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Forum: Cabin Crew
3rd Dec 2005, 23:29
Replies: 822
Views: 73,157
Posted By 738Capt

Qantas LH No Longer

I do not see Qantas as an Australian airline.

When Mr Dixon has all flight crew on LH based overseas (not Australians mind you) and SH flight crew on less than virgin blue pay, next will come the...
Forum: Cabin Crew
3rd Dec 2005, 20:42
Replies: 76
Views: 18,307
Posted By 738Capt

Bashing Cabin Crew Not Helpfull.

The work that cabin crew put in is alot.

As always on this board the nameless heros step forward to abuse and belittle aircrew. What a joke.

Cabin crew are there for your safety and comfort.
...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Nov 2005, 00:35
Replies: 7
Views: 1,108
Posted By 738Capt

SOP After Landing.

Hi all,

I fly 737-800 on X-plane 8.20. Very nice to fly.

My question is what to do after landing, in what order?


This is what I do:

De-select reverse thrust at 70kts.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Nov 2005, 00:19
Replies: 7
Views: 5,274
Posted By 738Capt

About 100ft per min.

As long as your at 50ft at threshold, flare the aircraft, which reduces rate of decent to 100ft/per min. On a 3 degree glide slope, about 900ft per min is standard to threshold (50ft).

(I fly...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
6th Nov 2005, 23:08
Replies: 2
Views: 1,024
Posted By 738Capt

X-Plane 737-800 Info

Any information, tips or tricks you may have for the 737-800. Tips on flying, landing, or any operations.

(I made the mistake of posting this in the 'real pilots' section and got very badly...
Forum: Canada
5th Nov 2005, 23:35
Replies: 41
Views: 6,433
Posted By 738Capt

Canada-The home of the decent and kind.

To be decent in a world of hate. To value and be kind to your fellow man, to offer health care to your poor, benefits and decent wages. Not to have the right to own a M-16 rifle for 'personal...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Nov 2005, 22:23
Replies: 61
Views: 7,485
Posted By 738Capt

$45,000 p.a to Fly 747 - No Joke

The current CEO would be happy to pay 747 pilots $45,000 to fly 400+ people around the globe. He has alway said he believes wages are to high for everyone other than him.

If you can get a pilot on...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Nov 2005, 22:08
Replies: 47
Views: 8,457
Posted By 738Capt

Pay peanuts-get monkeys.

The current CEO of Qantas would, I think, be happy to hire flight crew from overseas and pay them $45,000 to fly 737/747.

AWA's allow for no minimums, there is no minimum wage when your on a AWA,...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
29th Oct 2005, 23:00
Replies: 21
Views: 3,439
Posted By 738Capt

What?

posted 14th October 2005 09:03
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TS

Possibly because they don't wish to slow their turn around...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Oct 2005, 02:35
Replies: 17
Views: 2,979
Posted By 738Capt

Low cost airlines do cut costs at every corner. ...

Low cost airlines do cut costs at every corner.

Cheap airlines push for every dollar out of crews/aircraft.

Pressure is applied to pilot re fuel burn.

Airframe/engines are pushed.

Large...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
28th Oct 2005, 23:40
Replies: 5
Views: 1,393
Posted By 738Capt

Checklists

Check lists are standard on large aircraft and small.

The more complex the checks that have to be done the greater the need for check lists. I use them as a check against forgetting an item.
...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
28th Oct 2005, 23:28
Replies: 35
Views: 7,872
Posted By 738Capt

In defence of the 737.

The boeing 737 is one of the safest public transport aircraft.

Aircraft such as the 737 have an outstanding safety record. You should be aware that most accidents are pilot error. How many years...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Oct 2005, 22:43
Replies: 22
Views: 5,916
Posted By 738Capt

Lights, speedbrake, flaps-action.

Stoping an aircraft on a runway can be done with autobrakes only. The settings for autobrakes slow the aircraft down at different rates, measured in kts per meter. ie 20kts in 60 meters.

737 does...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
26th Oct 2005, 02:12
Replies: 17
Views: 5,447
Posted By 738Capt

And a good thing to!

Pilots are NOT tour guides. They are charged with flying a very large jet with alot of people onboard.

There sole role is the safe flight of the aircraft, not to show Tony and his lovely wife...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
26th Oct 2005, 01:33
Replies: 92
Views: 26,625
Posted By 738Capt

Mayday.

Commercial pilots/ATPL will almost always call mayday upon an engine out/major system fault which requires that aircraft to be on the ground in a short space of time.

Whenever you fly with pax it...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Oct 2005, 01:15
Replies: 30
Views: 11,084
Posted By 738Capt

Flight Safety First - Cost Last.

Yes business operates for profit. Airlines run very costly businesses. So to improve the bottom line do you:

1) Cut wages,
2) Reduces levels of maintenance,
3) Push flight crews to fly longer...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Oct 2005, 00:50
Replies: 17
Views: 2,979
Posted By 738Capt

Low Cost Airlines, A Safety Risk?

Alot of talk about various low cost airlines being at high risk of killing pax? I say increase the cost of flights and improve flight safety, by paying L.A.M.E's, flight crew, more. It may cost more...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Oct 2005, 23:58
Replies: 148
Views: 53,896
Posted By 738Capt

Cleaning for the cleaners

allthatglitters

Lets name names here. Virgin Blue requires it flight staff to clean up after the pax leave, in fact they ask pax to clean the cabin before thay leave.

I have found food stuffs...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Oct 2005, 09:01
Replies: 175
Views: 65,447
Posted By 738Capt

184 PEOPLE. You fly a plane with just one other...

184 PEOPLE. You fly a plane with just one other person and you take NO risks, when your talking 184 people, and 7 crew then you go-around, no matter how ****ty your day, week, has been.

Does it...
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