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Forum: Middle East
8th Apr 2015, 14:52
Replies: 4
Views: 3,620
Posted By bugg smasher

Thanks J.L., do you happen to know if anyone...

Thanks J.L., do you happen to know if anyone operates King Air or similar out of the area?
Forum: Middle East
8th Apr 2015, 12:38
Replies: 4
Views: 3,620
Posted By bugg smasher

Dubai Socotra charter

Looking to charter an aircraft from Dubai to Socotra, any tips/leads on who to use, who to stay away from, much appreciated, thanks.
Forum: Freight Dogs
7th Apr 2015, 12:31
Replies: 0
Views: 2,598
Posted By bugg smasher

Socotra charter - advice please

Does anyone know a freight operator who flies to Socotra on a regular basis?

Thanks
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jan 2015, 23:55
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,450,392
Posted By bugg smasher

Tough question xcitation. This airplane works...

Tough question xcitation. This airplane works very well when all the computers are agreeing with each other; that number, by the way, is eighty nine.

The Flight Augmentation Computers (FACs) are...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jan 2015, 21:47
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,450,392
Posted By bugg smasher

The frozen AOA event experienced by Lufthansa...

The frozen AOA event experienced by Lufthansa recently, the one that generated the OEB to all operators, seems to indicate that in some scenarios, at least, you must think outside of the ECAM/QRH box...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jan 2015, 22:35
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,450,392
Posted By bugg smasher

This is a very difficult argument, all of the...

This is a very difficult argument, all of the Airbus protections built into the system architecture, how many lives has that saved over the years? Not quantifiable, none of those 'saves' ever get...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jan 2015, 23:31
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,450,392
Posted By bugg smasher

Depends on stall entry speed, and altitude, as a...

Depends on stall entry speed, and altitude, as a result of AF447, we have all been required to undergo high altitude stall training, in an aircraft that was advertised as un-stall-able, by engineers...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jan 2015, 19:44
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,450,392
Posted By bugg smasher

No. Avoid, avoid, avoid. It has become especially...

No. Avoid, avoid, avoid. It has become especially important with the Airbus product, most recently in regard to the LH experience involving frozen AOA vanes, loss of aircraft control, and the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Nov 2014, 22:59
Replies: 0
Views: 2,419
Posted By bugg smasher

Virgin America

Reports coming in thick and furious now from mates at Virgin America, IPO successfully done, senior managers made rich by cushy deals, line guys who built the airline from day one left out in the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Feb 2014, 21:19
Replies: 19
Views: 9,243
Posted By bugg smasher

We are always looking for interesting places to...

We are always looking for interesting places to dive and photograph, is there any mention in the book of an approximate location the aircraft was sunk, and what the depth might be?
Forum: Medical & Health
24th Feb 2014, 22:04
Replies: 22
Views: 4,058
Posted By bugg smasher

Medicos save the day, again.

Once again, a severe medical emergency aboard our flight, three hours into a seven hour leg, doctors and nurses traveling incognito save the day.

Continually astonished at the selfless service...
Forum: North America
23rd Jan 2014, 22:31
Replies: 355
Views: 137,306
Posted By bugg smasher

The SWA guys don't get paid by the hour, they get...

The SWA guys don't get paid by the hour, they get paid by the mile, hence the rush rush culture. See them slamming the fluffs down at LAX all the time, not making the first reverse high speed is a...
Forum: North America
7th Jan 2014, 21:37
Replies: 48
Views: 16,890
Posted By bugg smasher

Robert, Let me preface my remarks by saying...

Robert,

Let me preface my remarks by saying I have enormous respect for those in your profession, the things you must endure are no doubt very difficult. That many of us now feel it necessary to...
Forum: North America
6th Jan 2014, 22:11
Replies: 48
Views: 16,890
Posted By bugg smasher

Will do Westie, several of our guys are getting...

Will do Westie, several of our guys are getting together an info packet, not really sure if the lawyers in question know what they're getting into here, potential squillion dollar ramifications being...
Forum: North America
6th Jan 2014, 19:54
Replies: 48
Views: 16,890
Posted By bugg smasher

We are all waiting for the first test case....

We are all waiting for the first test case. Should an accident, incident or even an irregularity occur, and one of the crewmembers is subsequently found to have commuted into the trip, or otherwise...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Aug 2013, 08:14
Replies: 75
Views: 37,698
Posted By bugg smasher

FWIW, at my airline an additional layer of safety...

FWIW, at my airline an additional layer of safety is achieved by the pilot preflight inspection, cowl latch security is considered a significant item on the walk around, for all the reasons mentioned...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Aug 2013, 22:17
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,421
Posted By bugg smasher

Crikey!! You probably are my wife! Honey, I told...

Crikey!! You probably are my wife! Honey, I told you not to post here, you're embarrassing me...

I'm going to guess that exhaustion and fatigue, combined with a likely complacency that comes with...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Aug 2013, 09:05
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,421
Posted By bugg smasher

I beg your pardon? You are starting to sound like...

I beg your pardon? You are starting to sound like my wife...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Aug 2013, 03:47
Replies: 343
Views: 124,898
Posted By bugg smasher

Whilst this does not address the 1900' vs 1800'...

