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Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jul 2015, 10:08
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

However, I have never seen anyone (other than...

However, I have never seen anyone (other than you) suggest that the leak of oversight was purposeful due to a concern for the airline's financial viability.

I have never suggested, or intended to...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jul 2015, 20:54
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

Guys, the circle comes round: many discussions...

Guys, the circle comes round: many discussions ago we discussed this very point. The fact of the matter is we are in a vocational industry. It is similar to many, including the health service. The...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jun 2015, 18:53
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

TV. I just make the point that there appears to...

TV. I just make the point that there appears to be no loud voice on behalf of the oppressed and abused, as there was in the day of the train drivers and coal miners. I'm living in full reality where...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jun 2015, 17:54
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

I still find it utterly astonishing that the...

I still find it utterly astonishing that the working hours and conditions of a whole industry can be changed, apparently to the detriment of the workers, without any input from the same said workers....
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jun 2015, 17:56
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

Clunk1001: I do apologise, but with a name...

Clunk1001:

I do apologise, but with a name like that are you expected to be taken seriously on a pilots forum? Perhaps your latest assessment of the truth answers that question. The FTL limits,...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jun 2015, 11:46
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

I had always thought the XAA's had a dual remit....

I had always thought the XAA's had a dual remit. One was to ensure the correct compliance of all aviation regulations, and to oversee the financial viability of the companies. If they believed an...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jun 2015, 10:47
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

Nothing to show at the end and all for the love...

Nothing to show at the end and all for the love of flying

Piles: disruptive digestion system: lousy sleep patterns: lousy pension (if lucky):
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jun 2015, 20:28
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

I wish I was a lawyer, lots of money to be earned...

I wish I was a lawyer, lots of money to be earned hanging those companies and authorities out to dry.

So why aren't unions & pilots doing it?
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jun 2015, 17:07
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

but rather the alarming and sad lack of oversight...

but rather the alarming and sad lack of oversight by the regulators and authorities. They let AOC holders get away with forcing pilots into zero-time pseudo self-employed/entrepreneurial external...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jun 2015, 11:39
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

What is perhaps even worse; I've heard of a few....

What is perhaps even worse; I've heard of a few. Daddy is/was a B747 national carrier captain. Son is well educated and looks at the job market. He sees a pilot in a national carrier can earn...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jun 2015, 09:14
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

What I have noticed as sad & depressing is an...

What I have noticed as sad & depressing is an attitude change in the pilots. I teach the raw, keen, dedicated & excited cadets who are embarking on a jet pilot career. After a couple of ears I may...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jun 2015, 11:49
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

Commander Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo...

Commander Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13, told Captain de Crespigny he hoped his message "on the effects of too much automation in aircraft controls will sink through".

Captain de...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jun 2015, 20:33
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

The previous posts once again raise what is to me...

The previous posts once again raise what is to me a critical issue. MPL cadets leave can leave the captain on their own in many circumstances. It might be weather, pax problems, QRH issues, fuel...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th May 2015, 08:06
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

Read and learn about the stories of how the...

Read and learn about the stories of how the airlines treat their ground handlers. Read the thread about a LoCo in Spain and a threatened strike to try and protect the employees' livelihood. They are...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th May 2015, 10:14
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

"The ARC will examine issues including the...

"The ARC will examine issues including the awareness and reporting of emotional and mental health issues, the methods used to evaluate pilot emotional and mental health, and barriers to reporting...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th May 2015, 18:46
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

In mid 80's I was in selection for a DEP into an...

In mid 80's I was in selection for a DEP into an national airline that had already paid for my CPL training 10 years previously. In other words I had jumped through their selection hoops and they had...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th May 2015, 15:17
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

When will we see 'MacDonalds Airways serving...

When will we see 'MacDonalds Airways serving Starbuks coffee by cabin crew dressed in sweat shop jeans and pilots from 'pay per view'? Quite soon I fear and the punters will lap up the rip off, but...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th May 2015, 11:45
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

Silvertate: I would go much further than your...

Silvertate: I would go much further than your assessment and say that kind of rostering is inhuman and unsafe. It should not be accepted and it should be brought to the attention of as many 'powers...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th May 2015, 16:03
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

Unions do not have share holders, do not make...

Unions do not have share holders, do not make profits nor pay bonuses. They are quite amateurish at what they do, which is driven more by a good heart to right wrongs than much else. Money has more...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th May 2015, 05:47
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

The impaired individual is saddled with the...

The impaired individual is saddled with the responsibility to know that he is impaired. This hearkens back to the idea of how can you know you have lost SA if you have lost SA?

A brilliant point....
Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2015, 20:38
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

Likewise with Pilots in the Office, most are...

Likewise with Pilots in the Office, most are desperate to get back in the air when faced with only two days off a week

This is not the serious reply I might have expected from you Mr. AP. When I...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2015, 18:01
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

silverstrata: I've tried that approach with 3...

silverstrata: I've tried that approach with 3 different airlines and their rostering officers and financial officers. Deaf ears and headache from banking against brick wall.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th May 2015, 15:44
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

I see as expected that EASA are calling for more...

I see as expected that EASA are calling for more scrutiny of pilots as that is all that Bureaucrats can do which at best will achieve nothing at worst make the situation worse by driving pilots...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th May 2015, 06:48
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

Timing is everything: and size matters. Normal...

Timing is everything: and size matters.
Normal start time 1/2 the flights, big a/c, crew rest/sleep area, get up walk around, 12hr sectors, 8 days = 100hrs. Plenty of rest time down route. Plenty...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th May 2015, 18:29
Replies: 272
Views: 115,799
Posted By RAT 5

The regulators need to get out on the line. Talk...

The regulators need to get out on the line. Talk to crews and understand what is happening in the industry, but regulation is a paper exercise today.

That is a direct comment from my days in...
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