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Search: Posts Made By: Father Dick Byrne
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Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
18th Sep 2018, 21:50
Replies: 3
Views: 1,253
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

The first two paragraphs are great advice. I’d...

The first two paragraphs are great advice. I’d steer clear of the third, much more likely not to get stopped off and to forget or be distracted than to be stopped off; stopping off is itself a cue...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
18th Sep 2018, 21:43
Replies: 12
Views: 4,088
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

Well, three types on my licence at the moment,...

Well, three types on my licence at the moment, all paid by those I fly for, no bonds at all, ever. I have one class rating I pay for, though I charge $450 a day for the odd bit of work I do on it,...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Aug 2018, 12:35
Replies: 63
Views: 11,475
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

Never put any part of the aircraft into any place...

Never put any part of the aircraft into any place which your conscious mind has not properly explored already. Make sure that exploration discovered at least two ways out.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
26th Aug 2018, 14:20
Replies: 265
Views: 31,690
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

Only to be cancelled in short order when the...

Only to be cancelled in short order when the horrors of a no-deal Brexit reveal themselves and the cash starts to run out. The programme will never happen. It’s anyone’s guess what access the UK...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jun 2018, 21:05
Replies: 141
Views: 55,712
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

You have no idea how far wrong you are, in those...

You have no idea how far wrong you are, in those words and the rest of your post.

Because this has gone from professional to personal, I’ll take no further part.
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jun 2018, 18:17
Replies: 141
Views: 55,712
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

wiggy, I’m assuming you read the words...

wiggy,

I’m assuming you read the words ‘Regarding ATC...’ in my post immediately above..?

You may rest assured I’m acutely aware of the NTSB’s report.
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jun 2018, 17:32
Replies: 141
Views: 55,712
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

A weakness of the DODAR structure favoured, I...

A weakness of the DODAR structure favoured, I understand, by BA, is that ‘diagnose’ must follow the absent ‘gather’...

Regarding ATC: Controllers are warned not to interrupt flight crew who may be...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
21st Jun 2018, 21:21
Replies: 7
Views: 2,286
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

You misquote them slightly but I can forgive...

You misquote them slightly but I can forgive that....

They also sang:

‘A cripple walks in a straight line
An imitation of dignity
From despair to where’

I fear those may be the words you...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jun 2018, 20:51
Replies: 73
Views: 28,753
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

FFS... Real or simmers, it’s easy to spot the...

FFS... Real or simmers, it’s easy to spot the onanists here.
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jun 2018, 20:49
Replies: 141
Views: 55,712
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

Unusually commendable work by the NTSB. Too...

Unusually commendable work by the NTSB. Too often, poor flight crew performance is omitted from ‘reports’, and previous BA events have lacked adequate exposition in this regard.
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jun 2018, 22:20
Replies: 37
Views: 6,838
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

For me it’s nothing to do with charges, it’s the...

For me it’s nothing to do with charges, it’s the totally unreasonable 30-45 minute wait in reclaim for the fekin things to turn up, if they ever do. As an industry we have comprehensively and...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jun 2018, 17:28
Replies: 37
Views: 6,838
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

We all get hot under the collar over this issue,...

We all get hot under the collar over this issue, over baggage, over ‘behaviour’ (even when it can all be classified as ‘normal, human’), over people not watching what can be a god-awful and, to the...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jun 2018, 09:20
Replies: 73
Views: 28,753
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

What we need is triangulation with subsequent FDR...

What we need is triangulation with subsequent FDR analysis for mic keying, and prosecutions. Technically perfectly feasible but yet another practical step the regulators won’t take because it would...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jun 2018, 08:10
Replies: 20
Views: 8,650
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

BAE did work with remotely operated craft with...

BAE did work with remotely operated craft with pilots on board, but I’m talking about an uninhabited aircraft. Not sure which A-M is referring to, specifically,
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jun 2018, 06:25
Replies: 20
Views: 8,650
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

Yes, I also remember a briefing a lot earlier...

Yes, I also remember a briefing a lot earlier than 2015 but can’t find anything open source to say it was public knowledge...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
19th Jun 2018, 20:52
Replies: 4
Views: 2,419
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

Always been very happy there, used it quite...

Always been very happy there, used it quite regularly for training. F1 isn’t a necessity or a right, it’s a business circus, with one aim: to generate cash for the ‘haves’.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jun 2018, 19:27
Replies: 73
Views: 28,753
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

In fairness, many fine pilots have been ‘dragged...

In fairness, many fine pilots have been ‘dragged up’ on council estates. Many estimable military pilots of the WW2 era came from what would then have been the ‘working class’.

In my experience:...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jun 2018, 17:06
Replies: 20
Views: 8,650
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

This was done in the UK 3 years ago (I thought it...

