Mover buffoonery (again)
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Mover buffoonery (again)
Rumour has it that a mover has used one of the donks on the ASI/MPA 747 as a means of stopping a forklift... 
Meaning its out of action and requiring a new engine cowling!
Anybody know any more about it?
(my source is one of the Air Atlanta crew, should be reasonable gen!)
Meaning its out of action and requiring a new engine cowling!Anybody know any more about it?
(my source is one of the Air Atlanta crew, should be reasonable gen!)
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Having been down this avenue before the first thing we need to positively establish is that it was actually a mover, although I have absolutely no doubt frodo is correct as this sort of thing is par for the course for 'baggage crushers and jumbo's", but lets just wait for conformation
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Yup, I can confirm that the mupppets/baggage smashers/747 smashers have struck (perhaps not the best word to use 
) again 
a mere matter of months after finishing off a perfectly good set of pitot probes , I mean FFS it can't be hard to see a rarther large engine, but hey, I suppose it could happen to anyone (of the movers).
Number 4 engine has a rarther large tear and dent in the bypass duct/ thrust reverser, and there are lots of non-impressed pax holed up in transit
Top bombing muppets, I know the jet is being scrapped soon but they really DON'T need your help to do it 
But I wouldn't worry about it, one of the movers has probably "seen a bigger dent in his car" Keep up the good work
) again a mere matter of months after finishing off a perfectly good set of pitot probes , I mean FFS it can't be hard to see a rarther large engine, but hey, I suppose it could happen to anyone (of the movers). Number 4 engine has a rarther large tear and dent in the bypass duct/ thrust reverser, and there are lots of non-impressed pax holed up in transit
Top bombing muppets, I know the jet is being scrapped soon but they really DON'T need your help to do it But I wouldn't worry about it, one of the movers has probably "seen a bigger dent in his car"
Keep up the good work
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Originally Posted by Conan the Librarian
Sorry to be a pedant, but has this happened at Fairford or Brize?
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A logical guess is that ASI is a volcanic lump of rock about halfway between blighty and the aformentioned islands.
When I was in the mob, I flew as pax by Air Atlanta to Cherry Point NC (USA) and they had forgotten to load cups on board! So no tea for the entire journey, fond memories (NOT)
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Well lets not give the Movers to much grief over this one as I heard it was an Auxillary Mover!! I heard he is a Stock Car racer in civvy street, he just had a flash back... Could happen to anybody!!!
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Have been informed from theatre, that the AC was hit by a techie in a noddy(tractor) not a mover in a forklift!
Not all aircraft are hit by movers, just everyone assumes that as soon as an aircraft gets hit, its the movers.
If anyone has any info to challenge this, I would be interested to hear.
Not all aircraft are hit by movers, just everyone assumes that as soon as an aircraft gets hit, its the movers.
If anyone has any info to challenge this, I would be interested to hear.
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Originally Posted by Conan the Librarian
Sorry to be a pedant, but has this happened at Fairford or Brize?
Conan
What a Pillock!
A lesson in not doing three things at once - Just saw the "747" and put two and two together to make at least five.
going to lie down somewhere dark...
Conan
Sorry to be a pedant, but has this happened at Fairford or Brize?
Conan
What a Pillock!
A lesson in not doing three things at once - Just saw the "747" and put two and two together to make at least five.going to lie down somewhere dark...
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Conan. Rayvon is right about the tractor which reversed into the No4 engine nacelle, yesterday morning at MPA. Jury appears to be out on who owned the driver. It may also be true that the 2* who got stuck on island after the incident at Fairford and went fishing, could be similarly inconvenienced.
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I have been told by an Atlanta GE it was the same aircraft that had the pitot probes pushed through the skin - can anyone confirm?
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No, the one at Dunsfold is a different one! G-BDXJ I believe!
I thought that was the one parked up at Dunsfold?
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I believe that TF-ARG is the bird still in MPA this evening with its new pitot heads; the white whale at Dunsfold should be the spare that was pensioned off at the end of 2005.
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Oi Stacker 101, you be careful about what you say about Auxiliary movers, or Auxiliary anybody else for that matter. We know where you live!!! (said with mock menace and Belfast accent).
