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Offline mk223

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Cactus Clip Challenge
« on: April 07, 2015, 11:16:53 PM »
The the American getting the single operating certificate, I think it would be neat to track the last "cactus" flight wherever that may by, I imagine somewhere on the west coast?
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Offline mike_ny

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Re: Cactus Clip Challenge
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2015, 05:12:29 AM »
Probably lots of arrivals similar to AWE797, landed KPHL this morning, 'Cactus out'.
« Last Edit: April 08, 2015, 05:40:58 AM by mik_ny »
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Offline JetScan1

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Re: Cactus Clip Challenge
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2015, 08:12:51 AM »
Looks like 774 might be the last "Cactus".

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AWE774
« Last Edit: April 08, 2015, 08:16:15 AM by JetScan1 »
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Offline mk223

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Re: Cactus Clip Challenge
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2015, 08:31:32 AM »
Quote from: mik_ny on April 08, 2015, 05:12:29 AM
Probably lots of arrivals similar to AWE797, landed KPHL this morning, 'Cactus out'.

Great find. And if this one is it a good signoff.
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Offline RonR

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Re: Cactus Clip Challenge
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2015, 09:26:48 AM »
This "Cactus" looks like it's a little bit behind 774...

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AWE729

All the other AWE flights behind 729 seem to be "American".  Noticed though that FlightAware will bring up both flights whether you type in AAL774 or AWE774 (or AAL729 or AWE729).
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Offline JetScan1

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Re: Cactus Clip Challenge
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2015, 09:44:41 AM »
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This "Cactus" looks like it's a little bit behind 774...

Flight Explorer, which I'll take over Flightaware for accuracy, is showing this flight as AAL729.
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Offline RonR

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Re: Cactus Clip Challenge
« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2015, 09:59:26 AM »
OK :)
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Offline bugalou

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Re: Cactus Clip Challenge
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2015, 10:28:32 PM »
Quote from: JetScan1 on April 08, 2015, 08:12:51 AM
Looks like 774 might be the last "Cactus".

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AWE774

Do commercial pilots not like the cactus call sign?  Dude seem a little too happy about not having to use it anymore!
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Offline mike_ny

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Re: Cactus Clip Challenge
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2015, 11:47:04 PM »
'East' vs 'West' rift still there, years after 'US Airways' and 'America West' got together.
AWE797's captain is ex-US Air; for some 'East' pilots, it appears the 'Cactus' callsign remained unpopular ... to the end.

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"Cactus out ... thank goodness."
« Last Edit: April 13, 2015, 10:57:02 AM by mik_ny »
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