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Forum: South Asia and the Far East
23rd Mar 2024, 02:39
Replies: 81
Views: 103,768
Posted By Fly3

Sounds like someone has visited the "Four Floors"...

Sounds like someone has visited the "Four Floors" on a night stop.
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2024, 02:36
Replies: 604
Views: 1,071,318
Posted By Fly3

A320 Glider...

A320 Glider (https://www.pprune.org/members/507062-a320-glider)
That is poor reasoning. All it might have needed, if indeed it was a pressurisation failure, is for the aircraft to perhaps hit a bit...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Feb 2024, 01:16
Replies: 37
Views: 4,472
Posted By Fly3

IMHO it's never a good idea to push two buttons...

IMHO it's never a good idea to push two buttons at the same time. One at a time gives you the chance to stop if the first one shows that you made a mistake.
Forum: Tech Log
14th Feb 2024, 02:34
Replies: 11
Views: 1,664
Posted By Fly3

I used LIDO when flying for a low cost carrier...

I used LIDO when flying for a low cost carrier and IMHO they are the worst charts on the market. Was extremely happy to move to a company using Jeppersen.
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
25th Jan 2024, 01:16
Replies: 5
Views: 1,966
Posted By Fly3

Job security at SQ? Tell that to all the expats...

Job security at SQ? Tell that to all the expats who were fired at very short notice a few years ago: some of which had had their contracts renewed just days before.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jan 2024, 00:55
Replies: 73
Views: 28,280
Posted By Fly3

Originally posted by Big Pistons Forever The...

Originally posted by Big Pistons Forever
The pilot should have made the designated taxi way. When he did not he should have owned it with a “sorry, we are expediting to the next”. Instead he doddled...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jan 2024, 03:33
Replies: 73
Views: 28,280
Posted By Fly3

Seems like a typical ATC day in JFK to me.

Seems like a typical ATC day in JFK to me.
Forum: Tech Log
26th Dec 2023, 00:59
Replies: 7
Views: 1,663
Posted By Fly3

Having flown LAX to SIN many times the southern...

Having flown LAX to SIN many times the southern route is by far the most economical because you will invariably experience tailwinds for the vast majority of the time. Usually headwinds only kick in...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
20th Nov 2023, 14:32
Replies: 15
Views: 5,340
Posted By Fly3

trdriver...

trdriver (https://www.pprune.org/members/475384-trdriver) The 787 pilot in charge is Capt BOO … and he’s the biggest airhead you'll meet!! This place is toxic and the HR is unprofessional. Join Scoot...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Nov 2023, 02:27
Replies: 18
Views: 4,097
Posted By Fly3

Ah, memories..

Ah, memories..
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
12th Oct 2023, 02:29
Replies: 81
Views: 103,768
Posted By Fly3

Having been there and got the T shirt, and worked...

Having been there and got the T shirt, and worked for other Far East and Middle East airlines, can I just say that their Human Resources department is by far the worst I ever had to deal with. Be...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
12th Sep 2023, 10:15
Replies: 11
Views: 4,855
Posted By Fly3

It was pure bloody mindedness by the rostering...

It was pure bloody mindedness by the rostering department who, with one exception, Nancy, went out of their way to make life as difficult as possible for aircrew, especially expats.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Sep 2023, 10:11
Replies: 44
Views: 15,808
Posted By Fly3

Although I have no axe to grind here, I purchased...

Although I have no axe to grind here, I purchased Apple Air Tags last year and am now able to check if my bag is onboard.
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
11th Sep 2023, 08:44
Replies: 11
Views: 4,855
Posted By Fly3

My experience when working for SIA was that any...

My experience when working for SIA was that any time a "gap" appeared in ones roster they immediately filled it with "standby" days to prevent you leaving Singapore. Never a hope of commuting ever.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Aug 2023, 02:12
Replies: 82
Views: 48,020
Posted By Fly3

I witnessed many times Virgin crews who had...

I witnessed many times Virgin crews who had operated from London in LAX arriving in the hotel in Torrance late afternoon. I then saw them checking out again just over 24 hours later to operate the...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Jul 2023, 02:04
Replies: 11
Views: 1,494
Posted By Fly3

Its been a while but I seem to remember that we...

Its been a while but I seem to remember that we switched the NAV lights ON when the flight deck was manned and electrical power was applied.
Forum: Tech Log
26th Jun 2023, 01:14
Replies: 27
Views: 5,007
Posted By Fly3

Once on the ground, keep the brakes lightly...

Once on the ground, keep the brakes lightly applied while taxiing so airflow can help cool them down, helping evaporate any residual moisture and keeping your brakes within their safe temperature...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th May 2023, 02:40
Replies: 34
Views: 20,134
Posted By Fly3

I agree having flown the B757 into Funchal back...

