3 Man ULH from London

[Carnage Matey!]

but what about "THE" speedbird

Or indeed "THE Cathay"? Your team aren't immune to using the definite article.

[Yeager]

Correct phrase is "climbing" or "decending". OR to put it in CX terms - whatever your checker wants Just play the game

[Baywatcher]

I think the thread has been lost!

[Farrell]

Speedbird are one of the lower level protagonists of the "THE" callsign.

The worst are "The Midland" crews.

[Cavallier]

I heard "THE Dragon 809" the other day!


The Cav

[Farrell]

I have heard "THE Dublin Tower" on one occasion for a Midland who called up.
Was a nice retort.


Thread drift at its finest!

[hawkeye]

Check Communications section of Vol 2 Part 2. Word is 'Climbing" whatever your Checker says. If he says anything else he has not checked. And will CX crews stop using the word "clear" in the context of start clearance or pushback. It is incorrect in terms of ICAO terminology. Vol 2 Part 2 explains.

[kmagyoyo]

But not 'climbing to'

Thread drift; Check.

[Re-entry]

What about 'it's cathay xxx.'

Seems to be a canadian thing.

[christn]

I would be more than happy to say 'The Speedbird' if I could have their pension!

[EXEZY]

If it was still the final salary variety!

[N1 Vibes]

badairsucker

simple really - the BA XX. When you go to CX City do you take S64 or take the S64, take airport express or take the airport express, when on an anonymous chat room - take p!ss or take the p!ss?

PPrune - Professional Pilots in the air, Pedantic Prigs in anonymous chat rooms.

Regards,

N1 Vibes

(for those who don't know here is the dictionary definition of "prig" - noun - a person regarded as arrogant and annoying [syn: snob]. Quite appropriate for the behaviour displayed here towards your BA colleague)

[badairsucker]

I think THE N1 vibes needs to chill.

[N1 Vibes]

hook.....line.....sinker.....

[badairsucker]

hook.....line.....sinker.....

Don't you mean THE hook, THE line and THE sinker......

[HKG Phooey]

the End?


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<----- just realised my location....

[Glass Half Empty]

Doh .....Glug*^$"!!!!

[TopBunk]

Well, I come on here and try to add some information to the original point re crewing ULH LHR-HKG. Some of you [insert appropriate adjective] then read into my post that by describing a flight operated as the [small letters, note] BA25 somehow infers that I use 'THE Speedbird xxx' on the RT - I don't, never have and never will and dislike it as much as you, probably.

[Re-entry]

Obviously not a bifo then, cause check mate 98 times is an awful lot of chess games on a 1.50 sector.

[Aussie]

Since its been mentioned, ill ask...

WHats the hell does "Squawk ..... Coming down" mean? Never heard Coming down before, and curious where it came from, as everyone uses it in Europe!