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Search: Posts Made By: MaydayMaydayMayday
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Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Dec 2022, 01:41
Replies: 79
Views: 62,994
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

To expand, top 10% in the right seat on the 320...

To expand, top 10% in the right seat on the 320 at Heathrow is currently at about pay point 9. Top 10% in the right seat on the 777 is something more like pay point 20 (perhaps higher). Captain I...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Nov 2019, 11:16
Replies: 50
Views: 38,232
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

That said, I'd be surprised if they were able to...

That said, I'd be surprised if they were able to use GPS at 10,000ft in the Eastern Med at the moment! Every flight I've done into that region in the last six months has meant having the GPS systems...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Apr 2019, 12:27
Replies: 59
Views: 63,342
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

Funnily enough, I've been in that situation with...

Funnily enough, I've been in that situation with losing both flight directors, both autopilots, autothrust, mach indication, Wx radar, etc, not long after take off. I was probably about 2 1/2 years...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Mar 2019, 02:44
Replies: 15
Views: 13,025
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

Do I need to change my unfortunate name? ...

Do I need to change my unfortunate name?

(seemed like a good idea at the time; I was young and impressionable!) :{
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2019, 23:32
Replies: 107
Views: 116,816
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

This seems to have the right kind of logic to it....

This seems to have the right kind of logic to it. Having come from a different aircraft or called off standby, certainly plenty of occasions would involve arriving at the aircraft after both cabin...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Mar 2019, 12:12
Replies: 15
Views: 13,025
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

Personally I'm a fan of Conf 3 in the A321,...

Personally I'm a fan of Conf 3 in the A321, assuming you've got enough runway and a headwind. It definitely lands pretty flat, with less of a pronounced flare. It does look and feel different,...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Mar 2019, 12:16
Replies: 149
Views: 264,053
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

I think folk can stop going on about PIO now. Two...

I think folk can stop going on about PIO now. Two of the posts above have clarified that the autopilot was on throughout.

The other “heard from a mate in BA...” story is clearly nonsense.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Feb 2019, 12:10
Replies: 149
Views: 264,053
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

Quite a big assumption that it was being manually...

Quite a big assumption that it was being manually flown at the time.
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
11th Feb 2019, 15:43
Replies: 220
Views: 197,826
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

FPP, back when BBVA were still doing the loans...

FPP, back when BBVA were still doing the loans with BA as the guarantor.
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
9th Feb 2019, 22:25
Replies: 220
Views: 197,826
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

I really hope they do, too. Many, many of us...

I really hope they do, too. Many, many of us would not be there now if it hadn't been for the financial assistance in the previous scheme. Hundreds more wouldn't have been there had it not been for...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Feb 2019, 22:16
Replies: 99
Views: 107,546
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

I was already banging my head on the wall after...

I was already banging my head on the wall after the first one. Glad to see I've got some company! :ugh:
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
7th Feb 2019, 15:58
Replies: 220
Views: 197,826
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

Nope, don't know anything at all, unfortunately! ...

Nope, don't know anything at all, unfortunately!

I'm really just making an educated guess that anyone with the right to both live and work here would surely be eligible. The questions are more...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Feb 2019, 15:52
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,147,348
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

If you think about it, SH LGW is not a bad...

If you think about it, SH LGW is not a bad decision as a new start, depending on where you live and what your priorities are. Mostly day trips, so pretty decent if you live nearby. Relative seniority...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Feb 2019, 15:26
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,147,348
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

I started almost exactly 4 years ago. Looking at...

I started almost exactly 4 years ago. Looking at the seniority numbers of folk doing conversion courses this month, there have been almost 1000 new starts in that time period, so you're bang on the...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
6th Feb 2019, 14:26
Replies: 220
Views: 197,826
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

I'd go on the assumption that whatever the...

I'd go on the assumption that whatever the outcome of all the Brexit stuff, they'll still only take people who have the legal right to live and work in the UK.

This is exactly what they stipulate...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jan 2018, 12:43
Replies: 3
Views: 8,145
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

As well as using the Alpha call ups, there are...

As well as using the Alpha call ups, there are various ACMS reports which you may be able to print out. You'll probably need to ask one of your trainers or tech managers, though, as the 'keystrokes'...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jul 2017, 09:55
Replies: 56
Views: 60,736
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

They've got it at CDG. Particularly useful...

They've got it at CDG. Particularly useful because of the two sets of parallel runways, so there's constantly landing traffic crossing over the takeoff runways. (They tend to land on the outer...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Jan 2017, 23:54
Replies: 56
Views: 13,769
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

Our company (Airbus) walkaround video shows the...

