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Forum: Engineers & Technicians
19th Jul 2004, 12:32
Replies: 41
Views: 21,252
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

The Air Astana engineer stepped forward to stop...

The Air Astana engineer stepped forward to stop some FOD being sucked into the engine when the incident occured during an engine run.

The aircraft wasn't back in service within a few hours as...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jan 2004, 19:31
Replies: 136
Views: 23,852
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Michael I take your point, but it is very...

Michael

I take your point, but it is very difficult to keep the security covert. I also think that the work of arresting these guys is done in a different arena, the priority at the airport on the...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jan 2004, 19:16
Replies: 136
Views: 23,852
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Talking I find it strange that people keep saying that...

I find it strange that people keep saying that the grounding of the flight was needless, and 'nothing happened anyway'. Isn't that a good thing and surely the whole point? Intercepting and stopping a...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Sep 2003, 16:50
Replies: 59
Views: 17,915
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

It took me a couple of bruises before I realised...

It took me a couple of bruises before I realised the benefit of wearing a hat on the walk round - softens the contact between my head and the landing gear doors!

Good post by Brighton girl, I am...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
8th Jul 2003, 07:39
Replies: 87
Views: 23,602
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Going back to the shutting down engines thing...

Shutting down both engines as you trundle the last few feet on to the stand can't be a good idea. It's a bit pointless for fuel savings, and distracts you from the all important task of not hitting...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jul 2003, 07:11
Replies: 14
Views: 5,063
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

What's red and white and sleeps 2? A...

What's red and white and sleeps 2?

A Groundstar tug in NCL. ;) :D :p

For serious speed driving on the apron you have to go to Italy. Those fiery european folk drive a cherry picker like they...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jun 2003, 18:10
Replies: 11
Views: 1,940
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Has anybody else noticed the Virgin A340 at LHR...

Has anybody else noticed the Virgin A340 at LHR with 'BA can't keep Concorde up!' (or something similar) written on the side?

I find Virgin to be a slightly paradoxical company. They are...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Jun 2003, 18:50
Replies: 8
Views: 1,364
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

The worst seat can be right at the front, on the...

The worst seat can be right at the front, on the right, depending how much the person in the seat on the left talks about pensions.

:D :p ;)
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
5th Jun 2003, 18:42
Replies: 15
Views: 3,193
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Engineers... generally its a :ok: but it does...

Engineers... generally its a :ok: but it does naff me off a bit when they are desperate to not have a delay down to engineering.
During a walk round once I discovered a nose oleo with no extension,...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jul 2002, 23:04
Replies: 677
Views: 206,801
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

There seems to be a lot of speculation as to why...

There seems to be a lot of speculation as to why this happened, and the media are firmly pointing the finger of blame at the russian pilot. Did you read the Evening Standard? Judge jury and...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
22nd May 2002, 08:58
Replies: 15
Views: 2,693
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Got to say though, that is a shocking piece of...

Got to say though, that is a shocking piece of subjective journalism. If the topic was slightly different this is the kind of thing that would normally be slated on pprune. I'll hand it to the guy,...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
27th Apr 2002, 17:34
Replies: 44
Views: 9,136
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

I agree with sticking to SOP's makes your life...

I agree with sticking to SOP's makes your life easier. Quite often difficult guys will not let you fly the aeroplane the way you want to, and they are picky over little things, that to be frank,...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Apr 2002, 10:47
Replies: 4
Views: 1,457
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

No point having a transponder that you can't turn...

No point having a transponder that you can't turn off, because it will still have a circuit breaker which can be pulled and you can turn it off that way.
Forum: Questions
7th Mar 2002, 14:11
Replies: 6
Views: 994
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post Just to add.... .. .The engines wouldn't have...

Just to add.... .. .The engines wouldn't have been started until well after push back because you have to crossbleed the air to start the engine when the apu is u/s. Haven't flown a 74, but i assume...
Forum: Questions
7th Mar 2002, 13:54
Replies: 13
Views: 974
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post Not really worth asking i'm afraid. You can try,...

Not really worth asking i'm afraid. You can try, but i know what answer you will get! Unfortunate really, but if you want a quick chat to the chaps at the pointy end, you can ask to see them before...
Forum: Tech Log
31st Jan 2002, 15:38
Replies: 9
Views: 865
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post The answer to this is far less technical than you...

The answer to this is far less technical than you all imply...

Surely the real reason is that its incredibly embarrassing to taxy round an airport with your RAT out!

:) :) :)
Forum: Private Flying
26th Jan 2002, 16:20
Replies: 24
Views: 2,152
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post They don't pay me enough for good ones!

They don't pay me enough for good ones!
Forum: Questions
26th Jan 2002, 16:10
Replies: 8
Views: 470
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post I find that RVSM is fine, but a little nervy in...

