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Search: Posts Made By: GetTheFlick
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Forum: North America
11th Aug 2011, 18:46
Replies: 30
Views: 6,662
Posted By GetTheFlick

That was a very good piece DD. Thanks. Don...

That was a very good piece DD. Thanks.

Don Brown
Forum: North America
7th Aug 2011, 03:32
Replies: 30
Views: 6,662
Posted By GetTheFlick

Ditchdigger, Unlike Con, I'll try to help...

Ditchdigger,

Unlike Con, I'll try to help you when putting words in your mouth. You know the difference between off-shore oil wells and airlines? Regulation.

Nice catch on the deep-water...
Forum: North America
7th Aug 2011, 03:27
Replies: 30
Views: 6,662
Posted By GetTheFlick

Yawwwwwnnnn. Chinese Stimulus...

Yawwwwwnnnn.

Chinese Stimulus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_economic_stimulus_program)

"a RMB¥ 4 trillion (US$ 586 billion) stimulus package announced by the central government of the...
Forum: North America
6th Aug 2011, 14:46
Replies: 30
Views: 6,662
Posted By GetTheFlick

Is that code for "I'm retired and got nothing...

Is that code for "I'm retired and got nothing better to do than read all day" ? :)

Don Brown
Get the Flick (http://tinyurl.com/4ypkqlk)
Forum: North America
6th Aug 2011, 13:11
Replies: 30
Views: 6,662
Posted By GetTheFlick

All I want to know is why you can't link to my...

All I want to know is why you can't link to my blog? (I used to know but I've forgotten.)

Thanks for the plug anyway, Ditchdigger. Nice to see you too Westhawk. Thanks for the kind words.

I...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Mar 2009, 00:22
Replies: 4
Views: 1,001
Posted By GetTheFlick

I hadn't heard. ??? Don Brown

I hadn't heard. ???

Don Brown
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Mar 2009, 19:07
Replies: 18
Views: 1,981
Posted By GetTheFlick

Number 2, It's that old...

Number 2,

It's that old pilot-dispatcher-managment psychosis again. Everybody wants us to do it their way -- whichever one happens to be in charge on that day. :)

It took a long tme to get it...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Mar 2009, 18:50
Replies: 4
Views: 1,001
Posted By GetTheFlick

Thanks for noticing Ber. I was at the...

Thanks for noticing Ber.

I was at the banquet, in Las Vegas and it was really a great time. A lot of pride in our boys and girls that night.

Don Brown
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Mar 2009, 01:24
Replies: 59
Views: 9,939
Posted By GetTheFlick

No tablets needed down here, JD. We still grow...

No tablets needed down here, JD. We still grow lots of corn (http://www.ibiblio.org/moonshine/make/howtomake.html) down here. :ok:

Don Brown
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Mar 2009, 21:22
Replies: 18
Views: 1,981
Posted By GetTheFlick

Norwe, I always figured if a pilot wanted...

Norwe,

I always figured if a pilot wanted direct he'd just file direct. No ? :E

Don Brown
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Mar 2009, 21:01
Replies: 59
Views: 9,939
Posted By GetTheFlick

Glad to see that things are the same the world...

Glad to see that things are the same the world over. When we were sendin' and blendin' them -- over here in the colonies -- and some guy in the middle of the pack wanted to do 250 kts we just let...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Feb 2009, 10:36
Replies: 30
Views: 5,593
Posted By GetTheFlick

It's nice to see the interest. Here in the...

It's nice to see the interest. Here in the States we call it non-radar (which I think is silly but there you have it.) I think it is what separates the men fom the boys in ATC. :)

You might be...
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Jan 2009, 01:07
Replies: 27
Views: 3,602
Posted By GetTheFlick

Shopping ? Shopping !?! :) The kid's 18. ...

Shopping ? Shopping !?! :)

The kid's 18. Tell him what fun it is looking for a date on Tues. night. Tuesday's no good ? How about Wednesday night ? Funny how none of the killer concerts...
Forum: ATC Issues
31st Dec 2008, 02:41
Replies: 13
Views: 1,207
Posted By GetTheFlick

Northbeach, You've already been given the...

Northbeach,

You've already been given the good answers. It is called "metering" here in the States and it would work. As a matter of fact, we could make it work right off the ground. If...
...
Forum: North America
25th Dec 2008, 22:04
Replies: 15
Views: 2,748
Posted By GetTheFlick

I thought some of the FAA's employment figures...

I thought some of the FAA's employment figures might be useful in the conversation.

FY 07 -- FAA Administrator's Fact Book

-----------------------------

Controllers -- 14,874
ATC...
Forum: North America
25th Dec 2008, 21:08
Replies: 15
Views: 2,748
Posted By GetTheFlick

I think we should hire an air traffic controller...

I think we should hire an air traffic controller to run an airline. :) Makes about as much sense.

An air traffic control system isn't an airplane. It isn't an airline either. Pilots know as...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Dec 2008, 15:44
Replies: 8
Views: 4,177
Posted By GetTheFlick

Weary, My favorite sector in Atlanta Center...

Weary,

My favorite sector in Atlanta Center was the WILKES sector in western North Carolina (NW of KCLT.) It was really nothing more than an Approach Control in airspace that wasn't busy enough...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Dec 2008, 17:33
Replies: 1,216
Views: 192,321
Posted By GetTheFlick

You should have seen the controller's BBS the day...

