Antigua,
Thanks for starting this posting.
Interesting replies – most very useful but,
Flanker – rhymes with *anker. Rather apposite given the tone and content of his postings.
Capt Peacock. Again well named. A pompous know it all on an old TV series. Can you imagine him going to work (if he is in fact a working airline pilot) with two flight bags. One with the normal stuff and the other with his personal copy of the UK AIP (was Air Pilot), JAR’s, ANO, AIC,s and Rules of the Air.
I too am worried about Cirrus and now Statistical Contingency. We are cutting things down to far and the time is beginning to come when we will revert to the old days and carry some for Mum. Otherwise our colleagues in ATC are going to hear the words” Be advised that in the event of a go-around we will be declaring an emergency” more often. Will also bear in mind the quote from the ATC Manual that separation will be increased at the “request of the pilot”.
The only good thing we have on our side at the moment is the re-opening of Afghan airspace. Helped a lot from BKK last week.
I have not yet received the package (mail a little slow to frogland) but will read the last sentence carefully and probably react accordingly.
Enjoy the cricket – we are off for a lunch gastronomique
Beerdrinker
PS. Will not tell Mrs Antigua about the girlfriend’s buttons.