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Forum: Middle East
28th Sep 2019, 07:24
Replies: 31
Views: 20,093
Posted By Fix Info

Am I incorrect in thinking that he was a current...

Am I incorrect in thinking that he was a current management A320 Captain with TC-UK when he arrived with EK? An ex-Thomas Cook chap I flew with not long ago said that all their management pilots flew...
Forum: Middle East
18th May 2018, 12:17
Replies: 184
Views: 97,963
Posted By Fix Info

Sure, just like many European operators do the...

Sure, just like many European operators do the same — when the flight time exceeds 8 hours. So, many of them fly 3-man crew to the US or Asia on flights that are 9hr long. I would be surprised to...
Forum: Middle East
18th May 2018, 12:08
Replies: 12
Views: 11,338
Posted By Fix Info

@gtaflyer Sadly, you understand it incorrectly....

@gtaflyer Sadly, you understand it incorrectly. Warning letters in EK are given out with about the same frivolity as a phaedophile giving candy to small children. If a warning letter was akin to a...
Forum: Middle East
31st May 2009, 19:14
Replies: 57
Views: 12,620
Posted By Fix Info

411A. You make me sick. Just shut up. You haven't...

411A. You make me sick. Just shut up. You haven't spent a day in the sand box. You just dish out "wisdoms" from your high horse in your cushy US office where there's actually a legal system that...
Forum: Middle East
31st May 2009, 12:03
Replies: 57
Views: 12,620
Posted By Fix Info

Not knowing the story. Only what I read in the...

Not knowing the story. Only what I read in the paper. Full name of pilot and picture of wife. Makes no difference if this thread is closed or not. It's blasted all over the internet.

I can only...
Forum: Middle East
31st May 2009, 10:30
Replies: 125
Views: 31,076
Posted By Fix Info

Just called DEWA. Here are the stats for my...

Just called DEWA. Here are the stats for my 4-bedroom bog-standard jumeirah villa circa 2000-vintage.

June 2008-May 2009: (2 adults, 2 kids, 30m2 grass and some plants).
Water: 134,146 = 4024...
Forum: Middle East
31st May 2009, 09:37
Replies: 125
Views: 31,076
Posted By Fix Info

While reading the air regulations recently, I...

While reading the air regulations recently, I noticed how much text is allocated to the added safety margins required for off-airways navigation. I recall an event a few years ago, where the pilots...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Dec 2008, 15:05
Replies: 1,524
Views: 743,373
Posted By Fix Info

TOGA vs firewall

I fly 330's. Toga is throttles full forward, with max thrust still controlled by fadec's, and is not above max "rated" thrust.

In DC10 and 737's that I flew previosly, Go Around thrust was a...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Mar 2008, 19:07
Replies: 51
Views: 23,641
Posted By Fix Info

Gents et al, AB auto thrust works perfectly...

Gents et al,

AB auto thrust works perfectly fine. Adding a few knots to app speed in windy conditions is what all aircraft manufacturers recommend anyway, including Airbus. I've seen the same...
Forum: Middle East
29th Aug 2007, 08:15
Replies: 147
Views: 23,927
Posted By Fix Info

Gents, I always found it somewhat bizarre...

Gents,

I always found it somewhat bizarre that there's a cat-fight between the LIPS-people, and the Top Cover folks. It's almost like Apple-owners. They immediately become pro-bono salesment for...
Forum: Middle East
25th May 2007, 21:48
Replies: 8
Views: 1,887
Posted By Fix Info

Looks like Troff's reply was edited out. Possibly...

Looks like Troff's reply was edited out. Possibly due to the use of foul language?
Forum: Middle East
25th May 2007, 21:44
Replies: 8
Views: 1,887
Posted By Fix Info

Why not?...

Why not?...
Forum: Middle East
25th May 2007, 19:16
Replies: 8
Views: 1,887
Posted By Fix Info

It must be relevant since there's already 3...

It must be relevant since there's already 3 replies in less than an hour. Or maybe it just means that we're all a bit bored, and surf our beloved pprune for anything new, regardless of content......
Forum: Middle East
25th May 2007, 18:03
Replies: 8
Views: 1,887
Posted By Fix Info

Angel EK or not, We're all suckers

Why be a sucker for Emirates?

