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Forum: ATC Issues
19th Apr 2023, 05:52
Replies: 5
Views: 847
Posted By bad bear

flares, lights and signal squares

We were just chatting in the bar about some questions in an EASA pilots licence paper and wondered if the UK still use signal squares, Aldis lights and Very pistol for flares etc ?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Feb 2023, 19:10
Replies: 868
Views: 282,328
Posted By bad bear

Looking at flight radar 24 makes sad reading....

Looking at flight radar 24 makes sad reading. Only 2 Amsterdam flights per day plus one, two or three other scheduled flights. it must be desperately quiet in the terminal at times when the 0600...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Nov 2022, 22:54
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,617
Posted By bad bear

I guess most military airfields that get sold off...

I guess most military airfields that get sold off have an Overage clause for 20 years ? if Doncaster had one it would be expiring sometime soon?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Oct 2022, 18:22
Replies: 70
Views: 16,819
Posted By bad bear

im pretty sure I have the video of one of the...

im pretty sure I have the video of one of the booker airshows with VC 10 etc....... must dig it out. such a fun era to have lived through !
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Aug 2022, 03:35
Replies: 1,426
Views: 452,526
Posted By bad bear

I have googled the departures board and was...

I have googled the departures board and was shocked to see only 2 or 3 flights per day.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Aug 2022, 09:50
Replies: 868
Views: 282,328
Posted By bad bear

looking at the departures board online there does...

looking at the departures board online there does not appear to be much in the way of domestic destinations. Is it really only a daily Edinburgh and occasional Belfast ? That's a lots of class "A"...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th May 2022, 05:32
Replies: 3,341
Views: 841,232
Posted By bad bear

as a local resident I have to say I like the...

as a local resident I have to say I like the airport just the way it is. I feel sure that extension or no extension the airport will continue just fine. looking forward to the French routes re...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Feb 2022, 15:43
Replies: 3,341
Views: 841,232
Posted By bad bear

TCAS FAN, "I refer you to UK AIP ENR 1.6, para...

TCAS FAN, "I refer you to UK AIP ENR 1.6, para 1.4.1 which specifies this." very interesting ! I would love to know why the procedure allows a platform at 1,500' where the base is 2,000'. I feel sure...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Feb 2022, 10:42
Replies: 3,341
Views: 841,232
Posted By bad bear

yes, the people who are currently using that...

yes, the people who are currently using that airspace cant just disappear so this is another good reason why Southampton should not expand. As many people have said there is a perfectly good airfield...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Feb 2022, 17:18
Replies: 3,341
Views: 841,232
Posted By bad bear

Admittedly we are just emerging from a pandemic...

Admittedly we are just emerging from a pandemic and its middle of winter but the departures board and many airports makes depressing viewing. Wick, Inverness, Prestwick, Carlisle, Doncaster, ...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Feb 2022, 07:34
Replies: 868
Views: 282,328
Posted By bad bear

I think the Cardiff airport departures page is...

I think the Cardiff airport departures page is not working properly. https://www.cardiff-airport.com/live-flight-information/departures/ seems to suggest there are between 3 and 6 flights per day and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Jan 2022, 15:23
Replies: 133
Views: 43,820
Posted By bad bear

I guess if anyone expressed interest in running...

I guess if anyone expressed interest in running flights from Wick there would be a press release of some sort. Given the closing date was 8 weeks ago it can't be looking good ? in fairness even...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jan 2022, 23:53
Replies: 50
Views: 21,019
Posted By bad bear

Does Inverness really have only 6 scheduled...

Does Inverness really have only 6 scheduled flights ( as opposed to charter or mail) for the whole of Tuesday?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Dec 2021, 05:42
Replies: 173
Views: 63,864
Posted By bad bear

And Scottish Conservative MSP Graham Simpson...

And Scottish Conservative MSP Graham Simpson added that "the only thing flying out of Prestwick is taxpayers' money".
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Nov 2021, 17:17
Replies: 219
Views: 59,122
Posted By bad bear

Interesting link to the CAA site and Carlisle...

Interesting link to the CAA site and Carlisle does not appear to be on it ! Just a blank space where I guess it had previously been
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Nov 2021, 10:14
Replies: 219
Views: 59,122
Posted By bad bear

Interesting that a Dutch company with only 4 jet...

Interesting that a Dutch company with only 4 jet stream 32 s would choose that route
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Oct 2021, 22:21
Replies: 50
Views: 21,019
Posted By bad bear

looking at the Inverness departures on FR24 the...

looking at the Inverness departures on FR24 the airfield seems even quieter than I remembered averaging less than 1 scheduled flight per hour in or out. Nothing arriving from the south till after 11...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Mar 2021, 07:20
Replies: 3,341
Views: 841,232
Posted By bad bear

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/19186368.southamp...

