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Forum: Middle East
12th May 2015, 09:10
Replies: 4,944
Views: 3,493,547
Posted By 308GT4

Unless you are desperate.....

So, I spend thousands of $ getting my Private Pilots Licence, then many many more thousands of $$$$ getting my Commercial Licence.
6 Years later after suffering all sorts of unmentionable working...
Forum: African Aviation
15th May 2013, 14:27
Replies: 87
Views: 26,058
Posted By 308GT4

Old fleet

Now I'm a little confused.
SAA is now leasing a new fleet (R10 000 000 000) value, to replace the aging a/c it now uses.
Mmmmmm.
A346, A342, A330's, B738's.
Someone please explain?:uhoh:
Forum: African Aviation
12th Jan 2013, 16:45
Replies: 87
Views: 26,058
Posted By 308GT4

Credit

So correct me here please....... SAA's operating cost, fuel, was in danger of not being paid, so they go to the venerable 'minister' for a "loan". 3 Months apparently. mmmm. So, in 3 months, SAA is...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Jan 2013, 19:11
Replies: 47
Views: 20,964
Posted By 308GT4

Buddies

Quite a well argued topic so far. Only problem, no new arguments!
Airline pilots are extreemly opportunistic! Unluckily we seem to have a very strong trend to want to tramp on each other to get...
Forum: African Aviation
2nd Nov 2012, 18:35
Replies: 20
Views: 6,024
Posted By 308GT4

Feelings

You are good folks, and were always spoken about in a favourable tone! I travelled quite a few times with you, always good old-fashioned class service!
As for their national carrier, I'd sooner row...
Forum: African Aviation
7th Oct 2012, 09:02
Replies: 87
Views: 26,058
Posted By 308GT4

R17 000 000 000's worth of houses

Does anybody have the means to truthfully, work out how many low cost economic houses could be comleted with 17 thousand million Rand in the last 8 years?
I'm sure the current government, who is not...
Forum: African Aviation
3rd Oct 2012, 07:30
Replies: 87
Views: 26,058
Posted By 308GT4

ANOTHER bail-out for SAA!!!

How do you walk past other pilots and look them in the eye and think: "My salary (if you can call it a salary), is paid for by begging!!" And yours, private, is not even worth...
Forum: African Aviation
18th Aug 2012, 06:59
Replies: 23
Views: 8,526
Posted By 308GT4

Tableview, there are a couple of very big...

Tableview, there are a couple of very big differences in stance between when the Nats took over in 1948, viz: The Nats made 80% of everything skin colour (i.e. you had to have a WHITE skin), but the...
Forum: African Aviation
16th May 2012, 19:11
Replies: 33
Views: 5,930
Posted By 308GT4

How much is R6 000 000 000 ?

Anyone got any idea about exactly how much 6 000 000 000 (billion) is??:eek:
Take your school ruler and place it on your car window ledge next to you. Now drive down to Cape Town from Johannesburg,...
Forum: African Aviation
23rd Feb 2012, 08:45
Replies: 98
Views: 15,647
Posted By 308GT4

National carriers

If you are a tea-man, working in the Kuruman railway siding, for the last 35 years now, you probably buy a packet of sugar or jam now and then as a " luxury". Maybe even a packet of tobacco for your...
Forum: African Aviation
12th Nov 2011, 11:22
Replies: 27
Views: 8,182
Posted By 308GT4

Anyone for tea?

This incident, MUST be the absolute epitomy of a 'storm in a tea cup'! Main gear, totally different scenario.:ugh:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Oct 2011, 11:52
Replies: 185
Views: 67,861
Posted By 308GT4

20/21st century SuperClass

Skwak7700 wrote on page 2:
"Best of luck my friends. I salute you for standing up to greed, which knows no political or geographical boundaries.

These short term managers are more than happy...
Forum: African Aviation
16th Oct 2011, 20:48
Replies: 42
Views: 9,149
Posted By 308GT4

I hope you're wrong there. I've taken a plane...

I hope you're wrong there. I've taken a plane "back to the hanger" once before. Not a nice feeling in the seat of your pants when ops tells you the next leg has been cancelled, just bring it to the...
Forum: African Aviation
5th Feb 2011, 19:39
Replies: 0
Views: 522
Posted By 308GT4

Late 20th Century Aviation and on.

I recently joined a website for ex (read "old") SAA crew members up to 1999, known as "Orange Tail". This was just in passing, seeing as I once was a KoffieMoffie there........lol
However, tonight...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2011, 19:20
Replies: 63
Views: 35,765
Posted By 308GT4

you're ALL missing the point. Think of the money...

you're ALL missing the point. Think of the money that is being made.........:yuk:
Forum: African Aviation
13th Aug 2010, 09:50
Replies: 2
Views: 1,396
Posted By 308GT4

Not for public

As normal guys and girls, let's keep this to ourselves and let the rumour mongers who are not in Link speculate.
There has been a positive development, but we await further improvements in the weeks...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Oct 2009, 07:00
Replies: 55
Views: 14,870
Posted By 308GT4

In our modern world and way of thinking, NOTHING...