You should have seen the controller's BBS the day Obama named a Republican as Transportation Secretary.:eek: I hope he names a Democrat as FAA Administrator. Otherwise, the troops will go bonkers....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Dec 2008, 10:41
Replies: 1,216
Views: 192,321
Posted By GetTheFlick

Dang ! I was doing a pretty good job of...

Dang ! I was doing a pretty good job of following it all, right up until then. :ok:

#1) It sounds way too much like what it going on in America.

#2) I'm reminded that we sent you a guy from...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Dec 2008, 03:00
Replies: 9
Views: 1,495
Posted By GetTheFlick

*Think* altitude. I was told that the first day...

*Think* altitude. I was told that the first day I walked into a control room and it was good advice for 25 years. Vectoring is a lot more fun. It ain't about fun. Think altitude.

Don Brown
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Dec 2008, 03:03
Replies: 36
Views: 3,699
Posted By GetTheFlick

Everyone is entitled to their opinion Ollie but...

Everyone is entitled to their opinion Ollie but "interesting" isn't the word I'd choose.

SafeRoute (http://www.acss.com/products/Pages/SafeRoute.aspx)

"...so when the they come to the merge...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Dec 2008, 02:52
Replies: 36
Views: 3,699
Posted By GetTheFlick

Thanks Pelton. Don Brown

Thanks Pelton.

Don Brown
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Dec 2008, 02:50
Replies: 36
Views: 3,699
Posted By GetTheFlick

I see where you could say that Blocka. It's get...

I see where you could say that Blocka. It's get spaced at high altitude instead of spaced at low altitude. The problem you run into is in spacing at high altitude (for a CDA), there's always some...
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Dec 2008, 03:23
Replies: 36
Views: 3,699
Posted By GetTheFlick

Do you mean FedEx in Memphis (MEM) or UPS in...

Do you mean FedEx in Memphis (MEM) or UPS in Louisville (SDF) ?

My info is a couple of years old but...

FedEx was getting cute -- their dispatchers (reportedly) were telling them to slow down...
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Dec 2008, 02:33
Replies: 36
Views: 3,699
Posted By GetTheFlick

Okay. If you say so. I never worked oceanic so...

Okay. If you say so. I never worked oceanic so I can't say.

Don Brown
Forum: ATC Issues
6th Dec 2008, 11:41
Replies: 36
Views: 3,699
Posted By GetTheFlick

Well, thanks but, no thanks. The first page was...

Well, thanks but, no thanks. The first page was quite enough. It's bad enough trying to wade through the FAA's stuff. I'm too old to start trying to wade through Eurocontrol's. :)

I'll stick...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Dec 2008, 11:37
Replies: 36
Views: 3,699
Posted By GetTheFlick

Does anyone know what it is in the North Atlantic...

Does anyone know what it is in the North Atlantic (or what is normal) ? The FAA is pushing NextGen like it's the answer to all our prayers. I just don't see it. It look more like another AAS-type...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Dec 2008, 11:24
Replies: 36
Views: 3,699
Posted By GetTheFlick

You're welcome Pelton. But it's nothing new. ...

You're welcome Pelton. But it's nothing new.

Texas Towers (http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/systems/texas-tower.htm)

Makes you wonder what we could do with today's technology. It's amazing...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Dec 2008, 03:41
Replies: 36
Views: 3,699
Posted By GetTheFlick

I was looking for something different...but until...

I was looking for something different...but until I find it, this ought to keep your interest. :)

Radar on an oil rig (http://dwb.adn.com/news/alaska/story/6770337p-6659173c.html)

Don Brown
Forum: ATC Issues
2nd Dec 2008, 22:10
Replies: 36
Views: 3,699
Posted By GetTheFlick

Even in the middle of the North Atlantic ? Can't...

Even in the middle of the North Atlantic ? Can't wait to see that.

I notice in the Gulf of Mexico they'll be on oil rigs. Wonder what happens when the oil rigs move ? If I remember correctly,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Nov 2008, 16:26
Replies: 35
Views: 3,399
Posted By GetTheFlick

Hey Dick. I didn't know you hung around these...

Hey Dick. I didn't know you hung around these parts. Good to see.

Actually, you can have a sector designed like that. As a matter of fact, legend has it that when we wrote the Flight Data...
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Nov 2008, 17:40
Replies: 12
Views: 2,457
Posted By GetTheFlick

Sorry RadarKing but that is wrong. AIM 5-3-3...

Sorry RadarKing but that is wrong.

AIM 5-3-3 (http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim/Chap5/aim0503.html)

5-3-3. Additional Reports

a. The following...
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Nov 2008, 17:33
Replies: 36
Views: 3,699
Posted By GetTheFlick

Should I be cynical about the timing of all this...

Should I be cynical about the timing of all this ? Would anybody like to bet that the current regime at the FAA is trying to get some contracts signed before the Obama Administration comes in and...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Sep 2008, 02:46
Replies: 20
Views: 9,141
Posted By GetTheFlick

Which is the reason it's all crap. If Uberlingen...

Which is the reason it's all crap. If Uberlingen demonstrated anything, it's that nobody has to time to sort it out much less come up with a new plan and communicate it.

Pilots are instructed to...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Sep 2008, 01:39
Replies: 14
Views: 10,545
Posted By GetTheFlick

Funny how those little things become big things. ...

Funny how those little things become big things. I saw it happen one time. It think it was Khaki-Blue (another U.S-deregulation-gone-bust-airline) the controller thought was a Kittyhawk. The...
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