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Forum: Tech Log
4th Mar 2011, 06:24
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

I'm off to BGI on Sunday for a little hol, and...

I'm off to BGI on Sunday for a little hol, and this time I'm going to have a look round Connie at Grantley Adams. :cool:

Lots of memories and if I have too many rum punches before I go I'll no...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Feb 2011, 23:42
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

John Blackman

Hi guys,
I have been asked by someone who knows John if anyone on here remembers him.

Thanks,

Landlady xzxx
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Feb 2011, 13:15
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

Barbara Harman

It is with great sadness that I have to tell you that Barbara passed away earlier this week.

Lovely lady, great pilot and always very supportive of her crew.

Before the Spice Girls even...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Jan 2011, 07:37
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

Happy New Year!

Hello again, chaps and chapesses, and a belated HNY to all.

I was prompted to post again by a fellow forumite..... I haven't really been in the mood to write after I fell over on the ice :O...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Nov 2010, 07:12
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

Danger Landlady returns from the land of the pirate

Hello again chaps and chapesses,

Having consumed enough rum punch to ensure that the guys at the Mount Gay distillery in Barbados stay in business for a long while yet, I was very pleased to...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Oct 2010, 09:59
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

I think that episode has been well documented,...

I think that episode has been well documented, and I for one I have a very funny story about it all. However, here is not the place to lambast anyone, especially as they might be lurking within our...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Oct 2010, 11:11
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

Some Snippets To Start The Week

On one occasion, the lady occupying 1A was causing some consternation amongst the crew. She was wearing a threadbare camel coat, really scruffy shoes and wore a headscarf on her head, probably to...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Oct 2010, 09:19
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

Happy Birthday!

October 1st 1969 - Concorde's first supersonic flight.

Happy Birthday to a lovely lady, provider of wonderful memories.
Forum: Tech Log
24th Sep 2010, 08:16
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

One of my other first flight memories was looking...

One of my other first flight memories was looking out of one of the windows in the rear cabin as we approached LHR on the return sector, and seeing nothing but low cloud. Being a supernumerary I was...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Sep 2010, 10:23
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

As far as the cabin was concerned on state visits...

As far as the cabin was concerned on state visits etc, it would be the main party (HRH ,PP, any other royals. PMs would have secretaries, PAs etc) and the rest of the entourage in the rear.

Royal...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Sep 2010, 09:57
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

First Flight

Remembering back to the day I operated my first flight on Concorde, (it was know as a supernumery.... anyone on their first trip was in fact an extra crew member.) I had been flying for over 10 years...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Sep 2010, 16:44
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

On landing in Toronto after a very gusty...

On landing in Toronto after a very gusty approach, the skipper put her down a bit sharpish.

A senior royal gentleman to the skipper on leaving the aircraft,"Wonderful flight, thank you. And if...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Sep 2010, 14:23
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

Thanks, ChristaanJ, it wasn't so much that the...

Thanks, ChristaanJ, it wasn't so much that the businessman was right for all the reasons you say, it was just his attitude which made us all just a bit pleased that he was put in his place by the top...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Sep 2010, 13:30
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

Thank you!

Thanks for clearing that one up!

I wondered if perhaps I was posting in the wrong place. Maybe there should be another thread for anyone who has memories that they would like to share, or links...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Sep 2010, 12:09
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

nomorcatering: I for one would be very unhappy if...

nomorcatering: I for one would be very unhappy if any of my posts are cut and pasted into a book. This would be plagerism. I have a publisher intersted in a book which I have already started, and...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Sep 2010, 11:45
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

Charters

So nice to come back to find this thread is still running! :ok:

The various charters we had the pleasure of crewing were great fun; it certainly didn't feel as though one was at work!

The...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Sep 2010, 16:56
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

ChristiaanJ Yes, we all did our fair share...

ChristiaanJ

Yes, we all did our fair share of 'round the bays' which were, as you say, about 90 mins in duration and manic! It was a matter of pushing each pax into the F/D and hanging on to the...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Sep 2010, 14:00
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

Galley Service.

Hello again all,

M2dude is quite right about the galleys being small. The crew on jets these days have far more space than we ever had, and the only galley smaller than Concorde in my opinion was...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Sep 2010, 09:01
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

Thank you for allowing me, a non-techy, to...

Thank you for allowing me, a non-techy, to participate in your lovely thread!

Just a short story about the adorable, charming and all-round fantastic bloke, Capt. John Cook.

During an...
Forum: Cabin Crew
9th Sep 2010, 16:50
Replies: 23
Views: 5,273
Posted By landlady

My neice, a CSD, dealt with the problem rather...

My neice, a CSD, dealt with the problem rather nicely on one occasion. A very cross man told her in a very rude manner, (whilst jabbing his index finger on her shoulder), that he was sick of the...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Sep 2010, 12:42
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,895
Posted By landlady

Thanks For The Memories

I have spent the early afternoon reading this wonderful thread. Thank you to all you guys, it has brought back so much that I had forgotten.

