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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Feb 2016, 21:01
Replies: 4,104
Views: 2,537,153
Posted By CheekyVisual

Never heard of the mighty 700 carrying out any...

Never heard of the mighty 700 carrying out any form of route type training before. Usually only base training, management shuttle or real emergency commercial duties. Maybe some management types...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jan 2016, 19:49
Replies: 3,125
Views: 1,015,092
Posted By CheekyVisual

From experience the canaries are right on the max...

From experience the canaries are right on the max range of the 738 with full payload from BRS on most low pressure days. If you start getting down into pressures below 990 then you start to get...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Nov 2014, 20:37
Replies: 3,125
Views: 1,015,092
Posted By CheekyVisual

Even if you could get it out again with a viable...

Even if you could get it out again with a viable payload (rough back of fag packet calculation about 40t penalty to max tow for Isa for tora 2011 at 600ft) I'm not entirely sure where you'd park it !...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Jun 2014, 07:28
Replies: 255
Views: 123,094
Posted By CheekyVisual

However, something to consider is that there is a...

However, something to consider is that there is a big difference between having your base of choice and actually ever working there !
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Apr 2014, 20:36
Replies: 3,125
Views: 1,015,092
Posted By CheekyVisual

Thomson will be retiring the 75/76 fleet over the...

Thomson will be retiring the 75/76 fleet over the next few years. My understanding is the plan is to go 78/Ng so if Thomson have decided that BRS is not 78 suitable LH either resides in the South...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Mar 2014, 12:16
Replies: 11
Views: 10,674
Posted By CheekyVisual

When I joined the industry I had no idea how...

When I joined the industry I had no idea how unstable it was. On average I have not had the same type, base, employer or a mix of the three for more than 3 years out of nearly 20. If you choose to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Jan 2014, 13:07
Replies: 3,125
Views: 1,015,092
Posted By CheekyVisual

Not to mention the fact that the only deal BRS...

Not to mention the fact that the only deal BRS were prepared to offer FR was for off peak arrivals and departures a situation FR were well placed to take advantage of with 40+ other bases to fly in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Jan 2014, 20:28
Replies: 2,580
Views: 2,365,475
Posted By CheekyVisual

Mr Fogg I'm not sure what point you are trying to...

Mr Fogg I'm not sure what point you are trying to make but the fact is I was simply directly comparing the later day baby ops and current veuling ops. Veuling have very sensibly seen a good...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Jan 2014, 16:43
Replies: 2,580
Views: 2,365,475
Posted By CheekyVisual

ALC, AGP, PMI are some of the few routes from CWL...

ALC, AGP, PMI are some of the few routes from CWL that can make money year on year in recession or boom. Baby didn't give up at CWL because those routes didn't make money but because there were no...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Nov 2013, 20:38
Replies: 4,104
Views: 2,537,153
Posted By CheekyVisual

I hope the ever optimistic mr racedo is right but...

I hope the ever optimistic mr racedo is right but I have a sneaking suspicion that Anna_list has got it prettying spot on. Any base at an airport up for a new contract this winter is staring down the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
11th Nov 2013, 19:37
Replies: 296
Views: 178,842
Posted By CheekyVisual

Not quite as simple as that. You can't simply...

Not quite as simple as that. You can't simply compare an average fly be pilot on 400 ish hpa with an average fr/esy pilot doing 800 ish hpa and say the problem is productivity. They are not really...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Sep 2013, 21:45
Replies: 2,580
Views: 2,365,475
Posted By CheekyVisual

The people who used to fill those jumbos still...

The people who used to fill those jumbos still would fill those jumbos. The problem isn't the demand it's the exponential rise in the cost of long haul holidays due to the fuel price and massive hike...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd May 2013, 15:21
Replies: 3,125
Views: 1,015,092
Posted By CheekyVisual

A little bird told me today that brs are going to...

A little bird told me today that brs are going to adapt stands to take the dreamliner. It will be seeing it at some point It just won't be long hauling for the moment.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Apr 2013, 18:34
Replies: 3,125
Views: 1,015,092
Posted By CheekyVisual

The only stand available to the 767 at BRS is 26...

The only stand available to the 767 at BRS is 26 and that is right at the end of the western pier. Not really suitable for premier operations at present. Not sure if the extra wing span would fit on...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th Apr 2013, 12:00
Replies: 4
Views: 1,628
Posted By CheekyVisual

Big problems at RZE at the moment. They are...

Big problems at RZE at the moment. They are moving the runway thresholds and the old instrument procedures are based on the old runway landing zone positions and therefore can not be used. The...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Mar 2013, 19:59
Replies: 2,580
Views: 2,365,475
Posted By CheekyVisual

As much as it pains me to say anything positive...

As much as it pains me to say anything positive about the Irish I have to just put right a few misunderstandings about the current european aviation environment. Someone mentioned that Vueling were a...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Jan 2013, 10:27
Replies: 296
Views: 178,842
Posted By CheekyVisual

Having been through this process myself, twice in...

Having been through this process myself, twice in the last few years ! I have a genuine concern that fly be are making the same mistake a few other companies that are no longer with us made. That is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jan 2013, 20:43
Replies: 3,125
Views: 1,015,092
Posted By CheekyVisual

Yes I totally agree. What I was trying to say,...

