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Forum: Questions
10th Aug 2005, 11:08
Replies: 8
Views: 1,093
Posted By targaman

I guess that's a matter between the Board of Air...

I guess that's a matter between the Board of Air France and their Insurers.

Leave that to the experts.

Better for pilots to make sure they land on the touchdown markers in wet & gusty...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th Jul 2005, 06:23
Replies: 43
Views: 6,351
Posted By targaman

I suspect that most of the pilots that want the...

I suspect that most of the pilots that want the reitrement age raised have not had one wife and pretty much let ruined their finances on their own. The industry should not have to pay or be ruined by...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jul 2005, 07:01
Replies: 3
Views: 5,474
Posted By targaman

Publicity like this.......... Speeds up the...

Publicity like this..........

Speeds up the introduction of compulsory drug & alcohol testing.

If you want that to happen then keep on NOT reporting your drug/alcohol using colleagues before it...
Forum: Questions
26th Jul 2005, 06:11
Replies: 4
Views: 1,380
Posted By targaman

Heliicopter license?

Rieht........right..........maybe rotary captains seat?
Forum: Questions
26th Jul 2005, 05:56
Replies: 8
Views: 1,325
Posted By targaman

You got it in one!

The amount of weight carried by that tire will dictate to a large degree, how much water will be moved.

I disagree sir! If you want to be pedantic then .........maybe as the tyre footprint is...
Forum: Questions
26th Jul 2005, 05:43
Replies: 10
Views: 1,695
Posted By targaman

Post I guess the learning curve never stops,...

I guess the learning curve never stops, eh?..................Until your brain dead! Lol

Chok Dee
Forum: Questions
25th Jul 2005, 09:36
Replies: 8
Views: 1,325
Posted By targaman

You got it in one!

You got it in one!
Forum: Tech Log
21st Jul 2005, 10:33
Replies: 25
Views: 4,975
Posted By targaman

Humorous Feedback

Why we don't weigh aircraft every time we take off.

Scene butchers shop (Remember them?).

Mrs Chaffcutter says. "I 'll have 5 kilo of lean rump plese." (Thats 11.23 Lbs )

Burcher Bill says....
Forum: Questions
18th Jul 2005, 10:00
Replies: 20
Views: 4,703
Posted By targaman

Hat history Lesson 101

Hats, caps or helmets came from the military, where all civil aviation originally came from (1921).

The type of hat most airline crew wear is the formal type reserved for weddings, funerals, court...
Forum: Medical & Health
18th Jul 2005, 09:46
Replies: 18
Views: 2,736
Posted By targaman

Cholesterol?

Here is an interesting link that if you read it all is quite an eyeopener

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_2002_August-Sept/ai_90794452

Chok Dee
Forum: Medical & Health
18th Jul 2005, 08:21
Replies: 18
Views: 2,736
Posted By targaman

More information!

I think, contrary to the previous post there is too much information.

Don't believe me? Enter cholesterol in Google. I rest my case.

As a suggestion whenever one reads the latest report on this...
Forum: Questions
18th Jul 2005, 07:08
Replies: 2
Views: 1,083
Posted By targaman

Contract Versus Airline Career Jobs

The world as it exists now...........

Sweet innocence............


I have worked under the two main systems available to most airline pilots for over thirty years. Previously 10 years as a...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
17th Jul 2005, 06:13
Replies: 53
Views: 8,742
Posted By targaman

Worrying state of Dispatch/Loading in UK

If you think these postings indicate a worrying state of affairs in UK try asking a few questions of your dispatcher/loader around the international traps.

Now that will give you cause for worry!...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Jul 2005, 07:57
Replies: 25
Views: 4,975
Posted By targaman

Loading Errors Quotes

"I've spent the last 2 years in load control and have seen the following errors:

- wrong aircraft registration (so wrong dry operating weight/index)
- wrong pallet weight
- wrong pallet(s)...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jul 2005, 11:46
Replies: 62
Views: 22,089
Posted By targaman

Cabin Crew?

Happens in all airlines when introducing 'bus fleet. Daft design of arm/disarm handle too similar to door handle.

Takes a while for C/Crew to get into correct habit.

Yes and what about other...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Jun 2005, 10:02
Replies: 25
Views: 4,975
Posted By targaman

Are you able to make a case for real world...

Are you able to make a case for real world accuracy and repeatability using a weigh bridge check system ? Specifically, one needs to address, satisfactorily, those sorts of error sources which...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Jun 2005, 12:20
Replies: 25
Views: 4,975
Posted By targaman

I am not surprised the discussion has fizzed....

I am not surprised the discussion has fizzed. Pilots don't get to see what goes on behind the scenes. Neither for that matter do most flight/cabin crew.

Some time spent chatting or preferably...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
20th Jun 2005, 08:17
Replies: 7
Views: 3,176
Posted By targaman

The drunk pilot. What to do?

Here is one for the stirring pot.

When do you report a fellow pilot for an alcohol addiction problem?