I was a stewardess on The Beautiful Bird for a few...
Forum: Cabin Crew Wannabes
25th Mar 2008, 15:28
Replies: 31
Views: 23,481
Posted By landlady

I can't help with Singapore I'm afraid as I have...

I can't help with Singapore I'm afraid as I have no experience with them, but I thought the following might cheer you up.
When I joined BA 30 years ago there was a shy young man on my course who had...
Forum: Cabin Crew Wannabes
20th Mar 2008, 11:11
Replies: 634
Views: 85,006
Posted By landlady

Amandini, You don't have to have your...

Amandini,
You don't have to have your certificates for the assessment day, I took mine along but I wasn't asked for them. I think they require to see them if you are going for CSA (customer service...
Forum: Cabin Crew Wannabes
19th Mar 2008, 13:44
Replies: 634
Views: 85,006
Posted By landlady

Hi there amandini, You will not be turned...

Hi there amandini,

You will not be turned away from an interview because you are over 50, BA are not ageist nor fattist! I will be returning to E/F crew and I am almost 55, which means that I...
Forum: Cabin Crew Wannabes
18th Mar 2008, 08:51
Replies: 634
Views: 85,006
Posted By landlady

When I worked for BA the last time, I was...

When I worked for BA the last time, I was short-haul, 6 days on 3 days off. I understand that there is now a bidding system in place and days off are 10 a month.
I have a question for any oldies...
Forum: Cabin Crew
11th Mar 2008, 12:26
Replies: 32
Views: 5,316
Posted By landlady

Not Chiswick, down in deepest 'ampshire! ...

Not Chiswick, down in deepest 'ampshire!

When I re-read my post I thought of a hundred other reasons why I like being the age I am..... I think every new year brings it's advantages, and although...
Forum: Cabin Crew
11th Mar 2008, 11:11
Replies: 32
Views: 5,316
Posted By landlady

Actually, old isn't depressing at all...I used to...

Actually, old isn't depressing at all...I used to think like that, but now that I'm the wrong side of fifty, I've changed my views! Just a few reasons why......
I like having a nice house with a...
Forum: Cabin Crew Wannabes
11th Mar 2008, 10:04
Replies: 634
Views: 85,006
Posted By landlady

Unless you are absolutley huge, you will have no...

Unless you are absolutley huge, you will have no trouble with the crew harness.

Don't worry about it!
Forum: Cabin Crew Wannabes
8th Mar 2008, 10:01
Replies: 567
Views: 122,353
Posted By landlady

There is no such thing as a typical BA employee,...

There is no such thing as a typical BA employee, we are diverse. QF, it seems, however, from my experience, would like their employees to be stereotypical. (Noitice there I said," in my experience.")...
Forum: Cabin Crew Wannabes
6th Mar 2008, 09:05
Replies: 567
Views: 122,353
Posted By landlady

Heather 747 It was good to read your comments,...

Heather 747
It was good to read your comments, and after reading my comments back to myself, I figured that I had come over quite well - far from bitter! On the contrary, I know that I must have...
Forum: Cabin Crew Wannabes
4th Mar 2008, 08:59
Replies: 634
Views: 85,006
Posted By landlady

I went to the interview on Feb 19th (morning) and...

I went to the interview on Feb 19th (morning) and got the e-mail telling me I had been successful the following day. (E/F LHR).The day after that I got a call asking me if I could start training on...
Forum: Cabin Crew Wannabes
28th Feb 2008, 23:40
Replies: 634
Views: 85,006
Posted By landlady

Airbus777 Thanks for that...things have...

Airbus777

Thanks for that...things have changed for the better - I have not worked the bid system yet, when I last flew for BA it was talked about but that was all. I'm about to return, so I...
Forum: Cabin Crew Wannabes
28th Feb 2008, 19:52
Replies: 634
Views: 85,006
Posted By landlady

Standby is done from the airport from a given...

Standby is done from the airport from a given time until you are either used for a trip or sent home without being used after 6 hours has elapsed. There is no allowance if you are not used. An...
Forum: Cabin Crew Wannabes
28th Feb 2008, 15:42
Replies: 634
Views: 85,006
Posted By landlady

Thanks for that, I was under the impression that...

Thanks for that, I was under the impression that E/F was 6 days on 3 days off...looking at that roster, it seems this is not the case. I have just looked at another roster E/F fleet which was clearly...
Forum: Cabin Crew Wannabes
28th Feb 2008, 13:09
Replies: 634
Views: 85,006
Posted By landlady

Hello Caledonian Girl, I am on E/F course 5th...

Hello Caledonian Girl,
I am on E/F course 5th May, and I am returning to BA after a break from flying. I don't know anyone who commutes from Scotland on E/F, but many do on WW. I am really looking...
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