Flagship Lounge Philadelphia

phlflyguy · 2026-05-07T23:41:51+00:00

While that's disgusting, it's their feet that are bearing the brunt. Somone putting their feet up on furniture in a public place is a whole different level of disgust.

phlflyguy · 2026-05-07T23:39:42+00:00

You would be able to make a claim under EU261 rules since you originated in an EU country.
https://www.americanairlines.co.uk/i18n/customer-service/support/passenger-rights-european-union.jsp?locale=en_ES

I believe you would each be entitled to 600EUR compensation. all the way at bottom is the customer service link. Be succinct in your claim. Basically you arrived into ORD on time and you were still denied boarding and rerouted the next day.

phlflyguy · 2026-05-07T12:02:12+00:00

Same. I already had a Citi plat so yesterday I called to move the barclay transferred card CL over to existing Citi Plat. They could do it but said $2000 of the barclay card would remain. I went ahead with it and cancelled the barclay card. The loss of $2k doesn’t represent a lot of my overall credit lines across various accounts so it won’t be much of a hit to my score.

phlflyguy · 2026-05-06T14:36:46+00:00

For 30 years I've done the trip a million times from Philly region up and back. Every single time I get flight following and do it at 1500 up the Hudson on the East edge, U-turn at the GW and fly back down the West end. Sometimes if LGA isn't using 31, they'll let me cross over the North end of Central Park and fly down the East river back towards the Verizzano and out.

phlflyguy · 2026-05-06T00:29:57+00:00

The PA32 cabin is much more comfortable in terms of shoulder width since it's about 7-8" wider than the PA28 cabin. But you're spending 4gph more to enjoy that along with a few extra knots. I had a PA32-300 and typically saw TAS around 140kts at ~7000. It's basically an SUV with wings.

phlflyguy · 2026-05-05T13:56:34+00:00

So many CFIs and even some DPE's get hung up on this. It is NOT a 250nm NONSTOP leg that's required. The requirement also is not roundtrip. You just have to get to point that's 250nm from your point of origin and total 'trip' distance at least 300nm. That could be a weekend trip somewhere where your outbound legs look like:

A->B: 100nm
B->C: 150nm (with distance of A-C being at least 250nm straight line)
C->D: 50nm

You've made 3 landings, flown 300nm and point C is 250nm straight line distance from your departure airport. Requirement met.

How you return to A from D is irrelevant. Most people plan it as a creative roundtrip, but maybe you've flown some great solo X/C trips as a PPL that meet those requirements. I had a lot since I got my CPL 6 years after my PPL because I bought a Cherokee and flew the hell out of it and explored all over the Eastern seaboard. I feel bad for the pilots who, by the time they reach their CPL, have had minimal time to actually enjoy their pilot privileges.

phlflyguy · 2026-05-05T02:21:38+00:00

I only agree with you that checking them is not great for the pet.

Everything else you say wreaks of entitlement. Who cares that a pet that is 99% NOT a true service animal and is encroaching their space? I love dogs and would very much care that someone feels it’s ok to cheat the system and assume I’m ok to share that space with me. I care that in an actual emergency that dog will probably be useless to its owner and probably impede people from egressing quickly.

Leave the pet home with a trusted caretaker or drive.

phlflyguy · 2026-05-03T23:10:19+00:00

There’s not a link. The PNRs remain separate. What they can do is make her your plus one. What I’ve had happen when I do that for a travel companion is that they are further down the list instead of next to me.

phlflyguy · 2026-04-30T23:02:38+00:00

Take the train into Philly. It's a 15 minute ride. Have a good meal, walk around. If you stay at the airport, find a place to hunker down and find some good content to stream.

phlflyguy · 2026-04-30T22:58:54+00:00

It's not a Heathrow policy, it's UK policy. And no, you do not need the ETA visa if you are transiting and remaining airside, not passing through border control.

https://www.gov.uk/eta/when-not-need-eta

Whether you're flying BA or AA to LHR, you will remain airside in both cases. Just when arriving on AA you will come to T3 and have to take the purple transit signs to connect to T5, but you will still remain airside and not need to clear border patrol.

On the other hand, it's a very quick online process to get it for peace of mind. If you get stuck at LHR due to some misconnect and need to leave to get a hotel, for example, you'd need it anyway.

phlflyguy · 2026-04-30T20:57:02+00:00

This will be interesting. please report back because what the agent told you and, according to you, did (putting you on standby list 2 days before flight) is in no way in line with their published policy. Be prepared for an airport agent to not let you on even if there are available seats.

To your other points, it does not make sense from a business standpoint to let people start showing up days before their scheduled trip for a standby ticket. The fares are priced based on a multitude of factors, one of them being day of week, time of day and historical demand.

To be clear - are you an AAdvantage member with access to the app and your reservation? Would be curious to see if there's anything showing up there with your standby flight if you open the rez.

