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Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
24th Feb 2008, 21:26
Replies: 6
Views: 1,221
Posted By Pandora

It was often a treat for the pilots too! Very...

It was often a treat for the pilots too! Very funny hearing the 5 year old son of the captain on his first ever time in the cockpit asking 'Dad, how do you remember what all these switches do given...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2008, 08:40
Replies: 65
Views: 10,738
Posted By Pandora

Deary me. Some of you have a sense of humour, and...

Deary me. Some of you have a sense of humour, and some definitely don't! Yes, I'm flowery - I'm a girl. You don't have too many of those in the Forces from what I gather. And it is possible to have a...
Forum: Cabin Crew
23rd Feb 2008, 08:21
Replies: 45
Views: 8,968
Posted By Pandora

BA crew are allowed to buy 6 miniatures on a...

BA crew are allowed to buy 6 miniatures on a BA-approved crew purchase scheme if they operate a flight to a destination outside of the EU. If you are caught with minatures but no receipt, it does not...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2008, 17:14
Replies: 65
Views: 10,738
Posted By Pandora

Master of None, many thanks for your reasoned...

Master of None, many thanks for your reasoned reply. As you surmised;

I was indeed just wishing to see whether there was a reason rather than having a go.

You mentioned pheasant breeding,...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2008, 14:26
Replies: 65
Views: 10,738
Posted By Pandora

Bigbluecar, thanks for the link, but I don't have...

Bigbluecar, thanks for the link, but I don't have a complaint, just what I think is a reasonably valid curiosity about what it is that is making my house worth a second, third, fourth, fifth AND...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2008, 13:52
Replies: 65
Views: 10,738
Posted By Pandora

What's so interesting about my house this week?

Hello Mil peeps! In particular all you lovely Chinook chaps and chapesses. Do any of you know exactly what it is about my house and the field behind it that warrants 2-5 low level overflights per day...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Feb 2008, 13:31
Replies: 341
Views: 50,383
Posted By Pandora

I haven't been here for ages, and came over to...

I haven't been here for ages, and came over to Pprune for an entirely different matter, but I'm going to add my two-pennorth here because this niggled me;



My heart bleeds for you. If you feel...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Aug 2006, 22:54
Replies: 1,379
Views: 286,011
Posted By Pandora

Anyone else see the irony in these two sentences?...

Anyone else see the irony in these two sentences?





10% is more than any other airline in the world is making at the moment. A quick search shows that I am not the only person who knows...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
3rd Feb 2005, 22:08
Replies: 8
Views: 1,567
Posted By Pandora

Rainboe, many thanks for pointing me in the...

Rainboe,
many thanks for pointing me in the direction of the Questions board. I have not visited Pprune for a long time (and therefore did not know about the questions forum) due to the increasingly...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
3rd Feb 2005, 21:33
Replies: 8
Views: 1,567
Posted By Pandora

Legal question

A question for the Flying Lawyer really, to do with the new anti-hunting law and airside passes. It is a bit of a contraversial question and I have spent practically my entire life arguing the rights...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Feb 2004, 01:49
Replies: 33
Views: 7,622
Posted By Pandora

A while ago BALPA negotiated a pay deal that did...

A while ago BALPA negotiated a pay deal that did not go down well with a large number of my colleagues and yet the general concensus of opinion is that union membership is worthwhile as a backup...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Dec 2003, 15:52
Replies: 4
Views: 881
Posted By Pandora

Can't help you in the States but in the UK last I...

Can't help you in the States but in the UK last I heard John Askew based at Barton near Manchester was chairman of the Delta Foxtrot Club and is keen to help out wherever you are. Try writing to him...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
8th Aug 2003, 15:32
Replies: 3
Views: 699
Posted By Pandora

Wotno, unfortunately we are rapidly...

Wotno,

unfortunately we are rapidly progressing towards a world where eveyone on a aircraft including the pilots will spend the whole flight stripped of all their possessions, tranquilised and...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Aug 2003, 18:29
Replies: 19
Views: 1,845
Posted By Pandora

RobMac, I can only wonder at how bad the...

RobMac,

I can only wonder at how bad the minority were that caused you to post such an angry post. I am not cabin crew, so I am not defending myself. I work on the other side of the door and these...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Aug 2003, 17:45
Replies: 15
Views: 5,370
Posted By Pandora

Better find out who's pushing the drugs at BA...

Better find out who's pushing the drugs at BA then, because they already have us trying to carry out 35min turnrounds at LHR, but only if it includes a complete change of crew, and only between...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
12th May 2003, 16:11
Replies: 8
Views: 1,479
Posted By Pandora

Sadly, announcements made by flight crew have in...

Sadly, announcements made by flight crew have in my experience absolutley no effect at all on the sort of people who most need to listen to them. Throughout the flight there are only so many times...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
12th May 2003, 15:47
Replies: 5
Views: 763
Posted By Pandora

Having seen the look of terror on ALL the animals...

Having seen the look of terror on ALL the animals faces I have ever transported as they were sent up into the hold I don't think I would be taking any pet of mine on a long haul holiday just for the...
Forum: Cabin Crew
23rd Apr 2003, 14:26
Replies: 33
Views: 4,924
Posted By Pandora

Kaptin M, Having been effectively told to...

