Comments on: Departing Wailuku Maui.flv

By: subiedriver1990

subiedriver1990 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:06:21 +0000

I envy you sir for flying this legendary aircraft! I was 2 years old when I flew on the L-1011 for the only time in my life and have no recollection of it sadly. I saw one taking off from KDTW last summer and I made my girlfriend pull off of the road so I could watch it. I met a commercial pilot for AA at a neighborhood cookout who said a 757 with RB211′s was 2/3rd’s of a TriStar. You are a very lucky guy.

By: ThomsonAirwaysFs

ThomsonAirwaysFs — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:48:03 +0000

If you type in on youtube …Thomson takeoff EMA… you can hear the noise at around 0.04 seconds of the video.

By: ThomsonAirwaysFs

ThomsonAirwaysFs — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:36:36 +0000

On the RB211′s there is a very classic low whurl spool. Check it out on the 757-200. Just above idle the “mousing” low whurl spool you can hear, thats what causes the virbrations. It doesn’y happen on the 757, because it’s cabin windows are layed out better.

By: gzone1

gzone1 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:19:39 +0000

This was a stop over on our way to HNL (Honolulu International Airport), no refueling jus unload the passengers and their bags and off we go…much lighter.

By: 91Snyder

91Snyder — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:37:54 +0000

love the window buzz. amazing acceleration too!

By: subiedriver1990

subiedriver1990 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:42:14 +0000

Also my favorite airplane video… that spool up sound gives me goosebumps every single time I watch this video!

By: WorldAirwaysMD11

WorldAirwaysMD11 — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:57:32 +0000

I flew the third L-1011 That came to Delta’s fleet. I flew the 727 before that as my very first plane. So i Flew the third L-1011 That came in our fleet and i flew the Second Last L-1011 to be retired in February of 2001. I miss the Tristar. Long live the L-1011 Tristar.

By: gzone1

gzone1 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:24:48 +0000

Your welcome glade you like it.

By: qpsklo

qpsklo — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:26:59 +0000

Greg,
Thank you for this video. My favorite airplane video on youtube.

Interesting how the pilots spool up the engines before the plane is lined up with the runway. Love how they bring the throttles first to one level (maybe 50%), then after a few seconds up to take off power.

Also interesting to hear that harmonic that rattles the window at a certain engine rpm. Bet Lockheed’s engineers pondered that one for a while!

Is there a Delta L-1011 pilot here who can comment on this video?

By: gzone1

gzone1 — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:50:04 +0000

Glade it brings back pleasant memories.