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    Crazy Air Canada 777-300ER Landing @ Pearson Airport (13-Nov-2023)

    Crosswinds were 17 knots, gusting to 26. Luckily, no wing strike. As a follow-up, the subject aircraft appeared on flightradar24 today heading to Tokyo.
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    YouTube - I'm out...

    So with YouTube putting the clamp-down on ad-blockers, I'm officially unsubscribing from my 130+ channels. I'm making a point to notify each and every channel creator that I'm out, with the understanding that it is not related to their content, but due to YT new rules. The # of ads just makes...
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    Wizz Air A321NEO Landing @ Skiathos Alexandros Papadiamantis Airport

    Now that's getting use of the entire 1600m runway...
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    Delta 717 Lands @ CLT w/o Nose Gear Extended (28-Jun-2023)

    Description of event: In-cabin video & post-evacuation video: Everybody texting... but for once, the passengers left their carry-ons on the plane!
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    United Airlines Places Orders for 100 787s + 100 Options, Orders 56 737MAX + 44 Exercised Options

    Massive widebody order for a US carrier - will become the largest 787 operator, even without the 100 optional 787 orders. https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/united-orders-100-boeing-787s-revises-airbus-a350-delivery-schedule United Airlines has opted to order Boeing 787s to support a...
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    2017 Infiniti Q60 Red Sport AWD - 6-yr/70k mile Powertrain Warranty Comes Through in a Big Way!

    Brief history - leased my '17 Q60 Red Sport AWD w/3.0L V6 TT (VR30DDTT) in November 2016. When the 39-month lease term ended in February 2020, I bought the Q60 from Infiniti Financial for a favorable residual-based price. Throughout my 6 years of driving it, my only warranty items had been both...
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    2021 Audi SQ5 Sportback | 3.0 TFSI | Liqui Moly 0W20 | 4,668 mile OCI

    2021 Audi SQ5 Sportback, 3.0 TFSI, Liqui-Moly 0W20 (VW508) w/OEM Oil Filter, 4,668 OCI, and 5,733 total miles. Replaced with Ravenol 0W20 (VW508) and OEM Oil Filter. Will maintain 5k mile OCIs. Blackstone Comments: This report shows considerable progress with wear-in. Iron and copper both...
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    2021 Audi SQ5 Sportback | 3.0L V6 TFSI | FF 0W20 | 1,065 OCI

    1st oil & filter change for my '21 Audi SQ5 Sportback. Replaced FF with just under 8 qts. of Liqui Moly 0W20 (VW 508), and the OEM cartridge filter. Interesting factoid - I could not find the Oil Capacity listed in the SQ5's owner's manual. Instead, it mentions taking it to an Audi Authorized...
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    2017 Infiniti Q60S | 3.0L V6 (VR30DDTT) | Valvoline Modern Engine 5W30 | 4,255 mi OCI

    Latest UOA for my 2017 Infiniti Q60S "Red Sport" AWD with a twin-turbo, 3.0L V6 (VR30DDTT), which has been Ecutek-tuned since 14k miles. For the last 4 OCIs, I switched to a slightly-larger Nissan P/N 15208-9E01A oil filter. With Modern Engine Oil no longer available, I will be switching to...
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    Valvoline Modern Engine 5W30, 3,953 Miles OCI, 2017 Infiniti VR30DDTT Engine

    2017 Infiniti Q60 Red Sport AWD 13,520 Vehicle Miles As Blackstone Labs has commented, this oil sample had the lowest amount of wear metals since the car was new. Many performance mods, including intake, exhaust and tune. Recently tested on a Dynojet AWD Dyno @ 437 WHP & 502 WTQ (93 Octane)...
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