I have deliberately left out drug taking and other forms of mental, psychological and...
Forum: Questions
20th Jun 2005, 07:55
Replies: 2
Views: 973
Posted By targaman

Try asking www.waaviationcollege.com.au they...

Try asking www.waaviationcollege.com.au

they should know
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Jun 2005, 10:03
Replies: 23
Views: 7,063
Posted By targaman

As with many areas of aviation there is a lack of...

As with many areas of aviation there is a lack of harmonisation due in part to ICAO's lack of legal authority to demand harmonisation and in part to Sovereignty issues.

The practical solution is:...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
12th Jun 2005, 10:35
Replies: 41
Views: 11,535
Posted By targaman

After many years working with an Asian carrier...

After many years working with an Asian carrier (Chinese pilots) I found the best approach briefing was to ask the PNF what he/she was going to do when one of the crew shouted out GA! Company SOP...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
11th Jun 2005, 07:33
Replies: 16
Views: 2,015
Posted By targaman

There are very good reasons why we (Pilots) are...

There are very good reasons why we (Pilots) are not encouraged, even forbidden in some companys to think let alone act outside the box.

I will list a few:
1. Regulators use risk management to...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Jun 2005, 07:16
Replies: 66
Views: 12,949
Posted By targaman

Very interesting to see the lack harmonisation...

Very interesting to see the lack harmonisation globally! No surprises here.

LAX has several completely unworkable SIDS, GA procedures and S/E procedures (S/E procedures should really be engine out...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Jun 2005, 06:43
Replies: 2
Views: 3,272
Posted By targaman

PM Sarvo PM Pre menstrual PM Pilots Manual ...

PM Sarvo
PM Pre menstrual
PM Pilots Manual
PM Post meoapausal
PM Post master
PM....................
Forum: Tech Log
10th Jun 2005, 13:26
Replies: 18
Views: 2,631
Posted By targaman

I don't have the Runway Analysis Manual for my...

I don't have the Runway Analysis Manual for my last airline with me (Bummer). I am now retired so I won't be getting another set soon.

However anyone out there employed on a B744 fleet will have...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Jun 2005, 06:11
Replies: 25
Views: 4,975
Posted By targaman

Main data inputs are: Recorded a/c weight ...

Main data inputs are:

Recorded a/c weight
Speed over platform correction. (0-5 Knts)
Head wind speed.
Gust factor.
Model wind correction.
Aircraft registraton capture.
Aircraft performance...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Jun 2005, 12:11
Replies: 25
Views: 4,975
Posted By targaman

Great discussion. How many engineers did it...

Great discussion.

How many engineers did it take to design a horse? I don't know but the result was a camel!

The beauty of computer modeling, is that we can improve the model with every new...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Jun 2005, 13:42
Replies: 25
Views: 4,975
Posted By targaman

When I went to school (Pilot school) a long time...

When I went to school (Pilot school) a long time ago.............

If as I do one remebers the lift formula, and who doesn't, then one knows that if all the variable are constant except, say TAS...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Jun 2005, 09:40
Replies: 25
Views: 4,975
Posted By targaman

More discussion. How many people know of...

More discussion.

How many people know of large loading errors such as wrong load on board not manifested, wrong aircraft loaded, wrong loaded position, load left behind but manifested on board....
Forum: Tech Log
1st Jun 2005, 03:19
Replies: 25
Views: 4,975
Posted By targaman

Thanks for that bit of info. Weighbridge...

Thanks for that bit of info. Weighbridge technology has come a long way since the Bristop Brabazon!

But the idea still is simple and effective.

Pity we don't have them in the taxiways at...
Forum: Tech Log
31st May 2005, 09:24
Replies: 25
Views: 4,975
Posted By targaman

In ground weighbridge?

Entirley feasible I am assured. In Australia there exist 400 tonne weighbridges to weigh giant mining trucks.

It is only a question of getting our heads around the concept of weighing and checking...
Forum: Tech Log
25th May 2005, 14:11
Replies: 25
Views: 4,975
Posted By targaman

I don't know where you get 5% windage error from?...

I don't know where you get 5% windage error from? Manufacturers have a stack of wind tunnel data. That is how they designed a portotype and had it certified. You can also fall back on the Lift...
Forum: Tech Log
25th May 2005, 12:16
Replies: 21
Views: 7,224
Posted By targaman

An interesting side issue to this discussion is...

An interesting side issue to this discussion is that the minimum screen height of 35 feet or 15 feet on wet runways is a demonstrated capability by:
A test pilot crew
A known runway surface...
Forum: Tech Log
25th May 2005, 11:01
Replies: 25
Views: 4,975
Posted By targaman

Loading Errors Kill?

For the past 85 plus years the industry has been well served by the manifest weight & balance system (MWBS) or load sheet.

We as practioners of this fine art, pilots, dispatchers loadies etc are...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd May 2005, 05:57
Replies: 671
Views: 371,724
Posted By targaman

Weight & Balance Check

We in the industry (Pilots-Dispatchers) have been using an 85 year old paper based system of weight & balance measurement that is ...........

Read my press release...
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