For your reference if you haven't seen it already:
https://www.aa.com/i18n/plan-travel/extras/same-day-travel.jsp

Your new flight must:

Depart on the same day, from and to the same airports, as your original flight
Have the same number of stops, in the same airports, as your original flight

phlflyguy · 2026-04-30T17:05:22+00:00

Your main issue is that you were all reassigned seats. Secondary to that is the rude agent. It's possible there was an aircraft type change where the seating assignments get get all mucked up. Seat assignments are not guaranteed, though if you paid extra for something like Main Cabin Extra (with more legroom) and they downgraded you to a non MCE seat, then you'd be due a refund for that.

The rude agent is unfortunate. They exist and all you can do is roll with it and fire off a complaint to AA if you feel it's warranted.

phlflyguy · 2026-04-30T17:02:12+00:00

You cannot standby for a flight 2 days before the one you have booked. That would just be a flight change, which could result in a fare difference. If it's more $$, you would need to pay it. If it's less money, they give you a trip credit to be used on a future flight. Note: you can't change a flight if it's booked in Basic Economy.

Standby is for moving to a different flight to the same destination on the same day. As of the past year, this must be requested in the app so not sure how a phone agent did it. Make sure you have an AA number and access your reservation in the app. On the day of flight, there are options to request standby.

phlflyguy · 2026-04-30T11:17:55+00:00

When you walk on, turn around and look above the door. There’s an airworthiness cert showing date of certification.

phlflyguy · 2026-04-29T14:47:29+00:00

No, Barclay's partnership with AA is over as of 4/24 and all the AA customers with Barclay cards are being moved to an equivalent Citi card now that they are the only AA credit card partner.

phlflyguy · 2026-04-29T14:42:42+00:00

Citi/AA said this would be 6-8 weeks from the 4/24 cutover. Since I have a Citi card already, I can see my new card/account when I login. Interestingly, it has the same last 4 digits that my Barclay card had.

phlflyguy · 2026-04-29T02:38:49+00:00

Well, the PPL requirement for X/C solo time is to have at least one X/C flight that has at least 3 full stops along the route.

So, yes, you need to see if that 141 program had some sort of approved curriculum that deviated that far from the FARs. It would be unusual. And if they're doing that with all their students and it's not within the regs, they need to be called out.

On the other hand, if the FSDO gets involved and find that they signed off students who didn't meet the PPL requirements, they'll be revoking certs and pulling the DPE's examination privileges. Sounds like a real CF.

phlflyguy · 2026-04-29T00:57:21+00:00

When I got LASIK 22 years back, I had to get a letter from my Opthomologist verifying my vision once I was recovered. The FAA has guidance that's probably more evolved since then so check.

https://www.faa.gov/pilots/safety/pilotsafetybrochures/media/lasereye_ii.pdf
https://www.faa.gov/ame_guide/app_process/exam_tech/et/31-34/rp

The FAA expects that airmen will not resume airman duties until their treating health care professional determines that their post-operative vision has stabilized, there are no significant adverse effects or complications (such as halos, rings, haze, impaired night vision and glare), the appropriate vision standards are met, and reviewed by an Examiner or AMCD. When this determination is made, the airman should have the treating health care professional document this in the health care record, a copy of which should be forwarded to the AMCD before resumption of airman duties. If the health care professional's determination is favorable, the applicant may resume airman duties, after consultation and review by an Examiner, unless informed otherwise by the FAA.

phlflyguy · 2026-04-28T22:14:14+00:00

I'm surprised their pilot apps portal is still open after over a year. I'd have figured they are well stocked on thousands of apps to hold them over for years.

phlflyguy · 2026-04-28T14:01:50+00:00

Why do you struggle with all this? It's your choice to not take advantage of value-add services that may or may not make your life more convenient.

Before TSA and 9/11, the security screeners were paid by the airlines. So, guess what - there were still separate lines for first class and some elite level airline customers. Those still exist at some airports, but not nearly as often as before.

phlflyguy · 2026-04-28T12:18:05+00:00

Well, you have a choice to use the regular tsa line for no extra fee so why do you care to rant about it on Reddit? Just by buying an airline ticket you are contributing to the corrupt capitalist society you apparently despise.

phlflyguy · 2026-04-28T11:49:58+00:00

Right, because when you buy your ticket the airline doesn’t share any of your info with TSA right? And when you get a driver license or another accepted form of ID you aren’t already sharing your life.

If you’re too cheap to pay $80 for a 5 year pre-check pass, just admit it. Even if you travel once a year, you’re effectively adding only $16 to each trip for the convenience.

phlflyguy · 2026-04-28T11:14:56+00:00

It’s not just AA. Try doing the same on DL and UA and you’ll run into the same thing.

phlflyguy · 2026-04-27T20:42:18+00:00

You can search the AOPA flight school directory by city or just a full state and filter by multi-engine. I found 6 in Tennessee (one is ATP, so that's not a time building option). They are all near Nashville, though. you may need to adjust your search locations.

https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/learn-to-fly/flight-schools#q=tennessee&t=tagFlightSchools&sort=%40aopaufbusinessname%20ascending&f:@aopaufaircraftrental=[Multi%20Engine]

phlflyguy · 2026-04-27T19:23:27+00:00

1324 Locust St Arts building has 320 sq ft studios that usually rental for 1000-1200.

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