I rode in the back of this flight, and experienced a different arrival from usual. None of the published STARS match up with what we did. The front end crew made a PA to the effect that we were doing something different but I couldn't hear it well.

Conditions were night VMC, and we passed along the north shore at around 10000, then turned south at the northwest tip of Oahu, then a slant final to 8L that started around Barbers Point. All was over water until short final.

Curiosity is getting the better of me. Anything to do with either military activity or the US President being on the island and an approriate notam?

Back to your regularly scheduled vacation on the beach!
The suspense is not killing me! Just curious.
Thanks

Captain S itmagnet wrote:Conditions were night VMC, and we passed along the north shore at around 10000, then turned south at the northwest tip of Oahu, then a slant final to 8L that started around Barbers Point. All was over water until short final.

Curiosity is getting the better of me. Anything to do with either military activity or the US President being on the island and an approriate notam?

POTUS til 1200 Local Jan 04/10

Captain S itmagnet wrote:I rode in the back of this flight, and experienced a different arrival from usual. None of the published STARS match up with what we did. The front end crew made a PA to the effect that we were doing something different but I couldn't hear it well.

Conditions were night VMC, and we passed along the north shore at around 10000, then turned south at the northwest tip of Oahu, then a slant final to 8L that started around Barbers Point. All was over water until short final.

Curiosity is getting the better of me. Anything to do with either military activity or the US President being on the island and an approriate notam?

Back to your regularly scheduled vacation on the beach!
The suspense is not killing me! Just curious.
Thanks

Could have just been radar vectors maybe? I hate you for being in Hawaii

quote from flying4dollars:


I hate you for being in Hawaii

I consider it a badge of honour this week, because nobody "hates me" when my ron's are YMM, YSB, and similar in January!