Lady Buxton

[cavortingcheetah]

Not sure if you would be right in that surmise.
From what little I have read in these pages I should have thought that Buxton's handle would more aptly be: aeroconn!

[Knoppiesdoorn]

I suspect that NW is getting worried about the "lady" and would like to check out her credentials.

What better place then Pprune

[cavortingcheetah]

Well, they could find out easily enough.
Just go to 'search' in the CAA/UK website. Type in 'Freedom of Information Act'. Download form, request details as to titles, licences and ratings of XYZ and bung it back at them.
Within twenty working days, I understand that the CAA is required to release the requested information.
This is, of course, not a charter for nosey parkers but rather an avenue of enquiry for bona fide companies whose activities might be prejudiced by employess of a somewhat less than scrupulous honesty.


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Good stuff?What! Long live the socialist ethic, whatever that might be.

[LHmain]

WOW, there's only one thing worse than being talked about etc,etc. How bad is this "lady"?

[SA Fred]

As these sort of posts have a habit of going missing I've made a copy of aerocom's here. Having corresponded with the lady quite extensively when she was at CAA I find the symantic style and rhythm substantially different. The post at 19:30 suggests that aerocom finds our lady somewhat attractive.

posted 11th October 2005 14:24

Lady Buxton

Actually, Captain Victoria is STILL a Captain, since she used to fly for British Airways in the UK and British CAA before coming to SA. She also flew for the SACAA and is now DFO Nationwide. C172's no.... but B737, B767, B747 and A340 yes...
Guess the "little" pilots and "pilot wannabees" can be jealous and say what they like, cause she still ACTUALLY doesn't care. Now boys... how bout re-channeling that childish anger, go sit on a toilet and blow off some steam. :-)

posted 11th October 2005 19:30

APOLOGIES if my statements hurt some feelings, but it was not directed at anyone in particular and if anyone took it personally, then it was meant for you

please do not get me wrong.....
I am not a fan of Lady Buxton!

however.....
I think every cockpit should be equipped with someone good looking no matter what side you are sitting on
Emphasis on "Good Looking"

ciao

posted 15th October 2005 16:33

Silverknapper

She Flew B737's for BA yes, but she was also a check out captain on B767's and A340's for British CAA and SACAA.

Not defending, just giving credit where due. As I said in previous posting... I am not a fan!!!

[cavortingcheetah]

If I read the runes correctly, that is quite an interesting supposition.
It presumes, I suppose, that someone rather less qualified than Captain Nemo has a periscope turned upon us?

[stargazer50]

In reply aerocomm I would like to whittle all Lady Buxton's ratings down just a tad. British Airways was her only "port of call" and I find it very strange that within a short period of time (less than one year) all these ratings should appear, and command thereof. If this was true then Lady Buxton is the first person to join British Airways as a direct entry Capt!?. The truth is that she attended a Boeing 737 --800 course with British Airways and was eventually washed. As of now she has no valid flying license. To validate a license in this country one needs to produce a fully summarised logbook?!. Oh dear, this also creates a problem, in the days of F.T.C. our Lady could not produce a fully summarised logbook! Burnt in a fire, or missing!.

[cavortingcheetah]

Types and titles?

Went to a do at The House of Lords last night. (That's just to show off what an excerlent fella I am). (Toff). (Urbane and well connected too!).
My understanding of the correct form of titles and addresses would seem to be correct.

Logboook and licence tweaking? Perhaps the same for lines of succession ?

I could be The Duke of Devilish Derriere if only someone had smacked me or my ancestor on the head with an heraldic sword. But, no one did - and I ain't!
(But I was, and still may be, a real life Captain, even if most of the foes thought I was a trifle whacko!

(Toff: A man of fortitude and courage).

[King Red]

Lot of love going on here

I heard from a source that quoted the person in question that the logbook(s) were lost/left in a taxi. Dont know. Why carry all your logbooks around unless going for an interview.

Also heard that the aforementioned has the honour of being the shortest serving Pilot in BA. Had a fallout with a Captain (real one) and was then "bought out" by the UK CAA. Any takers on this to stop another rumour from developing.

Ah well, glad to be a properly qualified and currently practicing airline Captain myself despite been referred to as trailer park trash by the aforementioned.

