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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
29th Dec 2022, 16:22
Replies: 35
Views: 5,748
Posted By simmple

Genuine question. Are you better opening the door...

Genuine question. Are you better opening the door then latching the handle again whilst open.
My experience suggests if not the door will slam shut again if you just unlatch it.
Wedging it open...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Nov 2022, 21:15
Replies: 34
Views: 6,821
Posted By simmple

A derated take off is like said, bolting on a...

A derated take off is like said, bolting on a smaller engine, so when you go full power on the live engine after a failure you get less thrust therefore less yaw and control problems on ground and in...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2022, 17:54
Replies: 267
Views: 86,416
Posted By simmple

fdr Yes that’s all fine but only relates to...

fdr

Yes that’s all fine but only relates to expected performance and the legalities of dispatch etc.
Nowhere does it say thou shall not be 8ft over the threshold or 80ft when flying manually and...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Aug 2022, 17:17
Replies: 267
Views: 86,416
Posted By simmple

I also think the 35’ was an aircraft limitation. ...

I also think the 35’ was an aircraft limitation.
Seem to recall it was a gotcha in the sim. You would be somewhere to do a cat3 auto land, 3 degree ils all legal on the plate wx wise etc. Land happy...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Aug 2022, 19:21
Replies: 267
Views: 86,416
Posted By simmple

Is there anything in the manuals that mandate a...

Is there anything in the manuals that mandate a visual threshold crossing height?
Genuine question as I don’t remember seeing anything for visual approaches in ours.
It was only mentioned for CAT...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Jul 2022, 17:19
Replies: 57
Views: 18,333
Posted By simmple

haha.. confused me obviously. I really can’t...

haha.. confused me obviously.
I really can’t remember if they were turned off for CAT 2, we had the option of manual landing off them.
Probably don’t remember because never looked at them.
Do...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Jul 2022, 11:03
Replies: 57
Views: 18,333
Posted By simmple

If I remember right they turn the papi off for...

If I remember right they turn the papi off for CAT3 landings, maybe for this very reason
Forum: Tech Log
26th Jul 2022, 18:22
Replies: 57
Views: 18,333
Posted By simmple

Have to agree with Alfaalfa. It was depressing...

Have to agree with Alfaalfa.
It was depressing to watch newbies ruin a perfectly good approach below 200ft by looking out of the window and flying the aircraft to what would have been a good landing...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
31st Oct 2021, 19:57
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,909,425
Posted By simmple

Back on topic. The killer of Sala did not have...

Back on topic.
The killer of Sala did not have an IR or even a night rating!

I do take your point though.

Skill and legality can be discussed like remain and leave with no definitive answer or...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
31st Oct 2021, 19:09
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,909,425
Posted By simmple

Not trying to defend grey charters but I think...

Not trying to defend grey charters but I think there are probably many highly experienced pilots who fly very safely but who have never needed a CPL because they don’t want to earn money from flying....
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
30th Oct 2021, 17:25
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,909,425
Posted By simmple

I started off my flying career with a PPL, just...

I started off my flying career with a PPL, just for pleasure as I was told at school I was too stupid to be a pilot.
After many years of doing it for fun and when I had the hours, hating the job I...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jun 2021, 16:56
Replies: 31
Views: 5,068
Posted By simmple

Slightly off topic, but until reading this thread...

Slightly off topic, but until reading this thread never thought of it before.
Why aren’t helicopter main rotors twisted like a propeller?
Forum: Private Flying
22nd May 2021, 18:51
Replies: 24
Views: 6,045
Posted By simmple

And boats do it daily

And boats do it daily
Forum: Private Flying
9th May 2021, 19:22
Replies: 34
Views: 5,034
Posted By simmple

The “problem” children I had to fly with were...

The “problem” children I had to fly with were mainly cured by covering the instrument panel with a map and making them fly by looking out of the window and listening to the engine.
sometimes it’s...
Forum: ATC Issues
9th May 2021, 19:07
Replies: 15
Views: 4,807
Posted By simmple

It’s been a while and things could have changed...

It’s been a while and things could have changed but the answer is A.
When it’s busy you can get onto stand without talking to them, if you tuned into ground frequency and they need you they will...
Forum: Private Flying
7th May 2021, 17:05
Replies: 34
Views: 5,034
Posted By simmple

Think Fl1ingfrog got it about right. if you...

Think Fl1ingfrog got it about right.

if you don’t want to offend said instructor by “grassing”him up or feel awkward about changing might be worth finding his days off and book a flight with...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Apr 2021, 16:45
Replies: 24
Views: 7,335
Posted By simmple

20 metres further out it may have sunk and drown...

