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Forum: Middle East
24th Apr 2022, 10:19
Replies: 4,952
Views: 2,879,682
Posted By Old King Coal

YosserHughes...

YosserHughes (https://www.pprune.org/members/516394-yosserhughes): myself being a chap of 'larger stature' (my svelte days are long behind me), I was always over 30 BMI when at FZ and, as mentioned...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2021, 08:48
Replies: 11
Views: 7,700
Posted By Old King Coal

Given the route (Casablanca to Istanbul), the...

Given the route (Casablanca to Istanbul), the aircraft could equally have diverted to any number of airports in Algeria.... which would have somewhat scuppered their plan... indeed you almost have to...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2021, 10:39
Replies: 25
Views: 19,020
Posted By Old King Coal

lederhosen... Many thanks; The job offer is...

lederhosen... Many thanks; The job offer is gratefully received. When do I start? :ok:

As to media outrage, one's very much of the opinion that most journalists knowledge of aviation, and stories...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2021, 08:43
Replies: 25
Views: 19,020
Posted By Old King Coal

Wrt a Bleeds Off Takeoff... it might be pointed...

Wrt a Bleeds Off Takeoff... it might be pointed out that the initial two items of Boeing's B737 'After Takeoff Checklist' are "Engine bleeds ON" and "Packs AUTO" and it's written like that precisely...
Forum: Middle East
3rd Nov 2021, 10:49
Replies: 4
Views: 8,239
Posted By Old King Coal

Emirates Accommodation Rules

Uhm, charming.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/717x1256/ek_accomodation_vistors_rules_d658743395964ad722ebbb4039f2b60dd4ed80ef.jpeg
Forum: Middle East
14th Oct 2021, 07:42
Replies: 4,952
Views: 2,879,682
Posted By Old King Coal

Desertboki: wrt Well, I'd love to oblige you, but...

Desertboki: wrt Well, I'd love to oblige you, but - five years after having escaped the place - I'm only just finishing my post-FZ psychotherapy counselling & ECT (electroconvulsive therapy). Plus...
Forum: Middle East
8th Oct 2021, 21:12
Replies: 4,952
Views: 2,879,682
Posted By Old King Coal

Olster, Whilst DR might come a close 2nd,...

Olster,
Whilst DR might come a close 2nd, memory has it that the 'Walter Mitty par extraordinaire' was none other than the living legend in his own lunchtime, the 'black ops' aficionado, the author...
Forum: Middle East
19th Aug 2021, 10:19
Replies: 74
Views: 144,670
Posted By Old King Coal

To the OP, my hat's off to you for a stupendous...

To the OP, my hat's off to you for a stupendous post. Bravo sir!

In this and other guises, I've been a PPRuNer since its inception and, throughout those 2½ decades, there have been some posts of...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
4th Aug 2021, 17:15
Replies: 91
Views: 39,180
Posted By Old King Coal

Landed on the runway; In the touchdown zone; And...

Landed on the runway; In the touchdown zone; And they can still use the aircraft again (albeit maybe a 'hard landing inspection' would be prudent)... what's not to like?! :}
Forum: African Aviation
25th May 2021, 08:15
Replies: 14
Views: 4,019
Posted By Old King Coal

Fwiw, I was recently in both Brazzaville / RoC...

Fwiw, I was recently in both Brazzaville / RoC and Kinshasa / DRC.

Much as described above, Brazzaville is quite relaxed. The crew & I stay there at the Radisson Blu Hotel (directly adjacent to...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Feb 2021, 14:29
Replies: 871
Views: 965,567
Posted By Old King Coal

Some flying rules for flying Boeing's that have...

Some flying rules for flying Boeing's that have served me well:

Never totally rely on the automatics to do the right thing when you need or expect them to (be that the auto-pilot and / or the...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jan 2021, 08:41
Replies: 871
Views: 965,567
Posted By Old King Coal

I presently fly B737 Classic's and their...

I presently fly B737 Classic's and their knackered old auto-throttle's & MEC's are constantly struggling to match the thrust between each engine. Takeoff using the auto-throttle TOGA mode is...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jan 2021, 11:22
Replies: 871
Views: 965,567
Posted By Old King Coal

One suspects that the CVR referred to is more...

One suspects that the CVR referred to is more than probably the (fake) one that was reportedly from the crash of Adam Air 574...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Dec 2020, 20:31
Replies: 42
Views: 31,734
Posted By Old King Coal

Air Djibouti B737 has a serious prang

Only a couple of years into their newly revived operation and Air Djibouti have bent a B737-500, ripping off its righthand main undercarriage leg. Fortunately no casualties amongst either the pax or...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Oct 2020, 14:47
Replies: 1,271
Views: 1,050,850
Posted By Old King Coal

ManaAdaSystem.....in line with what you say, the...

ManaAdaSystem.....in line with what you say, the rumour I hear suggests that Norwegian's short-haul ops at LGW will cease on 30th November and any folk presently on furlough will correspondingly be...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2020, 06:38
Replies: 1,271
Views: 1,050,850
Posted By Old King Coal

Norwegian Air Creditors May Have No Choice But to...

Norwegian Air Creditors May Have No Choice But to Accept Offerhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-17/norwegian-air-creditors-may-have-no-choice-but-to-accept-offer
Forum: Middle East
20th Apr 2020, 06:20
Replies: 63
Views: 42,845
Posted By Old King Coal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_testing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_testing
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2020, 06:08
Replies: 28
Views: 18,693
Posted By Old King Coal

I was in Pointe-Noir two days ago. Customers (pax...

