Originally Posted by
student88
You've missed the point yet weirdly I think you know what I mean, I'm not looking for a point scoring argument over the nuances of carrying fuel.
I really enjoyed your war story though, it reminded me how much flying has changed since BA flew the Comet.
Hope you're enjoying your retirement and the final salary pension old boy
Was taking the pee..iirc it was 7% per hour burn for extra fuel.
Wasn’t on the comet but gripper and Iron duck before I had enough and left for pastures green.
Lost my license in 94 but was offered an inducement to stop me trying to fight it. Basically suffered from neurotoxins which in hind sight the medical branch knew about but kept stumm on. Certainly enjoyed not sitting in front of an instrument panel for 11 hours in a rarefied and polluted atmosphere.
Wiggy is correct there was a extra fuel league table with persistent offenders being called up to the office..most would write condescending comments on the nav log as to the reason they loaded more.
Taken over a couple of aircraft without final reserve and the worst experience was in the crew bunk when the double crew did a go around, forgetting the gear and not doing a full clean up knowing we had just lost alternate fuel in RIO when ATC had recently managed to plant two airliners in the mountains that surrounded it. They got onto another runway but we didn’t ask but assumed it was we land off this approach regardless.. a lot of alcohol was consumed as the sun rose of copacabana.