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Forum: Rumours & News
17th Feb 2012, 18:41
Replies: 1,357
Views: 811,450
Posted By captplaystation

I didn't remember reading that, so , are we...

I didn't remember reading that, so , are we assuming that he saw the lights at the last minute & realised he was high, but decided to "go for it" anyhow, or saw the lights after deciding/initiating a...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2012, 20:45
Replies: 1,357
Views: 811,450
Posted By captplaystation

I'm sure it didn't help, but I suspect that being...

I'm sure it didn't help, but I suspect that being absolutely knackered, stressed, and at the end all said and done, not very experienced, probably had more to do with cocking up your 3rd ILLEGAL...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd May 2011, 17:32
Replies: 1,357
Views: 811,450
Posted By captplaystation

Sunnyjohn & BigFrank, There are another two...

Sunnyjohn & BigFrank,

There are another two fatals on ASN's database.

18/02/98 another Metro operated by Ibertrans Aerea which crashed during an attempted return to BCN after departure for a...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st May 2011, 22:46
Replies: 1,357
Views: 811,450
Posted By captplaystation

Does it really matter? the name of the...

Does it really matter? the name of the fly-by-night owner that they used ? doubt if any one of those quoted was any better than the other :=

What matters is that current legislation leaves the...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th May 2011, 09:58
Replies: 1,357
Views: 811,450
Posted By captplaystation

Can't find the stats, I will try and find time to...

Can't find the stats, I will try and find time to look at ASN later, but I remember at least 3 fatals.
I think much of this was due to the aircraft being used by dodgy second rate companies who were...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th May 2011, 21:32
Replies: 1,357
Views: 811,450
Posted By captplaystation

If you research Spanish accident reports for say...

If you research Spanish accident reports for say the last 10-15 years you will find that crashing Metroliners has been a bit of a national sport.
I imagine with its high aspect ratio wing & a few...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2011, 13:14
Replies: 1,357
Views: 811,450
Posted By captplaystation

Yes. . . . but I doubt if that was where they...

Yes. . . . but I doubt if that was where they sought, or found, their "local advantage":hmm: If we look at the result, and reading further back here, take account of comments from those familiar...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2011, 10:01
Replies: 1,357
Views: 811,450
Posted By captplaystation

Premonition ? Arrogance ? A realistic public...

Premonition ? Arrogance ? A realistic public statement of what they "really" expected from their pilots?

Reading it now with the benefit of hindsight does tend to invoke a feeling of :yuk:

One...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2011, 13:15
Replies: 1,357
Views: 811,450
Posted By captplaystation

Think, in all probability , they were attempting...

Think, in all probability , they were attempting to do just what the grubby little directors probably expected of them, the directors knowledge/ interest level ? probably something along the lines...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2011, 12:18
Replies: 1,357
Views: 811,450
Posted By captplaystation

It saddens me that this "can-do" attitude still...

It saddens me that this "can-do" attitude still exists in what should be a professional operation defined by fairly clear & easy to understand limits.

Way back in the days when I was a "yoof" the...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2011, 10:32
Replies: 1,357
Views: 811,450
Posted By captplaystation

BOAC, Re your post #840, I think your haze is...

BOAC, Re your post #840, I think your haze is getting thicker in the memory.

It was Girona (if you are Catalan) Gerona (if you are Spanish)

Having been based there, and indeed still living...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2011, 22:05
Replies: 1,357
Views: 811,450
Posted By captplaystation

Ask anyone with a CPL/ATPL, what is the min RVR...

Ask anyone with a CPL/ATPL, what is the min RVR for a CAT1 ILS ?

I think 99.9% of them will reply, without hesitation, 550/600M.

I dont think experience comes into it.

Either you are, per...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2011, 21:18
Replies: 1,357
Views: 811,450
Posted By captplaystation

I think, like so many other factors, cultural...

I think, like so many other factors, cultural differences. . . to be politically correct :hmm: may not have been helpful here.

Finally, both crew were licenced, and assumedly able to read an...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2011, 18:29
Replies: 1,357
Views: 811,450
Posted By captplaystation

1st approach commenced/continued with RVR way...

1st approach commenced/continued with RVR way below legal minima, height recorded at go around below 100ft. Even allowing for sink during the G/A, it seems that the DECISION HEIGHT was not...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Feb 2011, 18:41
Replies: 1,357
Views: 811,450
Posted By captplaystation

Irish Steve, Having so far survived 17000hr...

Irish Steve,

Having so far survived 17000hr in the air, 13000 spent on 737-s, I am happy to report that I have not become elitist enough to have failed to share the heartfelt sentiments you...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Feb 2011, 12:04
Replies: 1,357
Views: 811,450
Posted By captplaystation

Sounds like a fair summary of life at the grubby...

Sounds like a fair summary of life at the grubby coalface of aviation.

One other Q springs to mind, most reputable companies, of which I have serious misgivings we are really concerned with here,...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Feb 2011, 21:39
Replies: 1,357
Views: 811,450
Posted By captplaystation

Having watched this thread from afar, with, it...

Having watched this thread from afar, with, it has to be said, a fair old idea of what is the REAL story here, I am heartened to dip back in and find some contributions from individuals who are...
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