Kaptin M,

Having been effectively told to wind my neck in because all of the stupid and dangerous things mentioned and advocated here by CC are just 'jokes' and 'banter', should we not give blat...
Forum: Cabin Crew
11th Apr 2003, 04:12
Replies: 33
Views: 4,924
Posted By Pandora

"Lets face it, they aren't hired for their people...

"Lets face it, they aren't hired for their people skills are they?"

Take a look at yourselves, people. The posts above demonstrate the biggest lack of people skills I have seen on either side of...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Apr 2003, 14:26
Replies: 16
Views: 4,932
Posted By Pandora

You can live anywhere in the world - the only...

You can live anywhere in the world - the only requirement is that you can make it to the car park in 2 hrs or less when on home standby. People have different ways to deal with this. I have just...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Mar 2003, 12:13
Replies: 16
Views: 4,932
Posted By Pandora

Post SH rosters vary widely depending on the type of...

SH rosters vary widely depending on the type of trips you like. At the moment there is everything from day trips to 5-day trips. On the multi-day trips I have seen everything from one deadheading...
Forum: Questions
17th Mar 2003, 15:05
Replies: 14
Views: 2,046
Posted By Pandora

Angel In BA visits are still allowed once the aircraft...

In BA visits are still allowed once the aircraft is parked on stand. Don't take it personally if the captain would rather go to the pub. After up to 12 hours at work he may need the drink ;) However...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2003, 07:39
Replies: 89
Views: 33,348
Posted By Pandora

Question When an aircraft is havy it makes an 'overweight...

When an aircraft is havy it makes an 'overweight landing'.
When it is smacked in (on the aircraft I fly the limit is 2g) it is a 'heavy' landing.

The aircraft being above max landing weight does...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Feb 2003, 22:02
Replies: 42
Views: 7,690
Posted By Pandora

When I go to work I fly to some of the most...

When I go to work I fly to some of the most boring places in the world, and the flights are full not of holiday makers, but businessmen. There is very little business that cannot be done these days...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jan 2003, 22:27
Replies: 155
Views: 37,142
Posted By Pandora

Alcohol is byproduct of normal metabolism. At...

Alcohol is byproduct of normal metabolism. At the moment the Atkins diet, consisting of high protein content but no carbohydrate, and popularised by various Hollywood celebs including Jennifer...
Forum: Cabin Crew
22nd Jan 2003, 09:52
Replies: 24
Views: 2,941
Posted By Pandora

What is in a uniform size? Today (boo hoo) I am...

What is in a uniform size? Today (boo hoo) I am going to pick up my new size 16 replacement uniform because I have become too fat for my old uniform. What is surprising is that while collecting it I...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Jan 2003, 21:17
Replies: 16
Views: 3,263
Posted By Pandora

I've been yelling 'let me on the 75/76' for...

I've been yelling 'let me on the 75/76' for rather longer than the citiexpress cadets have been around. (Even lent a shoulder to cry on to some of them because they were not going to get onto a...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Dec 2002, 07:25
Replies: 202
Views: 45,142
Posted By Pandora

Thumbs down This month's BALPA Log has a must-read article in...

This month's BALPA Log has a must-read article in it. Anyone who flies behind a locked door will feel a shiver down their spine on reading the full story of Tim Lancaster.

In Q and A sessions BA...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Nov 2002, 07:22
Replies: 71
Views: 13,808
Posted By Pandora

Had a commuting 777 pilot on my jumpseat last...

Had a commuting 777 pilot on my jumpseat last week who warned she had heard rumblings that security services around British and US airports were becoming increasingly worried about the number of...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
22nd Nov 2002, 08:32
Replies: 28
Views: 2,831
Posted By Pandora

A wise word to all SLFs; if your cabin bag...

A wise word to all SLFs;

if your cabin bag is heavy enough that you would not like to be smacked over the head with it - then it is too heavy to go in the overhead lockers.
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
5th Nov 2002, 09:32
Replies: 25
Views: 3,632
Posted By Pandora

BlueEagle, I am aware of what you wrote...

BlueEagle,

I am aware of what you wrote earlier, but as I said earlier I am aware that the captain has ultimate responsibilty. What I am trying to say in a...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
5th Nov 2002, 08:24
Replies: 25
Views: 3,632
Posted By Pandora

Working for the airline that doesn't recruit FOs...

Working for the airline that doesn't recruit FOs - it recruits 'Captains for the Future' I get told on an almost daily basis "right, your sector, you're running the show." On the few occasions that I...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
29th Oct 2002, 20:53
Replies: 5
Views: 691
Posted By Pandora

Sorry but not allowed in BA even before the 11th...

Sorry but not allowed in BA even before the 11th Sept. All to do with airside passes. (Although somehow it is fine to issue illegal immigrants with airside passes to work in security/cleaning/loading...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
29th Oct 2002, 20:46
Replies: 21
Views: 2,979
Posted By Pandora

Grafter, CEO of the Cockpit is always close to...

Grafter,
CEO of the Cockpit is always close to the truth, and well worth posting a link to. I'd like to cut and paste the whole thing, but to save bandwidth I'll just paste my favourite line;
...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Oct 2002, 13:26
Replies: 58
Views: 12,660
Posted By Pandora

M. Mouse, you feel slightly superior because...

M. Mouse,

you feel slightly superior because you read only used newspapers but you seem to have slightly missed your own point which is 'where do you draw the line?' I also read only used...
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