1Time diverts to Overberg
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Look - I do not wish to become entered here into a mud throwing pie match but....and it is a thought possibly-
It does not matter what the newspapers may say. Pprune is not the name and shame website . I do not think that names like this, reported or even true, should be posted here.
Besides that - if the captain was not as you name him and if there is such a captain in real life, could not Pprune or you! be in trouble for the defamtion of character . Your comment about that captain being a what he is where he is is very specifical!
I think you should delete your post. Such finger pointing is not fair for either captain and not a good idea for Pprune.
Also-I see this is your first post in your present identity anyway. away-it is perhaps not called for.I have no clue who the man is and I do not care-I speak generally. Put up the knife fm!
It does not matter what the newspapers may say. Pprune is not the name and shame website . I do not think that names like this, reported or even true, should be posted here.
Besides that - if the captain was not as you name him and if there is such a captain in real life, could not Pprune or you! be in trouble for the defamtion of character . Your comment about that captain being a what he is where he is is very specifical!
I think you should delete your post. Such finger pointing is not fair for either captain and not a good idea for Pprune.
Also-I see this is your first post in your present identity anyway. away-it is perhaps not called for.I have no clue who the man is and I do not care-I speak generally. Put up the knife fm!
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Hammer, the name was published in the newspaper, which means it public knowledge. Why should I remove the post?
I don't know the guy either, but surely there is no harm in posting here as to what the newspaper said, or would you prefer me to post the entire newspaper article??
I don't know the guy either, but surely there is no harm in posting here as to what the newspaper said, or would you prefer me to post the entire newspaper article??
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I also agree that this should not be the right place for naming and shaming. Maybe shaming, but not naming.
I was told another name, not Capt. Pottie, who I was referring to with the "track record". If it is Capt Pottie, then I retract my previous posts and apologise, although I do still think the decision to divert to FACT was not a good one.
I was told another name, not Capt. Pottie, who I was referring to with the "track record". If it is Capt Pottie, then I retract my previous posts and apologise, although I do still think the decision to divert to FACT was not a good one.
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For what its worth:
From a family friend that was on this flight:
Before the flight had left George the a/c had a tyre blowout that had to be repaired even before the flap issue came about. (Sorry if this is useless info).
Also he said the the a/c used up all but the very end of the runway at Overberg (also could be useless info).
Cheers
From a family friend that was on this flight:
Before the flight had left George the a/c had a tyre blowout that had to be repaired even before the flap issue came about. (Sorry if this is useless info).
Also he said the the a/c used up all but the very end of the runway at Overberg (also could be useless info).
Cheers
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when looking at the figures again, the only reason for not using GRJ or divert to PLZ with split flaps would be if thrust reverse was also inop..
that could also explain using the entire length at Overberg
that could also explain using the entire length at Overberg
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Phew lot of mud-slinging going on here.
Lets keep it tidy - most of you dont know all, if any of the real actual facts, so lets not make assumptions.
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It is a lot easier to talk after the incident - RET certainly has some good pertinent points.
The question is what would you do, whilst flying a let-down below MSA with this problem, bit of weather around, not many options avbl, high ground somewhere near you, etc etc etc.
Lets rather talk about the positive facts to this incident and lets all learn something from it, that we could maybe use later of in our lives.
The a/c got to the ground and the pax got to where they were going, albeit a bit later than they wanted to - thats fine by me
Lets keep it tidy - most of you dont know all, if any of the real actual facts, so lets not make assumptions.
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It is a lot easier to talk after the incident - RET certainly has some good pertinent points.
The question is what would you do, whilst flying a let-down below MSA with this problem, bit of weather around, not many options avbl, high ground somewhere near you, etc etc etc.
Lets rather talk about the positive facts to this incident and lets all learn something from it, that we could maybe use later of in our lives.
The a/c got to the ground and the pax got to where they were going, albeit a bit later than they wanted to - thats fine by me
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The Capt of the flight did a good job... Aircraft safe on the gound and no one hurt... He is the only one, of course including the F/O and and the rest of the crew who were in such dilema at that time, and praises must go to him/ them for not taking any chances in such circumstances, and do what was the best option, as proven by the results. Ya, it did cost money, time and inconvennience, but rather those than overunning George runway, bursting tyres, etc and perhaps costing lives!...
Bottom line-Well done Capt! But please dont be tooo pedantic and too painfull ( as per hearsay). Problems always finds you, when you look for them, haha!!!
Bottom line-Well done Capt! But please dont be tooo pedantic and too painfull ( as per hearsay). Problems always finds you, when you look for them, haha!!!
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The captain did such a good job, rumour has it that 1 Time doesn't want this guy to fly for them any more, and want to terminate the contract of the Safair B737's flying for them. Can anyone confirm this...
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Since this incident I haven't seen them using the 737s to GRJ anymore, which I feel is great! That specific flight on a Friday afternoon seemed to have been a fixed contract, the Safair 737s did it every Friday in the 2 months prior.
Don't they have enough MDs by now to do all their flights, although I know Fridays are the busiest, they still have the morning flight to GRJ standing at GRJ for 1h35mins, before returning back to JNB!
Don't they have enough MDs by now to do all their flights, although I know Fridays are the busiest, they still have the morning flight to GRJ standing at GRJ for 1h35mins, before returning back to JNB!
