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Forum: Rumours & News
21st May 2016, 10:13
Replies: 1,184
Views: 2,633,232
Posted By hotmetal

Where is the crew oxygen bottle on the 320?

Where is the crew oxygen bottle on the 320?
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2015, 10:54
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,640,492
Posted By hotmetal

Totally agree with that. No ability to identify...

Totally agree with that. No ability to identify where the real threats and danger lie.
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2015, 10:43
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,640,492
Posted By hotmetal

Because an out of control fire is a real threat...

Because an out of control fire is a real threat to the safety of the aircraft. A real threat. Not a made up media storm threat. It is needed for prising open panels breaking in to areas where a fire...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2015, 10:20
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,640,492
Posted By hotmetal

So about 25,000 flights a day in Europe. How many...

So about 25,000 flights a day in Europe. How many man hours are going to be wasted with a flight attendant on the flight deck just in case we get another nutty pilot? That is the craziness. There...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
28th Apr 2011, 10:28
Replies: 36
Views: 10,421
Posted By hotmetal

But Nezar Hindawi wasn't picked up due to...

But Nezar Hindawi wasn't picked up due to screening at the airport. It was due to people using some common sense. She was bought a one way ticket in cash by a suspicious man. She had already been...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Apr 2011, 18:34
Replies: 22
Views: 3,010
Posted By hotmetal

Six Year Old Frisked in New Orleans

Video: Girl, 6, frisked by security at US airport - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8450018/Girl-6-frisked-by-security-at-US-airport.html)
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
6th Mar 2011, 21:22
Replies: 68
Views: 11,691
Posted By hotmetal

The lawful right to take photos in the UK is not...

The lawful right to take photos in the UK is not limited to 'public land'. What is public land anyway? Almost every square inch apart from a few areas of ancient common land are owned by somebody. I...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Feb 2011, 12:52
Replies: 40
Views: 7,138
Posted By hotmetal

It's a bit like me opening my house to the public...

It's a bit like me opening my house to the public but deciding I will be very strict about security. I will randomly subject members of the public to intimate searches and strip searches and if I...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Feb 2011, 09:28
Replies: 68
Views: 11,691
Posted By hotmetal

A lot of people suppose this. In the UK in public...

A lot of people suppose this. In the UK in public places there is not a right not to be filmed. There is no presumption of privacy in a public place in the UK. I am thinking of streets in towns so an...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Feb 2011, 09:07
Replies: 40
Views: 7,138
Posted By hotmetal

The staff do not have to comply with strip...

The staff do not have to comply with strip searches and nor does anybody else. Would it be reasonable for the police to strip search somebody in these circumstances? They could not do so. Police and...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
21st Feb 2011, 20:12
Replies: 68
Views: 11,691
Posted By hotmetal

Please keep up at the back. Section 44 was...

Please keep up at the back. Section 44 was suspended by the government in July 2010 pending a review. The review recommended its repeal. It has, however, also recommended that there be provision for...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
20th Feb 2011, 06:16
Replies: 40
Views: 7,138
Posted By hotmetal

Some flights to the middle east have secondary...

Some flights to the middle east have secondary screening.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
16th Feb 2011, 10:56
Replies: 40
Views: 7,138
Posted By hotmetal

Don't US flights have any secondary screening...

Don't US flights have any secondary screening sometimes? How about El Al?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
16th Feb 2011, 09:02
Replies: 40
Views: 7,138
Posted By hotmetal

Maybe. Its in the blog of David Allen Green who...

Maybe. Its in the blog of David Allen Green who is legal correspondent for the New Statesman.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
15th Feb 2011, 18:39
Replies: 40
Views: 7,138
Posted By hotmetal

Trousers Off Please

From the blog of David Allen Green

Sunday, 13 February 2011
My Trousers and Airport Security

Late one recent Saturday evening, I am standing at a departure gate at Heathrow Airport. It is the...
Forum: ATC Issues
12th Feb 2011, 22:49
Replies: 14
Views: 3,105
Posted By hotmetal

Goodness knows why in the 21st century important...

Goodness knows why in the 21st century important information about runway state is given in some sort of code. Madness. Why should I have to 'decode' it?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
8th Feb 2011, 19:05
Replies: 58
Views: 10,908
Posted By hotmetal

Now you're just making reasons up that sort of...

Now you're just making reasons up that sort of fit. That wasn't the purpose of the bag. There are less liquids going through xray machines now than prior to 2006. This is just as I predicted in 2006....
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
6th Feb 2011, 17:22
Replies: 58
Views: 10,908
Posted By hotmetal

Well one example of people who have to put up...

Well one example of people who have to put up with the airport security theatre are professional pilots on a 5 day tour around Europe with no facility to check baggage in the hold. Trusted with £60m...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Feb 2011, 11:07
Replies: 23
Views: 4,789
Posted By hotmetal

Doesn't that support my argument? You can say...

