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Search: Posts Made By: Busbuoy
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Forum: Tech Log
23rd Jan 2024, 09:11
Replies: 11
Views: 2,193
Posted By Busbuoy

Wash the shirt you have just worn on the sector...

Wash the shirt you have just worn on the sector in by tromping it around in the shower while you are tubbing up for your night out (during which you are not going to waste any valuable drinking-time...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jan 2024, 00:44
Replies: 125
Views: 85,353
Posted By Busbuoy

And the first thing the bean counters in upper...

And the first thing the bean counters in upper management will do is explain why this extra cost will make us uncompetitive (their favourite word for things that impact their bonus).
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
4th Oct 2023, 04:02
Replies: 6
Views: 2,418
Posted By Busbuoy

Well he won't be feeling a bit of an allison; and...

Well he won't be feeling a bit of an allison; and which bit of the pratt is he going to feel...being inserted in him.....🤣
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
16th Jul 2023, 07:55
Replies: 281
Views: 187,322
Posted By Busbuoy

"Want to add anything to Vapp for the wind? No...

"Want to add anything to Vapp for the wind? No thanks, fleet office says no need." 🤣
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jul 2023, 22:31
Replies: 33
Views: 14,262
Posted By Busbuoy

I always thought true happiness was PNR out...

I always thought true happiness was PNR out of.....🤣
Forum: Tech Log
12th Jul 2023, 23:21
Replies: 18
Views: 2,221
Posted By Busbuoy

To add to the discussion, perhaps a description...

To add to the discussion, perhaps a description of the systems in a typical military aircraft might help. A typical fighter aircraft has a pressurized cockpit but the level of pressurization is less...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Jul 2023, 22:51
Replies: 18
Views: 2,221
Posted By Busbuoy

The problem with breathing the outside air is...

The problem with breathing the outside air is that the percentage of oxygen, known as the partial pressure, is the same as the inside air and is insufficient to maintain consciousness and ultimately...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Jul 2023, 12:28
Replies: 33
Views: 10,189
Posted By Busbuoy

I don't believe there are defined speeds as such...

I don't believe there are defined speeds as such for single engine aircraft as they would have no application from a certification perspective. Minimum Controllable Airpseed is an acknowledged term...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
9th Jun 2023, 10:24
Replies: 29
Views: 14,944
Posted By Busbuoy

And the family still think he's overpaid. If...

And the family still think he's overpaid. If you weren't born a Swire, you were born to serve a Swire. The privilege should be enough, we shouldn't have to pay you as well!
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jun 2023, 10:27
Replies: 90
Views: 37,337
Posted By Busbuoy

It's certainly the only appropriate time to be...

It's certainly the only appropriate time to be INDECENT.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
31st May 2023, 04:28
Replies: 14
Views: 7,464
Posted By Busbuoy

When did they start allowing you to identify...

When did they start allowing you to identify yourself as a pilot without your jacket on?

Even the AVSECO guards have wings on their shirts.🤣
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
24th May 2023, 23:12
Replies: 25
Views: 13,457
Posted By Busbuoy

How can you say that!? As a result of that...

How can you say that!? As a result of that review Cathay immediately changed the A Day travel rules which royally and unnecessarily scr@wed a lot of based pilots.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
4th May 2023, 05:44
Replies: 114
Views: 47,929
Posted By Busbuoy

Sadly they are not.

Sadly they are not.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
2nd Apr 2023, 03:47
Replies: 25
Views: 10,157
Posted By Busbuoy

30 Years On

Let us also not forget that yesterday was the 30th Anniversary of the beginning of the great assault on the pilot workforce. Since Red Oddington started that campaign the progress has been...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
25th Jan 2023, 11:32
Replies: 49
Views: 29,837
Posted By Busbuoy

Some insiders don't seem to understand it either.

Some insiders don't seem to understand it either.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2022, 00:17
Replies: 266
Views: 109,810
Posted By Busbuoy

Surely you're missing the point that the...

Surely you're missing the point that the incorrect value was given to just this one aircraft.

I would strongly suggest that if the CDG controllers used only English language phraseology at all...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
8th Aug 2022, 00:27
Replies: 274
Views: 148,610
Posted By Busbuoy

If I have to weather another instance of someone...

If I have to weather another instance of someone using "weather" when they mean "whether"......
Check your writing, you're supposed to be professionals.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
22nd Jul 2022, 07:03
Replies: 15
Views: 7,485
Posted By Busbuoy

Very sad indeed, helluva nice chap.

