 8 has slaves......

[Kevin]

Interesting photo there AJ!

[screaming_emu]

Quit your complaining Boeing Boy. The Dash 8 has slaves......

Hey, you could be flight instructing in the middle of the ADIZ .

[LRJet Guy]

I didn't get my CFI to protect against that....

[AJ]

As a boss of mine used to say "propellers are for boats"