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/19186368.southampton-airport-expansion-decision-day---happens/?fbclid=IwAR1RzvsqKw5hOYOx0NFGcBOr9OqxrzthdvWMUa_FM93bUwVp3fnHwH3Cm7k

I could copy and paste some of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Feb 2021, 13:18
Replies: 50
Views: 21,019
Posted By bad bear

Page 5 is interesting, the number of passengers...

Page 5 is interesting, the number of passengers for 2020 appears to incorrect by 90% and everyone in the industry agrees we won't be back to 2019 levels for many years, so, why publish a graph like...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Aug 2020, 08:33
Replies: 2,696
Views: 1,121,486
Posted By bad bear

Basically any airline operating a "W" pattern...

Basically any airline operating a "W" pattern through Southampton would need to ensure that the plane and the crew are certified as above. This means either all of the planes and crew need training/...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Aug 2020, 12:35
Replies: 2,696
Views: 1,121,486
Posted By bad bear

of course the other problem with Southampton is...

of course the other problem with Southampton is that its not only a narrow runway but its not aligned with the prevailing winds, today would be rather interesting throwing a heavy 320 at that runway...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Aug 2020, 07:58
Replies: 2,696
Views: 1,121,486
Posted By bad bear

While there is a bit of a recovery in the...

While there is a bit of a recovery in the aviation industry it worth noting that Southampton have 5 arrivals today compared to Gatwicks 140 and Heathrow have too many to count.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Aug 2020, 07:43
Replies: 2,696
Views: 1,121,486
Posted By bad bear

I think there is also a problem with the width of...

I think there is also a problem with the width of the runway being only 37 m wide that also causes problems and requires crew training and flight manual changes (also to the MEL)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Aug 2020, 07:39
Replies: 2,696
Views: 1,121,486
Posted By bad bear

I must say I always want to call "foul" when...

I must say I always want to call "foul" when people try to sell an airport expansion as supporting "X" number of jobs. Any airport ive been in over the last few years has been shedding front line...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2020, 08:08
Replies: 2,696
Views: 1,121,486
Posted By bad bear

I don’t think the South of England “ needs”...

I don’t think the South of England “ needs” Southampton’s runway extended, the owners might think it will increase their profits but that’s a different argument. If Southampton is a small regional...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Apr 2020, 10:41
Replies: 457
Views: 268,458
Posted By bad bear

I like the idea one American carrier had. they...

I like the idea one American carrier had. they offered the pilots over 62 roughly half pay till retirement date as a redundancy but they are not allowed to work, this means a junior pilot can be kept...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Mar 2020, 02:02
Replies: 2,696
Views: 1,121,486
Posted By bad bear

The airfield will always be there, just might end...

The airfield will always be there, just might end up with a new owner after this blows over ?

bb
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Mar 2020, 01:21
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,997,388
Posted By bad bear

Does anyone know what happened to the Heathrow...

Does anyone know what happened to the Heathrow slots ? Were some transferred back in November and were they just being returned having been loaned to Flybe ? Do the "remedy" slots return to IAG or...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Mar 2020, 22:40
Replies: 31
Views: 5,243
Posted By bad bear

re route is precisely the problem that many fear...

re route is precisely the problem that many fear as it will funnel lots of traffic through the Lasham overhead where there is winch wire up to 3000' AGL, up to 200 movements per hour ( yes that is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Dec 2019, 17:29
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,925
Posted By bad bear

CAA stats are out for September. CAX - SEN: 714...

CAA stats are out for September.
CAX - SEN: 714 passengers
CAX - BHD: 777 passengers
The October stats are:-
BHD ..... 724
SEN ...... 578
November pax for Carlisle
BHD ......611
SEN.......not...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Dec 2019, 08:20
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,925
Posted By bad bear

quite a drop. SEN down almost 20%, surely that...

quite a drop. SEN down almost 20%, surely that cant be good?

bb
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Dec 2019, 22:16
Replies: 30
Views: 15,657
Posted By bad bear

Can the planes be modified to use previous...

Can the planes be modified to use previous engines without the need for software or are they completely different from earlier 737s?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Nov 2019, 22:36
Replies: 492
Views: 406,856
Posted By bad bear

it might be an error, but, the flight radar 24...

it might be an error, but, the flight radar 24 departures for Doncaster shows only 5-7 departures per day this week and the Wednesday shows one flight pre 7 am and the rest around 10 pm.... is the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Oct 2019, 17:51
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,997,388
Posted By bad bear

I saw Birmingham to Glasgow a few weeks ago but...

I saw Birmingham to Glasgow a few weeks ago but not Birmingham to Edinburgh.


...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Oct 2019, 13:36
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,997,388
Posted By bad bear

Im not sure if its been reported on PPRUNE...

Im not sure if its been reported on PPRUNE yet...https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2019/09/19/easyjet-to-launch-edinburgh-birmingham-route/

It will be interesting to see if Flybe...
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