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Forum: South Asia and the Far East
2nd Aug 2020, 18:39
Replies: 42
Views: 14,923
Posted By woodyspooney

Unconscionable for expat pilots not to be paid...

Unconscionable for expat pilots not to be paid wage subsidy when they clearly contributed tax as well as saved the Korean airline companies from disaster when the safety records were abysmal.
The...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
4th Nov 2013, 00:05
Replies: 42
Views: 31,181
Posted By woodyspooney

Appears that hotbreak and bill know that Canuck...

Appears that hotbreak and bill know that Canuck well.:}:}
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Nov 2013, 23:37
Replies: 1,147
Views: 487,035
Posted By woodyspooney

Sorry if I am digressing but every time I discuss...

Sorry if I am digressing but every time I discuss this accident with others, the issue of the FLCH trap comes up. I can really tell you what's wrong with Asiana Training. I am retired for some 6...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Sep 2013, 09:25
Replies: 137
Views: 52,077
Posted By woodyspooney

Sigh! Met lots of people the likes of...

Sigh! Met lots of people the likes of Alpagueur320 during my time in South East Asia, Taiwan and Korea. A number of them came to grief and quite a few had close calls which certainly trimmed their...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
23rd Nov 2012, 05:46
Replies: 73
Views: 32,221
Posted By woodyspooney

Many suns ago in the early 2000s when I was still...

Many suns ago in the early 2000s when I was still in KAL, there were 2 AMPA pilots manning their B777 Check and Training...they were absolutely great trainers and checkers, truly competent and...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
26th Aug 2012, 06:48
Replies: 64
Views: 42,690
Posted By woodyspooney

Ace, that's very true. It is unconscionable to...

Ace, that's very true. It is unconscionable to use other unsuspecting people for your own selfish agenda.



There was an Aussie management chap who thought he could capitalize on the incident to...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Jan 2012, 05:19
Replies: 16
Views: 8,711
Posted By woodyspooney

Ace, that chap is a Chinese malay. He was a...

Ace, that chap is a Chinese malay. He was a former LCP who resigned from instructorship quite sometime ago. If I remember right he resigned before the fuel leak incident.

I heard Lenny was a...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Dec 2011, 06:19
Replies: 80
Views: 57,935
Posted By woodyspooney

Unsung heroes

Nicholas.Nickle wrote :



On the same vein, when I was flying for a major Pacific Rim carrier some years back, a colleague pre - empted a more serious fuel leak problem when he countermanded...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
17th Nov 2011, 05:55
Replies: 39
Views: 18,672
Posted By woodyspooney

My guess is that this guy had flown in some...

My guess is that this guy had flown in some capacity in some other aircraft and " mastered " the A320 flight sim procedures cook book style using all the CBT readily available. A few sim sessions...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2011, 20:32
Replies: 174
Views: 84,625
Posted By woodyspooney

The lady captain's decision was a technically and...

The lady captain's decision was a technically and professionally correct one.

Having said that, in the real world, any captain's decision that goes against the company's commercial interest will...
Forum: Tech Log
29th May 2011, 23:45
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,669,286
Posted By woodyspooney

Major Pacific Rim carriers are looking for...

Major Pacific Rim carriers are looking for skippers with 500 PIC hours on type for the big jets! So they have hordes of " adventurers " knocking on their doors with " parker penned " hours or from "...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Jul 2010, 04:59
Replies: 38
Views: 30,054
Posted By woodyspooney

I do not remember my aileron inputs that clearly...

I do not remember my aileron inputs that clearly during the first incident in MNL. However I do not normally induce PIOs or make any rapid alternating roll inputs. Having said that, I too suspected...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Jul 2010, 21:19
Replies: 38
Views: 30,054
Posted By woodyspooney

Flew the triple for some 8 years, had many...

Flew the triple for some 8 years, had many wonderful crosswind landings decrabbing during the flare at close to maximum allowable crosswinds. Always nice smooth touchdowns; in the sim, had the...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd May 2010, 00:50
Replies: 568
Views: 317,348
Posted By woodyspooney

Maybe it could have been trying to abort the...

Maybe it could have been trying to abort the landing after the reversers have been deployed. It takes an awfully long time for the reversers to cycle back for the engines to regain forward thrust and...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
9th May 2010, 00:35
Replies: 18
Views: 4,653
Posted By woodyspooney

From what I know the ones out of job with nowhere...

From what I know the ones out of job with nowhere else to go, KAL offers a good commuting contract as long as you can tolerate the shafting every now and then. The good ones with opportunities coming...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th May 2010, 19:52
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,058,759
Posted By woodyspooney

Wrt the post that had the ditching switch been...

Wrt the post that had the ditching switch been activated, it would have sealed of the outflow valves, ram inlets etc to prevent water ingestion. Does the switch really do all that ( sorry, not A320...
Forum: Tech Log
10th May 2009, 02:01
Replies: 28
Views: 12,351
Posted By woodyspooney

B777 fuel totalizer discrepancies

All these posts are pretty interesting. I believe Boeing had a bulletin dealing with B777 fuel totalizer discrepancies.

