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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Aug 2011, 20:39
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,907
Posted By Riverboat

No argument with that Phileas, except that the...

No argument with that Phileas, except that the last time BHX ran out of slots at peak periods Coventry came to life! So I agree that BHX is the place to fly from until they run out of slots. The new...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Aug 2011, 21:52
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,907
Posted By Riverboat

I'll back Skypartner's knowledge of the place -...

I'll back Skypartner's knowledge of the place - it won't be a successful passenger airport until BHX gets very busy and slots are no longer available between 0700-1000 and 1600-1900, and we are a...
Forum: Medical & Health
19th Mar 2011, 17:08
Replies: 1
Views: 1,185
Posted By Riverboat

Total Shoulder replacement

Can anyone offer any thoughts or opinions about the impact having a total shoulder replacement will have on retaining my medical, which would now be Class 2? I am pretty sure I need a TSR, but I do...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 21:02
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,588,700
Posted By Riverboat

A lot more passengers and crew have been killed...

A lot more passengers and crew have been killed (indirectly) by fog. Are you suggesting ATCOs refuse to give a take off clearance if the destination is currently in fog, or forecast that it just...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Feb 2010, 20:24
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,907
Posted By Riverboat

I used to work at CVT and am still a regular...

I used to work at CVT and am still a regular visitor. I read G-RICH's posting and thought "common sense for a change!". Then I read Windswept's posting, and realised there really ARE some muppets...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Jan 2010, 15:54
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,907
Posted By Riverboat

Fair comment, Windswept. Let's hope that that is...

Fair comment, Windswept. Let's hope that that is the case. I was looking at their parent's activities, viz:

"Airport Development Partners SA is a private airport investment and development company...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jan 2010, 18:55
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,907
Posted By Riverboat

I am wondering what a company, which is a...

I am wondering what a company, which is a "real-estate development company" (as per their website), would want to try and develop Coventry Airport. It looks like it just isn't possible to develop it....
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Oct 2009, 22:46
Replies: 32
Views: 4,971
Posted By Riverboat

Eggs - fair enough! Maybe commenting about "Best...

Eggs - fair enough! Maybe commenting about "Best Practice" isn't what we should be doing here, so I will move on. And as for Jersey and a wicked witch, I wonder if this is a pseudonym for a man? A...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Oct 2009, 20:01
Replies: 51
Views: 11,979
Posted By Riverboat

Who is 52nd Street Aviation? Anyone we might know?

Who is 52nd Street Aviation? Anyone we might know?
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Oct 2009, 19:30
Replies: 32
Views: 4,971
Posted By Riverboat

Eggs Petition - who decides "best practice"? Our...

Eggs Petition - who decides "best practice"? Our dog is rather nervous and "best practice" for her is to avoid all other dogs and all other humans. Best practice for a starving stray in Italy is to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Oct 2009, 18:05
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,907
Posted By Riverboat

I think we are missing a couple of points. When...

I think we are missing a couple of points. When Air Atlantique ran the airport there was no drive to entice scheduled services, but when TUI took it over they took it over specifically for their...
Forum: ATC Issues
11th Oct 2009, 17:30
Replies: 32
Views: 4,971
Posted By Riverboat

Wicked Witch, I am not sure if you work in ATC at...

Wicked Witch, I am not sure if you work in ATC at Jersey - I presume you do, judging by your knowledge of the situation. But I can't help thinking that you might be a newcomer, because the CI Zone is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Oct 2009, 22:45
Replies: 788
Views: 189,061
Posted By Riverboat

Ocean Wun Zero - very good point. The amount of...

Ocean Wun Zero - very good point. The amount of CAS that DSA have is ridiculous bearing in mind the activity there. Every time I fly over it there isn't a single airliner on the ground!

I think...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Oct 2009, 22:36
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,907
Posted By Riverboat

Derelicte, I think you are a bit daft, not CVT's...

Derelicte, I think you are a bit daft, not CVT's location. Baginton Aerodrome has been there a long time, and it was a toss up, many years ago, whether it was Elmdon or Baginton that got developed.
...
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Oct 2009, 22:27
Replies: 32
Views: 4,971
Posted By Riverboat

Eye in the Sky, you are obviously not used to...

Eye in the Sky, you are obviously not used to Jersey weather! The new Jersey Tower will be in cloud at least 10 times more often each year than the Heathrow one will be: it will be a regular...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Aug 2009, 21:35
Replies: 20
Views: 3,104
Posted By Riverboat

Pace, you state that Birmingham "do give VFR...

Pace, you state that Birmingham "do give VFR sometimes". In fact they should allow VFR all the time, subject to traffic, as it is Class D airspace and the whole point about Class D airspace is that...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Aug 2009, 21:12
Replies: 6
Views: 2,199
Posted By Riverboat

Goatface, I think you will find that there is...

Goatface, I think you will find that there is more commercial traffic at Humberside than DSA. I'm open to correction, but every time I fly over DSA there seems to be no airliners on the ground, just...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jun 2009, 10:48
Replies: 78
Views: 20,916
Posted By Riverboat

CaptJ and fgmc more or less exactly reflect my...

