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Old 20th Nov 2013, 11:10
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PAXboy
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That's a great story, The SSK.

Nowadays, with the computerised data collection, you would be able to get closer to what was happening - but predicting pax behaviour requires a lot of smoke and mirrors (bearing in mind that smoking is not allowed on aircraft and mirrors only tell you where you've been ...)

On the subject of impressing the boss: I recall a manager of mine asking his team to find background and planning information on a project we were formulating. He said:

"I want lots of information - it's got to be real in case he reads any of it - but the main thing is we need a big fat document. I want thudware - it has to make a thud when I drop it on his desk to impress him."

I've never forgotten that. It told me that my manager completely understood the chain of command. From then on, I'm always wary of anyone who produces a document so large that no one is going to read it and, the more so, if it makes a thud.
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