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Forum: Medical & Health
19th Feb 2019, 17:51
Replies: 6
Views: 2,223
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

Thanks for the reply. Appreciate your time.

Thanks for the reply. Appreciate your time.
Forum: Medical & Health
16th Feb 2019, 21:08
Replies: 6
Views: 2,223
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

Knee Replacement

UK commercial pilot, Class 1 medical.

I need a partial/full knee replacement. Can’t find the reference in the CAA pages. Anyone able to tell me the minimum length of time, post op, that the CAA...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2017, 21:36
Replies: 86
Views: 52,606
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

Lost comms for one reason or another I would...

Lost comms for one reason or another I would imagine. I doubt Jet2 wish to tell the BBC what happened just yet. Not the first time it's happened and it won't be the last.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2016, 22:22
Replies: 1,758
Views: 2,135,413
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

Thanks - I did wonder if he had converted off...

Thanks - I did wonder if he had converted off Airbus but evidently not then. The Bailey article is probably the most plausible explanation then.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2016, 22:07
Replies: 1,758
Views: 2,135,413
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

A familiar mistake ex Airbus pilots who have...

A familiar mistake ex Airbus pilots who have converted to Boeings make is to firewall the throttles forgetting to press the TOGA switch in the event of a go around. The result is the aircraft...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2016, 23:57
Replies: 1,758
Views: 2,135,413
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

Microburst possibly having put the gear up for a...

Microburst possibly having put the gear up for a go around ?

Windshear is lethal. Diverted recently without making an approach having heard the preceding 6 aircraft had all gone round due to...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Feb 2016, 02:14
Replies: 255
Views: 127,072
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

Axe to grind or not, The lunatics doing...

Axe to grind or not,

The lunatics doing this need to be caught and made an example of in a very high profile manner with a lengthy sentence. The unaffected pilot may have been unsure of how long...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Nov 2015, 01:11
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,499,116
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

Heard from a mate who flew in there today that...

Heard from a mate who flew in there today that the aircraft had had maintenance all night by local engineers and was signed off early this morning.

One can only speculate but I very much doubt it...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
28th Dec 2014, 11:16
Replies: 166
Views: 141,240
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

Well said A and C. Fatigue and stress pose a...

Well said A and C.

Fatigue and stress pose a far greater problem to aviation than alcohol. A pilot is far more likely to go sick if he suspects he is close to the alcohol limit for whatever reason...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Oct 2014, 22:17
Replies: 258
Views: 124,920
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

There for the grace of God go all of us. Have...

There for the grace of God go all of us. Have fire-walled the throttles myself on the 757 in the sim, forgetting to click the switches, having been on the Airbus previously. I am sure I am not alone.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
17th Sep 2014, 00:19
Replies: 686
Views: 532,749
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

Good luck all you guys at Monarch. Nothing good...

Good luck all you guys at Monarch. Nothing good ever comes from an airline struggling or folding. Managements elsewhere use it as a reason to screw their own workforce and drive down industry terms...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Jan 2014, 19:28
Replies: 67
Views: 58,823
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

Fleet reduction is the short answer in 2012. Over...

Fleet reduction is the short answer in 2012. Over 30 skippers, the DFO claims are not required for summer 2014 due to the fleet remaining static this year. Consequently they are being demoted in...
Forum: African Aviation
24th Dec 2013, 10:12
Replies: 735
Views: 697,605
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

I don't actually see where anyone has said the...

I don't actually see where anyone has said the pilots were not at fault, despite the fact that you are not yet in possession of the AAIB findings nor anyone else.

Your anti-BA b******t is...
Forum: African Aviation
24th Dec 2013, 04:04
Replies: 735
Views: 697,605
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

Hi Kungfu Panda, Fine, it is a public forum...

Hi Kungfu Panda,

Fine, it is a public forum and any Tom, Dick or Harry can get involved if he/she wishes to. PPRUNE actually stands for Professional Pilots Rumour Network and as such when I...
Forum: African Aviation
24th Dec 2013, 03:25
Replies: 735
Views: 697,605
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

Too true Oakape, A guy who has admitted he...

Too true Oakape,

A guy who has admitted he didn't fancy a visual approach on a new type in the investigation and did too little too late to save the day vs a guy who has, with his co-pilot...
Forum: African Aviation
24th Dec 2013, 00:04
Replies: 735
Views: 697,605
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

I very much doubt he will get away with it...

I very much doubt he will get away with it whether he is demoted/sacked or anything else and yes 4 people were injured and thankfully no-one was killed. That said, the merciless slating on here by...
Forum: African Aviation
23rd Dec 2013, 22:02
Replies: 735
Views: 697,605
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

That of course Private Jet is perfectly true but...

That of course Private Jet is perfectly true but airline safety is a constant evolution based on incidents and I have no doubt that steps will be taken at Joburg to ensure that this excursion is not...
Forum: African Aviation
23rd Dec 2013, 21:54
Replies: 735
Views: 697,605
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

WW, You must be some kind of flying genius...

