PPRuNe Forums http://www.pprune.org The Professional Pilots Rumour Network (PPRuNe) is an aviation website dedicated to airline pilots and those who are considering a career as a commercial pilot. en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:45:18 GMT vBulletin 60 http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/misc/rss.jpg PPRuNe Forums http://www.pprune.org Single Pilot IFR. http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/396523-single-pilot-ifr.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:20:29 GMT *Can anyone clarify the minimum RVR required for a _legal_ single pilot PUBLIC TRANSPORT* *ILS approach*. *Do different states have different... Can anyone clarify the minimum RVR required for a legal single pilot PUBLIC TRANSPORT ILS approach. Do different states have different minima? ]]> Tech Log cambridge http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/396523-single-pilot-ifr.html near miss with meteor http://www.pprune.org/african-aviation/396522-near-miss-meteor.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:07:50 GMT WOW! just got back from a long day in the sand pit and saw an amazing sight today. We were at 20 000 in a BE20 and a 747 was above us at 33 000,... WOW! just got back from a long day in the sand pit and saw an amazing sight today. We were at 20 000 in a BE20 and a 747 was above us at 33 000, We were off airways due to atc instructions and traffic and re intercepting the airway radial. I was looking at the 747 about 4 NM off our wing when a bright green meteor passed betwene us and burnt out at about 18 000ft, had we been on track, who knows! could be a dog shaped hole in the ground now, or if the 747 was off track, same thing, amazing sight! Are there any more sightings out there? and any incidents of aircraft brought down by this in the past?

Dog

wiff two tails. ]]> African Aviation Contract Dog http://www.pprune.org/african-aviation/396522-near-miss-meteor.html Apu Bleed For Wing Anti Ice http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/396521-apu-bleed-wing-anti-ice.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:32:01 GMT Why it's not permitted to use APU bleed for Wing Anti Ice on A320?

Thanks ]]> Tech Log Captain_BH http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/396521-apu-bleed-wing-anti-ice.html British Pathe - A historical resource http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/396520-british-pathe-historical-resource.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:18:24 GMT Apologies if this has been flagged previously, but I just found this website, via another site, and it has plenty of old newsreel clips, mainly black... Apologies if this has been flagged previously, but I just found this website, via another site, and it has plenty of old newsreel clips, mainly black and white from the Pathe days.

I was amazed, when looking at the clip featuring HM the Queen, presenting the new standard to 43(F) Sqn in 1957, how little the base has changed !

Just type your curiosity into the search box, and it's off to a byegone era...

British Pathe ]]> Military Aircrew Photoplanet http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/396520-british-pathe-historical-resource.html <![CDATA[Ryanair's biggest non-bases]]> http://www.pprune.org/airlines-airports-routes/396516-ryanairs-biggest-non-bases.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:58:49 GMT Hinew ppruner, I was just wondering with small bases such as Pescara or Bari or even Knock, how come Ryanair don`t take advantage of the existing... Hinew ppruner,
I was just wondering with small bases such as Pescara or Bari or even Knock, how come Ryanair don`t take advantage of the existing airports they fly to where multiple routes are being announced or extended, such as Santander, Venice-Treviso, Carcassonne Salvaza or Paris-Beauvais Tille?
Because of the huge markets Ryanair have created, are they not realising that Air France or Alitalia or even Iberia could actually come into the market and actually make something out of the oppertunities they are missing. For example AF Paris Beauvais to Lyon or Carcassonne to Orly, Treviso to Rome Fiumicino with Alitalia or Santander to Gatwick/Heathrow on Iberia.

Surely Ryanair have more sense than that if they are not taking the full advantage of wide open oppertunities because it only ends with MOL taking it out on the CEO's of the competitor airlines that they are ripping people off ]]> RooCat http://www.pprune.org/airlines-airports-routes/396516-ryanairs-biggest-non-bases.html Virgin America http://www.pprune.org/cabin-crew/396514-virgin-america.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:44:13 GMT Hi All,

apologies if this has been discussed ad infinitum, did a search, but didn't find any relevant threads.

My wife is looking to move to Virgin America from Airtran.

Any info on conditions, bases, transfer of seniority, perks, etc etc ?

Or anywhere that would be a good resource to get some info.

Cheers,
Blue. ]]> Cabin Crew bluestack http://www.pprune.org/cabin-crew/396514-virgin-america.html Rudder Effects http://www.pprune.org/flying-instructors-examiners/396511-rudder-effects.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:20:57 GMT Hi There, I´m Start My Flighting Lessons And Have A Simple Question, On Level Flight (no Autopilot), Whn You Aplly Rudder (say Right) Does The... Hi There, I´m Start My Flighting Lessons And Have A Simple Question, On Level Flight (no Autopilot), Whn You Aplly Rudder (say Right) Does The Plane´s Nose Falls And Start Loosing Altitud.

Thanks ]]> coresba http://www.pprune.org/flying-instructors-examiners/396511-rudder-effects.html Cleveland Flying School?? http://www.pprune.org/private-flying/396510-cleveland-flying-school.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:15:22 GMT Anyone know what the situation is yet with CFS? Not heard anything on the grapevine! They have been closed for a while now and I thought there was a... Anyone know what the situation is yet with CFS? Not heard anything on the grapevine! They have been closed for a while now and I thought there was a new owner?

