Deputy
3rd Nov 1998, 11:21
Notes on the week
Thursday:
Start of the week, many students booked, all aircraft serviceable weather forecast fine.
* Cancel morning initial circuits due X-Wind
* no lunch due walk in TIF
* Cancel afternoon advanced lessons due no X-wind.
Friday:
Late for first lesson due to all training aircraft not being refuelled after night flying.
* morning lessons result in 2 aircraft unserviceable, one with fouled plugs, one with new interior design of based on stomach contents.
* no afternoon lessons booked so help out in the hangar.
Cross thread a spark plug resulting in a 3 day repair. Cancel students booked to fly aircraft on the weekend
Saturday:
*Nav student turns up so ill prepared that 4 hours of flying turns into theory.
* Decline an invitation to jumpseat a charter in the Conquest for 2 TIF's that subsequently no show.
*Weather sunday is forecast low cloud so go partying till late.
Sunday:
Met guys get it wrong, Cavok all day.
* 6 consecutive lesson of stalling booked!!!!
* revise last 2 lessons into prec search (as bile begins to rise)
Monday:
Perfect conditions for X-wind cts, but student cancels to go skiing.
Spend rest of day washing aircraft.
Late afternoon book a single engine charter for tomorrow (usually day off)
Tuesday:
Arrive bright and early ....
Waiting......
Waiting.....
Boss gets you to run and errand.
On return someone else has taken your charter.
go home.
Wednesday:
Day off
Go to airport to use simulator in "own time" for 2 hours
get lumbered with 2 TIF's stay 6 hours
Thursday:
Start of the week............
[This message has been edited by Deputy (edited 04-11-98).]
Thursday:
Start of the week, many students booked, all aircraft serviceable weather forecast fine.
* Cancel morning initial circuits due X-Wind
* no lunch due walk in TIF
* Cancel afternoon advanced lessons due no X-wind.
Friday:
Late for first lesson due to all training aircraft not being refuelled after night flying.
* morning lessons result in 2 aircraft unserviceable, one with fouled plugs, one with new interior design of based on stomach contents.
* no afternoon lessons booked so help out in the hangar.
Cross thread a spark plug resulting in a 3 day repair. Cancel students booked to fly aircraft on the weekend
Saturday:
*Nav student turns up so ill prepared that 4 hours of flying turns into theory.
* Decline an invitation to jumpseat a charter in the Conquest for 2 TIF's that subsequently no show.
*Weather sunday is forecast low cloud so go partying till late.
Sunday:
Met guys get it wrong, Cavok all day.
* 6 consecutive lesson of stalling booked!!!!
* revise last 2 lessons into prec search (as bile begins to rise)
Monday:
Perfect conditions for X-wind cts, but student cancels to go skiing.
Spend rest of day washing aircraft.
Late afternoon book a single engine charter for tomorrow (usually day off)
Tuesday:
Arrive bright and early ....
Waiting......
Waiting.....
Boss gets you to run and errand.
On return someone else has taken your charter.
go home.
Wednesday:
Day off
Go to airport to use simulator in "own time" for 2 hours
get lumbered with 2 TIF's stay 6 hours
Thursday:
Start of the week............
[This message has been edited by Deputy (edited 04-11-98).]