Montreal trip

[billybob476]

pepsi and mae west is for breakfast!

[Rico]

Well things went very well at the client.  Now sitting at the airport.  Flight doesn't leave until like 5:30.  Tried to switch to an earlier flight but it was going to cost like $422!  I won't even make the company pay that.  So I wait.  The extra bad thing is I fly back through Chicago too.  I should be home about midnight.  So, I think I'll take tomorrow off!

[Rico]

Oh look...my posts have little Montreal airports image tags!

[billybob476]

The funny thing is that when I fly anywhere I usually connect through Detroit :)

[Rico]

Outside the gate window...

[Rico]

The funny thing is that when I fly anywhere I usually connect through Detroit :)

Everyone connects in Detroit....but no one ever stays....lol!

[RickPeete]

What time does your flight arrive at O'Hare?  Is it a quick turnaround or will you have time for dinner?

[Rico]

What time does your flight arrive at O'Hare?  Is it a quick turnaround or will you have time for dinner?

Only have like an hour on the ground.  Probably not time for a meal really.  Hey Rick, is there weather in Chicago?  They just announced a delay for another earlier Chicago flight.  Any idea why?

[RickPeete]

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  AN AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. DOPPLER RADAR  ESTIMATED THAT BETWEEN ONE AND A HALF INCHES TO JUST UNDER TWO  INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN WITHIN THE ADVISED AREA.  * RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO OCCUR

It has been raining on and off all day and rain is expected throughout the evening.  Radar shows the rain front circling over our area so yeah, that is probably why delays are happening.

[billybob476]

Here is the current METAR for O'Hare:

Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS)

Output produced by METARs form (1953 UTC 26 September 2011)
found at http://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/metars/index.php

METAR text:   KORD 261951Z 15013KT 10SM FEW020 SCT050 BKN085 16/11 A2966 RMK AO2 RAE05 SLP041 P0000 T01560111
Conditions at:    KORD (CHICAGO O'HARE , IL, US) observed 1951 UTC 26 September 2011
Temperature:    15.6°C (60°F)
Dewpoint:    11.1°C (52°F) [RH = 75%]
Pressure (altimeter):    29.66 inches Hg (1004.5 mb)
[Sea-level pressure: 1004.1 mb]
Winds:    from the SSE (150 degrees) at 15 MPH (13 knots; 6.8 m/s)
Visibility:    10 or more miles (16+ km)
Ceiling:    8500 feet AGL
Clouds:    few clouds at 2000 feet AGL
scattered clouds at 5000 feet AGL
broken clouds at 8500 feet AGL
Weather:    no significant weather observed at this time

What they don't say there is "P0000" means 0 inches of accumulated precipitation recorded in the last hour.

[Rico]

Hopefully by the time I leave it will be better.  Still about 90 minutes to go to wheels up.

[RickPeete]

Let's hope so.

The doppler radar projection for the next four hours does not show the rain leaving the area.  But hopefully it won't interfere with your flight.  The good news is that the airspace between Chicago and Canada is pretty clear.  All the 'weather' is slightly south and west of the airport....

[Bromptonboy]

Mmmmmm....poutine.....

[Rico]

Let's hope so.

The doppler radar projection for the next four hours does not show the rain leaving the area.  But hopefully it won't interfere with your flight.  The good news is that the airspace between Chicago and Canada is pretty clear.  All the 'weather' is slightly south and west of the airport....

About an hour flight delay here in Montreal.  Going to be tight in Chicago.

[MARKO]

ugghhh i always have a problem when i fly into Chicagoooo

Marko