Cheers ]]> Private Flying Bigglesgoggles http://www.pprune.org/private-flying/396510-cleveland-flying-school.html Paramount to buy GoAir? http://www.pprune.org/airlines-airports-routes/396508-paramount-buy-goair.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:35:33 GMT Hi all, Can anyone shed any light on this rumour? If it is true I am personally baffled as to how Paramount are (apparently) doing so well as I... Hi all,

Can anyone shed any light on this rumour? If it is true I am personally baffled as to how Paramount are (apparently) doing so well as I hear they have E-Jets grounded due to crew problems.

Thanks,

Confused UK. ]]> pieinthesky1969 http://www.pprune.org/airlines-airports-routes/396508-paramount-buy-goair.html Gyrocopter crash - Little Rissington http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/396507-gyrocopter-crash-little-rissington.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:33 GMT I've just heard that an old acquaintance of mine was killed in a gyrocopter crash at Little Rissington in mid-October.

Anybody have any info on this with details of what happened? - not being goulish, but I would like to know what happened to one who was a very experienced albeit fixed wing fellow pilot

Many thanks and RIP Bob ]]> Rotorheads arem http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/396507-gyrocopter-crash-little-rissington.html Polish HEMS Agusta 109 incident http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/396506-polish-hems-agusta-109-incident.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:18 GMT The only Agusta 109 of Polish HEMS was destroyed beyond repair in probable ground resonance incident today about 14:30 CET in Warsaw (EPBC). It was... The only Agusta 109 of Polish HEMS was destroyed beyond repair in
probable ground resonance incident today about 14:30 CET in Warsaw (EPBC).

It was an annual check ride for one of the experienced pilots with
check examiner/instructor on board.

After landing and starting the shut down procedures the helicopter
"started to shake violently", according to witness, rotor blades hit and
cut of the tail.

The crew was taken to hospital for examination. One of the pilots
has been already released, the other with suspected spinal injury
still remains hospitalized.

Some images and details (in Polish) under the link below:

?mig?owiec LPR rozbi? si? na lotnisku Bemowo - Stolica - TVN Warszawa - 20.11.2009 ]]> Rotorheads Ptkay http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/396506-polish-hems-agusta-109-incident.html Robert Brookes http://www.pprune.org/where-they-now/396505-robert-brookes.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:25:13 GMT Anyone know what happened to Robert Brookes ex Danair captain Anyone know what happened to Robert Brookes ex Danair captain ]]> Where Are They Now? daryl kimber http://www.pprune.org/where-they-now/396505-robert-brookes.html Could plastic surgery affect future medicals? http://www.pprune.org/medical-health/396503-could-plastic-surgery-affect-future-medicals.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:37 GMT I passed my initial JAA Class I medicial in March 2009 but the doctor recommended I try lose some weight as I would be better off in the long run. ... I passed my initial JAA Class I medicial in March 2009 but the doctor recommended I try lose some weight as I would be better off in the long run.

For the last 8 months, while completing my PPL, I have made massive changes to my diet and lifestyle. I have worked hard in the gym and have lost 3 stone and have reached my target weight, however, I now have unsightly saggy skin around my abdomen and am considering having surgery to have this removed.

My question is could this surgery cause me not to pass the medicial again next March? I am otherwise perfectly healthy, take care of what I eat and drink, regularly exercise, do not smoke, am not on any medication. ]]> gmeehan http://www.pprune.org/medical-health/396503-could-plastic-surgery-affect-future-medicals.html Laptop Steering Wheel Desk : Now on Amazon http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/396502-laptop-steering-wheel-desk-now-amazon.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:22:56 GMT Amazon.com: Laptop Steering Wheel Desk: Electronics... Amazon.com: Laptop Steering Wheel Desk: Electronics


The reviews are quite entertaining .... almost worthy of the PPRuNe JB Friday Joke thread. ]]> Jet Blast mixture http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/396502-laptop-steering-wheel-desk-now-amazon.html <![CDATA['Prop-Swing' Winter 2009]]> http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/396501-prop-swing-winter-2009-a.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:04:00 GMT I don't know about anyone else, but I found certain comments in Haig-Thomas' From the Aviation Trustee article in the latest edition of the Shuttleworth Collection's magazine Prop-Swing quite bewildering.

First, he writes:
Quote:
During the summer our Chief Pilot left us, I announced that he had resigned which he denies; he is quite right, he did not resign.
Just what is that supposed to mean? He didn't even name the erstwhile Chief Pilot, nor offer any further explanation. Rather insensitive treatment of a volunteer with 20 years of loyal voluntary service, in my opinion.

Later, he writes:
Quote:
Finally more trouble from the engineers. One of them (regrettably I cannot remember which or he would be fired) hearing of my fines for parking on double yellow lines sold me, for £100, the previously promised disabled parking disc. It was wonderful - for a week I could park anywhere on the endless empty 'disabled only' parking areas. Then things went wrong. The Chairman of the Bench said it was the worst forgery he had ever seen - before handing out an absurdly large penalty.
Let me get this right - he can't remember with whom he conspired to obtain a forged disabled parking permit? And if he could, he would dismiss him? On what grounds?
I have little sympathy for those inconsiderate people who park on double yellow lines, but those who abuse the disabled parking scheme are utterly despicable. So Haig-Thomas got caught and given an 'absurdly large' penalty? Perhaps he'd like to visit Headley Court and explain to the many injured servicemen how 'wonderful' it was for him to park in disabled-only spaces - and why the fine for getting caught was 'absurdly large'?

This article leaves me with a sour taste about the management of the Shuttleworth Collection. ]]> Aviation History and Nostalgia BEagle http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/396501-prop-swing-winter-2009-a.html