All is well and dandy when you do not have other problems like fuel leak....
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
10th Jun 2008, 02:53
Replies: 59
Views: 9,994
Posted By woodyspooney

Arrogant against assertive

Retired after 41 years of flying and with almost 2 decades as a trainer and checker, here is my 2 cents worth. A young pilot newbie normally have problems with the question of arrogance and...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Jun 2008, 02:37
Replies: 16
Views: 2,401
Posted By woodyspooney

Alteon killer checker

Hi Creedy Cat,

I don't suppose your pal had the misfortune of meeting the alteon check airman ' juan killing-ham ' ? Some years ago, this canuck failed a very good pilot friend of mine for a...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Feb 2008, 06:23
Replies: 14
Views: 2,893
Posted By woodyspooney

It always amazes him why techies swear that...

It always amazes him why techies swear that e-data form QARs and AIMS/ACMS are the gospel truth. Years ago, a colleague had an inadvertant overspeed during descent from a warm airmass into a colder...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Sep 2007, 23:55
Replies: 38
Views: 13,024
Posted By woodyspooney

787cruiser, Sink Rate, Jack, etc. I believe...

787cruiser, Sink Rate, Jack, etc. I believe Boeing has changed the fuel leak checklist several times after the incident mentioned by 787cruiser. The present checklist DOES NOT mention ENGINE FUEL...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
7th Sep 2007, 12:02
Replies: 12
Views: 1,736
Posted By woodyspooney

If it's Rishworth, it may be prudent to trawl...

If it's Rishworth, it may be prudent to trawl around and read up feedbacks on this mob. Make sure all the paperwork from them are doubly checked and do consult your own legal counsel on a lot of the...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
7th Sep 2007, 11:58
Replies: 17
Views: 3,591
Posted By woodyspooney

Strummer; for the sake of my former colleagues...

Strummer; for the sake of my former colleagues holed up in Mumbai, I certainly hope they rectify the issue? What's the development regarding FAA licences for oldies above 60? Just been back after a...
Forum: Freight Dogs
7th Sep 2007, 11:52
Replies: 7
Views: 1,598
Posted By woodyspooney

Any cargo outfits with B777Fs?

Just wondering if there are any dedicated aircargo carriers ordering B777F's?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
7th Sep 2007, 11:49
Replies: 47
Views: 9,643
Posted By woodyspooney

I retired some months ago and am now itching to...

I retired some months ago and am now itching to get back into action again; I've endured countless medicals, sim checks and line checks. I have been conditioned and hardened to take all this in my...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
7th Sep 2007, 11:33
Replies: 36
Views: 9,356
Posted By woodyspooney

Me thinks you do need solo pre CPL and post CPL...

Me thinks you do need solo pre CPL and post CPL hours to built up confidence and command potential. Too early a start with multi crew operation can hurt later as psychologically under stress, one...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Sep 2007, 11:29
Replies: 11
Views: 7,872
Posted By woodyspooney

Was it on ground maneuvering by tug driver or the...

Was it on ground maneuvering by tug driver or the Airbus pilots supervising local would be 380 wannabes?
Forum: Middle East
7th Sep 2007, 11:26
Replies: 21
Views: 8,045
Posted By woodyspooney

Try the training in KAL; 7 years ago I had hell...

Try the training in KAL; 7 years ago I had hell and fun! Hell from the ridiculously thickheaded LCPs and check airmen, but fun watching them struggle later when paired together during their local...
Forum: Middle East
7th Sep 2007, 11:22
Replies: 12
Views: 2,602
Posted By woodyspooney

Does Jetstar take an oldie beyond 60 with an FAA...

Does Jetstar take an oldie beyond 60 with an FAA licence?
Forum: North America
7th Sep 2007, 11:17
Replies: 3
Views: 1,244
Posted By woodyspooney

samusi and misd are both right; RVR in US are...

samusi and misd are both right; RVR in US are predicated in feet, eg; 6 means 600ft, 24 means 2400ft etc. 1/2 means 1/2 statute miles; as opposed to ICAO RVRs in meters and visibility in meters and...
Forum: Canada
7th Sep 2007, 11:13
Replies: 25
Views: 6,823
Posted By woodyspooney

For the USA and Canada get the FAA to extend...

For the USA and Canada get the FAA to extend active airline flying age to 65!;)
Forum: North America
7th Sep 2007, 11:11
Replies: 13
Views: 1,605
Posted By woodyspooney

Blame it on Carter....deregulation brought up...

Blame it on Carter....deregulation brought up loads of flightsmounted. Now locos and business/corporate jets proliferate. Blame it on Reagan..set back the ATC by 50 years; FAA, fail again and...
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