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Forum: Private Flying
28th Sep 2007, 08:13
Replies: 144
Views: 31,567
Posted By slim_slag

Thankyou F3G, I think you have summed it up very...

Thankyou F3G, I think you have summed it up very well, and thankyou for taking the time to read into what I said.

In fact, I made no comment on the guy/gal who rolled the 172, all I said is that...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2007, 23:23
Replies: 144
Views: 31,567
Posted By slim_slag

Well, if I'm going to be called a fekwit for...

Well, if I'm going to be called a fekwit for simply pointing out that airframe failures are v uncommon (and having the temerity to back my claim up with real figures) I may as well throw my toys out...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2007, 22:21
Replies: 144
Views: 31,567
Posted By slim_slag

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showpost.php?p=360499...

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3604996&postcount=31

What I said was that it is very uncommon, and that you have more important things to worry about. I stand by that. The figures...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2007, 17:43
Replies: 144
Views: 31,567
Posted By slim_slag

Every time you get into a light aircraft you...

Every time you get into a light aircraft you trust people you have never met before. If you are going to worry about what happened last month you should stay on the ground. All you can do is your...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2007, 17:23
Replies: 144
Views: 31,567
Posted By slim_slag

How many light aircraft have had airframe...

How many light aircraft have had airframe failures when an "innocent pilot pulls into a 45 degree turn, or hits moderate turbulence"?

Inexperienced people are getting all worried about renting...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2007, 16:13
Replies: 144
Views: 31,567
Posted By slim_slag

Airframe failures are very uncommon. Most always...

Airframe failures are very uncommon. Most always due to pilot error of the pilot flying the thing at the time. Big problems are flight into thunderstorms, and inadvertent flight into IMC -> spiral...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
27th Sep 2007, 12:38
Replies: 14
Views: 1,997
Posted By slim_slag

Or you could just use IE :O

Or you could just use IE :O
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
27th Sep 2007, 09:50
Replies: 12
Views: 1,688
Posted By slim_slag

I think that's how it works too, and the airline...

I think that's how it works too, and the airline has to offer it, you don't have to demand it.Why does that neccessarily follow, if it goes to court?

I also think the 'unless' has so much room...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Sep 2007, 16:47
Replies: 12
Views: 1,688
Posted By slim_slag

If it ends up in court, how do you prove it was a...

If it ends up in court, how do you prove it was a technical issue? I would have thought that was very difficult to do unless you get something in writing.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Sep 2007, 14:09
Replies: 12
Views: 1,688
Posted By slim_slag

Why did they deny the claim? Do you have...

Why did they deny the claim? Do you have anything in writing from that night that shows it was the airline's fault?
Forum: Private Flying
26th Sep 2007, 13:02
Replies: 37
Views: 4,875
Posted By slim_slag

Sorry LowNSlow, I thought you were receiving a...

Sorry LowNSlow, I thought you were receiving a service as you had been told by Luton radar about the Cessna 310 twin. My mistake. Class G is see and avoid for all pilots, file the airprox and give...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Sep 2007, 10:19
Replies: 37
Views: 4,875
Posted By slim_slag

Shouldn't you really be asking why the radar...

Shouldn't you really be asking why the radar service didn't alert you? Even so, if you had collided, the story as given leads me to believe it would have been both pilots fault.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Sep 2007, 09:03
Replies: 26
Views: 2,497
Posted By slim_slag

No, low spenders get 25% of miles flown, but only...

No, low spenders get 25% of miles flown, but only if you are already a member. To enrol now in the executive club, you need to pay for a flight that gets you tier points. Somebody starting to fly BA...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Sep 2007, 08:19
Replies: 26
Views: 2,497
Posted By slim_slag

Definitely on BA, and I don't have a problem with...

Definitely on BA, and I don't have a problem with that. But not all carriers work that way, which is also ok as choice is good for the consumer. For instance, if you fly 50k miles a year...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Sep 2007, 16:09
Replies: 28
Views: 4,544
Posted By slim_slag

If it's on a website I bet it's a typo. Have you...

If it's on a website I bet it's a typo. Have you phoned them?
Forum: Private Flying
25th Sep 2007, 14:29
Replies: 2
Views: 914
Posted By slim_slag

Take a look at this pdf ...

Take a look at this pdf

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/122/summary_of_public_transport.pdf

Now you can find the errors in the other thread :)
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
25th Sep 2007, 13:30
Replies: 26
Views: 2,497
Posted By slim_slag

The only point of being in the executive club is...

The only point of being in the executive club is if you are silver and gold (or their special higher tiers). It costs a lot to reach these levels, and a lot to stay in them. So yes, they don't...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
25th Sep 2007, 09:33
Replies: 26
Views: 2,497
Posted By slim_slag

Just taken a quick look at the financials of...

