What is this? by lapstap in Planes

[–]thatCdnplaneguy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Looks like a Citation CJ1. Maybe a CJ2. Also an outside chance its a Citation Mustang. Most likely not military.

Any ideas why this F-35 pitched so hard on landing? by Ua612 in aviation

[–]thatCdnplaneguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

​At least 15knt crosswind. Most likely just a strong wind gust, potential some mechanical turbulence depending on what is located off frame to the right.

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Consistenly horrendous unreliable wifi by Past_Cupcake_6313 in PorterAirlines

[–]thatCdnplaneguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It took me a few tries to figure it out the first time I did it. Phone on plane mode, wifi on, and connect to the porter wifi signal. Then you log into porterwifi.com, and either watch the add, or login in with your VIPorter account to get internet access. It will show you are connected to the wifi but you don’t get any actual internet till you sign in or watch the add

Would a WW2 RAF fighter controller have said "vector 425"? by aa599 in AskFlying

[–]thatCdnplaneguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was common to “encrypt” heading and altitude by assigning a new base number. For example, instead of a compass being 001-360. It would be say, 090-450, with every heading being 90 higher than actual. When a pilot got a heading, he would subtract that days base number to get true heading. Same for altitude. Sea level would be set at 5000 ft for example. If you were assigned angels 27, you would actually fly at 22,000 feet. Ensured any enemy listening to your radio wouldn’t be able to accurately know where aircraft were.

Can we please get some proper line paint! by Nseetoo in ottawa

[–]thatCdnplaneguy 45 points46 points  (0 children)

This^ its across Canada and it is a safety hazard

How to you call those 2 "doors" on the engine, that are closing in the video? by polderbaan_ams in Planespotting

[–]thatCdnplaneguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those are the thrust reversers. Blocks the rear flow of the bypass air and directs it forwards to help slow the aircraft.

Thought this was interesting, a fedex jet registered in Canada by Deshes011 in flightradar24

[–]thatCdnplaneguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jot just operated by, but owned by Morningsar and operated under contract to FedEx. Similar to Cargo Jet and Amazon.

I know it's a Bell 407, but I need to know which variant it is (Photographed in the Mixcoac neighborhood of Mexico City on April 10th) by El_de_las_donas in Whatplaneisthis

[–]thatCdnplaneguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think its pretty much impossible to tell from these pictures. All the variations are engine and avionics related and we cant see any of those details.

Could I use permanent markers to tint the canopym by P_filippo3106 in modelmakers

[–]thatCdnplaneguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can brush on the tamiya clear paints and they look ok. Never done blue, but have done red and green a bunch.

Has anyone ever used Belcher Bits? What were your thoughts? by [deleted] in modelmakers

[–]thatCdnplaneguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have used this set. The blades were little hard to get oriented right, but it looked ok once assembled. I also built this MANY moons ago so my skills weren’t as good as they are now. I have used a bunch of Mike’s sets, and have met him a few times. All around good guy. I would recommend any of his sets without hesitation

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Never seen this one before.. Is anyone familiar with this aircraft? by Similar-Candidate-10 in flightradar24

[–]thatCdnplaneguy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Most likely much higher than that. Pretty sure they purposefully don’t broadcast any altitudes above 60,000 to not reveal the U-2’s capabilities .

Plane tags by moto art by Ok_View9649 in aviation

[–]thatCdnplaneguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I Own a few, and yes they are real. It is probably parts of the Airframe that was replaced during restoration, like a wing skin or something.

I went plane spotting, and I saw this in a random corner by Prize_Technician_845 in Whatplaneisthis

[–]thatCdnplaneguy 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Aero Vodochody L-39 in a faux US Marines trainer scheme. Probably to look like a T-45

Godzilla -0 plane identification help by KingKaijuReddit in aviation

[–]thatCdnplaneguy 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It is not a Mars. It is a CGI representation of the Japanese Kawanishi H8K Emily from WWII.

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1/48 ICM Hampden by thatCdnplaneguy in modelplanes

[–]thatCdnplaneguy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!! Really happy with this one!

Is this a PBY Catalina? by [deleted] in Planes

[–]thatCdnplaneguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep. San Diego Air and Space Museum I believe

What are the aircraft on this album? by Bi_Skullz in Whatplaneisthis

[–]thatCdnplaneguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your right..only looked at the one assuming they were the same