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Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Jan 2008, 15:08
Replies: 135
Views: 30,718
Posted By MercenaryAli

Correct

I quit flying at 55 and spent most of my time "playing around" with my car collection, not I hesitate to add a fleet of Ferrari's just interesting cheapish cars. After getting under the feet of my...
Forum: Canada
12th Jan 2008, 14:47
Replies: 5
Views: 3,252
Posted By MercenaryAli

SF340

Are you a TRE?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd May 2007, 18:36
Replies: 83
Views: 34,147
Posted By MercenaryAli

There are Shorts SD3-60 captains jobs

I heard there is a small caribbean outfit with two Shorts needing short term contract captains. The pay is not great but the weather is outstanding, the airplanes are in good shape and everyone is...
Forum: Questions
16th Oct 2006, 23:32
Replies: 6
Views: 1,390
Posted By MercenaryAli

WHAT?

WHY DO WE PANDER TO THESE PEOPLE?

I have no problem with them holding whatever beliefs they wish to hold and worshiping whatever and whomsoever they wish BUT when it begins to impinge on MY life...
Forum: Freight Dogs
16th Oct 2006, 19:04
Replies: 4
Views: 2,320
Posted By MercenaryAli

Angry No suprises !

Aucun suprise que le français ne veut pas les dans l'Union européenne alors !

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For the uneducated amongs you and you know who you are!

...
Forum: African Aviation
16th Oct 2006, 19:00
Replies: 33
Views: 4,806
Posted By MercenaryAli

Talking Mmmmmmmmmmmh!

I hope the F/O will only get paid 10% of the Captain's salary then ?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Oct 2006, 18:53
Replies: 4
Views: 1,650
Posted By MercenaryAli

Make a choice

Children are more important by far than your career - oops sorry I am not supposed to say that am I? But I happen to believe it. My wife stopped working whilst our son was in his early formative...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Oct 2006, 22:35
Replies: 601
Views: 346,125
Posted By MercenaryAli

When it snows

. . .what do you suggest - paint that shows through snow?

For goodness sake people when did old fashioned AIRMANSHIP get taken out of the syllabus? Line up; centre your heading bug; check the...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Oct 2006, 18:49
Replies: 601
Views: 346,125
Posted By MercenaryAli

One could go on ad infinitum

The bottom line is this (sorry to repeat myself - sign of old age)

When you line up on your departure runway SURELY you align the HEADING BUG to the nose of the aircraft? and having done so SURELY...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
14th Oct 2006, 19:55
Replies: 32
Views: 9,714
Posted By MercenaryAli

Tiara Air

Anyone got any information of this operation yet? Aruba I believe.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Oct 2006, 19:38
Replies: 32
Views: 7,997
Posted By MercenaryAli

Remove the taxpayers 'donations'

. . . . Airbus will be on EBay next week and probably won't make reserve! :)
Forum: Freight Dogs
14th Oct 2006, 02:07
Replies: 17
Views: 4,643
Posted By MercenaryAli

U sad lot !

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/concorde-concorde1.jpg

This is a PLANE . . . . and consigned to the scrap heap by a very ungrateful BA who had all their aircraft bought for them by the ever...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Oct 2006, 02:01
Replies: 35
Views: 5,845
Posted By MercenaryAli

Sorry excuse for a government

Don't worry chaps because if this sorry excuse for a government remains in power much longer the only folks with any money will be the ne'er do wells. Mister Brown, being the son of a very frugally...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Oct 2006, 19:27
Replies: 14
Views: 4,376
Posted By MercenaryAli

STOL approaches

I operated the DHC5-D Buffalo for many years and it was quite normal to make STOL (of short field approach/landing) on a 7.5 degree approach. I cannot think of any reason ANY aircraft could not...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Oct 2006, 19:16
Replies: 138
Views: 50,834
Posted By MercenaryAli

Buy Boeing

Buy Boeing Fly Safely :O

And

this money belongs to the long suffering British Taxpayers !!!
Forum: Freight Dogs
13th Oct 2006, 02:09
Replies: 49
Views: 35,527
Posted By MercenaryAli

The Plot thickens . .

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5315366.stm

Avid interested parties check this out!

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42051000/jpg/_42051776_niceeddietrucks_203.jpg
...
Forum: Freight Dogs
13th Oct 2006, 01:53
Replies: 11
Views: 3,566
Posted By MercenaryAli

Probably . . . .

BAC Leasing and Sales!
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Oct 2006, 21:04
Replies: 91
Views: 15,806
Posted By MercenaryAli

Which is why . . .

after 37 years of aviation 'man and boy' - 'military and civil' I have advised my own son to become a dentist or a lawyer. Why ? . . . . . . because even as a Captain . . . . .