Yes I totally agree. What I was trying to say, obviously not that well, was that by operating into BRS from other bases operating the same routes means Ryanair take advantage of the lower BRS rates...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jan 2013, 08:47
Replies: 3,125
Views: 1,015,092
Posted By CheekyVisual

As I've said on this site many times. Load factor...

As I've said on this site many times. Load factor means absolutely nothing. Yield per passenger (not just ticket price) is what counts. The other problem is that "seasonal" has become the new dirty...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Dec 2012, 16:45
Replies: 3,125
Views: 1,015,092
Posted By CheekyVisual

The future of the FR base at BRS depends entirely...

The future of the FR base at BRS depends entirely on the new deal currently under negotiation. The timetable has been written assuming FR will not get the deal they want, part of the standard take...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Dec 2012, 16:40
Replies: 2,580
Views: 2,365,475
Posted By CheekyVisual

Nationalisation is always the answer British...

Nationalisation is always the answer British Steel, British Rail, British Leyland, The National Coal Board, The Soviet Union, etc.. all managed to be brilliant and ended well. Mmmmm.

I didn't...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Dec 2012, 13:52
Replies: 98
Views: 34,558
Posted By CheekyVisual

Have to say after the "fun" I've had in Poland...

Have to say after the "fun" I've had in Poland this week including WMI, which I have a 0% success rate at landing at, I have to say it is about time the Poles stopped building their flashy new glass...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Oct 2012, 09:56
Replies: 6
Views: 4,333
Posted By CheekyVisual

Great base if you can get it. BUT and this is a...

Great base if you can get it. BUT and this is a big BUT you CAN'T. BOH is summer only base with no guarantee of winter flying. The RYR contract crews I believe are getting LTN for this winter. BRK...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Apr 2012, 17:24
Replies: 644
Views: 266,299
Posted By CheekyVisual

If an announcement is made it will say nothing....

If an announcement is made it will say nothing. BA won't close Baby until October at the earliest. Just because they have the saving from Lufty doesn't mean they want to use it ! They will be the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Mar 2012, 11:21
Replies: 7
Views: 3,621
Posted By CheekyVisual

Taking this winter as an example in some bases, I...

Taking this winter as an example in some bases, I understand, it was a good deal and in others it was a bad deal. In the base I can comment on the people who went job share only got the same flying...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2011, 13:38
Replies: 31
Views: 6,945
Posted By CheekyVisual

Don't know about the fast boys but it was great...

Don't know about the fast boys but it was great fun in a Bulldog !
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Aug 2011, 19:55
Replies: 14
Views: 3,611
Posted By CheekyVisual

Anyone with the b***s to strap themselves to a...

Anyone with the b***s to strap themselves to a liquid hydrogen oxygen rocket gets the right to log whatever hours they want whether they hold a stick or not !

I believe the "space age" astronauts,...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Aug 2011, 11:21
Replies: 57
Views: 6,199
Posted By CheekyVisual

Spainish ATC are sticking absolutely rigidly to...

Spainish ATC are sticking absolutely rigidly to thou shalt no take off before your STD slot or no slot. My understanding of this is that they are saying that in the absence of a CTOT your STD becomes...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Aug 2011, 10:32
Replies: 1,654
Views: 515,933
Posted By CheekyVisual

That is CWLs entire problem, not just baby but...

That is CWLs entire problem, not just baby but the entire airport. Despite BRS terrible road it is still less than an hour from Cardiff's population centre and from Newport the trip time is about...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jul 2011, 15:54
Replies: 2,580
Views: 2,365,475
Posted By CheekyVisual

Nice to see a bit of common sense being spoken on...

Nice to see a bit of common sense being spoken on the CWL thread ! I remember being taken to CWL as a young lad in the early 80s and there being not a single departure on the board for that day ! ...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Apr 2011, 14:33
Replies: 2,580
Views: 2,365,475
Posted By CheekyVisual

A sad day for all involved. I know what it's...

A sad day for all involved. I know what it's like to be tossed out of your cosy base, it's happened to me twice ! I once got told "Don't move for an airline job unless you have a mobile home".
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jan 2011, 19:29
Replies: 1,654
Views: 515,933
Posted By CheekyVisual

The trouble is when you upset your "loyal"...

The trouble is when you upset your "loyal" customers, as baby have done over the past two years at CWL, they don't stay loyal. A quick example a friend of mine used to use baby twice a month (for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Dec 2010, 18:42
Replies: 2,599
Views: 504,912
Posted By CheekyVisual

It is a very very strange decision by baby to...

It is a very very strange decision by baby to chop an aircraft from CWL to start a BHD operation. BHD is an exceptionally difficult place for a 737 operator to utilise even on short domestic sectors...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Dec 2010, 20:08
Replies: 2,599
Views: 504,912
Posted By CheekyVisual

Just cut the pretence and call it TAFFORCE 1 ! ...

Just cut the pretence and call it TAFFORCE 1 ! Essentially it is a Welsh government aircraft that is happy to make a few extra quid from the handful of normals (in the loosest sense of the word)...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Nov 2010, 07:18
Replies: 43
Views: 21,420
Posted By CheekyVisual

I don't think Seniority was ever used for...

I don't think Seniority was ever used for commands, as I recall it was entirely dependent on the date you passed the command assessment. Bet there is a fairly healthy queue of command assessed SFOs...
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