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Forum: Rumours & News
25th Aug 2010, 16:10
Replies: 702
Views: 213,295
Posted By max_cont

SS41 what are you talking about? A cat II...

SS41 what are you talking about?

A cat II or III is the easy part of the sim at any time of the day.

When did you last do a for real, honest to goodness cat IIIB with an RVR at 75m?

I...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Aug 2010, 12:05
Replies: 702
Views: 213,295
Posted By max_cont

I can play that game. :E The UK Yep...

I can play that game. :E

The UK


Yep the stats don’t lie. If you guys can’t drive a car safely when you’re on terra firma, why should we trust you to fly an aircraft in a complex environment?...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Jul 2010, 18:01
Replies: 35
Views: 6,109
Posted By max_cont

The bottom line is that new law has been enacted....

The bottom line is that new law has been enacted. It’s a persons right to decide when they retire. That decision will be subject to an ability to pass the checks and personal circumstance.
The key...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Jul 2010, 17:24
Replies: 35
Views: 6,109
Posted By max_cont

Don’t forget the gargantuan pay check. ;) Is...

Don’t forget the gargantuan pay check. ;)

Is there something about the term “tongue in cheek” confusing for you RA?

.
Who says?
Got any hard evidence to back that up RA?
Is this skill a...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Jul 2010, 15:30
Replies: 35
Views: 6,109
Posted By max_cont

Correct but you’re hired as a Co-pilot not a...

Correct but you’re hired as a Co-pilot not a Captain. :E

There is no automatic right to the LHS…something today’s youngsters seem to forget.

You’ll just have to wait until us old f@rts have...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Jul 2010, 11:04
Replies: 35
Views: 6,109
Posted By max_cont

Well if we're going to generalise. The flip...

Well if we're going to generalise.

The flip side of the coin is apparent when you talk to line colleagues’. A significant number relay terrifying tales about some of you young Sky Gods.

Many...
Forum: Cabin Crew
24th Jun 2010, 16:29
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,088,160
Posted By max_cont

Express 1, yes I am talking about the latest...

Express 1, yes I am talking about the latest batch of volunteers only.

I get the impression that you are maybe a PSU Duty Manager or similar.

You say the trial was with union agreement. At...
Forum: Cabin Crew
24th Jun 2010, 10:38
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,088,160
Posted By max_cont

hunterboy, I believe some of you are going to be...

hunterboy, I believe some of you are going to be unemployed because of what you do.

Willey has plans for you and your helping him achieve that.

Times are a changing, but notice, only for the...
Forum: Cabin Crew
24th Jun 2010, 09:47
Replies: 3,036
Views: 1,088,160
Posted By max_cont

As an outsider working for another airline, it...

As an outsider working for another airline, it seems no one is uncomfortable with being judge jury and executioner.

Willey is happy to keep this fight going, why? Is it because in reality the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th May 2010, 16:22
Replies: 70
Views: 16,476
Posted By max_cont

Clanger, you will get no argument from me...

Clanger, you will get no argument from me regarding the lamentable lack of action on P2F and the other cancerous practices that are now endemic throughout our profession.

Are the senior guys at...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th May 2010, 15:00
Replies: 70
Views: 16,476
Posted By max_cont

Skipping...I said it was tax deductable not free....

Skipping...I said it was tax deductable not free. I can see from the way I phrased the answer why you were confused.

Until we got the right to claw some of the fee back it was costing us all a...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th May 2010, 12:33
Replies: 70
Views: 16,476
Posted By max_cont

Sorry Bruce that is not correct. The complaint...

Sorry Bruce that is not correct. The complaint is that they pay 1%...they do not. The taxman will refund most of the fee. The fee belongs to the individual not the taxman or any other collection of...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th May 2010, 12:01
Replies: 70
Views: 16,476
Posted By max_cont

BALPA are not powerless, just not omnipotent as...

BALPA are not powerless, just not omnipotent as some would like.

For the last time you don’t pay 1%...its tax deductable therefore the taxman gives it back as a tax allowance. I can’t say it any...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th May 2010, 11:32
Replies: 70
Views: 16,476
Posted By max_cont

What 1% is that? Since the BALPA subscription is...

What 1% is that? Since the BALPA subscription is tax deductable I can’t work out where the 1% is you talk about.

As for “useless” take a look at the various T&C’s on offer and see which company...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th May 2010, 09:14
Replies: 70
Views: 16,476
Posted By max_cont

I love these whinges about BALPA. :rolleyes: ...

I love these whinges about BALPA. :rolleyes:

Having served on a BALPA cc for one of the largest UK companies currently operating, I can’t help but smile when people like Paul Rice rant on and on....
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
7th Jul 2009, 17:27
Replies: 33
Views: 4,847
Posted By max_cont

The fact is that as far as anyone is aware, no...

The fact is that as far as anyone is aware, no laws were being broken.
The fact is that no-one knows if the company has a rule regarding this matter, it matters not if it’s unusual; I used to work...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
7th Jul 2009, 15:58
Replies: 33
Views: 4,847
Posted By max_cont

Bucket, my next door neighbour has the ugliest...