SUN headline 1 march 2006:
Shoc horror, person found wrapped in brown paper and bodge tape in large triwall box at main post office of Timbucktoo. I was set on by an unknown number of people says Mr Stacker. Even worse, they didn't put the correct postage on the box, and I was made to pay the excess before the postal workers would let me out. Nobody on 4624 Sqn RAuxAF was available for comment
SUN headline 1 march 2006:
Shoc horror, person found wrapped in brown paper and bodge tape in large triwall box at main post office of Timbucktoo. I was set on by an unknown number of people says Mr Stacker. Even worse, they didn't put the correct postage on the box, and I was made to pay the excess before the postal workers would let me out. Nobody on 4624 Sqn RAuxAF was available for comment
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Originally Posted by RayDarr
Oi Stacker 101, you be careful about what you say about Auxiliary movers, or Auxiliary anybody else for that matter. We know where you live!!! (said with mock menace and Belfast accent).
SUN headline 1 march 2006:
Shoc horror, person found wrapped in brown paper and bodge tape in large triwall box at main post office of Timbucktoo. I was set on by an unknown number of people says Mr Stacker. Even worse, they didn't put the correct postage on the box, and I was made to pay the excess before the postal workers would let me out. Nobody on 4624 Sqn RAuxAF was available for comment
SUN headline 1 march 2006:
Shoc horror, person found wrapped in brown paper and bodge tape in large triwall box at main post office of Timbucktoo. I was set on by an unknown number of people says Mr Stacker. Even worse, they didn't put the correct postage on the box, and I was made to pay the excess before the postal workers would let me out. Nobody on 4624 Sqn RAuxAF was available for comment
Best make sure I'm not on any RAF stations of a weekend.
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This is the movers excuses
This statement from the movers..............
Certainly looks like another own goal. The PPRUNE website has a thread already, calling it 'Mover buffoonery again'. It also goes into detail about the damage to an engine and cowling.
With the ongoing Ops can 216sqn bail the stranded pax out this time.
Whatever the cause. (as we dont know the full facts) it only puts us movers in yet another bad light as a bunch of incompetents, whether it was human factors or mechanical. As ******** said can hardly be put down to a lack of manpower or excessive work. After all MPN is surely the best R n R det we have.
They have taken the blame.
Check here for further details
http://www.rafmovs.com/cpgn/index.ph...iewtopic&t=429
Certainly looks like another own goal. The PPRUNE website has a thread already, calling it 'Mover buffoonery again'. It also goes into detail about the damage to an engine and cowling.
With the ongoing Ops can 216sqn bail the stranded pax out this time.
Whatever the cause. (as we dont know the full facts) it only puts us movers in yet another bad light as a bunch of incompetents, whether it was human factors or mechanical. As ******** said can hardly be put down to a lack of manpower or excessive work. After all MPN is surely the best R n R det we have.
They have taken the blame.
Check here for further details
http://www.rafmovs.com/cpgn/index.ph...iewtopic&t=429
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update...
Most recent update....(being in theatre I'm keeping a very close eye on this)
The kite already here is now awaiting a new engine casing to be brought down from the UK. A chartered flight has been scheduled to arrive at MPA on Friday to depart on Saturday. They are effectively removing all the endulgees and R&R personnel from this flight so that the people waiting to leave can squeeze on. Good news for them!
It was unfortunatley a mover....who is in the med centre with shock.
The irony of all of this was that it was the UK-MPA flight exactly 4 months ago, same jet, that had the unfortunate prang with the steps
Ah well, it happens..good luck to those trying to get home, hope this really is sorted by the weekend
Polo
The kite already here is now awaiting a new engine casing to be brought down from the UK. A chartered flight has been scheduled to arrive at MPA on Friday to depart on Saturday. They are effectively removing all the endulgees and R&R personnel from this flight so that the people waiting to leave can squeeze on. Good news for them!
It was unfortunatley a mover....who is in the med centre with shock.
The irony of all of this was that it was the UK-MPA flight exactly 4 months ago, same jet, that had the unfortunate prang with the steps
Ah well, it happens..good luck to those trying to get home, hope this really is sorted by the weekend
Polo