I agree having flown the B757 into Funchal back in the 1980's.. Air Europe managed to smack one on so hard that it punched the nose gear up into the E&E bay. IIRC Boeing came over and carried out a...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Apr 2023, 00:09
Replies: 27
Views: 15,660
Posted By Fly3

The incompetence of American law enforcement...

The incompetence of American law enforcement beggars belief!
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
6th Mar 2023, 01:20
Replies: 205
Views: 225,554
Posted By Fly3

Having worked there for over ten years I totally...

Having worked there for over ten years I totally agreed with everything stated. In addition, while I was there, if rostering saw that you had three or four days "off" they immediately rostered "stand...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Feb 2023, 01:38
Replies: 98
Views: 36,846
Posted By Fly3

As a former military search and rescue pilot and...

As a former military search and rescue pilot and instructor I can tell you that some people just cannot master the dark art of hovering, especially over water, no matter how many extra hours you give...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Jan 2023, 01:02
Replies: 9
Views: 1,430
Posted By Fly3

I don't think they will appear in normal flight...

I don't think they will appear in normal flight briefing papers as space weather is only really affects polar flights. If we were flight planned to fly a polar route then a flight dispatcher would...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Jan 2023, 00:53
Replies: 17
Views: 5,572
Posted By Fly3

IIRC At the end of our conversion course back in...

IIRC At the end of our conversion course back in 1991, Airbus gave us tall plastic mugs with a ridge about halfway up that fitted exactly into the cup holders in the A320. Filling them only up to the...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Jan 2023, 01:54
Replies: 14
Views: 3,392
Posted By Fly3

tdracer...

tdracer (https://www.pprune.org/members/414340-tdracer)
Wholeheartedly agree.
Forum: Tech Log
30th Dec 2022, 01:12
Replies: 9
Views: 1,430
Posted By Fly3

I agree. The briefings we received had no...

I agree. The briefings we received had no implications for "war". They just forecast the quality of radio comms and cosmic radiation in the polar regions.
Forum: Tech Log
27th Dec 2022, 03:14
Replies: 9
Views: 1,430
Posted By Fly3

In my experience we only got them for polar...

In my experience we only got them for polar routes. They were important because the company SOP did not permit polar flight if the forecasts were R3 and/or G3 or higher.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Dec 2022, 01:37
Replies: 105
Views: 58,347
Posted By Fly3

I agree that Boeing have every right to comment...

I agree that Boeing have every right to comment on other companies designs but the fact that they are trying to force through a 60 year old design of a less safe system for the Max 700 and 100 is...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Oct 2022, 03:17
Replies: 57
Views: 18,757
Posted By Fly3

When I flew ULR routes, defined as any flight...

When I flew ULR routes, defined as any flight over 16 hours flight time, each city pair had to be authorised individually. They worked out two departure windows based on circadian rhymes in order to...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Oct 2022, 02:54
Replies: 57
Views: 18,757
Posted By Fly3

If this was being operated under Ultra Long-haul...

If this was being operated under Ultra Long-haul Rules then the crew would only have two departure "windows", each nominally four hours long. If they miss these for any reason, including due to...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Sep 2022, 04:45
Replies: 66
Views: 42,025
Posted By Fly3

On joining a major Far East airline I had to...

On joining a major Far East airline I had to attend a two day "Cross Cultural Awareness Course". It was conducted by a professor from a prestigious local university, who was also an expat, and there...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Sep 2022, 02:44
Replies: 21
Views: 5,567
Posted By Fly3

Point taken but I don't think flying in the...

Point taken but I don't think flying in the congested airspace over Europe can be compared with crossing the GAFA on an airway 8 miles wide and no other aircraft with a thousand miles of you.
Forum: Tech Log
7th Sep 2022, 02:48
Replies: 21
Views: 5,567
Posted By Fly3

Got pounced on by ATC in the middle of Australia...

Got pounced on by ATC in the middle of Australia once for deviating half a mile right of the centreline to avoid a CB without permission!
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2022, 05:27
Replies: 62
Views: 18,350
Posted By Fly3

In 1978 two sailors were washed overboard from...

In 1978 two sailors were washed overboard from the forward port catwalk around the flight deck of HMS Ark Royal by a freak wave during a RAS. IIRC the flight deck was approximately 55 feet above sea...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jul 2022, 16:11
Replies: 91
Views: 27,359
Posted By Fly3

"Splice the Mainbrace" was always well...

"Splice the Mainbrace" was always well received.
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jun 2022, 02:15
Replies: 17
Views: 14,510
Posted By Fly3

Tried, unsuccessfully, for almost a year to...

Tried, unsuccessfully, for almost a year to transfer my UK CAA issued SFI qualification to my IAA ATPL. During this time my colleagues with Singapore, Indian and Australian licences completed the...
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