Our company (Airbus) walkaround video shows the chap physically rotating the fan blades with the audio stating to check that the blades are ice free and rotating freely, although it doesn't spell out...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Jul 2016, 16:14
Replies: 13
Views: 4,384
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

Most of the anecdotal stuff in company seems to...

Most of the anecdotal stuff in company seems to be around them being a little slippery. I tend to feel that they slow down a bit like a 319 (ie. they don't like slowing down, and with a tailwind I'm...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
4th Jul 2016, 23:22
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,823
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

I would suggest that neither does the poster know...

I would suggest that neither does the poster know whether it has been terminated (or postponed) nor whether or not it has anything to do with the current political situation. I'd also suggest that...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
4th Jul 2016, 16:11
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,823
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

Or maybe the Viscount, or the BAC One eleven? ;)...

Or maybe the Viscount, or the BAC One eleven? ;) The 737-400 was well past its best. I'd say it's more of a shame that there weren't things like the highlands and islands routes of days gone by. I'd...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jun 2016, 00:21
Replies: 36
Views: 17,875
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

Must say, security seemed pretty tight at IST...

Must say, security seemed pretty tight at IST recently, at least once in the terminal. Checks entering the building, then twice more as people go through the terminal. We had a security escort to the...
Forum: Tech Log
20th May 2016, 22:44
Replies: 96
Views: 45,970
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

They don't call it the 'Geneva lever' for...

They don't call it the 'Geneva lever' for nothing! 😄
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
6th May 2016, 17:15
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,823
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

Scorpii, from applying to getting the final...

Scorpii, from applying to getting the final 'congrats' email, took about five months when we did it.

Can't tell you if it's been the same each year, but mine went like this a few years back...
...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
14th Apr 2016, 12:55
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,823
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

It says a lot of good things that there's so much...

It says a lot of good things that there's so much recruitment, absolutely.

What it gives is more opportunity for those who can make the standard required. Every year, extremely able people have...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
14th Apr 2016, 11:38
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,823
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

200 would seem like an awfully large number to...

200 would seem like an awfully large number to take in a single year, purely based on training capacity. FPPs take far longer to train once they get to BA than DEPs (more sims required, base...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
15th Feb 2016, 12:56
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,823
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

Based on previous years, could be anywhere from...

Based on previous years, could be anywhere from spring/summer 2017 through until some time in 2018, but who knows. (Our intake was spread from Autumn 2013 to Summer 2014, having initially applied...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
11th Feb 2016, 17:03
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,823
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

Afraid Stocious is correct. You don't get any...

Afraid Stocious is correct. You don't get any travel assistance or perks from BA until after you've commenced employment, having completely finished training. Even then, the full on staff travel...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Nov 2015, 02:35
Replies: 94
Views: 32,846
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

Do you mean immediately, or once the aircraft is...

Do you mean immediately, or once the aircraft is stopped? Just curious!
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
27th Mar 2015, 10:53
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,823
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

There's plenty of room in the A320 for me,...

There's plenty of room in the A320 for me, anyway, and I'm just over 6'3". I think as long as you can get in and out safely, as well as reaching everything. The 737 is a tighter space than the A320...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
27th Mar 2015, 03:20
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,823
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

The DA42 has slightly less headroom than the...

The DA42 has slightly less headroom than the PA28. The DA42 sim has marginally less than the aircraft (the canopy actually rested on top of my head, but wasn't a problem as the sim had no motion to...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
26th Mar 2015, 20:05
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,823
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

There have been people accepted who are over...

There have been people accepted who are over 6'3". It's a tight fit in a DA42, though, depending on your proportions! :}
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
21st Mar 2015, 11:32
Replies: 26
Views: 26,278
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

I wonder whether they (BACF) still send their...

I wonder whether they (BACF) still send their successful new-hires from this scheme down to FTE for an additional JOC? Seems like everyone hired over the last couple of years has had to do it,...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
10th Mar 2015, 01:28
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,823
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

Think that seems pretty accurate. Current group...

Think that seems pretty accurate. Current group on the type rating range from 22 to 41, with a couple in mid 30s and the majority in their 20s.

Also, 22 is not the youngest and 41 is not the...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
7th Mar 2015, 13:23
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,693,823
Posted By MaydayMaydayMayday

Many/most can't. Only those who "have not yet...

Many/most can't. Only those who "have not yet commenced training at an Operational Conversion Unit (OCU)" can apply.
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