The Dominion Post | Wednesday, 23 May 2007
By JOE BENNETT
A publisher sent me a questionnaire. It was every bit as thrilling as most questionnaires: name your...
Forum: Middle East
25th May 2007, 14:15
Replies: 201
Views: 63,626
Posted By Fix Info

I think I'll keep the hand-clapping to myself....

I think I'll keep the hand-clapping to myself. One roster on time in 3 years... That sounds more like a glitch of some kind. Like that month not too long ago when rostering accidentally published...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th May 2007, 13:36
Replies: 85
Views: 30,374
Posted By Fix Info

Dream Buster, You continue to amaze me. If...

Dream Buster,

You continue to amaze me. If you actually had long haul experience you wouldn't continue to make some of your comments. NO Captain of a 21th century airline on a long haul flight...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th May 2007, 23:31
Replies: 85
Views: 30,374
Posted By Fix Info

I find it to be a pathetic practice to regulate...

I find it to be a pathetic practice to regulate nap time on the flight deck. It's highly individual. I've slept anything from 3 minutes, to 8 hours on board, and regardless of lenght of nap it's at...
Forum: Middle East
16th May 2007, 22:57
Replies: 56
Views: 14,978
Posted By Fix Info

The new 164 rent is actually 210-220 depending on...

The new 164 rent is actually 210-220 depending on location, and they're selling like hot cakes. They're not for EK-staff, simply rented to anybody with a hefty pay check. The original 164 went for 85...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2007, 17:21
Replies: 85
Views: 30,374
Posted By Fix Info

Dreambuster wrote: I'd like to find out...

Dreambuster wrote:

I'd like to find out what that word is. You can say it to my face. You can also say it to the other 1800 pilots at my particular place of employment. If you suggest that we...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th May 2007, 13:12
Replies: 85
Views: 30,374
Posted By Fix Info

Dream buster. I always fail to understand why...

Dream buster. I always fail to understand why "men of steel" can't understand that all jobs are not created equal. You didn't sleep because it didn't feel right????? That simply meant that you're...
Forum: Middle East
27th Apr 2007, 11:56
Replies: 56
Views: 14,978
Posted By Fix Info

Interestingly enough on the Cabin Crew portal it...

Interestingly enough on the Cabin Crew portal it says that we're getting 4.5 weeks of "profit share bonus". That made me chuckle a bit. Maybe that's why we're getting so little!?! It's a bonus system...
Forum: Middle East
26th Apr 2007, 20:45
Replies: 56
Views: 14,978
Posted By Fix Info

I kinda wonder about something. Each year I hear...

I kinda wonder about something. Each year I hear about SQ forking out some serious bucks. Why doesn't everybody leave and go to SQ? There must be some reason for it. We've got some guys who left SQ...
Forum: Middle East
26th Apr 2007, 20:41
Replies: 56
Views: 14,978
Posted By Fix Info

Rule Britannia

There you obviously have one of the reasons the sun actually sets on the UK nowadays. If it takes 12 years to NOT figure out such a simple math problem... I know I shouldn't be surprised, but why is...
Forum: Middle East
26th Apr 2007, 15:53
Replies: 56
Views: 14,978
Posted By Fix Info

Cannon fodder

Of course they don't think we're stupid. They know that we're smart people. They also know that we're suckers. They simply pay out as little as possible to keep enough guys not leaving. If they pay...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Apr 2007, 15:15
Replies: 48
Views: 20,199
Posted By Fix Info

Angry Notam Overload

I can still recall a flight from Rome to Milan a few years ago, as part of a FCO-MXP-DXB flight. We had somewhere between 10-15 pages of Notams to go through for just FCO and MXP. None of us were...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Dec 2006, 17:08
Replies: 81
Views: 12,969
Posted By Fix Info

Death and dismemberment

Gents, and all others,

I used to not wear my hat simply as an act of rebellion. In the depth of Scandinavian and North American winter I wore it to and from the car park because it was bloody...
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