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Search: Posts Made By: Budgie69
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Forum: Rumours & News
30th Apr 2007, 08:56
Replies: 160
Views: 78,833
Posted By Budgie69

Nude Vicar in Sex Drugs Orgy

Two stirring quotes from BBC website this morning!
"The pilot shut the engine down and sent out a distress call before dumping excess fuel and landing back at the airport." (This 757 must be fitted...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Mar 2005, 17:33
Replies: 5
Views: 1,422
Posted By Budgie69

"If so how will we fly DC3 and such at airshows?"...

"If so how will we fly DC3 and such at airshows?"

Very carefully!
Forum: Tech Log
31st Jan 2005, 15:40
Replies: 2
Views: 2,754
Posted By Budgie69

Many thanks for the reply - led to some very...

Many thanks for the reply - led to some very interesting links.
Forum: Tech Log
31st Jan 2005, 11:58
Replies: 2
Views: 2,754
Posted By Budgie69

Met Charts - 528 line

Met office forecast charts, apart from isobars etc. often show dashed lines marked 546 and 528 etc. I have vague memories that these are "thickness" lines, and that the position of the 528 line is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jan 2005, 10:52
Replies: 57
Views: 21,794
Posted By Budgie69

Does anyone know how these a/c were separated? ...

Does anyone know how these a/c were separated?

Were they just "graunched" apart, or did they fill the stbd tanks, empty the port tanks, play with nosewheel oleo pressures etc?
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Oct 2004, 12:33
Replies: 146
Views: 60,082
Posted By Budgie69

Rotornut I know it's an awful drag to...

Rotornut

I know it's an awful drag to actually read the report, but why don't you give it a try. It doesn't have any joined up writing and doesn't use many terribly long words.

If you do read...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Apr 2004, 13:26
Replies: 344
Views: 142,691
Posted By Budgie69

CDRW Try this simple experiment. Place...

CDRW

Try this simple experiment.

Place 10kg of groceries in a shopping bag. Stand up, place the shopping bag on your shoulder steadying it with your left hand. Fully extend your right arm in...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2004, 16:02
Replies: 11
Views: 4,264
Posted By Budgie69

Capt Airclues, From memory (and it was a...

Capt Airclues,

From memory (and it was a long long time ago) the 748 needs a pin removed from the nosewheel steering to allow a pushback. The pin is reinserted when pushback is complete.

It is...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2004, 12:01
Replies: 3
Views: 2,181
Posted By Budgie69

Danger to UK Flights

"Danger to UK Flights" was the headline on today's Scottish edition of the Mail on Sunday. I only read a few words on the article which was about unaccompanied baggage, and refuse to buy this...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2004, 18:42
Replies: 15
Views: 3,996
Posted By Budgie69

Dinger x Very good, but unfortunately you...

Dinger x

Very good, but unfortunately you omitted the parts about the screams, the nude vicar, and the engines revving backwards.
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Feb 2004, 23:07
Replies: 17
Views: 5,540
Posted By Budgie69

I have never quite understood why the normal...

I have never quite understood why the normal practice at JFK (and presumably LGA) is for mechanics to taxi aircraft, rather than use a tow truck.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Feb 2004, 23:37
Replies: 50
Views: 9,632
Posted By Budgie69

When we did hijack training in the 90's it was...

When we did hijack training in the 90's it was hammered into us that "the safety of passengers and crew is paramount". We were actively discouraged from having a go, or doing anything "foolish".
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Feb 2004, 23:00
Replies: 111
Views: 17,163
Posted By Budgie69

Beaver Driver "The US should not open their...

Beaver Driver

"The US should not open their borders to cabatoge unless and until Southwest or Jetblue is allowed to fly point to point in France, or point to point in Italy, or point to point in...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Feb 2004, 00:32
Replies: 38
Views: 8,303
Posted By Budgie69

I retired from BA a couple of years ago after 30...

I retired from BA a couple of years ago after 30 years. During that career I flew many different types, using entirely different operating philosophies. After a few years I found, somewhat to my...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Feb 2004, 23:40
Replies: 4
Views: 2,077
Posted By Budgie69

Medicals

Yes, there were significant changes, with the CAA becoming paranoid about any cardiac problem, however minor.
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Feb 2004, 23:27
Replies: 77
Views: 12,012
Posted By Budgie69

Why Go Public?

What I don't understand is why the US security agencies issue a public warning. I fail to see any advantage to anybody in this.

Who gains from so public an announcement?
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2003, 18:11
Replies: 315
Views: 41,396
Posted By Budgie69

Cockpit Defences

Whilst not denying that skymarshals could be an effective cockpit defence, it must be recognised that there are certain disadvantages - introducing a gun into the cabin etc. etc.

