I’ve had these pictures on my computer for quite sometime and figured that it would be a great opportunity to give you guys a feeling of what it’s like for an aircraft to undergo a 12Y inspection. I apologize for the lower quality photos, as bringing my main DSLR was a bit more obtrusive. Most of these photos were taken in the maintenance hangars there at Dallas Love Field (KDAL). Some areas that I was not able to get photos of were inside the flight dispatch, and crew scheduling areas within the Network Operations Control Center (NOC). I hope you guys enjoy this as much as I did. There’s more to an airplane than just starting the engines, talking on the radios, and landing with your passengers at the destination safely.
It’s not like I’m fully aware that it’s called a radome. I fly regional jets bud. It’s called using plain English for a forum that is not very vocabulary inclined.
Interesting. I have 4 friends who are pilots for SWA…one from high school, two from college and one second cousin. 3 are ex-military. All seem to enjoy being with Southwest…history wise it seems to be one of the more stable airlines to work for.
Great pictures! Thanks for sharing. I’ve always wanted to hop in one of those sims. That has to be a cool experience. It’s amazing to see how some of the inner workings are routed through the aircraft.
One of these days i’ll get to our NOC at SWA. My g/f has been there a few times as she’s got a few friends at dispatch (this has come in handy many times with holding flights for our CLE customers who would have misconnected) and she’s told me about how awesome it is. Great shots man thanks for sharing!!
