Jet Blue flight

[Chananya Freedman]

I flew on Jet Blue on Sunday coming back from NY (JFK) to Burbank (BUR). The take off and landing seemed very steep and made our stomachs roll. I flew American to JFK but I didn't have the same feeling. Could it be something strange with the pilot? Could it be the terrain? Could i be the plane? Any ideas?

[TC]

I wanna be the plane!!

[w0x0f]

You were the plane last time

[Chananya Freedman]

LOL  

I meant could it be the plane? Gotta love typos!  

But I do have you all beat and "I AM THE PLANE!"  

Could it be the burrito I ate?  

Could it be the presidents fault?  

How about Congress?  

I am joking of course so lets not start a political war here.  

Cheers   Good TV show....

[bjen9337]

Two goats short of a load.

[klkm]

I have never seen a jetblue takeoff with a steep rate of climb....they average about 500ft-800ft per minute...a hot air balloon could out climb a jetblue plane. 

[marcoleon]

Could have been traffic avoidance where ATC might have asked for a best rate of climb from your pilot. I don't think there are any departures that consistently require a steep climb. Though some approaches have slam dunk tendencies. I remember the Parkway Visual approach (http://flightaware.com/resources/airport/KJFK/IAP/PARKWAY+VISUAL+RWY+13L_R) had its fair share of "firm" landings when used for RWY 13R.

[speedotann]

John Wayne Airport in Orange County, CA KSNA requires a very steep climb... Noise avoidance for the folks of Newport Beach! After they Rotate a steep climb to I believe is 1500ft msl (something like that), Power back and pitch nose to below normal climb rate. Last time I flew an AA MD-83 out of there, a guy got sick in the back. What a great smell all the way to St. Louis!

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[silagi]

The SNA noise abatement departure is lots of fun.  It is so different that most pilots will make an announcement prior to departure so as not to startle any unsuspecting passengers.  Basically it it calls for a max rate of climb to 1,000 ft, and then an abrupt reduction in power to minimums until reaching the coast line where they can resume their normal climb.    It is normal for pilots in position on the runway bring the plane up to full thrust before releasing the brakes.  Many Southwest pilots joke in their announcements that the ride on a trip Disneyland is the departure from SNA.

[speedotann]

The SNA noise abatement departure is lots of fun.  It is so different that most pilots will make an announcement prior to departure so as not to startle any unsuspecting passengers.  Basically it it calls for a max rate of climb to 1,000 ft, and then an abrupt reduction in power to minimums until reaching the coast line where they can resume their normal climb.    It is normal for pilots in position on the runway bring the plane up to full thrust before releasing the brakes.  Many Southwest pilots joke in their announcements that the ride on a trip Disneyland is the departure from SNA.

I was in Newport Beach Yesterday with a client at his speech therapy, where you can see the end of 19r at KSNA. He was late so I waited for 45min... watched about 10 jets takeoff. The only airliners I heard power back for noise was Southwest. All others, like AA, Skywest, USAir, Delta, Alaska didn't seem to care about the noise and just roared on past. It is cool though to see the plane float when they power back, looks like it barely has any lift!

[Caleb]

The SNA noise abatement departure is lots of fun.  It is so different that most pilots will make an announcement prior to departure so as not to startle any unsuspecting passengers.  Basically it it calls for a max rate of climb to 1,000 ft, and then an abrupt reduction in power to minimums until reaching the coast line where they can resume their normal climb.    It is normal for pilots in position on the runway bring the plane up to full thrust before releasing the brakes.  Many Southwest pilots joke in their announcements that the ride on a trip Disneyland is the departure from SNA.

I was in Newport Beach Yesterday with a client at his speech therapy, where you can see the end of 19r at KSNA. He was late so I waited for 45min... watched about 10 jets takeoff. The only airliners I heard power back for noise was Southwest. All others, like AA, Skywest, USAir, Delta, Alaska didn't seem to care about the noise and just roared on past. It is cool though to see the plane float when they power back, looks like it barely has any lift!

I remember a time when I flew in a Piper Saratoga. Those things make you feel like your in a helicopter on landing!