Bucket, my next door neighbour has the ugliest wife in the world.
I think he was extremely unwise to marry her…all my other neighbours agree. But so what, it’s his choice and since I don’t know for...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
7th Jul 2009, 14:44
Replies: 33
Views: 4,847
Posted By max_cont

Anyone here know what the relevant company...

Anyone here know what the relevant company regulations are on this matter for the crew concerned?

Assuming that there must be a rule and that therefore the crews were breaking them, is a...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jun 2009, 08:07
Replies: 88
Views: 21,418
Posted By max_cont

IMHO routinely monitoring the CVR will not...

IMHO routinely monitoring the CVR will not improve safety per se, and will in all likelihood reduce crew moral. That is more likely to have a negative impact on safety and therefore negate any...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Jun 2009, 19:40
Replies: 18
Views: 2,184
Posted By max_cont

Clanger32…Doha I was racking my brain to put a...

Clanger32…Doha I was racking my brain to put a face to the name and was quite understandably failing miserably.

I think most pilots do not want, nor agree with the militant 70’s style union that...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Jun 2009, 18:19
Replies: 18
Views: 2,184
Posted By max_cont

Clanger32 I’m intrigued…please...

Clanger32



I’m intrigued…please enlighten me with the facts?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Jun 2009, 14:14
Replies: 18
Views: 2,184
Posted By max_cont

Clanger32…yep clearer now.:ok: I agree, the...

Clanger32…yep clearer now.:ok:

I agree, the training side of things has got way out of hand. Schools are only interested in selling training and the dream. Can you blame them for that? Should...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Jun 2009, 12:29
Replies: 18
Views: 2,184
Posted By max_cont

Clanger32 I’ve worked for a heavily...

Clanger32

I’ve worked for a heavily unionised (over 90%) airline for twenty years and counting.

Being unionised does not mean continuously spiraling costs for the company…far from it. I served...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th May 2009, 11:13
Replies: 31
Views: 7,032
Posted By max_cont

sirwa69 that is news to BA staff. WW is not...

sirwa69 that is news to BA staff. WW is not taking a months salary. (Easy for him considering his take home pay)

Where did you get the info? Put up or shut up.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2009, 09:50
Replies: 180
Views: 61,079
Posted By max_cont

Flying Lawyer…agreed. The quality of a person’s...

Flying Lawyer…agreed. The quality of a person’s opinion is not based solely on their chosen profession. I have learned a lot from reading uninformed opinion…even if it’s merely that to my mind the...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Nov 2008, 14:26
Replies: 136
Views: 34,413
Posted By max_cont

That’s the point John R, it doesn’t. If one of my...

That’s the point John R, it doesn’t. If one of my pax is a bit tipsy and well behaved I don’t have them carted off by the boys in blue. If they are causing a ruckus and upsetting the other pax and...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Oct 2008, 09:14
Replies: 136
Views: 34,413
Posted By max_cont

John R, I’m not the one confused, (max_conf...

John R, I’m not the one confused, (max_conf :ouch:) you are.

Your knowledge of the law and the responsibilities of the aircraft commander under the ANO or equivalent, are somewhat confused. I am...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Oct 2008, 18:48
Replies: 136
Views: 34,413
Posted By max_cont

John R you said I understood this to mean...

John R you said

I understood this to mean that you would call the police as the aircraft commander hence my reply to you.

Pvmw. Post #53 is so wide of the mark I can’t be bothered to rebut in...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Oct 2008, 17:23
Replies: 136
Views: 34,413
Posted By max_cont

Darrylj, I didn’t say he was over the limit. ...

Darrylj, I didn’t say he was over the limit.

John R, I made an assumption based on your public profile. That says you are a PPL. Now we both know you can’t be in command on a commercial jet, with...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Oct 2008, 16:31
Replies: 136
Views: 34,413
Posted By max_cont

John R, thank god you’ll never be in charge of...

John R, thank god you’ll never be in charge of anything bigger than a puddle jumper.

No one condones being over the limit…but a commander needs to exercise good judgment in dealing with any...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Oct 2008, 08:58
Replies: 1,107
Views: 211,598
Posted By max_cont

Paarmo I don’t know why the bear was in the bin...

Paarmo I don’t know why the bear was in the bin either…perhaps it was a lost & found item and was in there because they couldn’t leave it on the x-ray machine belt. The bin was just handy. What I do...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Oct 2008, 07:43
Replies: 1,107
Views: 211,598
Posted By max_cont

Wrong paarmo. NOT another urban myth. My...

Wrong paarmo. NOT another urban myth.

My other half who works at LHR was asked if she wanted a Harrods teddy bear from the confiscated bin. The security staff were helping themselves to items at...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Sep 2008, 09:32
Replies: 245
Views: 35,215
Posted By max_cont

Rebellion…the irony. Why not use your real name...

Rebellion…the irony. Why not use your real name when you post?
Surely you have nothing to hide.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2008, 17:23
Replies: 72
Views: 14,106
Posted By max_cont

An armed scrote is not a trained terrorist. The...

An armed scrote is not a trained terrorist. The police are good at dealing with untrained criminals.

When the target is highly trained and motivated, HMG send in a different bunch of lads/lasses...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2008, 12:56
Replies: 72
Views: 14,106
Posted By max_cont

I have an easy solution to problems with armed...

I have an easy solution to problems with armed guards.
If an armed marshal gets on...I get off…end of problem.
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