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Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jun 2015, 17:25
Replies: 8
Views: 5,571
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Great initiative and a step in the right...

Great initiative and a step in the right direction, although a more user-friendly .pdf version (downloadable to company issued tablet/iPad which nowadays almost every pilot has) would have been a lot...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jun 2015, 08:43
Replies: 44
Views: 22,991
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Good point, and while we're at it, why doesn't...

Good point, and while we're at it, why doesn't the FAA try to stamp out the use of slang?

"Southwest thirteen twenty-eight" and "...checking in three five oh" and "runway four" might sound cool...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jun 2015, 11:55
Replies: 272
Views: 115,897
Posted By Bokkenrijder

macdo:That's why they say: " Gold is the money of...

macdo:That's why they say: " Gold is the money of kings; silver is the money of gentlemen; barter is the money of peasants; but debt is the money of slaves."

Incidentally you see the same on a...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jun 2015, 16:16
Replies: 130
Views: 65,759
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Absolutely right, however there are also plenty...

Absolutely right, however there are also plenty of other cultures and nationalities working for BA, EZ, KL. So why aren't there that many topics about British, Dutch, Italian or Spanish airlines...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jun 2015, 15:52
Replies: 130
Views: 65,759
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Okay let me guess: because, it's all one big...

Okay let me guess: because, it's all one big conspiracy against AF/the French? :rolleyes:
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jun 2015, 12:20
Replies: 130
Views: 65,759
Posted By Bokkenrijder

I don't want to throw stones in this glass house...

I don't want to throw stones in this glass house that all of us pilots live in. Mistakes happen, and then most important point is that we all learn from it. Yet I can't help but notice that the...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th May 2015, 08:35
Replies: 272
Views: 115,897
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Or a big fatigue/commercial pressures induced...

Or a big fatigue/commercial pressures induced accident, like the PanAm-KLM accident in Teneriffe.

What Teneriffe did for pushing the need for increased CRM awareness, is unfortunately also needed...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th May 2015, 17:49
Replies: 272
Views: 115,897
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Yes? So? Meaning? Most of those...

Yes? So? Meaning?

Most of those psycho-tests probably say more about the people designing and using them, as about the people being tested. ;)

The Lufthansa DLR test is even more difficult...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th May 2015, 14:52
Replies: 272
Views: 115,897
Posted By Bokkenrijder

@ Deep and Fast I think you're on the right...

@ Deep and Fast

I think you're on the right track, but unfortunately I have the impression that medical standards have been relaxed to such an extent that this won't show up in the statistics....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Apr 2015, 14:12
Replies: 121
Views: 49,922
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Oh, I absolutely agree. It's the same feeling...

Oh, I absolutely agree. It's the same feeling when you buy a new car, or driving you own car after having been on holidays and having driven a rental car for a few weeks. Also agree with the N-1...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Apr 2015, 12:25
Replies: 121
Views: 49,922
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Well, it could save your @ss one day if you need...

Well, it could save your @ss one day if you need to get down in a hurry (fire), and besides that, the VNAV deviation is only 'valid' if you stay on the FMS centerline.

It's during radar vectors...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Apr 2015, 11:40
Replies: 121
Views: 49,922
Posted By Bokkenrijder

I partly agree with you. I regularly see...

I partly agree with you.

I regularly see old guys in the left seat with thousands of hours jet time who seem to have zero clue about energy management and descend planning, but at the same time...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Apr 2015, 19:29
Replies: 91
Views: 50,075
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Ehh, GAVE ME? As far as I remember I lost my job...

Ehh, GAVE ME? As far as I remember I lost my job because of low cost airlines, then I had to pay for my own ticket and hotel for the selection, I had to pay for my type rating and had to pay for my...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Apr 2015, 18:33
Replies: 91
Views: 50,075
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Good on the Danes! Stop the race to the bottom...

Good on the Danes! Stop the race to the bottom and teach those stupid Pikeys and Poms (switching on brake fans! :yuk:) a lesson by sticking to the CWA and rulebook!! :ok:

The world needs less...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Apr 2015, 09:36
Replies: 25
Views: 11,658
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Not only that D&F, another issue is that if an...

Not only that D&F, another issue is that if an aircraft crashes, the 'regulators' (i.e. facilitators) and airlines walk away from it without any blame, or perhaps only get some vague recommendations...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Apr 2015, 19:53
Replies: 121
Views: 49,922
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Sorry to hear ORICHETTI that all that hard work...

Sorry to hear ORICHETTI that all that hard work and experience is not being appreciated by the hypocritical "safety first" industry. :sad:

..and even that is no guarantee that they will not be...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Mar 2015, 13:23
Replies: 69
Views: 34,995
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Spot on! I would fly with Lufthansa any day! They...

Spot on! I would fly with Lufthansa any day! They have an excellent safety record and product, and all employees of DLH (Deutsche Luft Hansa) IMHO deserve a decent salary and decent working...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2015, 21:41
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,034,823
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Interesting case: Aeromexico B788 near Santa...

