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Forum: Tech Log
13th Nov 2012, 18:54
Replies: 17
Views: 3,740
Posted By Mulligan

Thanks to all. I'm in Canada and here we have...

Thanks to all.
I'm in Canada and here we have what's called "co-authority" with the dispatcher. This exists until take off basically. Then it's PIC solely. In all the years I've been doing this...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Nov 2012, 14:14
Replies: 17
Views: 3,740
Posted By Mulligan

Interesting. I hadn't realized things were like...

Interesting. I hadn't realized things were like that in Europe So I'm a little curious. Over here dispatch makes up the flight plan and we pull it up on a computer. There's a fuel figure and we...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Nov 2012, 20:17
Replies: 17
Views: 3,740
Posted By Mulligan

Well actually Dispatch takes all those things...

Well actually Dispatch takes all those things into account and then I take a look to see if I agree. I usually do but not always.
If the world was black and white there would be no need for my post...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Nov 2012, 18:57
Replies: 17
Views: 3,740
Posted By Mulligan

Fuel

I haven't posted for a long time so this topic may have been beaten to death. On the other hand, things aren't getting better.
I read the stories re Ryanair and fuel and was less than surprised. At...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Feb 2011, 14:33
Replies: 14
Views: 9,183
Posted By Mulligan

Fuel over destination

Thanks to you all. These are the the inputs I was looking for and it seems that most outfits are about the same as mine.
Now I'm going to invite opinions instead of policies/SOPs and I know things...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Feb 2011, 02:40
Replies: 14
Views: 9,183
Posted By Mulligan

Fuel over destination

I asked this before but am going to try a different question,
The fuel policy at my company routinely allows flights to arrive over destination with about 45 minutes of fuel. This would be with no...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Jan 2011, 17:15
Replies: 60
Views: 17,528
Posted By Mulligan

Thanks. I actually heard that Boeing secured 4x4...

Thanks. I actually heard that Boeing secured 4x4 timbers to the stab leading edge of the 737 during certification to demonstrate that protection wasn't needed! We are so over the top in Canada about...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Jan 2011, 01:44
Replies: 60
Views: 17,528
Posted By Mulligan

Tail icing

Anyone got an opinion on why horizontal stab leading edges are not heated? Not on B737-200 and narrow body Airbus anyway. Had to get sprayed the other day for a very thin coating of ice on the stab...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Nov 2010, 01:07
Replies: 4
Views: 3,668
Posted By Mulligan

Airbus flap settings

Question for 319/320 drivers
Do you generally:
a) use flap 3 unless you need flap full
b) Use flap full unless you need flap 3
WHY?
Forum: Questions
5th Nov 2009, 22:44
Replies: 38
Views: 4,861
Posted By Mulligan

Fuel over destination survey

I'd like to coduct an informal survey to try and ascertain how much various companies are shaving their fuel margins these days. If you want some background go to the thread Fuel over Destination.
...
Forum: Questions
5th Nov 2009, 22:28
Replies: 38
Views: 4,861
Posted By Mulligan

Interesting to hear that one. I had a similar...

Interesting to hear that one. I had a similar happening.
Ok, I'm going to try a survey and will start a new thread called Fuel over Destination survey. The more results the better.
Forum: Questions
22nd Oct 2009, 11:25
Replies: 38
Views: 4,861
Posted By Mulligan

Yes, if you have used all the cont enroute. The...

Yes, if you have used all the cont enroute. The aim is to trim costs but the result for me personally is more intervention and more orders for extra fuel so the new policy is counterproductive in my...
Forum: Questions
22nd Oct 2009, 02:58
Replies: 38
Views: 4,861
Posted By Mulligan

As Kissenger said: words are important. When I...

As Kissenger said: words are important.
When I said we "plan" to arrive with cont fuel I meant that our planned burn fuel is increased by enough to to carry the cont all the way to destination. It...
Forum: Questions
21st Oct 2009, 18:56
Replies: 38
Views: 4,861
Posted By Mulligan

Were the flight time/weights as per plan? In post...

Were the flight time/weights as per plan? In post 3 I mentioned that we were 500k lighter than planned. We were 1 to 2 minutes late over each checkpoint, not unusual.
Sorry, what's MLM?
If the...
Forum: Questions
21st Oct 2009, 12:04
Replies: 38
Views: 4,861
Posted By Mulligan

Our contingency fuel is planned to be on board...

Our contingency fuel is planned to be on board over destination. So our "burn" fuel includes fuel to carry the cont of 10 minutes minimum. So the absolute minimum we are planned to arrive with in a...
Forum: Questions
20th Oct 2009, 19:20
Replies: 38
Views: 4,861
Posted By Mulligan

I may have misled. The lowest we would be planned...

I may have misled. The lowest we would be planned to land at is reserve+contingency. Reserve is about 30 mins and contingency is never lower than 10 mins. So 40 mins is the bottom line and it isn't...
Forum: Questions
19th Oct 2009, 23:29
Replies: 38
Views: 4,861
Posted By Mulligan

I figured this was hardly a new topic but thought...

I figured this was hardly a new topic but thought I'd ask anyway. Landing with 30 mins of fuel is "normal" these days but there is a song by Bruce Cockburn called "The trouble with normal is it...
Forum: Questions
19th Oct 2009, 19:51
Replies: 38
Views: 4,861
Posted By Mulligan

Thanks for the input. Looks like my outfit is on...