Just taken a quick look at the financials of several US majors and they seem in good shape. Several weren't a few years ago, and they reorganised with much pain to employees certainly, but the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
25th Sep 2007, 09:04
Replies: 26
Views: 2,497
Posted By slim_slag

BA 'enhanced' the executive club back in around...

BA 'enhanced' the executive club back in around 2003. so if you stopped flying them in 2004 you probably never noticed the 'improvements'. You should really be thanking them for letting you have a...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Sep 2007, 19:13
Replies: 50
Views: 5,982
Posted By slim_slag

There are quite a few regulations based upon...

There are quite a few regulations based upon things not actually being a problem. The FAA, an eminently more sensible and pragmatic bunch, allow non-stop sightseeing flights within a 25nm radius of...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
24th Sep 2007, 16:33
Replies: 5
Views: 852
Posted By slim_slag

You just put that smiley in. Very good, now there...

You just put that smiley in. Very good, now there are two of them :)

ooops, sorry three :)
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
24th Sep 2007, 15:22
Replies: 5
Views: 852
Posted By slim_slag

Funnily enough, if you want an O2 bottle for...

Funnily enough, if you want an O2 bottle for medical reasons they will charge. And it's not cheap. But BA charges too, so not a valid loco bash this time. Sorry to disappoint :)
Forum: Private Flying
24th Sep 2007, 11:07
Replies: 42
Views: 7,799
Posted By slim_slag

Pulled the Mrs when I didn't even own a car. ...

Pulled the Mrs when I didn't even own a car. Admittedly she now considers she made a terrible mistake, but wit and repartee will always pull a better class of chick than a spamcan.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
24th Sep 2007, 10:03
Replies: 69
Views: 7,905
Posted By slim_slag

One hates to ruin this by throwing in some facts,...

One hates to ruin this by throwing in some facts, but...



Department of Transport
Disruptive behaviour on board UK aircraft: April 2005 - March 2006
...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Sep 2007, 08:39
Replies: 92
Views: 14,590
Posted By slim_slag

Some do, some don't, have never seen it myself....

Some do, some don't, have never seen it myself. If I did see it in my line of work, I would ignore it, probably. Only put on your CV the information you think will help you get the job.

Strangest...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
22nd Sep 2007, 09:10
Replies: 20
Views: 2,308
Posted By slim_slag

Here you go F3G, an example which might be more...

Here you go F3G, an example which might be more relevent to the vast majority of travellers who have less opportunity than you to fiddle their expenses :)

London to Cape town and back on BA...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
22nd Sep 2007, 08:19
Replies: 20
Views: 2,308
Posted By slim_slag

Is that ethical? Does it matter? :)

Is that ethical? Does it matter? :)
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
21st Sep 2007, 16:25
Replies: 20
Views: 2,308
Posted By slim_slag

Yeh, most people who study this sort of thing say...

Yeh, most people who study this sort of thing say you get the most value per mile if you use it to upgrade. The value they use is defined by the price the airline sells the business class seat for,...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
21st Sep 2007, 16:14
Replies: 20
Views: 2,308
Posted By slim_slag

Strangely enough, I've seen award availability...

Strangely enough, I've seen award availability within Europe improve over the past year or so. In fact if you take BA for example, flights from LON to ATH are pretty easy to get for most of October....
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
21st Sep 2007, 13:02
Replies: 69
Views: 7,905
Posted By slim_slag

Funny, because one of the only drunk air-rage...

Funny, because one of the only drunk air-rage stories I remember off the top of my head involved a first class passenger on a British Airways flight. One suspects he was a very high cost passenger,...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
21st Sep 2007, 12:23
Replies: 69
Views: 7,905
Posted By slim_slag

You believe what you want Paxboy, and so will I. ...

You believe what you want Paxboy, and so will I. Does it strike you as interesting that the only offensive language on this thread comes from the person who stated this by making such a fuss about...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
21st Sep 2007, 12:10
Replies: 20
Views: 2,308
Posted By slim_slag

They are capacity controlled, call up your...

They are capacity controlled, call up your dedicated gold line and see if they will release some seats for you, sometimes they will for golds, worth trying. Other airlines let you have a seat on any...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Sep 2007, 10:23
Replies: 38
Views: 4,654
Posted By slim_slag

That would grab your attention, no choice but to...

That would grab your attention, no choice but to prepare to land ahead, and not much time to decide where.

I cannot find a reference to my 'about five seconds' which would stand up in the court...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
21st Sep 2007, 09:40
Replies: 69
Views: 7,905
Posted By slim_slag

You see Cat 5, your story doesn't ring true. ...

You see Cat 5, your story doesn't ring true.

You say that you saw and yet the crew didn't seem to see that. In fact you said So they get to make a judgement on boarding, but they let him on...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
21st Sep 2007, 09:03
Replies: 69
Views: 7,905
Posted By slim_slag

Simply think that you need to accept the crew do...

Simply think that you need to accept the crew do this all the time and should be considered experts in identifying a risk to the flight, and if it was as bad as you describe they would have acted...
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