Interesting case: Aeromexico B788 near Santa Maria on Mar 19th 2015, electrical failure (http://avherald.com/h?article=483786a5&opt=0)
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Mar 2015, 17:38
Replies: 84
Views: 118,643
Posted By Bokkenrijder

So a 40-50 year old pilot earning €/$3k per...

So a 40-50 year old pilot earning €/$3k per month and with only 3 years in service because he got laid off from his old well paying job is "irrelevant?"

Sure, roster, base, fatigue and paycheck...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Mar 2015, 15:33
Replies: 84
Views: 118,643
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Yes STW, and additionally I think it would be...

Yes STW, and additionally I think it would be very useful to also include age and total number of years working as a pilot in the survey.

I can imagine that many young pilots in their 20's...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Mar 2015, 11:48
Replies: 130
Views: 43,599
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Yes, and for two reasons; 1) as you've...

Yes, and for two reasons;

1) as you've indicated yourself already, the second person will hardly (if at all) cost the airline any money because they will be 'self-sponsored,' magenta line...
Forum: Freight Dogs
16th Feb 2015, 16:00
Replies: 68
Views: 30,596
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Security Nazis

Here's the future of airport 'security:' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM5LyotHUhs

And please remember folks: "we can't let the terrorists win.." so therefore we have to let the knee-jerk Nazis...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Feb 2015, 11:29
Replies: 748
Views: 714,873
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Shocking when you look at the level of experience...

Shocking when you look at the level of experience of the crew, especially the F/O: TransAsia Airways Flight 235 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Feb 2015, 09:45
Replies: 7
Views: 5,414
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Devil Sorry for being so negative...

...but nobody will care.

There are a IMHO three, well four really, key factors at play here;

1) the European and North American carriers won't care because they'll simply use this as leverage...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Feb 2015, 11:37
Replies: 748
Views: 714,873
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Or kicked the wrong rudder?

Or kicked the wrong rudder?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Jan 2015, 17:50
Replies: 209
Views: 134,212
Posted By Bokkenrijder

I said: I was talking about the glory days of P4F...

I said: I was talking about the glory days of P4F during the era 2001-2008.

The same low-interest-rates-no-questions-asked policy that fueled massive housing booms in the US and Europe also...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Jan 2015, 12:49
Replies: 209
Views: 134,212
Posted By Bokkenrijder

@ JS

The big problem is that because of the cheap credit in the past, there are too many pilots with a blue collar background (and I don't mean this in an accusatory or insulting way) who have very little...
Forum: Middle East
27th Jan 2015, 09:10
Replies: 39
Views: 19,182
Posted By Bokkenrijder

...but remember boys and girls: always make that...

...but remember boys and girls: always make that go-around if you're a few knots fast or a few feet too high at 500' even if you have a 3500m dry runway in front of you, because safety come first!
...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Oct 2014, 12:43
Replies: 37
Views: 13,795
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Well, yes and no. Actually they are in the...

Well, yes and no.

Actually they are in the very middle of the game, but usually they suffer from a severe case of "normalcy bias" (wiki here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalcy_bias)), are...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Oct 2014, 11:06
Replies: 37
Views: 13,795
Posted By Bokkenrijder

So how relevant is your opinion on today's...

So how relevant is your opinion on today's reality? :oh:

Enjoy your retirement! I sincerely hope you've enjoyed the true glory days of aviation and that you have an ample and well deserved...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Oct 2014, 22:49
Replies: 37
Views: 13,795
Posted By Bokkenrijder

I have ±8500 hours, and a wide range of...

I have ±8500 hours, and a wide range of experience, from turbo prop to short haul 737 and A320 to roughly 3000 hours on a 747.

My advice: don't listen to Aussies, they're the biggest selfish...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Oct 2014, 18:15
Replies: 37
Views: 13,795
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Yes indeed. The parallels between the financial...

Yes indeed. The parallels between the financial industry and aviation are getting scary. In one way the government, i.e. the regulator, completely backs off and let's the industry 'regulate' itself...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Oct 2014, 16:57
Replies: 37
Views: 13,795
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Exactly! You only live once! Why spend your whole...

Exactly! You only live once! Why spend your whole life being tired, jet lagged, sitting in polluted (aerotoxic?) air, sitting in radiation, worry about the Flight Data monitoring office Nazis and...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Oct 2014, 15:48
Replies: 45
Views: 61,218
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Well, at least it's not a taxiway this time. :8

Well, at least it's not a taxiway this time. :8
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Sep 2014, 16:16
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,034,823
Posted By Bokkenrijder

Absolutely spot on, but unlike the banks who were...

Absolutely spot on, but unlike the banks who were allowed to "self regulate" and subsequently made a mess of things that nearly brought down the entire financial system in 2008, the aviation industry...
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