This was done in the UK 3 years ago (I thought it was longer than that but open source material says 2015). The fact that the yanks have finally caught up really isn’t news.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jun 2018, 21:19
Replies: 73
Views: 28,753
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

Diligent pilots monitor 121.5 to guard against...

Diligent pilots monitor 121.5 to guard against the significant hazards that ‘PLOC’ entails in the modern world. Forgive me being blunt: We don’t want to be put off by :mad: chatting about bolleaux,...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
18th Jun 2018, 20:34
Replies: 7
Views: 2,286
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

EESDL, please forgive my pedantry, but it’s who,...

EESDL, please forgive my pedantry, but it’s who, not whom, in this case.

....and N reg on UK AOC..?

...the CAA are so adept at ‘unforeseen’ these days, that ‘expenses’ will be the least of your...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jun 2018, 20:26
Replies: 100
Views: 62,007
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

Having only ever been in a 139 in exec fit, I...

Having only ever been in a 139 in exec fit, I thought seven was cosy enough.

Some routes cannot support competition, they’re a matter of relatively high-risk community service. The Scillies...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jun 2018, 18:48
Replies: 719
Views: 566,793
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

No it fekin won’t. This is going to be a...

No it fekin won’t.

This is going to be a catastrophe for the country, and aviation will likely feel the hits first and hardest.

...and no, this has nothing to do with ‘democracy’.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jun 2018, 18:55
Replies: 26
Views: 10,249
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

So as if by magic, it’ll make financial sense to...

So as if by magic, it’ll make financial sense to replace super-cheap, old, sometimes tired, airframes, with brand new pilotless ones, to fly low utilisation ops in the dead of night?

The landscape...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Jun 2018, 19:31
Replies: 17
Views: 6,900
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

Despite being a product of the English public...

Despite being a product of the English public school system, I’m fortunate to be pretty fluent in two languages and can get by in a third. I can be polite in a few more. And there’s Latin, too.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jun 2018, 20:19
Replies: 26
Views: 10,249
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

There’s a deal of truth in the rest of your post,...

There’s a deal of truth in the rest of your post, but I must take issue with the words above. Many GA pilots, and some regional of my acquaintance, are quite happy where they are, with work/life...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jun 2018, 04:05
Replies: 26
Views: 10,249
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

There is truly a shortage of pilots of the...

There is truly a shortage of pilots of the calibre I would like at the front of my plane. Quality, as well as quantity, is terribly lacking.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Jun 2018, 20:14
Replies: 23
Views: 6,598
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

Wonderfully well-intentioned though your thoughts...

Wonderfully well-intentioned though your thoughts are, it’s my (considerable) experience that filing a report will have no effect but to make you look like a bitter and spiteful individual. It’s up...
Forum: Cabin Crew
25th May 2018, 21:16
Replies: 50
Views: 40,972
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

...and that post perfectly epitomises the bigotry...

...and that post perfectly epitomises the bigotry in this thread.

Fek me, there are some eejits about.
Forum: Cabin Crew
22nd May 2018, 21:09
Replies: 50
Views: 40,972
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

Notwithstanding that this thread may be in the...

Notwithstanding that this thread may be in the wrong place, because it relates to CPL training... May I offer some thoughts, as a recruiter:

It's hard enough now to find good candidates. Standards...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Nov 2011, 19:55
Replies: 700
Views: 47,430
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

I deleted it for several reasons including that...

I deleted it for several reasons including that mentioned above, and a vague feeling that it didn't belong here as it developed, or probably, anywhere. I've also realised that many people don't get...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Nov 2011, 18:18
Replies: 8,604
Views: 1,819,595
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

The Peregrine it is... :) You have control.

The Peregrine it is... :)

You have control.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Nov 2011, 16:42
Replies: 8,604
Views: 1,819,595
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

Many thanks - really enjoyed that one. What...

Many thanks - really enjoyed that one.

What an odd design, the only thing missing from that foredeck was an anchor windlass!

Here is the next challenge:
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Nov 2011, 14:30
Replies: 8,604
Views: 1,819,595
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

Great challenge..! Dornier Do Y perhaps?

Great challenge..!

Dornier Do Y perhaps?
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
11th Nov 2011, 16:33
Replies: 191
Views: 182,189
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

Hmmm, a shame that this thread did not develop...

Hmmm, a shame that this thread did not develop more happily. I'm hoping that the OP's colleague is offering a free session at the end of the MCC, perhaps. I agree, it would not be proper to include...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Nov 2011, 12:21
Replies: 8,604
Views: 1,819,595
Posted By Father Dick Byrne

LM, many thanks, I did, and I'll see how I get on...

LM, many thanks, I did, and I'll see how I get on when back from my travels...

Sabredog, it is indeed the Voisin 10 CA2, photographed at the fabulous museum at Le Bourget. One engine, but so far...
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