CaptJ and fgmc more or less exactly reflect my views, and I will only add that I am beginning to find Branson's behaviour repugnant. The more he speaks the more he seems like a complete baby. I am...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jun 2009, 10:06
Replies: 269
Views: 68,198
Posted By Riverboat

I am sure the French would "down tools" over this...

I am sure the French would "down tools" over this matter if they were in our position, and really the whole pilot community should rail against and refuse to accept the ID card, if it is only they...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Jun 2009, 22:31
Replies: 345
Views: 32,343
Posted By Riverboat

One wonders why glider pilots always have to have...

One wonders why glider pilots always have to have parachutes if they are going to fly into cloud. Is it because years ago the CAA./Min of CA or whatever decided that it was risky for gliders to be...
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Jun 2009, 22:26
Replies: 16
Views: 2,478
Posted By Riverboat

I have the impression that there is something...

I have the impression that there is something nasty and evil about NATS. Am I wrong? Are they really a very nice organisation with an altruistic attitude, and I've just missed it?

RB
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Jun 2009, 22:22
Replies: 14
Views: 2,759
Posted By Riverboat

Talkdownman - I couldn't have put it better! On...

Talkdownman - I couldn't have put it better! On the face of it NATS are becoming a bit of a prima donna pain in the neck, and might be the main reason for a lot of unnecessary changes in phraseology...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Jun 2009, 22:03
Replies: 345
Views: 32,343
Posted By Riverboat

In spite of my original scepticism about Pace's...

In spite of my original scepticism about Pace's report, having read the whole of this thread - a mammoth read! - I must side with his basic view that it isn't safe to fly through clouds OCAS if...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Jun 2009, 21:30
Replies: 18
Views: 2,022
Posted By Riverboat

Stupid comment, 007helicopter. Just the sort to...

Stupid comment, 007helicopter. Just the sort to get airport management thinking that their exorbitant fees are justified.

NCL doesn't have a 2300m runway for light aircraft, but for much heavier...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jun 2009, 21:57
Replies: 345
Views: 32,343
Posted By Riverboat

There are a few things a bit odd about your...

There are a few things a bit odd about your report, Pace. I am not saying you are making anything up, but it is strange that:

1) You filed IFR for a flight to the North West at FL 100. You should...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th May 2009, 18:14
Replies: 188
Views: 18,811
Posted By Riverboat

Jumbo Driver, you have expressed what I was...

Jumbo Driver, you have expressed what I was trying to say (inadequately) very well. I am sure we all recognise Gunky Tom's situation, but this is a forum for ATC issues, and when I first introduced...
Forum: Private Flying
13th May 2009, 18:18
Replies: 35
Views: 6,781
Posted By Riverboat

Well, I feel that the only way to recognise it is...

Well, I feel that the only way to recognise it is by looking at the HSI. There is no real "feel" to a roll like there is in some aircraft. I fly a few types and the SR22 is more likely to give me 30...
Forum: Private Flying
12th May 2009, 21:59
Replies: 21
Views: 2,517
Posted By Riverboat

See you there, BOSE-X! Coming as a passenger with...

See you there, BOSE-X! Coming as a passenger with my son as PIC!

RB
Forum: Private Flying
12th May 2009, 21:54
Replies: 35
Views: 6,781
Posted By Riverboat

Having flown the Cirrus SR22 a fair number of...

Having flown the Cirrus SR22 a fair number of hours (maybe 100) in all weathers (I hold an IR), to various places in Europe, I feel that it is a very fine aircraft. OK, it is a bit different, but...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th May 2009, 17:09
Replies: 188
Views: 18,811
Posted By Riverboat

No, 2 Sheds, not a wind up. Yes, my mistake for...

No, 2 Sheds, not a wind up. Yes, my mistake for stating "clear". I appreciate that this would not be said. But, OK, are you saying that we pilots, under these circumstances, have to make an...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th May 2009, 16:42
Replies: 123
Views: 38,244
Posted By Riverboat

Nice one mad_jock. I have always been very...

Nice one mad_jock. I have always been very impressed with the service, and I can't imagine where ifu090556 is coming from, except perhaps the competition.
Forum: ATC Issues
10th May 2009, 16:32
Replies: 188
Views: 18,811
Posted By Riverboat

Another problem with Remain clear of Controlled...

Another problem with Remain clear of Controlled Airspace is that it is a general statement that really is too all-embracing. For instance, for how long should I remain clear of CAS? A few minutes,...
Forum: ATC Issues
8th May 2009, 09:19
Replies: 188
Views: 18,811
Posted By Riverboat

When I initiated this post I was really...

When I initiated this post I was really complaining about ATCOs always telling me to remain clear of CAS when I had absolutely no intention of going into it, was not on track to go into it and not at...
Forum: ATC Issues
6th May 2009, 22:25
Replies: 188
Views: 18,811
Posted By Riverboat

Keep clear of controlled airspace!

This is being uttered to aircraft not intending to join CA by at least 50% of ATCOs these days so presumably it is a "new thing" to say. It is usually a totally useless piece of advice and it is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Dec 2008, 12:31
Replies: 70
Views: 19,127
Posted By Riverboat

Sounds like a complete cock-up to me. A pathetic...

Sounds like a complete cock-up to me. A pathetic piece of negotiation, resulting in bad will all round. Really, heads should roll, but they won't, of course.

BA is on track to become a minor...
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