I believe that we...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Oct 2003, 18:12
Replies: 524
Views: 104,946
Posted By Budgie69

Could Concorde's untimely demise be caused by the...

Could Concorde's untimely demise be caused by the fact that 4 engines in reheat are a much more tempting SAM target than the comparatively cool exhaust of a modern large fan?
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Apr 2003, 18:40
Replies: 69
Views: 20,794
Posted By Budgie69

Frosty Hoar Slightly surprised to see such...

Frosty Hoar

Slightly surprised to see such training methods used on a revenue flight. In general a command course would be used to train a potential captain in the standard operation.

As any...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Apr 2003, 20:16
Replies: 248
Views: 51,082
Posted By Budgie69

Armed Flight Attendants

Derringer strapped to the inside of the thigh!!
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Apr 2003, 20:31
Replies: 248
Views: 51,082
Posted By Budgie69

Type of gun

The difficulties of "over the shoulder shooting" have been well described.

I think a far better solution is to have a rearward facing blunderbus fixed to the cockpit coaming with a string linking...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jan 2003, 09:19
Replies: 34
Views: 9,134
Posted By Budgie69

Write out 17 times.. Breaking.....

Write out 17 times..

Breaking.. breaking.......broken
Braking..braking............stop
Forum: Tech Log
16th Sep 2002, 17:17
Replies: 26
Views: 4,090
Posted By Budgie69

Bringing to the discussion to a slightly less...

Bringing to the discussion to a slightly less learned view.

Bearing in mind that
a: a Cessna 152 cockpit is very small
b: a fair amount of force/body movement is required to open the door
Could...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Jun 2002, 17:11
Replies: 104
Views: 18,526
Posted By Budgie69

GPWS?

GPWS?
Forum: Questions
3rd Jun 2002, 18:47
Replies: 16
Views: 2,650
Posted By Budgie69

Ryan It would be worth looking at the...

Ryan

It would be worth looking at the BALPA website to get comparative salary information. If you can't get access to that data write to one of the moderators.

BA costs (as distinct from...
Forum: Questions
3rd Jun 2002, 18:28
Replies: 4
Views: 824
Posted By Budgie69

They unlikely to be scraped if the wings are kept...

They unlikely to be scraped if the wings are kept fairly level on landing!
Forum: Tech Log
30th Apr 2002, 11:37
Replies: 20
Views: 4,614
Posted By Budgie69

Water meths

On the 748 water meths was used as a power boost for short runway t/offs, and to restore power on warmer days.

From memory power was increased by some 10%, from 2050 ish HP to 2280?

However I...
Forum: Questions
19th Apr 2002, 09:41
Replies: 9
Views: 3,415
Posted By Budgie69

Watching the budget speech the other day I heard...

Watching the budget speech the other day I heard a reference to "examining tax and residency". It sounds as if he is after the BA French colony.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2002, 11:01
Replies: 28
Views: 7,333
Posted By Budgie69

Ignition Override I am surprised by your...

Ignition Override
I am surprised by your statement that climb straight ahead is the norm after engine fire/failure.
There are a host of airfields that require an emergency turn in the event of...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2002, 14:05
Replies: 27
Views: 3,414
Posted By Budgie69

Post Jumbojockey - I take issue with you on the...

Jumbojockey - I take issue with you on the usefullness of group lego exercises during a selection process.. .. .A few years ago I was part of the selection team for BA. I used to mark application...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Mar 2002, 14:05
Replies: 27
Views: 1,681
Posted By Budgie69

Post Jumbojockey - I take issue with you on the...

Jumbojockey - I take issue with you on the usefullness of group lego exercises during a selection process.. .. .A few years ago I was part of the selection team for BA. I used to mark application...
Forum: Questions
16th Mar 2002, 23:07
Replies: 12
Views: 748
Posted By Budgie69

Post For most of us that is an unusual view of LHR. ...

For most of us that is an unusual view of LHR. What was the purpose of the wide piece of concrete that looks like the threshold of runway 15C?
Forum: Questions
16th Mar 2002, 22:45
Replies: 9
Views: 668
Posted By Budgie69

Post A three engine ferry is a standard procedure,...

A three engine ferry is a standard procedure, although I have never seen the engine removed before.. .Interesting "tech log" entry - No. 3 engine missing. Response: No. 3 engine found in hold....
Forum: Tech Log
20th Feb 2002, 19:17
Replies: 5
Views: 685
Posted By Budgie69

Post Biggest load of cr*p since they cleaned out the...

Biggest load of cr*p since they cleaned out the elephant house at London Zoo!
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Feb 2002, 19:17
Replies: 1
Views: 481
Posted By Budgie69

Post Biggest load of cr*p since they cleaned out the...

Biggest load of cr*p since they cleaned out the elephant house at London Zoo!
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