Tall trees (well maybe not so tall) will sway in the wind hey.

Thank goodness for rumours. Keeps aviation in buiseness. Viva pprune viva

Watch out all, I understand that she is connected with the powers that be at pprune. Made frequent contact during the FTC days to do damage control.

[boomarang]

Captain, My Captain, My Ar#@$

The fax machine has almost burnt its motor but managed to spew out a few choice pages. See Below:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I. United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority
II. AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT’S LICENSE (AEROPLANES)
III. License: AT/205843K/A
IV. Name: VICTORIA JANE BUXTON
V. Address: CORSANKELL FARM
SALTCOATS
AYRSHIRE
UNITED KINGDOM
KA21 6NJ
VI. Nationality: BRITISH
XIV Date of Birth: 04 JUN 1960
VII. Signature of Holder:
VIII. The holder of this license is entitled …… blah, blah

X For the Civil Aviation Authority ……….. date…………

Xll Ratings Included in License: (subject to any conditions
stated in Section Xlll)

Aircraft (A) Part 1 Pilot in Command or Co-Pilot

* AMERICAN/GRUMMAN/GULFSTREAM AMERICAN AA1B,
AA1C, AA5, AA5A, AA5B
* BEECHCRAFT B90, C90, E90, A100, KINGAIR 200 &
B200, SUPER KINGAIR B300 LW
* CESSNA 310/320 SERIES
* FFA AS202/18A4 BRAVO
* GULFSTREAM AMERICAN GA-7, COUGAR
* PIPER PA22, 28, 38 SERIES (EXCEPT RETRACTABLE
UNDERCARRIAGE VARIANTS)
* PIPER PA31 SERIES 310, -325, -350 (EXCEPT PA31P)
* PIPER PA23, 34 & 44 SERIES

Aircraft (A) Part 2 Co-Pilot
No Entries

Aircraft (B) Part 1 Pilot in Command or Co-Pilot exercising the
privileges of a Private Pilot’s License:
* Single engine aeroplanes (landplanes) of which the
maximum total weight authorised does not exceed
5700kg.
* Multi engine aeroplanes (landplanes) of which the
maximum total weight authorised does not exceed
5700kg.

(No further entries on this page)

Aircraft (B) Part 2 Co-Pilot exercising the privileges of a
Private Pilot’s License:
* Aeroplanes specified in the Part 2 of the Aircraft rating
(A) in this license

Instrument

Flying Instructor
* Aeroplanes (Landplane) – Single-Engine (not
exceeding MTWA 5700kg)
* Aeroplanes (Landplane) – Multi-Engine (not exceeding
MTWA 5700kg)

(No further entries on this page)

Xlll CONDITIONS

The conditions of the license holder’s medical certificate must also be observed.

(No further entries on this page)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I must say the docs look pretty genuinine to me with waternmarks, her ladyship signature et al.

Aerocomm or Aeroconn which ever applies, pray do let us know where you have seen the dear Lady having earned ratings on B737, B767, B747, A340 and such likes?

I would so dearly like to see the CV she handed into NW

[GormanInkarnati]

OMG!

Methinks a can of worms has been opened here...

[King Red]

But how can it be?

Well, if she is not a Captain, is she a lady?

These Sefrican chaps are getting sharp these days. Sounds like a witch hunt is on.

[cavortingcheetah]

I should have thought that some would like to see the paperwork which she must have completed in order to obtain a South African work or resident permit.

Well done Boomerang. Now, just got to get to the bottom of this jolly old title.

Worms? Nothing! Adders in the aloes, perhaps?

PS: No listing in the telephone directory at that address for that name, nor in Who's Who neither.

[PPRuNe Towers]

King Red,

As the only person at the helm of PPRuNe who's met our rounders bat wielding diva do I count as a power that be/is/was??

VB taught me for my instrument rating long, long ago. Very good she was at it too - 1st time pass 6.2 hours tuition. The aforementioned shortened bat ably calmed my insistance on exercising full and free movement of the ILS needles.

No missive on our records from her during the FTC debacle[s] and the threads are all still in the archives for you to view. They were not chopped about and whittled. Indeed SA pilots were notable for defending the school in the early stages and the perfidious brits were the antagonistic whingers.