Very sad indeed, helluva nice chap.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jul 2022, 13:01
Replies: 141
Views: 46,380
Posted By Busbuoy

Stop thinking "Boeing - Boeing Style" and start...

Stop thinking "Boeing - Boeing Style" and start thinking "Boeing - McDonnell Douglas Style" and you might find the enlightenment you seek. They didn't bow to the shareholders, they led the...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
3rd Jul 2022, 08:01
Replies: 274
Views: 148,610
Posted By Busbuoy

That is the most inane frogsh!t I have ever had...

That is the most inane frogsh!t I have ever had the misfortune to read! What complete and utter twaddle...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
27th Jun 2022, 10:41
Replies: 274
Views: 148,610
Posted By Busbuoy

Yeah, what he said.....

Yeah, what he said.....
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
27th Jun 2022, 09:52
Replies: 274
Views: 148,610
Posted By Busbuoy

You misunderstand me sir. The CX/KA of old had...

You misunderstand me sir. The CX/KA of old had a reputation for getting flights done when technical and operational challenges thwarted others.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
27th Jun 2022, 08:09
Replies: 274
Views: 148,610
Posted By Busbuoy

Over the years I reckon CX and KA crews of old...

Over the years I reckon CX and KA crews of old would've completed more flights in difficult conditions than industry average. Safely, expeditiously and without fanfare because they were...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jun 2022, 23:49
Replies: 283
Views: 126,603
Posted By Busbuoy

I don't think the inclusion of "average" here...

I don't think the inclusion of "average" here implies any such thing about the failure "rate". While the acceptable rate of failure may well, and definitely should, be specified elsewhere in the...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jun 2022, 04:22
Replies: 60
Views: 31,447
Posted By Busbuoy

It would be very interesting comparing the...

It would be very interesting comparing the apparent "go-mindedness" of this ATC tower team to that of a USN carrier launch crew. If what I watch on the myriad of YouTube videos out there is...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Jun 2022, 11:12
Replies: 46
Views: 22,173
Posted By Busbuoy

When you say "defence" I suspect you mean...

When you say "defence" I suspect you mean "contributing factor". Minor quibble, but the truth of the matter is that the risks associated with this period were easily identifiable and the extra...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jun 2022, 02:38
Replies: 102
Views: 45,195
Posted By Busbuoy

And then it will be the crew's fault because they...

And then it will be the crew's fault because they failed to report unfit for duty due fatigue, you watch!
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
30th May 2022, 23:13
Replies: 5
Views: 4,630
Posted By Busbuoy

I'm not complaining about anything. I'm observing...

I'm not complaining about anything. I'm observing that every time someone holds CX to account through litigation, CX seems to be able to reduce the financial impact of the verdict on appeal.
And...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
30th May 2022, 08:30
Replies: 5
Views: 4,630
Posted By Busbuoy

Don't worry, CX will get that reduced to a far...

Don't worry, CX will get that reduced to a far more reasonable payout on appeal. If she's lucky it'll cover her legal fees.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th May 2022, 09:38
Replies: 604
Views: 1,072,088
Posted By Busbuoy

If you want to see what the Sinofuture holds...

If you want to see what the Sinofuture holds watch the 2144AD segment of Cloud Atlas. Change the names a little if it helps but you'll get the drift.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
24th May 2022, 11:28
Replies: 15
Views: 6,338
Posted By Busbuoy

Remember split duties were a temporary measure,...

Remember split duties were a temporary measure, 30+ years ago.
Forum: North America
1st Apr 2022, 22:38
Replies: 91
Views: 56,902
Posted By Busbuoy

At least we weren't the butt of that age-old gag...

At least we weren't the butt of that age-old gag "you know the crew of a Cathay aircraft are poms when the engines are shut down and the whining continues!"
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
11th Feb 2022, 00:00
Replies: 378
Views: 232,472
Posted By Busbuoy

A virus isn't behoved to do anything. What I...

A virus isn't behoved to do anything. What I suspect you meant was "It doesn't benefit a virus to wipe out its host". And studies of Ebola, Marburg, et al might suggest otherwise.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
28th Jan 2022, 07:54
Replies: 22
Views: 16,812
Posted By Busbuoy

Brilliant Unified Golden Green Enterprise...

Brilliant Unified Golden Green Enterprise Reaching Every Destination more likely.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
25th Jan 2022, 01:51
Replies: 57
Views: 55,852
Posted By Busbuoy

Noice! More than we were able to force the...

Noice! More than we were able to force the thieving bastables to give us.
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