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Forum: Questions
5th Jul 2008, 17:51
Replies: 23
Views: 18,186
Posted By Visual Calls

Anyone that labours an approach briefing that...

Anyone that labours an approach briefing that both crew members have seen before dozens of times might as well be saying nursery rhymes for all the attention the other person is paying.
The correct...
Forum: Questions
5th Jul 2008, 17:47
Replies: 23
Views: 18,186
Posted By Visual Calls

Anyone that labours an approach briefing that...

Anyone that labours an approach briefing that both crew members have seen before dozens of times might as well be saying nursery rhymes for all the attention the other person is paying.
The correct...
Forum: Questions
5th Jul 2008, 17:40
Replies: 13
Views: 2,177
Posted By Visual Calls

Clear status, remove status? Really who cares?...

Clear status, remove status? Really who cares? When the engine fails for real, it won't matter which one you say.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Jul 2008, 09:34
Replies: 111
Views: 32,720
Posted By Visual Calls

If Aer Lingus can offer KLM connecting pax at the...

If Aer Lingus can offer KLM connecting pax at the same price cityjet would charge, don't think there's much chance of cityjet getting a deal. The pax will always prefer a new A320 to a smelly old...
Forum: Questions
28th Jun 2008, 16:36
Replies: 28
Views: 26,682
Posted By Visual Calls

Or merely complying with his companies stated...

Or merely complying with his companies stated uniform policy :rolleyes:
Forum: Tech Log
13th Jun 2008, 23:00
Replies: 15
Views: 2,208
Posted By Visual Calls

411A on LHR ATC, not so at all, you're way...

411A on LHR ATC, not so at all, you're way offside on this one. ratarsedagain is spot on.
As someone who operates into LHR, AMS and CDG on an almost weekly basis, I can tell you LHR ATC is several...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Jun 2008, 22:39
Replies: 10
Views: 2,929
Posted By Visual Calls

The A320 as often as not will not autotune...

The A320 as often as not will not autotune suitable navaids. Backing up the RNAV with manual tuning is called airmanship. You never know when you might need them.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st May 2008, 11:43
Replies: 8
Views: 2,479
Posted By Visual Calls

The mess pilots have made of a formerly proud...

The mess pilots have made of a formerly proud profession is sickening. Is it any wonder with spineless wonders such as these? :yuk::{
Forum: Rumours & News
19th May 2008, 20:27
Replies: 94
Views: 25,664
Posted By Visual Calls

Top Jock, you miss the point. There are quite...

Top Jock,
you miss the point. There are quite obviously more incidents occurring with ryanair than similar size airlines, for example Easyjet. Aside from the recent spate of off tarmac excursions,...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th May 2008, 17:48
Replies: 71
Views: 8,289
Posted By Visual Calls

Or, alternatively, if everyone had respected the...

Or, alternatively, if everyone had respected the IFALPA ban, it would have made the cause of improving the conditions much easier.
Breaking a recruitment ban on the premise that someone else will if...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th May 2008, 17:33
Replies: 94
Views: 25,664
Posted By Visual Calls

Another week, another ryanair incident. How soon...

Another week, another ryanair incident. How soon before lives are lost?
Before I get accused of ryanair bashing, 1 taxi incident is unfortunate, several in a short space of time, plus one off the...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th May 2008, 07:26
Replies: 192
Views: 47,234
Posted By Visual Calls

Is that right? Any explanation as to why I have...

Is that right? Any explanation as to why I have often seen ryanair land in DUB and ORK in x-wind out of limits for an A320 - which has higher limits than a 737?
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
6th May 2008, 17:46
Replies: 33
Views: 4,049
Posted By Visual Calls

There is nothing wrong with 250kts downwind if...

There is nothing wrong with 250kts downwind if you expect to go far enough downwind to generate enough track miles to slow down and go down in good time. There are numerous factors to take into...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
4th May 2008, 19:26
Replies: 13
Views: 1,323
Posted By Visual Calls

Wikipedia is self editing and is thus open to any...

Wikipedia is self editing and is thus open to any rubbish. That article is pure supposition and innuendo. There is not a single fact in it. Do you really think that scaumair will have a trans-atl op...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
4th May 2008, 19:12
Replies: 13
Views: 1,323
Posted By Visual Calls

Minimum rest in airport hotels, constant fatigue,...

Minimum rest in airport hotels, constant fatigue, no recovery time between trips, fraction of the pay of everyone else of long-haul, yeah, sounds like a blast :rolleyes:
Be careful what you wish...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
9th Apr 2008, 23:17
Replies: 47
Views: 3,328
Posted By Visual Calls

Right, so by that logic all the non-obsessing...

Right, so by that logic all the non-obsessing non-aerosexuals should all be dead. But they're not, in fact they're the best operators around.
What utter toss :rolleyes:

It's a job, pure and...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Apr 2008, 22:58
Replies: 16
Views: 3,007
Posted By Visual Calls

A lot of pilots have worked in the business world...

A lot of pilots have worked in the business world prior to going flying. A lot of pilots run highly successful businesses in their spare time. A lot of pilots are well able to read and analyse...
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Apr 2008, 19:27
Replies: 350
Views: 66,280
Posted By Visual Calls

"Cleared to lock on" when cleared for the...

"Cleared to lock on"
when cleared for the localiser. Supposed to make speaker sound Top Gun cool perhaps, but merely sounds like an aerosexual pratt.