Amongst our 57 moderators we have a significant number of BA folks - the name draws a complete blank with them. They cover all the fleets mentioned as being under her purview.

As for our frolicking cat's researches, Lord Buxton of Alsa and his female offspring is the key - one of whom played an interesting part in the Falklands fracas.

Regards from the Towers,
Rob

[cavortingcheetah]

That would be Lucinda, born in 1950. A dab hand with the cinematographics.
As has been said earlier, the daughters of barons bear the title Honourable. The same rules apply as for the daughters of viscounts. The title is never used in speech, even by a servant.
The eldest daughter of a baron would be referred to in speech as:
Miss Buxton. (Lucinda, born 1950). (Two sons four daughters for the good baron.)
The younger daughters as, for example, Miss Victoria Buxton. (Born 1960?)

If the daughter of a baron marries a man of lower rank, she may keep her title thus:
The Honble. Mrs Jackson.

But the title 'Lady'. No possibility. Don't be too impressed with Spanish Athleticism. That sort of nonsense fooled the Americans for years, Nancy Astor and all that.
If Victoria Jane Buxton is the daughter of Baron Buxton of Alsa and Mary Oakes, she may be entitled to have her envelopes addressed as to: The Honble, but she most certainly is not entitled to be known by the title 'Lady'.

Rather a bad week, what?
No type ratings. No titles.
Sounds like: 'Bootsie and Snudge' qv.

[yogibear]

...Greetings all and cheetah.....I have been perusing this thread with some interest and a fair bit of mirth and chuckles thrown in for good measure and from what I can deduce is that the title 'Lady' was bestowed upon the young Miss Victoria Buxton by the chap who started this thread in the first place...


I am assuming that he, in all his wisdom and please let it not be said that I bestowed the title of upon him, saw it fit to call Miss.V.B ....Lady V.B......due to her rather close..... ....association with her parents......or is it just me...

Or maybe I am flying straight into IMC armed only with a plastic replica of a compass and a flash light ?????

[SA Fred]

Yogi is an observant bear! I've never heard the lady attempt to use a title other than "Captain" (which she was quite keen on in her old caa days). The whole title thing is a moot point since we don't recognise peerage in SA anyway...

[aerocomm]

WOW!!!

Guys.... I haven't logged in for a few days now and boy have you lot been busy.... nice to see my comments have kept some of you on your toes and given you something to do :-)

FYI... the info I posted was from the horse's mouth (take that as a pun if you like) and I took it all with a small bag of salt... I have been very sceptical about the good lady's credentials and until proved otherwise, she has given me no reason to doubt any of it. until now.....

About the remark where I find her attractive..... geeez dude... get a life why don't you.... I am not THAT hard up or desperate :-)
I have said twice before that I was not a fan, and merely reproduced what I was told...

NOW.... about this can of worms.... let's go fishing!!! I am in a particularly .... ummm... evil mood this week and think I can persuade someone in Nationwide to put up a carefully constructed flyer with the Buxton's credentials... If anyone is willing to compile such a document, how about gathering all the relevant information (FACT with PROOF) and emailing it to
[email protected]

[cavortingcheetah]

And now for something completely different:


Britain



The Times October 19, 2005

Bone-eating snot-flower found

A previously unknown species of worm has been found in the North Sea. Scientists from the Natural History Museum, London, and Göteborg University, Sweden, discovered the creatures on the bones of a dead minke whale off the coast of Sweden about 120m (400ft) deep — relatively shallow waters.


They have named it Osedax mucofloris, which means “bone-eating snot-flower”. It is between one and two centimetres long, and has frond-like tentacles.

[Knoppiesdoorn]

I have been reading Pprune since 2000 and I am really impressed with the outcome ot this rumour so far.

Victoria Bucton..... "the end is nigh" (Is that correct CC?).

What puzzles me as well is the fact that the position that she holds at NW has to be approved by CAA (Licencing Council) how can they approve it now with all the evidence there for all to read.

But then again CAA has a 250 hour flght ops inspector about to do a route check to the USA. I assume that will be on SAA.

I don't know about you but I will not allow a route check to be carried out on my flight with someone with such miserable experience.

Comeone SAA I dare you to challenge that.

(maybe I should open another thread on this one)