WW,

You must be some kind of flying genius and certainly don't belong on a flight deck but in charge of worldwide aviation safety. I've taken wrong taxi-ways about 6 times in 15 years of...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Mar 2013, 16:40
Replies: 23
Views: 7,198
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

29 F/Os redundant, 54 demotions to the RHS, 3%...

29 F/Os redundant, 54 demotions to the RHS, 3% pay cut, 18 days off given back to the company, Business Travel scrapped for positioning flights, block window protection increased to 4 hours, B scale...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2012, 17:46
Replies: 71
Views: 42,881
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

BALPA is far from perfect and few dispute that....

BALPA is far from perfect and few dispute that. The alternative unfortunately is management imposition of revised T and Cs or the IPA that has got Virgin pilots nowhere.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Oct 2012, 20:02
Replies: 71
Views: 42,881
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

Yup you're right Spanner. The pilots are nothing...

Yup you're right Spanner. The pilots are nothing to do with the plight of Thomas Cook. Bad management is. And as usual the pilots, cabin crew and engineers are having their t & cs attacked as a...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Oct 2012, 23:17
Replies: 71
Views: 42,881
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

Courtney, That is the biggest load of...

Courtney,

That is the biggest load of rubbish i've ever read. Do you know anything about TCX ? Of course TUI get paid peanuts compared to TCX pilots don't they ? Thomas Cook's problems are...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
7th Mar 2012, 14:49
Replies: 117
Views: 46,008
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

Scheduling agreement is about to be attacked by...

Scheduling agreement is about to be attacked by the DFO again. I would suggest that there is no chance whatsoever of being kept on past October as further downsizing is a certainty next winter....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
7th Feb 2012, 02:11
Replies: 95
Views: 37,238
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

I don't know why anyone would want to work for a...

I don't know why anyone would want to work for a company with such a to**er in charge who possesses such a flagrant disregard for one of the most important elements of the work force.

If pilots...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Dec 2011, 23:50
Replies: 1,399
Views: 1,258,399
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

8,000 hours. 757,767,320,321,330. 1,500 command...

8,000 hours. 757,767,320,321,330. 1,500 command hours and a no thanks. Has anyone managed a come to the next stage ? God knows what they are looking for.....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
17th Jan 2011, 17:04
Replies: 285
Views: 101,855
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

I hope you're right Beardy but the absence of a...

I hope you're right Beardy but the absence of a definitive statement now for some days on the subject from the DFO on the company website hardly raises the spirit does it ?

3 330s are going next...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
17th Jan 2011, 13:01
Replies: 285
Views: 101,855
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

I very much doubt it but will enquire for you....

I very much doubt it but will enquire for you. The non-type rated guys they have taken in the past came through cadet schemes such as CTC. Recruitment plans will depend upon the EVS take-up and the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
17th Jan 2011, 12:29
Replies: 285
Views: 101,855
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

EVS due to be signed off by the board this week...

EVS due to be signed off by the board this week for upto 50 guys. If Questor in the Telegraph is correct, TCX plans to downsize capacity and fleet by 25% over the next few years.

3 330-200s are...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Apr 2010, 19:20
Replies: 14
Views: 3,247
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

Whoever is available and cheapest I would imagine...

Whoever is available and cheapest I would imagine in Europe. Bit too late to get an influx of Canadians in. Besides the contract with Jazz doesn't begin until the winter. Didn't Aurela do some work...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2010, 23:40
Replies: 43
Views: 24,801
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

Well I remember BA trading at one point at 6-1,...

Well I remember BA trading at one point at 6-1, and TCX at a lower price than TUI. I actually wonder what input a board director has into the day to day operation of betting markets. Not much I would...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2010, 23:03
Replies: 43
Views: 24,801
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

I too thought the market was very distasteful but...

I too thought the market was very distasteful but the inference you draw by implying that because someone is on the board of Paddy Power and TCX, that he is somehow trying to engineer the collapse of...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2010, 22:37
Replies: 43
Views: 24,801
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

I see Saskatoon that you have now put the knife...

I see Saskatoon that you have now put the knife to your post this morning and changed what you wrote.

Here's Thomas Cooks accounts to pick you up on one of the points you made.

Thomas Cook...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2010, 15:10
Replies: 43
Views: 24,801
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

Saskatoon, what a load of tripe. Monarch are not...

Saskatoon, what a load of tripe. Monarch are not TCXs main competitor, TUI are. TCX subs work out to Monarch and has done for years as it suits their business model. As for Paddy Power conspiracy...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
9th Mar 2010, 14:38
Replies: 50
Views: 11,435
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

Good luck beachbud, These schemes are an...

Good luck beachbud,

These schemes are an abhorrance and my fear is it will take an accident before something is done about them. With all the unemployed pilots around due to the demise of XL,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Dec 2009, 22:42
Replies: 2,654
Views: 650,128
Posted By LIMA OR ALPHA JUNK

And seeing as TCX has subbed out around 10% of...

And seeing as TCX has subbed out around 10% of its capacity to Monarch next year, I guess they must be going under too. Get on at 40s lads quick. A £200 bet should make them favourites :ok:
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