[QUOTE The pay is...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Oct 2006, 08:43
Replies: 45
Views: 32,582
Posted By MercenaryAli

TU154

and yet it makes me smile when I see all the happy holiday makers marching freely out to the Balkan Airlines TU154 every day at Manchester AND they pay for the priveledge. Makes one wonder eh? :ugh:
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Oct 2006, 08:32
Replies: 135
Views: 30,718
Posted By MercenaryAli

chuks

I could not have said it better ! :)

However read and digest the following which are ALL from prominet and learned medical folks.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Oct 2006, 16:57
Replies: 601
Views: 346,125
Posted By MercenaryAli

Yes yes lots of mitigating circumstances but . . .

. . . I say again; when you professional pilots line up to depart surely to God you look down the runway, you look at your heading bug which I presume you have set on the correct runway heading and...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Oct 2006, 08:18
Replies: 0
Views: 1,104
Posted By MercenaryAli

Air Baltic

Anyone know what Air Baltic are paying new hire direct entry F50 captains? Thanks. :)
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Sep 2006, 19:22
Replies: 83
Views: 34,147
Posted By MercenaryAli

Easy?

Becoming a pilot is never easy - remaining a pilot is even harder - being a good pilot takes years of training, experience and listening to those who have been there, done it, got the T-Shirt.:ok:
Forum: African Aviation
16th Sep 2006, 02:36
Replies: 66
Views: 16,572
Posted By MercenaryAli

Napoleon - zip it!

You say you are arrogant and do not suffer fools gladly.

Look in the mirror - you will no doubt see a fool!

This is STUNT flying - carefully rehearsed, carfully planned and executed and...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Sep 2006, 02:19
Replies: 601
Views: 346,125
Posted By MercenaryAli

poor practice if nothing else

So because it was above basic VFR (?) but still dark (?) they didn't need to check they were taking off from the correct runway i.e. the compass, hdg bug and aircraft lined up on the DIRECTION they...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Sep 2006, 22:08
Replies: 601
Views: 346,125
Posted By MercenaryAli

Enough already

488 posts.

They screwed up.

Why? I guess we will know when the inquiry has been completed and published.

Will all of you who have pontificated about how just remember one thing - if ONLY...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Sep 2006, 00:28
Replies: 8
Views: 2,121
Posted By MercenaryAli

Mmmmmmmh!

Strange old world where the waitress gets paid more than the boss :ugh:
Forum: African Aviation
12th Sep 2006, 21:53
Replies: 21
Views: 2,889
Posted By MercenaryAli

Send this to the Home Office

And this sorry excuse for a government permits just about anyone to claim asylum here, collect welfare and vote Labour. They then have the audacity to tell us all Diversity and Multiculturalism are...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Sep 2006, 20:08
Replies: 55
Views: 12,734
Posted By MercenaryAli

Underpaid and undervalued.

I am paid the grand sum of £14.49 per hour worked after paying Gordon his rake off. However, I drink plenty of coffee, enjoy the company of my colleagues, sleep in my own bed [most times :-) ] and...
Forum: Freight Dogs
12th Sep 2006, 19:53
Replies: 42
Views: 27,678
Posted By MercenaryAli

War is not nice

It may have escaped the notice of everyone here that WAR IS NOT NICE.
People get killed, mained injured. Mercenaries just do a job that most people don't want to do. Both sides in war claim the...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Sep 2006, 19:35
Replies: 601
Views: 346,125
Posted By MercenaryAli

Many posts

I have read through the entire list of postings on this accident. There are many angles, there are many thoughts, there are many ideas BUT let me ASK a quesion if I may. When you, yes that is ALL OF...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Sep 2006, 19:25
Replies: 343
Views: 64,940
Posted By MercenaryAli

Taxes

This might sound like a stupid question but here goes. . . .

How can one be taxed on a ZERO expenditure or has Gordon "Meanie" Brown found a NEW way of raising revenue so he can pay welfare...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2006, 03:14
Replies: 94
Views: 11,470
Posted By MercenaryAli

Put it out to tender

*Instead of electing a so called government, who interestingly enough attracted only 22% of the votes cast, why don't the electorate simply put it out to tender? Perhaps Sir Alan Sugar, Sir Richard...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Sep 2006, 23:01
Replies: 41
Views: 7,422
Posted By MercenaryAli

Food for thought

It would be perfectly feasible to get rid of the RAF. It is rather quaint outdated idea to have a "pure air force" and quite unnecessary. The Army Air Corps operate more aircraft than the RAF and the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Aug 2006, 17:22
Replies: 199
Views: 34,838
Posted By MercenaryAli

Wot xperience?

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No sorry omnidirectional737 there is no comparison between medium/large jet F/O and the reality of flying an old turbo prop, hands on, lousy...
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