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Search: Posts Made By: Unwell_Raptor
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Forum: Rumours & News
10th Nov 2009, 21:41
Replies: 142
Views: 48,981
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

DB: Analysis of the level of alcohol in the...

DB:
Analysis of the level of alcohol in the blood. This is slightly more accurate than the usual breath test. I believe that the limit for those carrying out an aviation function is 20mg of alcohol...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Nov 2009, 21:02
Replies: 142
Views: 48,981
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

Just for the record, for those who have missed...

Just for the record, for those who have missed the many previous threads on this subject, the pilot concerned will have been bailed to return to the police station because the standard Intoximeter is...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
17th Sep 2009, 18:29
Replies: 7
Views: 1,434
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

It was a nice tight formation over Marlow - they...

It was a nice tight formation over Marlow - they came round at least 3 or 4 times.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2009, 19:45
Replies: 180
Views: 60,972
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

I didn't suggest that it was a 'cause for...

I didn't suggest that it was a 'cause for celebration'. I was merely adding a piece of information that many people would not be aware of. I don't know what a 'remand centre' is, but some prisons are...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2009, 07:38
Replies: 180
Views: 60,972
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

For the record, the six month sentence will mean...

For the record, the six month sentence will mean in practice 90 days (after automatic 50% remission) less 18 days early release (because the prisons are full) making 72 days at most. Then there could...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Apr 2009, 10:13
Replies: 184
Views: 44,598
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

FL; No inconsistency, I think. The starting...

FL;

No inconsistency, I think. The starting point (per a judge at Isleworth) of 12 months, less a third off for a guilty plea, and a bit more for personal mitigation will fit with the cases you...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Apr 2009, 21:03
Replies: 184
Views: 44,598
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

I know a bit about this as I work in a court that...

I know a bit about this as I work in a court that serves a large airport and I have seen similar cases. The case was sent to the Crown Court because the usual starting point is about 12 months...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
31st Aug 2008, 16:26
Replies: 7
Views: 1,198
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

One paper called it a bomber.

One paper called it a bomber.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jun 2008, 21:05
Replies: 8
Views: 3,840
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

Not just the US consumers. Most of the...

Not just the US consumers.

Most of the developed world is still using energy as if it was at 1990 prices. The operation of the market will do more to encourage sensible energy use than all the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
18th May 2008, 22:40
Replies: 3
Views: 1,658
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

I wonder if someone's 'commission' paid for it?

I wonder if someone's 'commission' paid for it?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Apr 2008, 20:08
Replies: 4,932
Views: 1,722,328
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

I was born and bred in Hayes, and as a schoolboy...

I was born and bred in Hayes, and as a schoolboy spotter I watched London Airport start its growth into Heathrow.

I thought then and I think now that there are few bits of Harlington and Sipson...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2008, 08:19
Replies: 344
Views: 73,826
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

It's the whole American gun obsession thing,...

It's the whole American gun obsession thing, isn't it?

A pro-gun person said a while ago "An armed society is a polite society".

They must have beautiful manners in Baghdad then.
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Feb 2008, 09:51
Replies: 35
Views: 14,252
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

It's not just airlines. A few years ago a flood...

It's not just airlines. A few years ago a flood of experienced head teachers retired at once because of a quirk in the pension rules. The government was caught flat-footed, because they hadn't...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jan 2008, 12:32
Replies: 61
Views: 43,794
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

Sounds like good belt-and-braces common sense to...

Sounds like good belt-and-braces common sense to me. One less thing to worry about for a man who is going to be very busy for a while.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Jan 2008, 17:41
Replies: 10
Views: 1,539
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

Yes, it sounded Fyne to me.

Yes, it sounded Fyne to me.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jan 2008, 19:49
Replies: 949
Views: 424,753
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

Like most people (even most Prune readers) I am...

Like most people (even most Prune readers) I am not a pilot. I have nothing to add to what has been said about the accident but I must say how revealing it is when some people completely lose it...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
29th Nov 2007, 09:31
Replies: 5
Views: 4,157
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

This will all be grist to the conspiracy theory...

This will all be grist to the conspiracy theory mill, I'm afraid.

He wasn't a bad age, and he had given life a good try-out. Not a bad way to go, if a tad early.
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Nov 2007, 07:52
Replies: 117
Views: 55,759
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

You have no such right, any more than a car...

You have no such right, any more than a car driver does. Refuse the test and you are arrested anyway. Even if no tester is available you can be arrested on suspicion of being unfit.
It is ludicrous...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Nov 2007, 10:37
Replies: 20
Views: 8,988
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

It still hasn't dawned on most senior managers...