Doesn't that support my argument? You can say what you want and people will still occasionally make errors. Just constantly saying an unnecessary instruction may give an illusion of security but...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Feb 2011, 18:29
Replies: 23
Views: 4,789
Posted By hotmetal

I suspect it is a habit that has crept in too....

I suspect it is a habit that has crept in too. The 'can't go down and slow down' thing is obviously true to a certain extent but what I would like to do if I know I will be holding is to use a...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Feb 2011, 16:40
Replies: 23
Views: 4,789
Posted By hotmetal

When level reduce to holding speed

This instruction has been common for quite a few years but before that we were simply given be level by saber/tiger etc and we could reduce speed at our discretion if holding. If I make the...
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Jan 2011, 19:24
Replies: 18
Views: 3,300
Posted By hotmetal

Manchester's always wet runway?

What is the reason that the runway at Manchester is promulgated as wet when it is obviously dry? This afternoon 23L was dry as a bone and promulgated as wet. Aprons all dry too. Had it even rained...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Jan 2011, 21:22
Replies: 0
Views: 1,438
Posted By hotmetal

Great British Airline Classics on DVD?

Does anybody know if the series of films Great British Airline Classics are available on DVD? A retired pilot friend of ours has the set on VHS but wants them on DVD.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Jan 2011, 14:19
Replies: 58
Views: 10,908
Posted By hotmetal

Well the world seemed to manage OK without...

Well the world seemed to manage OK without putting liquids in sealed bags prior to 2006 so obviously this is not a reason to have sealed bags.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
19th Nov 2010, 06:16
Replies: 22
Views: 3,949
Posted By hotmetal

Government legislation? I think it is just...

Government legislation? I think it is just Manchester airport rules have changed. I don't think there is any legislation about it [but would love a legal reference]. Why would government write...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 21:11
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,592,773
Posted By hotmetal

A DHL 757 flew over the Banbury area at about 3...

A DHL 757 flew over the Banbury area at about 3 or 4 thousand feet [i guess] this morning at about 10am.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
4th Feb 2010, 18:25
Replies: 37
Views: 4,461
Posted By hotmetal

If you have nothing to hide how about this...

If you have nothing to hide how about this (http://gizmodo.com/5464262/the-tsas-new-genital-visualizer-will-probably-upset-travelers). You know it makes sense. We can't be too careful. Security is...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Feb 2010, 06:18
Replies: 37
Views: 4,461
Posted By hotmetal

What happens if you are not a resident of the UK...

What happens if you are not a resident of the UK and refuse to go through the new scanner? Will you be able to stay indefinitely in the UK?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
18th Jan 2010, 06:07
Replies: 85
Views: 10,680
Posted By hotmetal

Can you be more specific. I have had a quick look...

Can you be more specific. I have had a quick look and can't find this act in UK law. I have found a New Zealand act but nothing for the UK. Which section do you think applies?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
15th Jan 2010, 06:49
Replies: 77
Views: 25,461
Posted By hotmetal

There is no guarantee that any security staff...

There is no guarantee that any security staff understand the reasons they do anything. I think the reason it had to seal was to stop people stuffing so much it was all falling out of the bag and...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Jan 2010, 16:44
Replies: 77
Views: 25,461
Posted By hotmetal

Ahh but the stick deodourant and the solid...

Ahh but the stick deodourant and the solid shaving soap can be 'melted down in to a liquid and are not allowed' according to some of the jobsworths. I kid you not this sort of nonsense has come out...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Jan 2010, 07:18
Replies: 77
Views: 25,461
Posted By hotmetal

They are well known within my airline for being a...

They are well known within my airline for being a bunch of jobsworth eejits at EDI security. That experience is completely typical.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Jan 2010, 06:36
Replies: 58
Views: 9,496
Posted By hotmetal

In my opinion it soumds like a sexual assault....

In my opinion it soumds like a sexual assault. Call the police. You cannot reasonably expect to have your genitals groped everytime you go to the airport.
A person (A) commits an offence if— .
(a) ...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Jan 2010, 17:55
Replies: 127
Views: 12,885
Posted By hotmetal

It is certainly not true that 'in their sandpit...

It is certainly not true that 'in their sandpit they can do what they want. They have to comply with English law like anyone else. They can't steal [which they sometimes call confiscating] stuff and...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
8th Dec 2009, 16:57
Replies: 7
Views: 969
Posted By hotmetal

I can't comment on LGW but the 'logic' [hohoho]...

I can't comment on LGW but the 'logic' [hohoho] at T5 is that outbound to GVA you have passed through the high standards of UK security at MAN and can proceed onto the GVA flight through flight...
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