Thanks for the input. Looks like my outfit is on the low side so far. 1.5 would translate to about 35-40 minutes on a 319/320.
An F/O I was flying with the other day said Airbus SOPS mandate 3.0...
Forum: Questions
19th Oct 2009, 19:05
Replies: 38
Views: 4,861
Posted By Mulligan

I'm going to perhaps excessive lengths for the...

I'm going to perhaps excessive lengths for the sake of anonymity. For the sake of the discussion our "state mandated min" would equal your CMR. Diversion plus reserve. No alternate flights were in...
Forum: Questions
19th Oct 2009, 16:29
Replies: 38
Views: 4,861
Posted By Mulligan

Mandatory minimum was 1.1 Cont was ...

Mandatory minimum was 1.1
Cont was .6
I did indeed file a report to Flt ops and perhaps they will "tweak" things for this particular leg. Overall though the margins "seem"...
Forum: Questions
19th Oct 2009, 16:01
Replies: 38
Views: 4,861
Posted By Mulligan

I should have mentioned that we were actually...

I should have mentioned that we were actually about 500k lighter than flight plan. All parameters supported the flight plan numbers with the exception that we were told to descend from 390 to 360...
Forum: Questions
19th Oct 2009, 15:46
Replies: 38
Views: 4,861
Posted By Mulligan

Fuel over destination

I'd like to do an informal survey of how much fuel different outfits are carrying these days. My company recently introduced a new fuel policy and I find I am ordering extra more often than I did...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2009, 18:28
Replies: 1,141
Views: 339,887
Posted By Mulligan

Hmmmm...just got this from our local newspaper. ...

Hmmmm...just got this from our local newspaper.

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. says no “run dry” requirement is necessary for certifying civilian helicopters “as described in media reports.”

Sikorsky...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2009, 18:13
Replies: 1,141
Views: 339,887
Posted By Mulligan

I haven't read the preceding 18 or so pages so...

I haven't read the preceding 18 or so pages so forgive me if this has already been answered.
If the S92 was certified with an exception to the 30 minute rule because the "likleyhood" of a failure...
Forum: Questions
16th Apr 2007, 10:41
Replies: 10
Views: 2,908
Posted By Mulligan

Narrow body Airbus landing flap.

I have posted this thread on the tech log, which is perhaps more appropriate.

I'm curious about landing flap setting at other companies.(319.320.321)
We are encouraged to use flap 3 for fuel...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Apr 2007, 00:42
Replies: 3
Views: 2,666
Posted By Mulligan

Airbus landing flap

I'm curious about landing flap setting at other companies.(319.320.321)
We are encouraged to use flap 3 for fuel conservation but most F/Os I fly with seem to use flap full regardless of how long...
Forum: Canada
19th May 2006, 11:05
Replies: 7
Views: 2,462
Posted By Mulligan

ETOPS question

Can anyone tell me what Transport requires in the way of special training for ETOPS?
Perhaps someone from Westjet can enlighten me here. When you guys started the Hawaii run did all crews have to...
Forum: Tech Log
1st May 2006, 14:33
Replies: 4
Views: 1,013
Posted By Mulligan

Wing de iceing

I'm working for a major which went through a merger a few years back. It's interesting to see the different "cultures" and the preferences/techniques/habits from the other outfit.
Some things are a...
Forum: Canada
19th Mar 2006, 21:58
Replies: 2
Views: 1,179
Posted By Mulligan

Hey cats...get me a coffee....two sugars....

Hey cats...get me a coffee....two sugars....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Mar 2006, 13:19
Replies: 3
Views: 1,351
Posted By Mulligan

Contract work

Region : Europe
Company : Brookfield Aviation International Ltd.
Position Type : Contract
Posted : Monday, 27 Feb 2006
Job Type : Flight crew

Hi there

Anybody got any details on...
Forum: Canada
21st Feb 2006, 18:49
Replies: 77
Views: 12,676
Posted By Mulligan

You guys aren't going to start drawing cartoons...

You guys aren't going to start drawing cartoons of each other are you...?
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
16th Feb 2006, 12:06
Replies: 3
Views: 1,479
Posted By Mulligan

OHMENERVES!!

Allright, I've had enough! Not sure if the old ticker is up to too much more of this!
Can someone tell me why the flight attendant call tone is so %!!@&^% loud on Airbus aircraft? It makes the fire...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Feb 2006, 20:01
Replies: 6
Views: 1,509
Posted By Mulligan

Omenerves!!

Allright, I've had enough! Not sure if the old ticker is up to too much more of this!
Can someone tell me why the flight attendant call tone is so %!!@&^% loud on Airbus aircraft? It makes the fire...
Forum: Canada
31st Jan 2006, 01:00
Replies: 58
Views: 13,534
Posted By Mulligan

I started flying 737-200s in 1981 and remember a...

I started flying 737-200s in 1981 and remember a lot of departures with contaminated wings. The airplane never seemed to "notice" and it was accepted practice. All we had then was Type 1 and, when we...
Forum: Canada
29th Dec 2005, 18:18
Replies: 48
Views: 6,857
Posted By Mulligan

My dog's better than your dog.....

My dog's better than your dog.....
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