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Forum: Middle East
25th Mar 2018, 22:52
Replies: 1,061
Views: 857,818
Posted By dc10fr8k9

Thanks very much psychomantic! Fly safe, maybe...

Thanks very much psychomantic! Fly safe, maybe see you in Istanbul! :)
Forum: Middle East
22nd Mar 2018, 01:54
Replies: 1,061
Views: 857,818
Posted By dc10fr8k9

Turkish Airlines info please?

Can anyone enlighten me on the B777 rosters and general quality of life for a B777 PIC at Turkish? I am looking to leave the Gulf region after 6 years here, the rosters these days are insane. I...
Forum: Middle East
22nd Jun 2015, 19:45
Replies: 13
Views: 6,789
Posted By dc10fr8k9

QR indeed does do fast track for qualified...

QR indeed does do fast track for qualified candidates. I had 1400 wide body PIC and about 10K total time, but not the 2000 wide body PIC required for DEC on the B777, so I was hired as FO on the...
Forum: Middle East
16th Apr 2015, 10:07
Replies: 33
Views: 37,383
Posted By dc10fr8k9

Dear "Held Back" , I am a high experience FO...

Dear "Held Back" ,

I am a high experience FO on 777 at QR, I was eligible for "fast track" command in late December. Not two weeks past my eligibility date, I was already contacted for command...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
5th Mar 2012, 09:46
Replies: 162
Views: 95,553
Posted By dc10fr8k9

As I was writing this, it seems that the mother...

As I was writing this, it seems that the mother of the poor FO seems to have verified my thesis, because only after posting my comments did I see the unfortunate commentary of "lost our loved one"...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
5th Mar 2012, 09:43
Replies: 162
Views: 95,553
Posted By dc10fr8k9

dive and drive

I agree, a Citation X had no business on a runway this short, especially at night in anything but the best of conditions. I know there will be some "Chuck Yeager" types out there who will proudly...
Forum: Middle East
17th Feb 2012, 10:19
Replies: 10,198
Views: 6,698,226
Posted By dc10fr8k9

what kind of wide body is out there that is not Boeing or Airbus?

Douglas! They were the best. Congrats Fogrunner from another former colleague!
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Sep 2011, 17:31
Replies: 159
Views: 35,772
Posted By dc10fr8k9

pulling back on the yoke during the stall

on the matter of why the AF 447 Crew as well as the Buffalo crash Crew desperately and incessantly pulled back on their yoke in a stall rather than simply jamming the yoke forward as they should have...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
29th May 2011, 10:37
Replies: 311
Views: 115,670
Posted By dc10fr8k9

In Nigeria (well at least in Lagos) there are NO...

In Nigeria (well at least in Lagos) there are NO good hotels. You can choose between the indifferent "service" at the Sheraton (a disgrace to Sheraton that hotel is), or risk your life on the 90...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
20th Feb 2011, 17:44
Replies: 43
Views: 7,745
Posted By dc10fr8k9

Good advice

"Take care, be polite and try not to get upset then walk as soon as you can making sure you are still alive to walk."

Excellent and eloquent advice Miles Magister.

I have always said it is...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Oct 2010, 05:51
Replies: 92
Views: 21,234
Posted By dc10fr8k9

EU Bureaucracy and guys like Koi

Yes, indeed Koi is an immature self imagined elitist who probably is masking some deep seated personal insecurities and personal disappointments with his childish commentaries. Part of the problem...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Oct 2010, 21:44
Replies: 92
Views: 21,234
Posted By dc10fr8k9

nonsense.

Koi,

I normally am not inclined to waste time refuting absurd arguments, because they usually do not even require refuting. But you need to be brought down from your high horse. You seem to...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Sep 2010, 16:36
Replies: 702
Views: 213,197
Posted By dc10fr8k9

Divide and conquer. And so the airline execs win...

Divide and conquer. And so the airline execs win again, pitting old against young. We ought to really be discussing the merits (or lack of) of 70 year old Flight Attendants. There I say, come on...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 16:31
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,588,721
Posted By dc10fr8k9

God...save us from those trying to save us!

God...save us from those trying to save us!
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 16:18
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,588,721
Posted By dc10fr8k9

Digitalis

Digitalis, thank you...a lucid, intelligent post. No hyperbole, just pragmatic logic. I agree completely.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 08:02
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,588,721
Posted By dc10fr8k9

I completely agree with you. The authorities are...

I completely agree with you. The authorities are being so paranoid careful that they are doing more damage than they are trying to prevent. At least you are in a hotel room with a bar, and I am...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jan 2010, 12:23
Replies: 21
Views: 13,068
Posted By dc10fr8k9

AUA 767's

Those tired old 767's at AUA need to go to the bone yard anyway. I have rarely sat in such an old steamer across the pond as in OE-LAT recently. Many third world airlines have far better fleets. ...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
29th Nov 2009, 17:50
Replies: 272
Views: 140,147
Posted By dc10fr8k9

Doubleu-Anker, How ironic that you suggest...

Doubleu-Anker,

How ironic that you suggest that I am doing exactly the kind of thing I am admonishing others not to do in this (or any such instance)! No indeed Anker, I am not implying that. I...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
29th Nov 2009, 04:41
Replies: 272
Views: 140,147
Posted By dc10fr8k9

terrible news

I knew 2 of the 3 who passed quite well and flew with them often. They were fine aviators and gentlemen too. Same has been said about the third fellow who passed. I also know the survivor and hope...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Nov 2009, 08:16
Replies: 7
Views: 3,076
Posted By dc10fr8k9

the joys of flying

I have experienced every one of these events! A very complete list of distractions to proper rest, to which I would add the wail of the Muezzin in various places in the Middle East, the clanging of...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Aug 2009, 09:00
Replies: 39
Views: 7,037
Posted By dc10fr8k9

I agree, most prudent Captains these days simply...

I agree, most prudent Captains these days simply make it abundantly clear to all that turbulence can come out of nowhere, and that any wise passenger would always wear their seat belt when seated,...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jun 2009, 16:44
Replies: 65
Views: 26,007
Posted By dc10fr8k9

JAA vs. FAA, Training mills and 250 hr wonders etc.

First of all, Gulfstream has never crashed a plane. Not bad for all those little planes puttering around nine or more legs a day in thunder-storm-a-rama day in and day out, year in year out, decade...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2009, 07:17
Replies: 61
Views: 24,431
Posted By dc10fr8k9

I agree, Manaus is a grand place for a layover,...

I agree, Manaus is a grand place for a layover, though I don't know if I would worry about being put behind pipes in Brazil for having #2 disintegrate on me. Maybe the Mechanic might, but not the...
Forum: Freight Dogs
23rd Mar 2009, 11:07
Replies: 9
Views: 1,656
Posted By dc10fr8k9

stow away?

Yes, I agree with an earlier post, the only way I can see this happening is if you are onboard as a crew member from the airline (Pilot, Engineer, Mechanic, Load Master), or even as a "jumpseating"...
Forum: Questions
9th Jul 2008, 17:11
Replies: 254
Views: 76,104
Posted By dc10fr8k9

AngryBlackMan

AngryBlackMan, your comments are ignorant and misinformed. The presumption that these pilots were at fault simply because they worked for a company that is not at the head of every pilot's career...
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