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Forum: Rumours & News
26th Aug 2023, 04:10
Replies: 94
Views: 47,556
Posted By Ignition Override

Why take a Huge loss of seniority with such a...

Why take a Huge loss of seniority with such a much reduced chance of having holidays off, plus other unique personal events you want to attend? :suspect:

Most guys I knew who flew/ still fly in a...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Aug 2023, 04:47
Replies: 107
Views: 44,842
Posted By Ignition Override

A Fedex (MD-11 pilot) neighbor knows the owner of...

A Fedex (MD-11 pilot) neighbor knows the owner of the "former" Mig-23.

Glad to see that the Mig was able to avoid a steeper bank before they bailed out. The pilot probably has an attorney keeping...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2023, 18:52
Replies: 10,517
Views: 4,684,805
Posted By Ignition Override

We were in London for a few days last April-May,...

We were in London for a few days last April-May, then on to Bath and Oxford.

In a Spanish (Tapas) restaurant about 5 minutes' walk, south of Museum Row, I noticed a tiny Ukr. flag on a lady's...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Oct 2019, 02:11
Replies: 349
Views: 446,063
Posted By Ignition Override

Have the NTSB confirmed anything about the...

Have the NTSB confirmed anything about the aircraft configuration--engines operating, gear, flaps during the entire traffic pattern? I've wondered how often the pilots of old warbirds do any...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2009, 06:55
Replies: 519
Views: 326,367
Posted By Ignition Override

Our DC-9s can not be compared to any widebody,...

Our DC-9s can not be compared to any widebody, and not even the 757 which I flew for a bit, years ago.

According to a website somewhere, the MD-11 has about 30% less horizontal stabilizer and was...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Jan 2009, 04:42
Replies: 581
Views: 183,523
Posted By Ignition Override

Having read only bits of this topic here, did...

Having read only bits of this topic here, did that 737 begin its takeoff roll with a very high quartering tail wind?

CO might have very thorough procedures as a result of the DC-9 dash 10 crash...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Dec 2008, 05:23
Replies: 47
Views: 16,091
Posted By Ignition Override

This happened many months ago, and the media just...

This happened many months ago, and the media just now discovered it?

We call it outsourcing. This has been the corporate mantra for quite a while.
Here in the US it does not matter if they save a...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Dec 2008, 05:09
Replies: 14
Views: 5,344
Posted By Ignition Override

Even if the packs, APU air had been switched off...

Even if the packs, APU air had been switched off and the outflow valve(s) closed, the fluid's holdover time can easily be exceeded if precipitation continues or stops then returns. Another problem...
Forum: North America
25th Dec 2008, 04:39
Replies: 15
Views: 2,750
Posted By Ignition Override

Lightbulb Each MEC operates as if it is on a small island,...

Each MEC operates as if it is on a small island, totally cut off and only given limited supllies by airdrop.
There is no standard, binding, nationwide pay for seat/longevity on a B-737, MD-83(88),...
Forum: North America
12th Dec 2008, 04:27
Replies: 7
Views: 3,770
Posted By Ignition Override

Aside from the major mistakes made by ALPA, ...

Aside from the major mistakes made by ALPA,
the more senior or junior dudes can fly any widebody Captain seat they want. Speak for nobody else.
Including a large twin-engine Boeing which my...
Forum: Freight Dogs
12th Dec 2008, 04:06
Replies: 27
Views: 4,051
Posted By Ignition Override

BrowntailWhale: That is perhaps...

BrowntailWhale:

That is perhaps understandable (from a cargo perspective), but the US appears to have so much more to lose, and it could open up a nasty "Pandora's Box" which could slowly doom the...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Dec 2008, 03:49
Replies: 23
Views: 13,982
Posted By Ignition Override

Smile Welcome back Taikonaut, to you and your other...

Welcome back Taikonaut, to you and your other crewmembers!

On the van to n**** we heard about the basic events.
Can not imagine a closer call. What an eternity waiting for help.
Why don't Indian...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Dec 2008, 07:23
Replies: 12
Views: 3,557
Posted By Ignition Override

The merged Delta/NWA list is out.

Somebody showed me the brand-new list, along with the arbitrators' methodology/opinions, and they are interesting.

It consists of about 12,500 pilots.
A very limited percentage are on military...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Nov 2008, 08:25
Replies: 13
Views: 7,776
Posted By Ignition Override

How many languages do most people on Pprune...

How many languages do most people on Pprune speak/read fluently?

Many comments made in error on Pprune over the years seem to have been caused by people mis-reading etc.

It is interesting how...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Nov 2008, 08:14
Replies: 145
Views: 34,053
Posted By Ignition Override

As for the AA A-300 disaster, just after this...

As for the AA A-300 disaster, just after this crash, an aviation magazine ("Av. Week"?) described some unexplained rudder anomolies onboard some foreign airlines' A-300/A-310.
These happened with...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Oct 2008, 06:28
Replies: 96
Views: 23,773
Posted By Ignition Override

Airbubba: Yep, those sophisticated FAA...

Airbubba:

Yep, those sophisticated FAA notams can be of very limited help in the winter, with lights inop or working and unknown timing of plowing runways, taxiways (keeping lights cleared off?)....
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Sep 2008, 08:57
Replies: 8
Views: 2,007
Posted By Ignition Override

Huck: Good description in a nutshell. ...

Huck:

Good description in a nutshell.

Standby for our well-known resident US expert on all aviation matters to impart his unlimited wisdom by typically defending any airline management...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Aug 2008, 05:46
Replies: 2,686
Views: 1,140,425
Posted By Ignition Override

PJ2: As for uncommanded thrust reverser...