I was in Pointe-Noir two days ago. Customers (pax on our aircraft) told us that Air France sent another (larger) B777 to rescue the situation and that some of their group had travelled out on that...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Mar 2020, 00:37
Replies: 35
Views: 21,399
Posted By Old King Coal

I was saying this from the get-go and for which I...

I was saying this from the get-go and for which I was castigated as some sort of pariah for apparently throwing fellow pilots under the bus.

Well let me speak plainly. I'm f'ing certain that I...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Feb 2020, 08:28
Replies: 8
Views: 1,943
Posted By Old King Coal

VC9 - Not sure which aircraft your flying, but...

VC9 - Not sure which aircraft your flying, but (depending upon the engaged ADFS modes) taking the aircraft out of TOGA mode typically involves a thrust reduction and also a change in system logic...
Forum: Middle East
9th Feb 2020, 11:45
Replies: 4,952
Views: 2,879,682
Posted By Old King Coal

Devil FZ will be leasing some Airbus'

https://aeronewsglobal.com/flydubai-will-wet-lease-4-airbus-a320s-from-flyone/

One has to wonder what package the crew of the A320's will be on? E.g. if they're doing it for less cost than FZ's...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jan 2020, 20:31
Replies: 7
Views: 4,422
Posted By Old King Coal

Looks to a landing on R06 at SAW / LTFJ. The...

Looks to a landing on R06 at SAW / LTFJ. The reported time they landed was 09:09 local / 06:09z and the METARS either side of that time were:

LTFJ 07 0620Z 030/27G37KT 8000 -SHRA SCT011 BKN030...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
11th Dec 2019, 11:26
Replies: 57
Views: 74,490
Posted By Old King Coal

For what it's worth, RET (Rapid Exit Taxiways) at...

For what it's worth, RET (Rapid Exit Taxiways) at larger airports have a design speed (i.e. the maximum speed in which one can turn into them) of 50 knots in the wet.

See section 1.3.17 of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Dec 2019, 10:17
Replies: 134
Views: 99,161
Posted By Old King Coal

Never worn a uniform in any sim (or a hat in any...

Never worn a uniform in any sim (or a hat in any airline... I've somehow luckily managed to dodge that one) and I also do a lot of empty aircraft positioning / ferry-flight sectors and those too are...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Dec 2019, 11:32
Replies: 215
Views: 285,081
Posted By Old King Coal

Someone above mentioned the use of a HUD... I...

Someone above mentioned the use of a HUD... I would just point out that that piece of electronic crap bears a lot of responsibility for the crash of FZ981 (read the report) and, personally, I'm no...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Dec 2019, 17:55
Replies: 215
Views: 285,081
Posted By Old King Coal

meleagertoo well said.... pink string pilots...

meleagertoo well said.... pink string pilots versus blokes that know how to look out the window and 'figure it out' without recourse to flight directors and whatnot.

Go northeast of the airfield...
Forum: African Aviation
4th Dec 2019, 13:54
Replies: 24
Views: 10,553
Posted By Old King Coal

SAA stats at the bottom of the table

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Forum: African Aviation
21st Nov 2019, 16:53
Replies: 24
Views: 10,553
Posted By Old King Coal

SAA unable to pay November salaries

Letter to SAA Staff.
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Nov 2019, 03:33
Replies: 211
Views: 155,544
Posted By Old King Coal

According to Gov UK:...

According to Gov UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/single-use-plastic-carrier-bags-why-were-introducing-the-charge/carrier-bags-why-theres-a-5p-charge#benefits-why-theres-a-charge

...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Nov 2019, 06:18
Replies: 211
Views: 155,544
Posted By Old King Coal

Later today I will be flying an international...

Later today I will be flying an international football team back from a match they're playing in Southern Africa to their home city in West Africa (a flight time of approx 9 hours in each direction)...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Oct 2019, 10:23
Replies: 18
Views: 10,904
Posted By Old King Coal

Following Brexit, the UK CAA have stated that...

Following Brexit, the UK CAA have stated that they will be providing a pathway for those pilots whom (for the purpose of maintaining their employment) have transferred their license to some other...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Sep 2019, 17:45
Replies: 1,550
Views: 1,826,350
Posted By Old King Coal

One's tempted to suggest that the body language &...

One's tempted to suggest that the body language & demeanour of the Thomas Cook boss, Peter Fankhauser, speaks volumes. He certainly doesn't seem to be leaving that crucial meeting with a hop, skip &...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Sep 2019, 14:02
Replies: 1,550
Views: 1,826,350
Posted By Old King Coal

Rushed Approach: just a point about...

Rushed Approach: just a point about terminology... wrt "The CAA is also very hard-nosed in the financial due diligence it carries out when renewing an airline's AOC and may itself have asked for a...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Sep 2019, 17:47
Replies: 575
Views: 714,916
Posted By Old King Coal

Removal of 'travel perks' from BA flightcrew

Wrt removal of 'travel perks' from striking flightcrew... two can play at that game.

Given that a Captain's word is final, i.e. as to who's allowed to travel, a Captain is perfectly within their...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Aug 2019, 17:29
Replies: 179
Views: 280,784
Posted By Old King Coal

An In Flight Shut Down (IFSD) event is defined...

An In Flight Shut Down (IFSD) event is defined (by EASA and the FAA) as follows.

When an engine ceases to function in flight and is shutdown, whether self-induced, crew initiated or caused by some...
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