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Forum: Medical & Health
1st Apr 2014, 10:26
Replies: 23
Views: 12,839
Posted By Cruise Zombie

Thanks Radgirl, I take your point. But I...

Thanks Radgirl, I take your point.

But I wonder why there seems to be so much back pain about. My GP never sent me to see a physiotherapist, preferring instead to throw pills at me which did...
Forum: Medical & Health
31st Mar 2014, 10:41
Replies: 23
Views: 12,839
Posted By Cruise Zombie

http://www.naturaljointmobility.info/lowback.pdf ...

http://www.naturaljointmobility.info/lowback.pdf

Not sure if this would fix the original poster's maybe rarer problem, but might help people who have the more common condition of lower back pain....
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
22nd May 2012, 08:39
Replies: 74
Views: 17,365
Posted By Cruise Zombie

The elephant in the room that no-one ever really...

The elephant in the room that no-one ever really discusses on these forums is this:

After 10, 15, 20 years or more sitting in a cockpit with the number of hairy moments and close calls preying...
Forum: Cabin Crew
23rd Apr 2012, 13:54
Replies: 20
Views: 8,250
Posted By Cruise Zombie

It is a growing problem among low cost crews and...

It is a growing problem among low cost crews and I fear it is becoming a ticking time bomb. Why? Because nobody wants to know. Airlines, unions, regulators,politicians even the NHS ( public health...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Apr 2012, 11:54
Replies: 17
Views: 2,493
Posted By Cruise Zombie

Bottom line is that conflicts of interest are...

Bottom line is that conflicts of interest are everywhere and probably make the world go round, albeit in cesspit of unfairness and exploitation.

Great lesson.......I should be a school teacher !
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Apr 2012, 08:53
Replies: 17
Views: 2,493
Posted By Cruise Zombie

If all RYR BALPA members join IALPA instead,...

If all RYR BALPA members join IALPA instead, there will be less division not more.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Apr 2012, 07:16
Replies: 17
Views: 2,493
Posted By Cruise Zombie

So why is IALPA doing considerably more to form...

So why is IALPA doing considerably more to form combative structures than BALPA then ?

I have known some very courageous pilots who have stood up for the benefit of all their colleagues and have...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Apr 2012, 06:11
Replies: 17
Views: 2,493
Posted By Cruise Zombie

I agree. If you work for RYR and want to...

I agree.

If you work for RYR and want to join a union, join IALPA.

After 20 years experience of the other lot, I would say that they are nowhere near up for the fight. Complacent, lazy,...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
6th Apr 2012, 07:54
Replies: 9
Views: 2,283
Posted By Cruise Zombie

With all due respect, I don't know why you guys...

With all due respect, I don't know why you guys bother. The company I used to work for has all sorts of ' issues '. No-one I spoke to about them (including governments ) were interested. Is it that...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Apr 2012, 07:52
Replies: 34
Views: 9,476
Posted By Cruise Zombie

The answer to the question in the thread is, we...

The answer to the question in the thread is, we can't do anything. All the relevant forces are against us now. It really is too late.

Personal view;

I have now left the profession half way...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Jan 2012, 05:05
Replies: 95
Views: 37,091
Posted By Cruise Zombie

The only happy people I know personally, run...

The only happy people I know personally, run their own businesses and have control over their lives.

Yes they've had ups and downs but they are now all looking forward to early retirement twenty...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Jan 2012, 04:45
Replies: 95
Views: 37,091
Posted By Cruise Zombie

How about this: The next time MOL is on RTE...

How about this:

The next time MOL is on RTE ask the interviewer to ask the following;

1. If pilots only fly 18 hours a week then perhaps MOL will sign a statement on air and binding to all...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
27th Dec 2011, 07:36
Replies: 32
Views: 25,401
Posted By Cruise Zombie

Burnout in the pilot profession

Notwithstanding ' simple ' fatigue issues, how many of us are suffering from burnout in our careers ?

Novelty worn-off years ago, worries about things going wrong and being too knackered to cope,...
Forum: Medical & Health
16th Nov 2011, 18:39
Replies: 0
Views: 1,429
Posted By Cruise Zombie

Airline attitudes to the medically grounded

Does anyone know how a good airline would treat an experienced captain who lost his medical, assuming he had no sim training qualifications ?

Also assuming that the airline was large and had sim...
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Nov 2011, 17:01
Replies: 18
Views: 3,185
Posted By Cruise Zombie

Sorry OrgAsMic, my agenda is not with you guys,...

Sorry OrgAsMic, my agenda is not with you guys, or the UK. However if ATCO's are unhappy to fly IMC in uncontrolled airspace with no radar cover, it may help a colleague's 'situation' shall we say.
...
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Nov 2011, 13:41
Replies: 18
Views: 3,185
Posted By Cruise Zombie

Seems like all you guys would be happy only if a...

Seems like all you guys would be happy only if a radar service is available.

Would you still be happy with no radar ?
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Nov 2011, 10:10
Replies: 18
Views: 3,185
Posted By Cruise Zombie

Happy ATCOs ?

How many ATCOs would be happy to fly as passenger in an airliner that flew IMC in uncontrolled airspace anywhere in Europe ?

