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Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Dec 2001, 03:48
Replies: 70
Views: 4,865
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Post S'pose it would be alright,-if Caribbean carriers...

S'pose it would be alright,-if Caribbean carriers were allowed to carry Canucks to the UK.
Reciprocity, eh? :cool:
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Nov 2001, 04:50
Replies: 96
Views: 7,239
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Cool Guv One of the main constraints an airline has,...

Guv
One of the main constraints an airline has, is planning constraints. You have to be able to project that you will have trained and qualified airmen in sufficient numbers at all times to to meet...
Forum: Questions
18th Nov 2001, 04:07
Replies: 1
Views: 375
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Question Insurance flap, are crew properly covered???

We are all well aware of the rate hikes for operators, but what is the position with flight crew?
On NYC layovers, I stay just a block or two away from the US post office on 33rd and 8th. Not too...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Oct 2001, 01:38
Replies: 9
Views: 988
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Post THE GUVNOR Well, to me it looks like you are a...

THE GUVNOR
Well, to me it looks like you are a CAPITALIST clone of The Guvnor.Do I win anything???
:rolleyes: :p :rolleyes:
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Oct 2001, 05:04
Replies: 41
Views: 2,934
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Cool flapsforty Agree with you. Talking pre 9/11, I...

flapsforty
Agree with you. Talking pre 9/11, I usually relied on the judgement of the purser as to the frame of mind of the passenger, as they have direct contact, and their people skills are...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Oct 2001, 19:56
Replies: 6
Views: 513
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Cool GuvBuster The main thing about free speech...

GuvBuster
The main thing about free speech is..... it ain't free.
Somebody has paid the price, or somebody will.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Oct 2001, 17:50
Replies: 6
Views: 527
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Cool Option 1 No..no.. I swear!! there was a...

Option 1
No..no.. I swear!! there was a hostile sub dead ahead.!!

Option 2
Splash one low flying rubber boat with terrorists.!!

Option 3
Urkel voice: "Did I do that"???
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Oct 2001, 05:19
Replies: 25
Views: 2,018
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Cool Guv The figures seem high compared to the...

Guv
The figures seem high compared to the ratios at US carriers who are arguably "better paid" than BA. Maybe it's really not apples and apples.
In the US the statistics I recall are that the total...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Oct 2001, 04:28
Replies: 25
Views: 2,018
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Cool Guv I reluctantly have to agree with much of...

Guv
I reluctantly have to agree with much of what you said, but I do have a few misgivings:
Just who/what is included in "flt ops" costings?
Is it just payroll, or does it include things like...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Oct 2001, 16:59
Replies: 16
Views: 631
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Cool I keep hearing that arming pilots is like letting...

I keep hearing that arming pilots is like letting kids play with grenades.
Some say that weapons users need a "special mindset."
What is so magic about a firearm?
It is just a tool, like any other...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Sep 2001, 13:56
Replies: 66
Views: 5,880
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Post The flying gunman What level of skill/tactics...

The flying gunman
What level of skill/tactics are we talking here?
The system has already failed at least four times.The intelligence, the screening, the weapons scan, the skymarshal(s) have all...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Sep 2001, 07:08
Replies: 55
Views: 3,878
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Cool notso So far Guvnors posts in the last few...

notso
So far Guvnors posts in the last few weeks have been spot on. I do not like what they say (because I'm a "greedy pilot" and he's a "cheapo beancounter" - with scottish blood), but I have to...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Sep 2001, 03:53
Replies: 33
Views: 2,161
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Unhappy My poor friend SKB, my heart bleeds for you,...

My poor friend SKB, my heart bleeds for you, having to take time out from surfing the beaches of SKB to worry about your soon to be unemployed workers. :(
Just what industry are you in?
I'm sure...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Sep 2001, 06:32
Replies: 3
Views: 617
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Cool The only surprising thing is that someone has not...

The only surprising thing is that someone has not alleged that the "overpaid, greedy" pilots were really behind the unseemly grab.
I'm sure it won't be long though. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Sep 2001, 14:55
Replies: 29
Views: 2,383
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Post 411A First of all, do you think the management,...

411A
First of all, do you think the management, whom you agree are totally inept, should make the salaries they do?
At least the pilots perform their alloted tasks with some degree of...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Sep 2001, 04:29
Replies: 48
Views: 3,235
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Wink Rustbucket, You are right, sleepers can be...

Rustbucket,
You are right, sleepers can be anywhere, police, customs, cleaners, caterers, pilots , F/As, and, :eek: shock, horror, security guards.
Who's guarding the guards?
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Sep 2001, 04:51
Replies: 81
Views: 6,409
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Cool Guvnor Your idea although not without merit, is...

Guvnor
Your idea although not without merit, is perhaps a little ahead of its time.
It is not as though it is a banking system computer which only causes much irritation when it is down. When it...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Sep 2001, 16:58
Replies: 81
Views: 6,409
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Post But Guvnor, by the time the terrorist is kicking...