It still hasn't dawned on most senior managers that since the Interweb nothing can stay secret for long. Openness is less likely to lead to grief in the long term. I have been in a meeting one chair...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Nov 2007, 09:04
Replies: 117
Views: 55,759
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

I cannot see anything very different in the...

I cannot see anything very different in the aviation and road traffic alcohol procedures. other than the much lower limit for the former. Officer forms reasonable suspicion that subject has consumed...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Nov 2007, 09:14
Replies: 117
Views: 55,759
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

Well, the reports I saw said that the pilot had...

Well, the reports I saw said that the pilot had been arrested and tested on suspicion. Not much to sue on there.

As for ground staff, surely the interests of safety mean that they should always...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
1st Nov 2007, 11:20
Replies: 106
Views: 50,691
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

Flying Lawyer's New Work Outfit

Judge Tudor Owen

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/quantic/Chambers600.jpg
Day to day robes worn in the Crown Court

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/quantic/SwornIn.jpg
Being Sworn...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Oct 2007, 09:17
Replies: 117
Views: 55,759
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

Unless you are a pilot. As I said in an earlier...

Unless you are a pilot. As I said in an earlier post the police station machines are not sufficiently accurate at the very low (9mcg/100ml) maximum allowed for pilots, and only a blood test is...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Oct 2007, 21:27
Replies: 117
Views: 55,759
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

The reason for this man being bailed is that the...

The reason for this man being bailed is that the standard police Lion Intoximeter, used for car drivers, is not reliable down to 9ucg in 100ml of breath so a blood test has to be taken, and it will...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
11th Oct 2007, 06:48
Replies: 106
Views: 50,691
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

No judge or magistrate in England and Wales uses...

No judge or magistrate in England and Wales uses a gavel in court - ever!
That's the Americans, you see.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
10th Oct 2007, 20:36
Replies: 106
Views: 50,691
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

Well done, Your Aviating Honour. Life will...

Well done, Your Aviating Honour.

Life will be different for Tudor from now on, as he will have to take the judges' vows of silence. It can sometimes be a bit lonely on the Bench, apart from...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2007, 06:53
Replies: 36
Views: 14,173
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

I have it on good authority that Saturday...

I have it on good authority that Saturday morning's court at Uxbridge (which handles Heathrow matters) had precisely one person appearing on a climate-camp related matter.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jul 2007, 20:18
Replies: 2,761
Views: 732,998
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

Here's a post from a man who knows a bit ...

Here's a post from a man who knows a bit

This caught my attention today, especially when I heard it was an A320 landing on a rain slickened, short runway, which is something I do on a regular...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
8th Nov 2006, 22:33
Replies: 3
Views: 667
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

Help! Christmas!

My dear wife is a great fan of talking books that she rents from the public library. Most are now CDs but a few are still cassettes. I am thinking of buying her an ipod for Christmas, so that we (or...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
22nd Oct 2006, 11:02
Replies: 14
Views: 1,351
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

Spam Again

I am getting a flood of spam from pump-and-dump share pluggers. The swine are evading filters by putting their rubbish in .gif form. I am quite happy to block .gifs - how can I do this? I use...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
7th Sep 2006, 22:35
Replies: 5
Views: 777
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

Lockheed built a 1011 powered by hydrogen a long...

Lockheed built a 1011 powered by hydrogen a long time ago.

Unfortunately, when it reached 30,000 feet the pilot went out.
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Aug 2006, 08:31
Replies: 33
Views: 16,124
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

Dan W, Just to make sure we are comparing...

Dan W,

Just to make sure we are comparing apples with apples, the 35 quoted for a car driver is in breath. It's 80 in blood, so the limit for a pilot is one-quarter that for a driver.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Aug 2006, 19:41
Replies: 28
Views: 5,057
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

Were the - er- passengers - wearing fetching...

Were the - er- passengers - wearing fetching orange overalls?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Jun 2006, 22:16
Replies: 4
Views: 2,470
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

Koda Air Boeing 707 9L-LDU 1TO Southend...

Koda Air
Boeing 707 9L-LDU 1TO Southend 10–14.10.03
to depart UK after detention at Southend Airport
operation delayed from August, see below
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jun 2006, 23:03
Replies: 7
Views: 1,431
Posted By Unwell_Raptor

I assume that the fact that some of it is in...

I assume that the fact that some of it is in colour means that it isn't British.
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