User talk:Mjroots/Archive/Aircraft & Airlines

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Reeve Aleutian Airways

If you can find a couple of photos (or maybe just one!) I will give it a 'start' tag. Good work BTW. Perhaps have a look in commons at the aircraft types used to find one in the livery. If you know the domestic destinations you could put them in as red links. Cheers. Nimbus227 (talk) 15:24, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

  • Nice photo, its cheating a little bit but hey, who's worried! Now 'start' class. Cheers. Nimbus227 (talk) 17:08, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
  • No worries, an enormous improvement to the article in a short space of time, I see Dutch Harbor on the list, I like to watch 'Deadly Catch' on the TV, rather them than me! Nimbus227 (talk) 17:21, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
  • You have been busy! Just an observation about your references. The usual way to reference a book is to put the details in a bibliography section and then use the authors surname, book year and page number for the ref. Have a look at Lockheed XF-104 to see how it works. Does not bother me but some of the more experienced editors at WP:AIR will pick it up and it does actually save some typing. You can cut and paste from other articles and put your details in to make life easier. Nimbus227 (talk) 22:01, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

I saw your hook. I have a better Reeve Aleutian Airways 727 photo. It's among many boxes so it will be difficult to find. However, it's better than the one in the article. It will probably take months to find. Archtransit (talk) 16:45, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Another reassessment for Reeve Aleutian Airways

Mj, I made a few notes for you in the Wiki review you requested. Excellent history aritcle. I enjoyed reading it. Glad to assist you, best regards, Lance .... LanceBarber (talk) 23:36, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Mj, I add a few links behind the Boreas Corp name on the RAA talk page... they seem to still be in existance, but their significance in the industry to have brackets put around their name so someone can create an article I still do not have a feel for.,,, what are your thoughts. Lance...24.8.72.225 (talk) 17:40, 15 January 2008 (UTC) oooops, 'puter must have dropped my connections...LanceBarber (talk) 17:43, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Br 730

Well spotted - it first flew in 1938.Nigel Ish (talk) 14:51, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Alaska Coastal Airlines

Hi I have a request, could you start an article on Alaska Coastal Airlines -you did a neat job on the other! Regards The Bald One ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ Talk? 16:45, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Nice work!! I added some categories. I thought I asked somebody else earlier lol! ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ Talk? 22:26, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

BA038

What section?

Why delete that section, I was just finding more refs for the RR assist, was stated on BBC NEWS24 not 10 mins ago! This is breaking news and sometimes it takes a little whilee for websites to updateMjroots (talk) 16:40, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

What section? -- Roleplayer (talk) 16:42, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
I see what you mean now. I reverted an edit at the same time as you added the Investigation section, and both edits conflicted together or something, and it looks like I reverted you. I didn't, it was the anon before you. -- Roleplayer (talk) 16:45, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Hi. I think you've mistaken me for someone else. Cordless Larry (talk) 19:19, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

News 24

That may have been the case (I'm afraid I wasn't able to watch their broadcast), but I wouldn't necessarily take what's said live on air on News 24 as a reliable source--it could have been a journalist getting muddled (thinking AAIB and DoT are separate). Do you have a second source? --RFBailey (talk) 23:42, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Re: METAR

Hi Mjroots, Can you translate what that METAR classification means? I've got two university degrees, but when I looked at it all I saw was a string of semi-random letters, so I doubt that it's going to mean anything to most people. The source for the METAR was an internet forum which the relevant Wikipedia policy says should not be considered a reliable source. --Nick Dowling (talk) 09:52, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Why don't you put the translation in the article and include the raw METAR in the reference? - the METAR isn't very meaningful for people like me who don't know how to read it. --Nick Dowling (talk) 10:09, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

"hull loss"

Hi. Thanks for your edit to British Airways Flight 38. Your edit summary states: (Clarify hull loss with wikilink leading to page that describes hull loss). Unfortunately the link you added — which was a redirect to an article only tangentially related — did not describe what this is at all. Next time please check first. I've clarified it such that the sentence now explains it, and it even ended up shorter and clearer than it was before. — Timwi (talk) 12:41, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Nautical Miles - Miles

Thanks for the comment, being involved in aviation I am aware of the difference, but we do not know which one the AAIB used (remember it was a press release to the general public). The BBC quote 2 miles (3.2km) which makes it real miles. Of course the BBC could be wrong as well. I take your point and will not change it again as once all the IP players have gone home the entry in 777 will probably be reduced to a summary as long as the Flight 38 article does not get AfD for not being notable! MilborneOne (talk) 11:46, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

AAIB

[1] G-VIIA 26 June 2003 near Reigate Access door detached, cabin windows damaged, minor damage to fuselage and fin. They are a few other reports about the 777 including injuries from turbulence and a first office being sick! I dont think any of these are really notable so in my opinion only the previous 2001 fire is really notable before the recent accident. So unless we count all these minor incidents we should perhaps stick to it being the second incident or accident. 00:18, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

BA038

Sorry about that I was just trying to delete the entry that was added so it could be added properly with its own source and not in the middle of another quote. MilborneOne (talk) 10:39, 3 February 2008 (UTC)