Just interested in an ATCO's view on this as they see things from a...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
8th Nov 2011, 10:04
Replies: 8
Views: 6,001
Posted By Cruise Zombie

IFR in Uncontrolled airspace

Does your airline allow IMC operations in uncontrolled airspace?

What does your manual say about maintaining separation in such areas ?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Sep 2011, 08:37
Replies: 30
Views: 16,226
Posted By Cruise Zombie

I just don't know how people can stand the...

I just don't know how people can stand the boredom of long haul. Even as a passenger on a LH flight it feels like I've been buried alive when I endure the mind-numbing tedious tedium, hour after hour...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Sep 2011, 16:09
Replies: 1,107
Views: 419,106
Posted By Cruise Zombie

I think the ' low-cost ' house of cards will come...

I think the ' low-cost ' house of cards will come crashing down sooner than most of us think.

Long term fatigue and stress eats away at your brain relatively unnoticed until it goes all wobbly. I...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Sep 2011, 10:21
Replies: 1,107
Views: 419,106
Posted By Cruise Zombie

Trouble with fatigue is that hardly any of us...

Trouble with fatigue is that hardly any of us report it, mainly because companies like RYR would probably fire the first to use the ' F ' word in any report. But then, of course, regulators and...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2011, 10:21
Replies: 122
Views: 35,294
Posted By Cruise Zombie

Many thanks AvMed.In, I'll check them out.

Many thanks AvMed.In, I'll check them out.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Sep 2011, 18:25
Replies: 1,107
Views: 419,106
Posted By Cruise Zombie

Sorry MIKEHOTEL152 but did you see the several...

Sorry MIKEHOTEL152 but did you see the several airprox reports I filed, and the couple a colleague filed two weeks ago, oh and the three that another of our captains put in ? No ? Well they are all...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Sep 2011, 19:56
Replies: 1,107
Views: 419,106
Posted By Cruise Zombie

Sadly, Wayupthere may be closer to the truth than...

Sadly, Wayupthere may be closer to the truth than many may think.

I have no idea about the number or nature of our ( RYR ) incidents as I can't get hold of the data. And RYR somehow manage to hush...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2011, 18:13
Replies: 122
Views: 35,294
Posted By Cruise Zombie

Interesting Brakedwell, I know quite a few...

Interesting Brakedwell, I know quite a few colleagues who worry about operations close to ' coffin corner ' after they've had one or two unpleasant CAT events. And the more hours flown, the more time...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2011, 17:38
Replies: 122
Views: 35,294
Posted By Cruise Zombie

Thanks BOAC. The feedback I'm getting from the...

Thanks BOAC. The feedback I'm getting from the AMEs I spoke to seem to suggest that the number of hours flown now ( right up to legal limits ) may be sending some guys round the twist. Flying phobia...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2011, 16:11
Replies: 122
Views: 35,294
Posted By Cruise Zombie

Flying phobias in aircrew

I guess this is probably a taboo subject, but any info would be very gratefully received.

AME's in the civilian world are starting to report more and more cases of airline pilots showing signs of...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Sep 2011, 22:43
Replies: 702
Views: 212,996
Posted By Cruise Zombie

If a pilot wants to fly to 70 and they are fit...

If a pilot wants to fly to 70 and they are fit enough, fine.

Just how scientists can test cognitive agility given that they don't even have an OBJECTIVE, REAL TIME test for fatigue levels, I don't...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
2nd Sep 2011, 18:06
Replies: 14
Views: 3,768
Posted By Cruise Zombie

According to RYR management their rosters do not...

According to RYR management their rosters do not produce fatigue, so if you are fatigued it is your fault. Your ' suitability ' for the job will therefore have to be examined by personnel. Hence all...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
1st Sep 2011, 10:39
Replies: 14
Views: 3,768
Posted By Cruise Zombie

Fatigue

In my company, Ryanair, I am told that there is little or no evidence of fatigue being a problem for the pilots working there.

Well really. I work there and feel like the living dead every week of...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Aug 2011, 22:16
Replies: 1,107
Views: 419,106
Posted By Cruise Zombie

Few can do 900 hours year on year without getting...

Few can do 900 hours year on year without getting burnt out, in any airline.

My money is on most in RYR will be screaming for part time (if they can afford it ) within five years, so there might...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
12th Jul 2011, 17:12
Replies: 7
Views: 1,768
Posted By Cruise Zombie

Good grief lgw warrior, for the 1000th time, this...

Good grief lgw warrior, for the 1000th time, this debate is just whether or not the manual says one thing and we do another. THAT'S ALL !!! HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY, POSSIBLY NOT UNDERSTAND THAT !!

We...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
12th Jul 2011, 11:04
Replies: 7
Views: 1,768
Posted By Cruise Zombie

Perhaps VJW you would be kind enough to place...

Perhaps VJW you would be kind enough to place your answer to my question here so that others could see your view.

I am fully aware of the rules of the air thank you. Of course if all pilots...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
12th Jul 2011, 10:43
Replies: 7
Views: 1,768
Posted By Cruise Zombie

Collision avoidance

I seemed to create quite a hostile response on another thread when I suggested that the following phrase from RYR manuals meant that you had to remain clear of cloud and/or in good viv when in...
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