I find that RVSM is fine, but a little nervy in turbulence!. .I don't understand why they introduced it at alternate levels though. It would have been a better idea, in my point of view, to introduce...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
22nd Jan 2002, 02:57
Replies: 29
Views: 2,589
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post The debris the pilot saw was probably the fuel...

The debris the pilot saw was probably the fuel tank from the shuttle. When it is used up and discarded, it breaks up falling to earth and what is left is expected to land in the indian ocean, away...
Forum: Questions
12th Jan 2002, 02:51
Replies: 3
Views: 1,032
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post You'd think i had something better to do wouldn't...

You'd think i had something better to do wouldn't you?

Again, as brief as i can be...

Flaps are used to give more lift at lower speeds, and you extend them with referance to speed and not...
Forum: Questions
11th Jan 2002, 15:28
Replies: 3
Views: 1,032
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post OK, i'm going to be as brief as i can be with...

OK, i'm going to be as brief as i can be with this answer, so i appologise in advance if i slightly miss-explain!
Step climb is used because your ceiling height increases as you burn fuel and lose...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
11th Jan 2002, 14:34
Replies: 16
Views: 514
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post I think its all a bit recent since 911 to expect...

I think its all a bit recent since 911 to expect this sort of thing. Maybe a few years down the line, but at the end of the day the terrorist threat is real, and the vast majority of flight crew will...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
10th Jan 2002, 04:15
Replies: 36
Views: 7,193
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post NDB's are featured all over the place. I did an...

NDB's are featured all over the place. I did an approach into a West African airfield in a 767 a few months back using an NDB procedure. Similar problems encountered to light aircraft, plus the ever...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Dec 2001, 00:07
Replies: 113
Views: 8,421
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post Well I thought that was a fairly good response by...

Well I thought that was a fairly good response by fluke. He made no mention of thinking that ba staff think they are 'gods lot'.
Forum: Tech Log
16th Dec 2001, 21:12
Replies: 4
Views: 12,564
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post Or, exceptionally, a rudder!

Or, exceptionally, a rudder!
Forum: Tech Log
16th Dec 2001, 20:52
Replies: 5
Views: 1,209
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post The difference between airlines QRH may also be...

The difference between airlines QRH may also be due to standardization across different fleets to simplify conversion from type to type. It may not be entirely necessary on the 767, but may well be...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Sep 2001, 11:45
Replies: 5
Views: 699
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post Danny, I noticed you had emailed into GMTV with...

Danny,
I noticed you had emailed into GMTV with comments about the impossibility of making the cockpit entirely secure. I think you are correct, and the focus has to be on stopping the assailants...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Aug 2001, 15:15
Replies: 74
Views: 5,536
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post Guvnor, I know what you are saying that its...

Guvnor,
I know what you are saying that its the systems that keep the aircraft in the air, when managed by the pilot, and one cannot operate fully without the other. But you are taking it a little...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Aug 2001, 01:55
Replies: 92
Views: 3,670
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post The thing about JC is that he is at his funniest...

The thing about JC is that he is at his funniest when he is complaining about something. Some of his best TV was when he was poking fun at the US on his show. No surprises that his witty newspaper...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2001, 01:55
Replies: 86
Views: 7,510
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post The thing about JC is that he is at his funniest...

The thing about JC is that he is at his funniest when he is complaining about something. Some of his best TV was when he was poking fun at the US on his show. No surprises that his witty newspaper...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
6th Aug 2001, 03:04
Replies: 95
Views: 7,630
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post What about 'Firefox', the clint eastwood one? He...

What about 'Firefox', the clint eastwood one? He steals the secret Russian jet and brings it to the good ol' US of A. Not a bad one.
I can also remember a really cringeworthy one, but can't...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
5th Aug 2001, 17:16
Replies: 78
Views: 7,953
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post On a flight to JFK, had a flight deck visit and...

On a flight to JFK, had a flight deck visit and the peeps asked "So when we get off in NY, are you taking the aircraft straight back?"
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
30th Jul 2001, 03:24
Replies: 8
Views: 444
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post I was on my final board in may (i think) and...

I was on my final board in may (i think) and found out i'd got in by letter mid june. Think it varies
Forum: Tech Log
30th Jul 2001, 03:16
Replies: 40
Views: 4,090
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post 747 pilot airborne for 15 hours a week? thats 60...

747 pilot airborne for 15 hours a week? thats 60 hours a month! who doeshe work for? who do i send the cv to? :D
Forum: Questions
30th Jul 2001, 02:44
Replies: 9
Views: 6,285
Posted By whats_it_doing_now?

Post 909 for the footy! :D

909 for the footy! :D
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