But Guvnor, by the time the terrorist is kicking his way into the cockpit, he has already either got superior weaponry to the Skymarshal, or has taken the marshal down and has his weapon, so it is...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Sep 2001, 15:15
Replies: 25
Views: 4,242
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Thumbs up Ignition You are a very naughty boy. You are...

Ignition
You are a very naughty boy. You are not suggesting that we might expect to see (or rather, not see) the sudden disappearance of the odd Talibandsman, or others, merely because they harbor,...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Sep 2001, 14:48
Replies: 22
Views: 806
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Cool Northern Sky Agree with you, perhaps the whole...

Northern Sky
Agree with you, perhaps the whole issue needs to be looked at from a different perspective. We need to think of ways of making the payoff to the terrorist undesirable/unpalatable.
I...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Sep 2001, 14:48
Replies: 19
Views: 645
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Cool Northern Sky Agree with you, perhaps the whole...

Northern Sky
Agree with you, perhaps the whole issue needs to be looked at from a different perspective. We need to think of ways of making the payoff to the terrorist undesirable/unpalatable.
I...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Sep 2001, 14:29
Replies: 81
Views: 6,409
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Question Guvnor I know we differ on this issue, but a...

Guvnor
I know we differ on this issue, but a change in my domain is taking place.
I have always been the final link in the safety chain. I have accepted this responsibilty because I have had very...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Sep 2001, 17:42
Replies: 5
Views: 977
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Cool Danny, You may have hit on an idea for a new...

Danny,
You may have hit on an idea for a new forum. "Debating current issues"
What happens now, someone posts a rumour, someone confirms/denies it, debate starts.
Sometimes these debates are...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Sep 2001, 16:09
Replies: 25
Views: 4,242
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Question The "four men in pilots uniform" seem to have...

The "four men in pilots uniform" seem to have been downgraded somewhat to four men with fake ID, one of them with fake pilot licence.

What worries me much more is that, according to a TV report I...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Sep 2001, 04:53
Replies: 25
Views: 4,242
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Cool Shock...horror... pilots board aircraft. It...

Shock...horror... pilots board aircraft.
It might just be possible that the "men dressed as pilots" were actually pilots, probably tired of being stuck in New York and headed for home on the first...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Sep 2001, 20:57
Replies: 81
Views: 6,409
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Post Guvnor, Locked doors. According to reports,...

Guvnor,
Locked doors.
According to reports, the passengers on the flight that went down in Pennsylvania became aware of the intent of the terrorists, and decided to risk their own certain death...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Sep 2001, 02:03
Replies: 81
Views: 6,409
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Question Just out of technical curiosity, is it possible...

Just out of technical curiosity, is it possible to digitally scan fingerprints and encode them in passports/ID cards etc?
If so, would placing fingerprint scanners at the last point prior to...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Sep 2001, 18:00
Replies: 81
Views: 6,409
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Question Skymarshals now? Where do we go from here?

Sincere condolences to all affected.


There are already rumours of reinstating skymarshals on every flight.What else can we look forward to?
Reinforced cockpit doors?
Armed cockpit (and cabin?)...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Sep 2001, 17:05
Replies: 2
Views: 604
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Question "Caribbean Airways" files for Philadelphia-St.Kitts????

This was on www.airlineinfo.com. (http://www.airlineinfo.com.)
Who is Caribbean Airways?
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Sep 2001, 23:26
Replies: 84
Views: 6,843
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Talking Guvnor, The very mention of consultants wakes...

Guvnor,
The very mention of consultants wakes me from my torpor!
However, on the matter of compensation, the reason pilots are not happy with profit sharing is that it depends on the skill(and...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Sep 2001, 05:11
Replies: 11
Views: 1,084
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Post There was talk of Tobago Express looking at TAB...

There was talk of Tobago Express looking at TAB MAN with L-10s but their agreement with parent BWIA restricts international flights, so it's difficult to imagine they have a way around that.
The...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Sep 2001, 00:06
Replies: 11
Views: 1,084
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Post New L-1011 Operation in the Caribbean???

Rumours beginning to circulate about a new L-10 operator in the Caribbean. Anybody got the lowdown?
As far as I know BWee is the last of the Caribbean L-10 operators, and they are trying to get out...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Aug 2001, 17:33
Replies: 100
Views: 13,868
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Post Rockhound I will not speculate on what...

Rockhound


I will not speculate on what took place on the flight in question, but will give you some background on standard practice.
All transatlantic flights report their position on a regular...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
18th Aug 2001, 17:31
Replies: 78
Views: 7,949
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Talking How about "it's impossible to make anything...

How about "it's impossible to make anything foolproof, because fools are so goddamned ingenious!"
Forum: Tech Log
15th Aug 2001, 15:53
Replies: 32
Views: 6,199
Posted By SunSeaSandfly

Cool I have made a cursory search of the grey matter...

I have made a cursory search of the grey matter and I brought up some long time (and somewhat vague) memories on ATPL groundschool
on transition levels/altitudes. Are they not based on an altitude...
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