Whilst this does not address the 1900' vs 1800' issue we are here addressing, the complexity of the airspace is worth noting. From the FAA-issued Southwest A/FD Supplemental;


"SAN FRANCISCO...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Aug 2013, 16:04
Replies: 343
Views: 124,898
Posted By bugg smasher

Dope-smoking hippies BOAC? How very condescending...

Dope-smoking hippies BOAC? How very condescending of you. One would think your airline had never landed a triple seven frighteningly short of the runway. 'Gallant superb aviators' indeed.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Aug 2013, 22:28
Replies: 343
Views: 124,898
Posted By bugg smasher

BOAC, today we were offered the choice of LOC/DME...

BOAC, today we were offered the choice of LOC/DME Y or RNAV (GPS) Z to 28R. The FAF in both cases is AXMUL, which has a crossing restriction of 1800', and also happens to be conveniently, and not so...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Aug 2013, 12:25
Replies: 343
Views: 124,898
Posted By bugg smasher

The traffic pattern at San Carlos is 800', so at...

The traffic pattern at San Carlos is 800', so at least they were underneath that..., although it might be disconcerting for a student pilot in a 152 to see a triple seven slide by below him...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Aug 2013, 18:31
Replies: 343
Views: 124,898
Posted By bugg smasher

Regarding the original subject of this thread,...

Regarding the original subject of this thread, after having spoken to a few guys who were around that day, and I stress, the official investigation is still pending, but this being a rumor board; the...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2013, 22:45
Replies: 343
Views: 124,898
Posted By bugg smasher

Btw, for all youse captain exactos out there,...

Btw, for all youse captain exactos out there, it's not 'drive n dive', it's 'dive n drive' just way too lazy to correct my post, sorry. :cool:
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2013, 21:58
Replies: 343
Views: 124,898
Posted By bugg smasher

Lot of opinions on that Bloggs, I cut my teeth on...

Lot of opinions on that Bloggs, I cut my teeth on drive n' dive, that was the way things were done not so long ago. With the advent of FMS generated glide slopes, the stabilized 3 degree approach...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2013, 13:38
Replies: 343
Views: 124,898
Posted By bugg smasher

How's that 'dive for the dirt/water' working out...

How's that 'dive for the dirt/water' working out there, Bloggs? :)
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Aug 2013, 23:47
Replies: 343
Views: 124,898
Posted By bugg smasher

Costing us a huge amount of money in delays,...

Costing us a huge amount of money in delays, methinks those costs should be absorbed by someone else, go land at another airport, let us know when you're ready to rejoin aviation, :ugh:
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Aug 2013, 23:11
Replies: 343
Views: 124,898
Posted By bugg smasher

As has been pointed out so many times on this...

As has been pointed out so many times on this thread, there is absolutely no reason why an Asian pilot can't perform a reasonably easy visual to a large airport in good weather. It is a question of...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Aug 2013, 11:32
Replies: 343
Views: 124,898
Posted By bugg smasher

Proud that they are accomplished at the Bridge...

Proud that they are accomplished at the Bridge Visual?

No, it is a maneuver requiring nothing more than average airmanship, something you should have when you occupy a seat in an airliner cockpit....
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jul 2013, 21:41
Replies: 343
Views: 124,898
Posted By bugg smasher

Good practice, in my opinion anyways, at least...

Good practice, in my opinion anyways, at least several times a month, disconnect the AP/AT and fly the approach full manual. I find if I don't do that, the airspeed indicator gradually falls out of...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jul 2013, 00:00
Replies: 343
Views: 124,898
Posted By bugg smasher

- yes, but what happens to that on an RNAV-visua ...

- yes, but what happens to that on an RNAV-visua


BOAC, I will make a point of visiting the ATC facility in San Francisco sometime the next month or so, probably a good excuse not to consort with...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jul 2013, 23:43
Replies: 343
Views: 124,898
Posted By bugg smasher

Well, my brothers and sisters in aviation, I...

Well, my brothers and sisters in aviation, I personally fly this visual several times a month, and we don't find it an unusual challenge of any kind, in fact, my colleagues at Southwest, United, Jet...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jul 2013, 22:18
Replies: 343
Views: 124,898
Posted By bugg smasher

BOAC, if you examine the VFR sectional chart for...

BOAC, if you examine the VFR sectional chart for the area, you will see San Carlos airport just to the south of the San Mateo bridge. It is a reasonably busy general aviation strip, its traffic...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jul 2013, 22:50
Replies: 343
Views: 124,898
Posted By bugg smasher

Will agree wholeheartedly Barking, here in our...

Will agree wholeheartedly Barking, here in our neck o' the woods, the brand new FAR117 rules take effect in January to address such issues, but, as is the corporate game, lots of pencil sharpening in...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jul 2013, 12:46
Replies: 343
Views: 124,898
Posted By bugg smasher

So, by your own reckoning, 250' above the 3...

So, by your own reckoning, 250' above the 3 degree path, 5 miles out, and that's challenging? Requires a 'dive for the dirt/water'?

Not good at visual approaches? You are fired.

Holding the...
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