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Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
18th Mar 2010, 10:09
Replies: 11
Views: 912
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

It's not taking advantage of your goodwill, it's...

It's not taking advantage of your goodwill, it's an illegal reduction of crew rest, because the ops manual report time is ETD -1hr. It can't just be conveniently reduced to make the schedule work.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2010, 12:17
Replies: 29
Views: 9,994
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

My caravan TORs were slightly different - we...

My caravan TORs were slightly different - we would acknowledge on the Hadley Box when the controller transmitted 'Radar traffic, 4 miles, to [option]' - it wasn't confirmation on seeing the gear.
...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
20th Jan 2010, 18:59
Replies: 2
Views: 708
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

Local Agent in Saudi

Evening all

Would anyone be benevolent enough to point me in the right direction to find an agent in Saudi for permits? Yes, I know that's the edge all the permit companies have, and I'm not...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
17th Nov 2009, 14:34
Replies: 11
Views: 6,762
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

I used PPS for about 4 months. It's a simple...

I used PPS for about 4 months. It's a simple enough program to use - enter some very basic data and it'll produce a PLOG - but you get what you pay for and I wouldn't describe it as particularly...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
4th Aug 2009, 20:14
Replies: 3
Views: 1,771
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

Thanks Buzzz - they did a very good job of hiding...

Thanks Buzzz - they did a very good job of hiding it!
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
29th Jul 2009, 15:00
Replies: 12
Views: 1,695
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

I inherited some...mmm...poorly maintained Jeppys...

I inherited some...mmm...poorly maintained Jeppys a few months ago, and while I managed to incorporate the 20ish amendments that were sat idly next to the books (...it's a frame of mind), I checked...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
29th Jul 2009, 14:49
Replies: 3
Views: 1,771
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

"The really handy flight plan validation thing"

You know, one of the few useful things to be found amidst the Eurocontrol mega-site, was moved in March.

Anyone know where it is now?
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
12th May 2009, 13:39
Replies: 4
Views: 2,038
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

Thanks vipero - that's one answer. I've...

Thanks vipero - that's one answer.

I've looked at EASA's site for 'the things you need to get EU-Ops'd' and, would you believe, there's nothing that simple.

Can anyone help? As a starting...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
12th May 2009, 12:19
Replies: 4
Views: 2,038
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

JAR Ops / EU Ops Questions

Have just been asked to investigate JAR Ops and EU Ops, and wondered if any veterans can answer the following:

1. When do EU Ops superceed JAR Ops?

2. Does anyone know of a noddy guide to get...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2009, 10:13
Replies: 44
Views: 7,054
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

During periods of extreme...

During periods of extreme 'on-the-bus/off-the-bus' I had the classic bigtop theme conveniently to hand on my desktop (strangely, called Entry of the Gladiators). It enabled me to quickly summarise...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2009, 06:57
Replies: 142
Views: 28,199
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

I used to be reflexely suspicious of officers who...

I used to be reflexely suspicious of officers who claimed to 'staff' something, as opposed to 'work on it', as well as SNCOs who referred to themselves as 'senior NCOs' rather than 'Sneks' - as an...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2009, 12:56
Replies: 13
Views: 1,889
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

For the benefit of others... Seems SPVA...

For the benefit of others...

Seems SPVA have a computer glitch, which omits details of commutation from their letters.

Please cancel the whip round...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2009, 11:12
Replies: 421
Views: 121,722
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

That's quite balanced for you, MGD :ok:

That's quite balanced for you, MGD :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2009, 10:13
Replies: 13
Views: 1,889
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

No I didn't, and I was dubious about something...

No I didn't, and I was dubious about something just like this happening - how would I ever know they'd received my paperwork? But I figured 'no news was good news', and it was simply the norm to not...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2009, 08:05
Replies: 21
Views: 3,671
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

Someone posted a link to JSP-something-blunt a...

Someone posted a link to JSP-something-blunt a few months ago - the official publication listing allowances (inc. rates to aim for on night subsistance etc). Hidden away in the text is a reference to...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2009, 07:34
Replies: 13
Views: 1,889
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

Unless the doctor's letter has gone missing...

Unless the doctor's letter has gone missing :uhoh:, I am as healthy as the next man. It would be interesting to hear 'their' argument on why I'm not entitled to something that everyone else can...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2009, 17:37
Replies: 13
Views: 1,889
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

Nah, I don't do 'the worst' when it comes to my...

Nah, I don't do 'the worst' when it comes to my pension after 22yrs.