20 metres further out it may have sunk and drown the occupants if knocked unconscious or trapped.
Where they put it was probably shallow enough to sit on bottom plus plenty of folk nearby to help!
...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Apr 2021, 18:38
Replies: 5
Views: 1,181
Posted By simmple

I have a U.K. brown lifetime ppl issued about...

I have a U.K. brown lifetime ppl issued about 1979ish.
Then came the BCPL, Instructor etc. CPL, IR. ATPL...... JAR ... EASA and a different European state flying around in a nice shiney jet.
I was...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Mar 2021, 21:05
Replies: 219
Views: 58,659
Posted By simmple

olster It’s really good you were welcomed by...

olster
It’s really good you were welcomed by the U.K. airlines as I guess you are European.
I am a U.K. national And worked for a European airline and let’s just say your experience differs from...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
4th Aug 2020, 16:53
Replies: 1,040
Views: 641,317
Posted By simmple

Always found flying with the guys who had a life...

Always found flying with the guys who had a life before aviation much more enjoyable, they bought life experience and didn’t have, for want of a better word, the rigidity of the books.
i think a lot...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2020, 11:25
Replies: 220
Views: 53,782
Posted By simmple

https://www.change.org/p/r-a-f-scampton-get-name-b...

https://www.change.org/p/r-a-f-scampton-get-name-back-on-his-memorial?recruiter=22356548&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_ini...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jan 2020, 18:46
Replies: 92
Views: 65,277
Posted By simmple

Yep it comes full circle. when I a young un in...

Yep it comes full circle.
when I a young un in nappies we progress from boob to bottle to a teacher beaker with lid on.
grew up a little, lid and nappies come off.
grow a little more and want...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
24th Jan 2020, 17:36
Replies: 85
Views: 43,027
Posted By simmple

Seems to me that when i were a lad we were taught...

Seems to me that when i were a lad we were taught full stalls, spinning etc at ppl level. Did it again for Bcpl, cpl and again if you did an instructor course. This exposed you to the real life...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Jan 2020, 17:15
Replies: 12
Views: 3,181
Posted By simmple

it is but without the fun bit

it is but without the fun bit
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2019, 18:07
Replies: 134
Views: 99,163
Posted By simmple

We used a sim centre with a variety of aircraft...

We used a sim centre with a variety of aircraft and airlines operating 24/7
never saw anyone wearing a uniform apart from some cadets, though not in airline togs were all dressed the same, black...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Dec 2019, 16:57
Replies: 27
Views: 6,642
Posted By simmple

From day 1 line training if it was “my” sector i...

From day 1 line training if it was “my” sector i taxied and even manipulated the flight controls until taxi at the other end.
how b@##£( difficult can it be. Ok I couldn’t reject a take off until I...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
18th Sep 2019, 17:10
Replies: 13
Views: 3,087
Posted By simmple

This isn’t new, even in the distant past when I...

This isn’t new, even in the distant past when I went to interviews they were doing it!
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
18th Sep 2019, 16:59
Replies: 11
Views: 2,044
Posted By simmple

Yes but I would have got into it earlier and left...

Yes but I would have got into it earlier and left it sooner.
no way would I go into the industry today.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Aug 2019, 15:45
Replies: 241
Views: 377,556
Posted By simmple

Thats why doctors have stopped working extra...

Thats why doctors have stopped working extra hours and I went part time!
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Aug 2019, 20:20
Replies: 231
Views: 197,694
Posted By simmple

Thread drift! when I went part time my...

Thread drift!
when I went part time my flying/duty hours increased, the part time guys were rostered the long days but got more days off, invariably starting on the earlies and finishing on the...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Jul 2019, 17:38
Replies: 85
Views: 118,257
Posted By simmple

Why tea with or without biscuits. looks to me...

Why tea with or without biscuits.
looks to me what used to be called a visual approach, ok slightly flat but in the books before I packed it in there was no edict saying thou must follow ils, papi...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
26th Apr 2019, 20:01
Replies: 45
Views: 19,404
Posted By simmple

Overheard on the pa after one of mine, always...

Overheard on the pa after one of mine, always listened after an embarrassing arrival.

the aircraft seems to have stopped flying earlier than expected but the captain informed us the taxi to stand...
Forum: PPRuNe Problems or Queries
26th Apr 2019, 19:47
Replies: 12
Views: 1,894
Posted By simmple

same for me Occasionally happens that many...

same for me
Occasionally happens that many times I give up reading the site
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Apr 2019, 20:27
Replies: 52
Views: 43,853
Posted By simmple

like beauty is in the eye of the beholder, one...

like beauty is in the eye of the beholder, one mans emergency is anothers mild irritation
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Apr 2019, 19:48
Replies: 17
Views: 7,363
Posted By simmple

80% was fine in the beginning but soon became...

80% was fine in the beginning but soon became more work than 100% for less pay.
seemed the part timers were rostered first with all the longer duties, whatever left then shared between the full...
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