In our modern world and way of thinking, NOTHING is more important to people and especially companies, than MONEY.Money takes priority over all other factors, and yes, that does include human lives....
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
27th Sep 2009, 04:36
Replies: 11
Views: 2,757
Posted By 308GT4

Money

MONEY~ period.
Think of the "bad publicity" gained from kicking unruly pax off a flight, might damage the all and only important factor with commercial aviation today- MONEY! Our modern day...
Forum: African Aviation
8th May 2009, 18:13
Replies: 9
Views: 2,810
Posted By 308GT4

Yes, OK Demented. I don't have a problem with...

Yes, OK Demented. I don't have a problem with incorrect words or grammer or punctuation, but when I read gangster style rubbish like 'gonna', I feel like the good image of pilots worldwide is waning....
Forum: African Aviation
8th May 2009, 06:22
Replies: 9
Views: 2,810
Posted By 308GT4

Yes, it's normal in this part of the world to...

Yes, it's normal in this part of the world to become personal when you don't like what you hear or read, instead of improving- too difficult huh?
I assume you don't want to fly in your country...
Forum: African Aviation
7th May 2009, 06:03
Replies: 9
Views: 2,810
Posted By 308GT4

Please, before you start learning how to fly any...

Please, before you start learning how to fly any form of aircraft in a professional capacity, go learn how to speak and write normal English! :ugh:
Forum: Medical & Health
30th Apr 2009, 21:14
Replies: 2
Views: 644
Posted By 308GT4

Biofilters

In the once again outbreak of an airborne germ, H1N1, (April 2009)what is the information available on biofilters for airliners?
I remember reading some time back that the scientists and engineers...
Forum: African Aviation
25th Feb 2009, 18:14
Replies: 42
Views: 8,163
Posted By 308GT4

Friend

:p Justin, you will hardly remember me, just a few days contact, but you stood by me in my darkest hour of this beautiful occupation. Because of YOU, I did not stop flying immediately as I started...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Feb 2009, 10:11
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,447,772
Posted By 308GT4

Anyone know what the runway number was and what...

Anyone know what the runway number was and what the spot wind was at the time of landing? Just concerned about the authorities attitude towards sound and the runway in use and the required max...
Forum: African Aviation
18th Feb 2009, 18:14
Replies: 12
Views: 1,667
Posted By 308GT4

Inner Bull

Trevor, that is smack in the middle of the inner bull!

AMEN
Forum: African Aviation
22nd Jan 2009, 04:17
Replies: 34
Views: 3,198
Posted By 308GT4

Command

I smell skulduggery here, and management. (Trying to assuage their conscience for wrong doing?)
Surely, when you select a pilot, in an AIRLINE, you select a potential Commander? Then when you need...
Forum: African Aviation
2nd Nov 2008, 09:46
Replies: 80
Views: 9,251
Posted By 308GT4

If you going to name people, one should be a bit...

If you going to name people, one should be a bit more specific, I believe.
I would imagine that an empty 747 or 340, with minimal fuel on board is rather light. So, if it lost TWO engines...
Forum: African Aviation
2nd Nov 2008, 09:23
Replies: 300
Views: 33,502
Posted By 308GT4

"Where are Big-Ben at? C_ _ t!":8

"Where are Big-Ben at? C_ _ t!":8
Forum: African Aviation
25th Oct 2008, 07:42
Replies: 51
Views: 6,917
Posted By 308GT4

"REAL" airplanes/ "REAL" pilots Round dials 4...

"REAL" airplanes/ "REAL" pilots
Round dials
4 engines (no doubt 4 long haul) {By the way, propellers are for boats!}
"I sometimes know my co-pilots name"
"Nobody fiddles with MY fuel figures"
...
Forum: African Aviation
27th Sep 2008, 20:36
Replies: 5
Views: 794
Posted By 308GT4

I think one of the best and funniest truisms (or...

I think one of the best and funniest truisms (or whatever that word is)...., was when someone on this site said, "You know the rumour about new aircraft or conversions is true when he calls V1!". So...
Forum: African Aviation
15th Sep 2008, 06:13
Replies: 26
Views: 5,961
Posted By 308GT4

Springbok614, AMEN to that comment about Capt J...

Springbok614, AMEN to that comment about Capt J at the CAA! :DIt is just soooooooo apparent, that a specifically qualified manager DOES make a complete difference to the functioning of an...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
1st Sep 2008, 19:35
Replies: 59
Views: 9,989
Posted By 308GT4

Assertiveness and arrogance, a fine/undefined...

Assertiveness and arrogance, a fine/undefined line? (I don't mean manners)
I have, as an F/O, on 4 different occasions, with 4 different captains, been 'instructed' : "You can go!".
Each scenario...
Forum: African Aviation
1st Sep 2008, 18:48
Replies: 51
Views: 6,917
Posted By 308GT4

Pilot's creed

Mmmmm, once again I imagine I see the Pilot's Creed: Heaven and Hell and #1.
The more things change the stronger they seem to remain the same in professional aviation?
Forum: African Aviation
4th Jun 2008, 10:15
Replies: 5
Views: 956
Posted By 308GT4

Exclamation Fuel, the dreaded Lurgy.

Hello all. All pilots that is. Wannabe pilots (people who would have loved to become a pilot but didn’t for whatever reason) and office workers/damagers etc, this is not for you, especially the...
Forum: African Aviation
27th May 2008, 06:37
Replies: 300
Views: 33,502
Posted By 308GT4

Unhappy No drinking problem

All true unluckily......
Reading this thread is enough to put one off drink and flying forever......
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