PJ2:

As for uncommanded thrust reverser extensions, this happened decades ago during or soon after rotation to an Eastern Airlines' DC-9 crew.

They identified the 'bad' engine and kept the...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Aug 2008, 06:43
Replies: 47
Views: 9,834
Posted By Ignition Override

Each airline must have its own manuals...

Each airline must have its own manuals rubber-stamped by the FAA, and each flight ops culture must have its own imprint and often re-invent the wheel, regarding c0ckp1t flows and checklists. Some...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jul 2008, 09:00
Replies: 83
Views: 20,723
Posted By Ignition Override

Layinlow: Good points up there. As for the...

Layinlow: Good points up there.
As for the carbon stuff, it still escapes me as to how/why Senator Al Gore won the Nobel Prize. So he sold his fuel-gulping SUV and now rides a bicycle to work? Yep-I...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jul 2008, 08:32
Replies: 31
Views: 8,776
Posted By Ignition Override

An MD-80/DC-9 crew missed these many years ago in...

An MD-80/DC-9 crew missed these many years ago in their 'climb checklist'.
It got really quiet for a while over the high desert.

Due to fuel sloshing in the right main fuel tank, the APU started...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jul 2008, 07:06
Replies: 32
Views: 6,000
Posted By Ignition Override

Flap 5: Good point, it is the same for us...

Flap 5:

Good point, it is the same for us but as in previous years our Dispatchers are required to put a comment on the new release amendment, such as "Cont. fuel increase per Captain's request"....
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jul 2008, 06:49
Replies: 32
Views: 6,000
Posted By Ignition Override

The FAA's "rubber stamp" , in order to still...

The FAA's "rubber stamp" , in order to still "promote air transportation"-in lieu of safety-is probably behind a different version of this from the "back door". This would never be allowed without...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jul 2008, 07:21
Replies: 11
Views: 2,490
Posted By Ignition Override

My question is which other US majors besides...

My question is which other US majors besides United will soon furlough pilots?
Notice that corporate America keeps it a secret as long as possible, to reduce the chance that people might steal from...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jul 2008, 06:02
Replies: 152
Views: 26,320
Posted By Ignition Override

Thumbs up Nice Weasil, nice. It has often seemed odd...

Nice Weasil, nice.

It has often seemed odd how many gate agents gladly make vague or misleading comments about flightcrew, especially when Crew Scheduling 'up there' delayed calling somebody at...
Forum: North America
29th Jun 2008, 08:17
Replies: 105
Views: 31,516
Posted By Ignition Override

Red face Weasil: I hope I did not malign other pilots...

Weasil:

I hope I did not malign other pilots at airline x or anywhere else in my original post way back in '07.
The former IP there told me that one story and did not have time to explain the...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jun 2008, 08:07
Replies: 83
Views: 20,723
Posted By Ignition Override

Peter We: On second thought, true, It has...

Peter We:

On second thought, true,
It has been a bipartisan long-term process.

I stand corrected.
Forum: North America
28th Jun 2008, 06:55
Replies: 19
Views: 3,404
Posted By Ignition Override

Based on economic factors (plus huge costs for...

Based on economic factors (plus huge costs for heavy maintenance checks) it is probably going to happen at several US majors, the question is how much and when. Numerous small low cost airlines have...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jun 2008, 06:25
Replies: 83
Views: 20,723
Posted By Ignition Override

How terrible it is that most if not all of these...

How terrible it is that most if not all of these same United pilots were already laid-off for 2-5 years or so. Good luck to United's junior pilots and those at other carriers here. I'm wondering...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jun 2008, 04:40
Replies: 304
Views: 159,710
Posted By Ignition Override

Lightbulb Pacplyer: Aviation Week stated several years ago...

Pacplyer: Aviation Week stated several years ago that the missing aircraft logbook pages on that TWA 727 were mysteriously found after a strange, decades-long absence. The pages documented...
Forum: North America
25th May 2008, 06:02
Replies: 83
Views: 10,011
Posted By Ignition Override

Lightbulb Evening Pakeha-Boy: These frustrations can...

Evening Pakeha-Boy:

These frustrations can consume any of us and we all can justify descriptions of injustice and mistreatment from the other 'barbarian tribes' during a merger. Sure-this sounds...
Forum: North America
22nd May 2008, 20:00
Replies: 8
Views: 1,089
Posted By Ignition Override

'Roger that' Roger: Everybody always...

'Roger that' Roger:

Everybody always describes the need for PIC turbine experience.
By the way, feedback claims that it often does not matter whether it is turboprop or turbofan, and some of the...
Forum: North America
21st May 2008, 06:32
Replies: 8
Views: 1,089
Posted By Ignition Override

Roger Victor: Some pilots at Pinnacle have...

Roger Victor:

Some pilots at Pinnacle have been hired with no multi-engine license. That is a complex situation, and whether you want to apply to them might require lots of consideration. Lots,...
Forum: Freight Dogs
21st May 2008, 06:19
Replies: 30
Views: 7,356
Posted By Ignition Override

Those ATRs which were damaged in Greensboro are...

Those ATRs which were damaged in Greensboro are operated by
Mountain Air Cargo.
A friend here flew their Caravan and F-27 (then earned the ATR type rating) before he left the aviation career....
Forum: North America
29th Apr 2008, 05:21
Replies: 20
Views: 3,722
Posted By Ignition Override

For those with short memories (as clear as 300...

For those with short memories (as clear as 300 RVR), a guy - who probably had a bad childhood - set off a powerful bomb in the bottom of the World Trade Center.

This was in 1994 and I don't...
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