"Thank you"
when every readback. Just...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
27th Mar 2008, 18:46
Replies: 17
Views: 4,950
Posted By Visual Calls

Concur that in Europe, it's probably 18R/36L in...

Concur that in Europe, it's probably 18R/36L in AMS. Taxiing in or out takes an inordinately long time, particularly if you can't cross 36C at W5 and are forced to go around the thresholds.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Mar 2008, 19:37
Replies: 5,833
Views: 1,302,933
Posted By Visual Calls

Will the Ryanair pilots have the cojones and/or...

Will the Ryanair pilots have the cojones and/or the brains to stand-up to the next onslaught? History suggests not, but, as ever, they are leading the way down to let's hope they finally shoulder...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Mar 2008, 20:50
Replies: 5,833
Views: 1,302,933
Posted By Visual Calls

Hmmm, they landed on a wet runway at the exact...

Hmmm, they landed on a wet runway at the exact time the METAR was giving an on-limits steady tailwind, with out of limit tailwind gusts. I'd hold the praise for the moment and just be glad that the...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2008, 10:56
Replies: 247
Views: 94,143
Posted By Visual Calls

So Leo comes back to play? Ryanair must be...

So Leo comes back to play? Ryanair must be getting worried about aircraft regularly falling off the black stuff if mick rolls out his tame poodle.



So let me get this right Leo, it was ok to...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2008, 09:43
Replies: 247
Views: 94,143
Posted By Visual Calls

Yet another ryanair aircraft off the tarmac in a...

Yet another ryanair aircraft off the tarmac in a fortnight. And the incidents keep coming...
It's definitely 21 in that picture. The wind at the time is a minimum 9 knots tail with up to 16 knots in...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2008, 14:11
Replies: 137
Views: 27,913
Posted By Visual Calls

What utter garbage. Obviously this individual...

What utter garbage. Obviously this individual isn't bothered by such phenomena as wind and all its related consequences, CB activity, rain, snow, ice, etc, etc, etc. Wx is a consideration on every...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Mar 2008, 12:42
Replies: 36
Views: 7,888
Posted By Visual Calls

It sounds like your training department is...

It sounds like your training department is severely at fault. Didn't they teach you that no matter what Airbus or the aeroplane thinks, you're the boss?
You don't like what the aeroplane is doing,...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Feb 2008, 14:03
Replies: 87
Views: 19,618
Posted By Visual Calls

How often does it have to be said that the "i'm...

How often does it have to be said that the "i'm only here for a few hours" brigade are f**king it up for everyone else? Look at the big picture. Every low-cost hour you gain is undermining the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th Feb 2008, 09:36
Replies: 87
Views: 19,618
Posted By Visual Calls

This guy sounds like HR person.... Anyway,...

This guy sounds like HR person....

Anyway, if he is genuine, which is doubtful, he displays the usual characteristics of the run-of-the-mill head-in-the-sand ryanair pilot. The main one being the...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Feb 2008, 11:21
Replies: 844
Views: 97,606
Posted By Visual Calls

Good luck from the green pilots. I trust the...

Good luck from the green pilots.
I trust the slander and abuse from the likes of psycho mick, ibec and your brutal management will be utterly counterproductive from their point of view and merely...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Feb 2008, 11:18
Replies: 844
Views: 97,606
Posted By Visual Calls

Scum o'leary spouting ****e has been a hallmark...

Scum o'leary spouting ****e has been a hallmark of his dealings with pilots for years. Easy to say, but ignoring is all you can do.
There's more to this than just ATC shortages. At stake here is who...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Feb 2008, 17:46
Replies: 83
Views: 23,259
Posted By Visual Calls

The solution is simple, just register them in...

The solution is simple, just register them in Ireland and hint that ryanair are involved. Then the IAA will let you ignore whatever regulations you wish.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jan 2008, 23:17
Replies: 726
Views: 137,237
Posted By Visual Calls

Not really, I'd say more like a statement of the...

Not really, I'd say more like a statement of the fact that the poster is unlikely to have much knowledge of the situation, as betrayed by his post.



A lot less usual than uninvolved outsiders'...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jan 2008, 19:02
Replies: 726
Views: 137,237
Posted By Visual Calls

As no doubt it was once the dream of every BA...

As no doubt it was once the dream of every BA pilot. Once you've been doing it for a few months however, the novelty wears off and you realise there's more to life than flying a big aeroplane. Quite...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Dec 2007, 00:34
Replies: 22
Views: 5,087
Posted By Visual Calls

Shy torque is right, I said SOME pilots. Before...

Shy torque is right, I said SOME pilots. Before criticising, it is incumbent upon you to actually read what I wrote, but no, you'd rather just jump on in without thinking.
Funnily enough, the...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Dec 2007, 11:33
Replies: 22
Views: 5,087
Posted By Visual Calls

I'm not surprised this happened (if indeed it did...

I'm not surprised this happened (if indeed it did happen as rumoured). The standard of some heli pilots is very poor, according to those close to the training of some of them. If the standard of R/T...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Nov 2007, 17:06
Replies: 34
Views: 11,416
Posted By Visual Calls

Mr Angry, your points are irrelevant as it would...

Mr Angry, your points are irrelevant as it would be illegal for a pilot to do as you suggest. There are laws to prevent such fatigue inducing behaviour, as a slip by a pilot can cost lives, a slip by...
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