They do 'getting it sorted' or 'proving I opted out of commuting', with allowance made for them to show how exhaustively they...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2009, 15:21
Replies: 13
Views: 1,889
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

:eek: I'm going to die! ...and you've got...

:eek: I'm going to die!

...and you've got to work on your bedside manner PN!
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2009, 13:41
Replies: 13
Views: 1,889
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

Pension not commuted

Just got a letter today, seeming to indicate that my request to commute hasn't been actioned...4 days until the cash should coming my way.

Has this happened to anyone else, and how easy was it to...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
21st Jan 2009, 07:11
Replies: 9
Views: 2,385
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

Thanks for the suggestions guys - I'll have a...

Thanks for the suggestions guys - I'll have a look.
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
20th Jan 2009, 17:23
Replies: 9
Views: 2,385
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

Ops software - small air taxi operator

I know versions of this question have been asked before, but not specifically for a small (3 a/c) air taxi operator. We're looking for a simple fleet management piece of software that can:

a....
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
19th Jan 2009, 09:22
Replies: 5
Views: 963
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

...or just below the free text editor on the menu...

...or just below the free text editor on the menu is a structured editor. The trick then is to note the error, go to the latest Route Availability Document (RAD) and look up the FIR for the reason...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
31st Dec 2008, 14:40
Replies: 2
Views: 682
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

MAN newspaper?

A few years ago I was in the LGW area and saw a 'Gatwick News' sort of title that had the usual 'Dave the Llama flies through Gatwick'-type stories, but also a fairly useful jobs section, which...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
9th Dec 2008, 15:08
Replies: 20
Views: 2,508
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

To be honest, I'm not sure you need it, as you've...

To be honest, I'm not sure you need it, as you've got AFTN as a primary and SITA as a back-up. It would save you having to walk the 1.44 ft to the AFTN printer though...:rolleyes:

p.s. it's Jeppy...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
9th Dec 2008, 07:28
Replies: 20
Views: 2,508
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

Tks Windswept & plans, Interesting answers...

Tks Windswept & plans,

Interesting answers to all my questions, and it does still seem you have a choice between stringent Eurocontrol or hit and miss cross-country.

btw plans, on a...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
6th Dec 2008, 19:00
Replies: 18
Views: 1,289
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

Always the problem when you give a government...

Always the problem when you give a government body a blank check [sic] in response to the threat of the bogey man. If they do this with your luggage, imagine what they'll do with more precious stuff...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
5th Dec 2008, 07:49
Replies: 18
Views: 1,289
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

Which is hardly a robust state of affairs for...

Which is hardly a robust state of affairs for anyone planning a terrorist attack! Hey, maybe that's the plan - make baggage carriage a hit and miss process, thus making any terrorist attack more of a...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2008, 18:14
Replies: 171
Views: 35,206
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

You didn't finish your sentence: ...to the...

You didn't finish your sentence:

...to the MoD.
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
4th Dec 2008, 12:58
Replies: 18
Views: 1,289
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

Unless the bags never leave their point of...

Unless the bags never leave their point of origin, doesn't one lead to the other by default?
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
4th Dec 2008, 07:58
Replies: 18
Views: 1,289
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

Notwithstanding the advent of 'suicide...

Notwithstanding the advent of 'suicide passengers', my take on it is slightly different. As I see it the theory behind unaccompanied bags not travelling without owner is, in the good ol days, all but...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Nov 2008, 21:24
Replies: 171
Views: 35,206
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

Boeing Operational Control Suite. It's the air...

Boeing Operational Control Suite. It's the air transport fleet tasking system. Introduced politically early, but not as disastrously as JPA, promised lots but it's been more of a live test than a...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
27th Nov 2008, 17:51
Replies: 20
Views: 2,508
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

Cool - I'll call you sometime Monday and see what...

Cool - I'll call you sometime Monday and see what suits. It'll be quite quaint seeing all you air force types again, in your smart little uniforms :}
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Nov 2008, 17:49
Replies: 171
Views: 35,206
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

I've progressed. I've left. Dare I say I...

I've progressed. I've left.

Dare I say I saw this coming?
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
27th Nov 2008, 11:41
Replies: 20
Views: 2,508
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

Right back at ya Andy - in yr PMs. Didn't realise...

Right back at ya Andy - in yr PMs. Didn't realise you were 45! :eek:
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
27th Nov 2008, 07:16
Replies: 20
Views: 2,508
Posted By ASCOT Ops Retd

PM me with yr number will you mate? Could pop see...

PM me with yr number will you mate? Could pop see you Mon/Tue next week if you're around, but needs to be soon as, tragically, I need to hand my ID back soon! [insert sarcastic crying symbol]...
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