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ELP Sooner
10/21/2009, 09:33 PM
Frontier is going to offer non-stop service from OKC to MCO and TPA in January. Type Aircraft is E190. Cool deal for you guys.
Turd_Ferguson
10/21/2009, 10:16 PM
Frontier is going to offer non-stop service from OKC to MCO and TPA in January. Type Aircraft is E190. Cool deal for you guys.If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going. Damn brazilian's.
Boomer_Sooner_sax
10/22/2009, 07:40 AM
Actually, the E-190s are pretty sweet and spacious. I flew on an Air Canada E-190 from Houston to Toronto and it was nice. Pretty sweet ride actually. When did Frontier get E-190s? I thought they were all Airbus?
Condescending Sooner
10/22/2009, 08:45 AM
Frontier is going to offer non-stop service from OKC to MCO and TPA in January. Type Aircraft is E190. Cool deal for you guys.


Kenny Tarmac??
OUDoc
10/22/2009, 08:48 AM
Frontier is going to offer non-stop service from OKC to MCO and TPA in January. Typ
Aren't those the Beastie Boys?
ELP Sooner
10/22/2009, 08:51 AM
Actually, the E-190s are pretty sweet and spacious. I flew on an Air Canada E-190 from Houston to Toronto and it was nice. Pretty sweet ride actually. When did Frontier get E-190s? I thought they were all Airbus?


It was part of them getting bought up by "brickyard" aka republic airways.
Boomer_Sooner_sax
10/22/2009, 10:07 AM
It was part of them getting bought up by "brickyard" aka republic airways.

Oh yeah, totally forgot about that. Anything to get me off of the Dash-8s/Q4000 prop job things. I hate those planes.
StoopTroup
10/22/2009, 10:14 AM
Why isn't there a better service into Norman? I mean...Norman is one of the largest Cities in Oklahoma behind Tulsa and OKC right?

Even though OKC is close...it would sure seem that some company could make some dough shuttling folks out of Norman to feeder hubs. Is Norman doing anything to advance this at their Airport? I've never flown into Norman or visited the airport...so please excuse my lack of knowledge about the airport there. Just a thought/question that popped into my mind.
Boomer_Sooner_sax
10/22/2009, 10:37 AM
Why isn't there a better service into Norman? I mean...Norman is one of the largest Cities in Oklahoma behind Tulsa and OKC right?

Even though OKC is close...it would sure seem that some company could make some dough shuttling folks out of Norman to feeder hubs. Is Norman doing anything to advance this at their Airport? I've never flown into Norman or visited the airport...so please excuse my lack of knowledge about the airport there. Just a thought/question that popped into my mind.

Last I remembered, it is still pretty small and having private jets is pushing it. Airlines will never service Norman because of Oklahoma City. While it is the third largest city, it is roughly 15 miles from Will Rogers and that would be wasteful for arilines, especially in todays market. Plus you would have to upgrade the terminal in Norman and put in security. It would be a mess. Mostly though, the proximity is pretty much the reason though. If Norman was down by Lawton or another portion of the state, you would probably see some limited service.
StoopTroup
10/22/2009, 10:48 AM
I didn't think the two airports were that close.

Again...I figured the Norman Airport would have issues to get regional carriers to come in there but hell....DFW and Love Field still make money. Most folks didn't think Dallas and Ft Worth could keep DFW going either but I think it was a move that made the two cites grow towards themselves instead of apart. The Metro Area down there has really grown since I was a kid.

I'm not saying doing something like this would be easy for Norman...I just think it might be a good idea to think about doing it now instead of in 20 years.
KABOOKIE
10/22/2009, 07:37 PM
It was part of them getting bought up by "brickyard" aka republic airways.

Are you an FO with Frontier?
SoonerNate
10/22/2009, 07:39 PM
Frontier is going to offer non-stop service from OKC to MCO and TPA in January. Type Aircraft is E190. Cool deal for you guys.

That is AWESOME!!

I usually don't fly into OKC because it's so much more expensive than DFW or TUL. Hopefully the rates there will go down. The airport looks awesome compared to back when.
walkoffsooner
10/22/2009, 07:45 PM
Lawton has flights flew out of there to Atlanta
I Am Right
10/22/2009, 09:30 PM
I just fly myself to where we want to go.
Turd_Ferguson
10/22/2009, 10:17 PM
Are you an FO with Frontier?He's still pull'n gear.
ELP Sooner
10/23/2009, 10:07 AM
Are you an FO with Frontier?

No. Senior Meteorological Technican at El Paso Intl. We report the surface weather...you know like partly cloudy 65 degrees west wind at 10 mph.
Turd_Ferguson
10/23/2009, 10:16 AM
No. Senior Meteorological Technican at El Paso Intl. We report the surface weather...you know like partly cloudy 65 degrees west wind at 10 mph.Information Zulu?
ELP Sooner
10/23/2009, 10:17 AM
Exactly TF!
StoopTroup
10/23/2009, 10:22 AM
In Tulsa there is an old Drag Strip that was converted into the Northside Airpark. It's dangerous as hell if Air Density is high and you are going to fly out of there going south. I've met a few folks who have survived their landing on the hill there. Anyway. I guess it's closed now. The Tulsa Police used to have their helicopters stored and maintenanced up there too. I don't know if they still use it or not.

Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino has a place next to it now.

At one time there was talk that to help Downtown Tulsa Business it would be a good idea to put some money into the Airpark again and fix the runway and facilities so that more business folks who fly small aircraft could access Downtown Tulsa quicker and easier.

Not sure what happened to this idea. I guess Baseball was more important than an airport. Maybe they could put a landing strip on the Arkansas River. Now there's an idea!
Turd_Ferguson
10/23/2009, 10:28 AM
Couldn't have been worse than a landing at Kai Tak...to bad it's closed, there is some great video's of hairy landing's there.

http://www.incube.lt/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Korean-Aircargo-Kai-Tak-01.jpg
StoopTroup
10/23/2009, 10:39 AM
Well....they didn't fly anything like that out of Airpark....lol

You were risking your life in a Twin Duchess at best there. I know they did fly an old Convair out of there once but they went North out of there and it was close getting it out of there so they could get it to Jones Airport.

http://www.pnairport.co.nz/news_convair.jpg
StoopTroup
10/23/2009, 10:41 AM
Here's an aerial of the place. You have to be on the ground looking south to really see what your up against going South.

http://www.airfields-freeman.com/OK/TulsaDowntown_OK_05.jpg
Turd_Ferguson
10/23/2009, 10:43 AM
The "Super Connie" is one of my fav's...

http://www.perkins-aviation.ch/ZRH/pics/superConnie/SuperConnie11Aug05_homepage.jpg
KABOOKIE
10/23/2009, 04:44 PM
Information Zulu?

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Three charlie mike has Whiskey. :D
KABOOKIE
10/23/2009, 04:47 PM
Here's an aerial of the place. You have to be on the ground looking south to really see what your up against going South.


http://www.members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman/OK/Airfields_OK_E.htm#downtown
ELP Sooner
10/23/2009, 04:50 PM
Glad to know that someone actually knows what I do. Sometimes I wonder if anyones cares.