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Forum: South Asia and the Far East
10th Aug 2013, 04:41
Replies: 25
Views: 15,832
Posted By jandakotcruiser

Sigh...we have idiots casting aspersions and...

Sigh...we have idiots casting aspersions and irresponsible remarks before checking up the facts. If you want to put in some adverse comments, do try to look up the facts from other sources before...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Aug 2013, 00:57
Replies: 343
Views: 124,881
Posted By jandakotcruiser

True, most operators do not add 50 ft for a level...

True, most operators do not add 50 ft for a level segment!

When I flew the B737 classics and old classics, I flew thousands of visual approaches and circling approaches too after the DME step...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Aug 2013, 17:34
Replies: 200
Views: 41,867
Posted By jandakotcruiser

At simple airfields without RNP1or PRNAV...

At simple airfields without RNP1or PRNAV procedures, fly manually without the automatics for all you want...certainly strongly encouraged. However trying to fly PRNAV SIDs and STARs without the...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Aug 2013, 02:46
Replies: 480
Views: 158,497
Posted By jandakotcruiser

Back in the '80s some Flying Tiger aces planted a...

Back in the '80s some Flying Tiger aces planted a B747 into a hill at WMSA old Subang Kuala Lumpur international airport because they descended to 400ft instead of the cleared altitude of two...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Aug 2013, 18:32
Replies: 27
Views: 6,538
Posted By jandakotcruiser

Is the contraption used for sim flight experience...

Is the contraption used for sim flight experience certified for CAA check rides? If so, it can help guys avoid the exorbitant charges laid by Air NZ.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
1st Aug 2013, 18:11
Replies: 46
Views: 15,583
Posted By jandakotcruiser

How come SFO ATC did not scream bloody murder...

How come SFO ATC did not scream bloody murder when OZ214 was well beyond glide? What happened to the ATC low altitude warnings and alerts? Had someone been off the ball at SFO besides the three...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
1st Aug 2013, 18:02
Replies: 27
Views: 4,621
Posted By jandakotcruiser

rdr...you are generalizing and just too...

rdr...you are generalizing and just too patronizing. When I flew in KAL some years ago I met an Ethiopean guy ex-SQ who told me that the SEAsian Chinese were the most accepting of him whereas the...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
27th Apr 2013, 18:48
Replies: 64
Views: 42,675
Posted By jandakotcruiser

Quite a few expats were involved in some minor...

Quite a few expats were involved in some minor infractions and decided to bail out. The " punishment culture " in Korean is terrible. The only way they can ever think of dealing with problems is...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Jan 2013, 06:50
Replies: 75
Views: 13,612
Posted By jandakotcruiser

Then this trainee captain IS DEFINITELY NOT READY...

Then this trainee captain IS DEFINITELY NOT READY for command! As has been pointed out, rotating without crosschecking is a no no, especially if there was no prior V1 call.
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
1st Jan 2013, 20:28
Replies: 73
Views: 32,181
Posted By jandakotcruiser

Written by Namor... Absolutely correct, seat...

Written by Namor...

Absolutely correct, seat of the pants and great airmanship! I have had sim sessions whereby the F/O keep on charging down with full speedbrakes deployed despite my pre-emptive...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
12th Nov 2012, 21:03
Replies: 73
Views: 32,181
Posted By jandakotcruiser

It amazes me how the regulatory bodies can allow...

It amazes me how the regulatory bodies can allow someone not originally fully rated and never physically flown the aircraft to be made instructor and check airman. For newly launched aircraft type,...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
25th Aug 2012, 22:15
Replies: 64
Views: 42,675
Posted By jandakotcruiser

Looks like the canucks are still at it,...

Looks like the canucks are still at it, badmouthing the Malasyians. When I was still there at KAL I keep on hearing snide remarks from the canucks because the Malasyians were made instructors and...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
7th Nov 2011, 07:11
Replies: 53
Views: 11,436
Posted By jandakotcruiser

Old Ace, Old Ace99 & Thrust Reverser

About a decade ago there was a bitter but colourful character known as Old Ace, Old Ace 99 and Thrust Reverser who used to post fairly inflammatory but largely true stuff about going ons in MAS and...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
9th Sep 2011, 21:44
Replies: 105
Views: 25,692
Posted By jandakotcruiser

Are you serious, Malaysian entities making forays...

Are you serious, Malaysian entities making forays into the EPL? Wow, either they have really deep pockets or are just plain foolhardy!

When I was in MAS back in the late 80s and early 90s I knew...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
11th Aug 2011, 00:00
Replies: 105
Views: 25,692
Posted By jandakotcruiser

As a former fair dinkum at MAS, pretty...

As a former fair dinkum at MAS, pretty disappointed at this turn of events. Time for a bit of gumption guys! When I was in KCH they had the Ngapsayout spirit. Replicate that!
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jul 2011, 02:20
Replies: 24
Views: 9,256
Posted By jandakotcruiser

Jolly good show! Waiting since '89 to see some "...

