{"id":1916,"date":"2016-08-11T14:03:20","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T06:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=1916"},"modified":"2017-08-17T10:05:26","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T02:05:26","slug":"20160811aa3365","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/11\/20160811aa3365\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight Log of American Airlines Flight 3365 from Syracuse to Chicago O&#8217;Hare on August 11th, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The month-long Cornell program finally came to an end, as the wonderful lady driver of our shuttle dropped us off roughly three hours before departure. Amazingly, the American Airlines Check-in Counters were open, although we waited for like five minutes before two agents appeared.<\/p>\n<p>Since Syracuse Hancock Airport was a modestly-sized <del>regional<\/del> international airport (hell they got Air Canada Services to\/from Toronto), there weren&#8217;t many interesting planes to spot. So after securities, I killed time, by writing homework essays on my laptop. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">The images in this post are hosted on Imgur. Email me should there be any display problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/8hCoRzh.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/8hCoRzhl.jpg\" alt=\"Delta MD88(N937DL) At the Gate\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Delta MD88(N937DL) At the Gate<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/BV0bMpM.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/BV0bMpMl.jpg\" alt=\"Syracuse Airport Tarmac\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Syracuse Airport Tarmac<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/CuaKPzA.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/CuaKPzAl.jpg\" alt=\"American Eagle ERJ145(N650AE) At the Gate\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>American Eagle ERJ145(N650AE) At the Gate<\/br><span style=\"font-size:small;\">The plane that we are about to board.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/yphfKL1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/yphfKL1l.jpg\" alt=\"Piedmont Airlines (American Eagle) Bombardier Dash 8-100 At the Tarmac\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Piedmont Airlines (American Eagle) Bombardier Dash 8-100 At the Tarmac<\/br><span style=\"font-size:small;\">My first time seeing a Dash-8, and pretty livery.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/ytdIDM4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ytdIDM4l.jpg\" alt=\"Ground Crewing Fueling Aircraft\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ground Crewing Fueling Aircraft<\/br><span style=\"font-size:small;\">It seemed that Syracuse Airport doesn\u2019t have underground fuel pipes.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\nThen it\u2019s boarding time, <del>like all other AA flights, <\/del>the boarding groups didn\u2019t seem to matter, as there seemed to be only two groups: 1 and everything else.<br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/H2DTSJa.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/H2DTSJal.jpg\" alt=\"American Eagle ERJ145 Cabin\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>American Eagle ERJ145 Cabin<\/br><span style=\"font-size:small;\">We are still at the gate, as the cockpit door\u2019s open and the only flight attendant was scrambling to find volunteers.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/9AfiE84.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/9AfiE84l.jpg\" alt=\"Air Wisconsin (American Eagle) CRJ-200 At the Gate\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Air Wisconsin (American Eagle) CRJ-200 At the Gate<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/IYWmLT4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/IYWmLT4l.jpg\" alt=\"Two Delta Jets (CRJ-7?) At the Gate\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Two Delta Jets (CRJ-7?) At the Gate<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Due to the limited visibility of that day, I adjusted clarity of most photos.<\/span><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/SzpfXpk.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/SzpfXpkl.jpg\" alt=\"I81 and State Route 11 outside Syracuse Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>I81 and State Route 11 outside Syracuse Airport<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/UVrSurI.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/UVrSurIl.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Syracuse in the Distance\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Downtown Syracuse in the Distance<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/K21Ljfr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/K21Ljfrl.jpg\" alt=\"Onondaga Lake outside Syracuse\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Onondaga Lake outside Syracuse<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/GXcOCut.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/GXcOCutl.jpg\" alt=\"Rural New York and I90 and Lake Cayuga\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rural New York and I90 and Lake Cayuga<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/CZSxHAx.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/CZSxHAxl.jpg\" alt=\"Canandaigua Lake and other Finger Lakes in the Distance\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Canandaigua Lake and other Finger Lakes in the Distance<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/Wqm0Q9w.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Wqm0Q9wl.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Batavia\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Town of Batavia<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/einKGg5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/einKGg5l.jpg\" alt=\"Buffalo Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Buffalo Airport<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/OAAK6y0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/OAAK6y0l.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Island and Niagara River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Grand Island and Niagara River<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>I picked a left-hand side seat because <del>it\u2019s both window and aisle <\/del> it has better chance of seeing the Niagara Falls. <span style=\"font-size:small;\">Although I have visited it at the beginning of the program, but I sure know it would look differently from the sky.<\/span> But it seemed that neither side would get a view of it, as we flew right above the falls.<\/p>\n<p>Also, without any reference to racial prejudice, the white lady on this flight was a lot better than the black nanny a month ago on the flight to Syracuse, in both demeanor and service attitude. At least, this lady didn\u2019t cool herself with safety card during safety demonstration. <\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/eycKcB4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/eycKcB4l.jpg\" alt=\"Port Colborne and Tip of Welland Canal\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Port Colborne and Tip of Welland Canal<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/js2hHZi.