Jolly good show! Waiting since '89 to see some " action "...pilots ain't yellow bellied anymore!
Forum: Questions
19th Jun 2011, 00:02
Replies: 1
Views: 1,445
Posted By jandakotcruiser

Are you still keen on this kind of flying?

After getting away from flying the heavy twins and the Boeing four holer, I flew solo in a Cessna some months ago. Attemped to do some spins which weren't very tidy. Came away ashen faced, ego very...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
25th Apr 2011, 20:26
Replies: 102
Views: 23,140
Posted By jandakotcruiser

Hi MAS guys, I used to enjoy some night stops in...

Hi MAS guys, I used to enjoy some night stops in SIN with Capt. Zuraidi especially when his " adik " was around. Has he moved on to something higher up in the MAS management heirachy?
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Nov 2010, 05:21
Replies: 1,964
Views: 1,335,451
Posted By jandakotcruiser

Commercial decisions? Safety related decisions? Media correct decisions?

SQ opted to fly those planes found to have oil leak stains back to SIN for engine change.

QF left 2 sitting idle in LAX.

SQ clearly made a commercially driven decision backed up with...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Nov 2010, 04:36
Replies: 222
Views: 83,256
Posted By jandakotcruiser

Airbus funny incident

Back in 1995 I heard of an MAS A330 stranded in ADL with an unusual problem. The flight was AOG because of a flap assymmetry problem.
The inbound flight crew had departed KUL with an MEL deferred...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
29th Dec 2008, 23:21
Replies: 465
Views: 158,840
Posted By jandakotcruiser

The M'sian aviation community, aviation...

The M'sian aviation community, aviation authorities and government missed a great chance to meaningfully pay tribute to those who perished in that tragedy. It has been 30 years and any " official "...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
9th Aug 2008, 21:29
Replies: 1,509
Views: 508,745
Posted By jandakotcruiser

Sanity and the bitter truth

At the risk of being called a traitor to my Caucasian genes, let me try to bring some sanity to this thread. All these racist rants point to some sore loser type adventurers having lost in their bid...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
30th Jun 2008, 15:45
Replies: 25
Views: 6,955
Posted By jandakotcruiser

KAL is suing the skipper who made those...

KAL is suing the skipper who made those allegations of impropriety in his open letter to the chairman..........turns out Delta is also turning on the screws on this individual. Joint action by...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
26th May 2008, 01:15
Replies: 137
Views: 24,585
Posted By jandakotcruiser

It's time!

DEC's are the way to the future! All this archaic practice of starting like an apprentice working your way up in servility has no place in the modern world. This semi feudalistic practice and the...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
10th May 2008, 09:28
Replies: 1,509
Views: 508,745
Posted By jandakotcruiser

Did you guys ever read properly b4 posting? Btw,...

Did you guys ever read properly b4 posting? Btw, I do not work for HKA, SIA, HKE, AHK etc and I am nowhere in HKG. I sentence about killing was a response to Leaving HKA's very loud post:

[QUOTE]...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
9th May 2008, 01:57
Replies: 1,509
Views: 508,745
Posted By jandakotcruiser

Leaving; you might have lost in whatever...

Leaving; you might have lost in whatever powerplay you had but there is no need to trash the whole bunch of Singapore or SEAsian guys with your puerile attacks.

Nope you got it wrong, I ain't...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
8th May 2008, 03:17
Replies: 1,509
Views: 508,745
Posted By jandakotcruiser

What a bunch of losers ? Tell enough lies long...

What a bunch of losers ? Tell enough lies long enough and loud enough so that fools on pprune will believe you? Or do you think ppruners are really ALL a bunch of nincompoops? Take your purile and...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
2nd May 2008, 21:24
Replies: 322
Views: 110,750
Posted By jandakotcruiser

All CX drivers speak up or else you will be...

All CX drivers speak up or else you will be behaving like the Red Chinese !!!
Freedom of information, discussion etc is paramount.
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
2nd May 2008, 02:18
Replies: 143
Views: 54,181
Posted By jandakotcruiser

Aha, that must be the silver hair fox, Sierra...

Aha, that must be the silver hair fox, Sierra Papa November. He had his days and for a time was the Director of Training at KAL flight Ops...what a joke!
His loud boast was that he failed a few ex...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
4th Oct 2007, 00:11
Replies: 69
Views: 10,354
Posted By jandakotcruiser

Looks like things aren't much better now since...

Looks like things aren't much better now since the 90's when I was in MH. Cronyism and the ' old boys network 'ism carried out to ridiculous extremes. Many good and capable locals were left out under...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
3rd Oct 2007, 23:58
Replies: 465
Views: 158,840
Posted By jandakotcruiser

I was with MAS in the 90's and I do remember the...

I was with MAS in the 90's and I do remember the SEP procedures in hijack situations. As I understand it they applied only to Malaysian registered aircrafts. It would really be nice if the M'sian...
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