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/js2hHZil.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds Above Lake Erie\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Clouds Above Lake Erie<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/x1Lo5AV.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/x1Lo5AVl.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds Above Ontario\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Clouds Above Ontario<\/br><span style=\"font-size:small;\">From this photo one can clearly see the perimeter of cloud\u2019s shade on the ground.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/ZAU0Ah0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ZAU0Ah0l.jpg\" alt=\"Clouds Above Ontario\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Clouds Above Ontario<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/F9UsOAH.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/F9UsOAHl.jpg\" alt=\"Little Town of Watford\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Little Town of Watford<\/br><span style=\"font-size:small;\">I\u2019m not sure what that mass space (almost bigger than the town itself) in the foreground was for.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/mruSCos.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/mruSCosl.jpg\" alt=\"Town of Oxford, Michigan\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Town of Oxford, Michigan<\/br><span style=\"font-size:small;\">Just north of Detroit, with its beautiful lagoons.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/Idsmr58.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Idsmr58l.jpg\" alt=\"Shorelines of Lake Michigan\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Shorelines of Lake Michigan<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/WFdSCb6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/WFdSCb6l.jpg\" alt=\"Ships on Lake Michigan\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ships on Lake Michigan<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gdZIIp2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/gdZIIp2l.jpg\" alt=\"Approaching Chicago\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Approaching Chicago<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/9sQcJ9V.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/9sQcJ9Vl.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago Suburb\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Chicago Suburb<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/BI07Nv6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/BI07Nv6l.jpg\" alt=\"Another AA Plane Landing in Parallel\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Another AA Plane Landing in Parallel<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/1il5HhW.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/1il5HhWl.jpg\" alt=\"Another AA Plane Landing in Parallel\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Another AA Plane Landing in Parallel<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/ZJA7iol.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ZJA7ioll.jpg\" alt=\"Another AA Plane Landing in Parallel\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Another AA Plane Landing in Parallel<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/JbGDTmX.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/JbGDTmXl.jpg\" alt=\"Schiller Woods in Chicago Suburb\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Schiller Woods in Chicago Suburb<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/xe8RdlJ.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/xe8RdlJl.jpg\" alt=\"I90 outside O\u2019Hare Airport\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>I90 outside O\u2019Hare Airport<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/wOuUiy9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/wOuUiy9l.jpg\" alt=\"Traffic on I90\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Traffic on I90<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>We landed on runway 27R, which meant we have an extra 10 minutes of O\u2019Hare Airport tour before we reached our gate, and that\u2019s done by taxiing at 50 km\/h. I know Chinese airports would never allow that speed, because of both government regulation and poor management.<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/7oBPhgz.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/7oBPhgzl.jpg\" alt=\"United Airlines Hanger\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>United Airlines Hanger<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/t80gQGv.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/t80gQGvl.jpg\" alt=\"United Airlines Terminal\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>United Airlines Terminal<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/6iMeJd0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/6iMeJd0l.jpg\" alt=\"United 744 (N116UA) At the Gate\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>United 744 (N116UA) At the Gate<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/7LIXI89.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/7LIXI89l.jpg\" alt=\"United 319 (N805UA) Taxiing\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>United 319 (N805UA) Taxiing<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/evVE9eu.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/evVE9eul.jpg\" alt=\"O'Hare Airport Terminal 2\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>O&#8217;Hare Airport Terminal 2<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/lh2i29d.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/lh2i29dl.jpg\" alt=\"O\u2019Hare Airport Terminal 1\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>O\u2019Hare Airport Terminal 1<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/FZtnF5p.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/FZtnF5pl.jpg\" alt=\"American Airlines Fleet in O\u2019Hare Airport Terminal 1\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>American Airlines Fleet in O\u2019Hare Airport Terminal 1<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/ZpxnI76.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ZpxnI76l.jpg\" alt=\"American Airlines ERJ145 (N652RS) At the Gate\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>American Airlines ERJ145 (N652RS) At the Gate<\/br>We were parked next to it.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nFlight AA187 back to Beijing will be on the next post.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The month-long Cornell program finally came to an end, as the wonderful lady driver of our shuttle dropped us off roughly three hours before departure. Amazingly, the American Airlines Check-in Counters were open, although we waited for like&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/11\/20160811aa3365\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,166,2],"tags":[188,189],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1916"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1916"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1988,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1916\/revisions\/1988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}