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Forum: Freight Dogs
2nd Mar 2008, 11:34
Replies: 459
Views: 886,518
Posted By Fred Elliot

Regular run: 2 x F27 (knackered), MAD - CDG and...

Regular run: 2 x F27 (knackered), MAD - CDG and CDG - MAD each week night for Fedex (without Tom Hanks, thenk the Lord!). One night, Elliot, MAD - CDG, 2hrs +, no autopilot, mucho icing etc., no...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Sep 2007, 15:47
Replies: 155
Views: 64,599
Posted By Fred Elliot

Flap 40, Nope. You land; you get the...

Flap 40,

Nope. You land; you get the spoilers. End of.

You have a choice as to whether they stick up or not ('taxi' or 'flight') on the ground - usually to avoid comments of the "did you know...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jun 2007, 14:14
Replies: 24
Views: 7,582
Posted By Fred Elliot

Of course, proper pilots' wings are worn on the...

Of course, proper pilots' wings are worn on the sleeve................;)
Also, I'm quite surprised that noone has so far pointed out that 'navigator' is actually an anagram of 'vagina rot'. Thought...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Mar 2007, 22:59
Replies: 9
Views: 3,023
Posted By Fred Elliot

Ah...Tory. You've just blown your cover with...

Ah...Tory.

You've just blown your cover with that one. Given the money back yet?


:rolleyes:
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Dec 2006, 09:12
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

The truth, as usual, is somewhere between the...

The truth, as usual, is somewhere between the two. Woof!! Wibble!
;)
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Dec 2006, 17:47
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

Lots of views and almost equal amounts of utter...

Lots of views and almost equal amounts of utter drivel!!

Two things are certain at the moment:

1. NOTHING is decided .

2. Any jumped up Johnny no-neck incipient Nigel who couldn't cut it...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Nov 2006, 16:55
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

Tory, 'Noise from Exeter' is just that:...

Tory,

'Noise from Exeter' is just that: noise. Nothing is decided. Certainly not seniority stuff. Management may leak their poison in an attempt to divide the workforces - they won't divide the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Nov 2006, 21:19
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

Absolutely not. Anything called 'connect'...

Absolutely not.

Anything called 'connect' is, effectively, dead.

The Company is called Flybe. But bigger.

Go figure.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Nov 2006, 15:57
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

I agree. This thread has already been moved away...

I agree. This thread has already been moved away from R & N once and then put back because the move was judged erroneous.

If this isn't the biggest real news in the UK aviation industry for...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Nov 2006, 19:49
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

I think you're forgetting the St John's...

I think you're forgetting the St John's Ambulance.

Mind you, they can be vicious b*st*rds!
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Nov 2006, 18:01
Replies: 9
Views: 1,875
Posted By Fred Elliot

I hope this doesn't contravene prune's rules but...

I hope this doesn't contravene prune's rules but here's the best I can think of: a former Squadron-mate, who left the FAA in about 1989, I guess, was one Lieutenant R I S D Smith ('Bob'), erstwhile...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Nov 2006, 17:20
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

Ham, We can only assume you're not in Flybe,...

Ham,

We can only assume you're not in Flybe, then. Such improvements were already in train, subject to a 'yes' ballot in the pay deal, closing tomorrow. It would be wrong to discuss the details...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Nov 2006, 17:13
Replies: 9
Views: 1,875
Posted By Fred Elliot

Certainly in the 70's and early 80's the Royal...

Certainly in the 70's and early 80's the Royal Navy was a World leader in hovercraft research (hence, of course, the Lee-on-the-Solent thing). Have you tried the Fleet Air Arm museum at Yeovilton?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Nov 2006, 15:34
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

Agent Oringe, I think you probably mean the...

Agent Oringe,

I think you probably mean the Director, Flight Operations, the General Manager (Training) - not a Training Captain per se, and the General Manager (Turbo-props).

I'm also almost...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Nov 2006, 10:19
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

JA1 (sh*t! not THE JA ?) What a refreshingly...

JA1 (sh*t! not THE JA ?)

What a refreshingly reasonable and reasoned thread. We can only hope that the tw@ts and t*ssers to whom you refer will self-select out of the grown company. We don't...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Nov 2006, 12:32
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

Hear, hear, Bug. Hudson, you are...

Hear, hear, Bug.





Hudson, you are a twit. Please go away! :rolleyes:
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Nov 2006, 10:21
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

Marlowe (and somebody else who offered the same...

Marlowe (and somebody else who offered the same bizarre opinion),

In which world exactly is it that you think a 15% stake in any company buys any more than very marginal influence, let alone a...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
21st Nov 2006, 08:39
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

OA, Don't mean to be rude but that is an...

OA,

Don't mean to be rude but that is an offer currently under ballot. If you are a Flybe pilot, you already know the answer. If not, you'll have to wait until the ballot is complete and the new...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Nov 2006, 22:09
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

Red Wings, For the reassurance of Flybe...

Red Wings,

For the reassurance of Flybe folks reading this; you are - officially - talking sh!7e !! If the Bacon cc think they are going to walk into Flybe and start dictating terms, theyre sadly...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Nov 2006, 09:42
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

you're missing the point Ted. It goes this...

you're missing the point Ted.

It goes this way - Flybe don't do ground services, so go figure.

If Bacon is not in a fit - ie industrially settled - state to be bought, JF won't buy it. Simple....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Nov 2006, 09:09
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

Suggestion: the more you guys and gals argue...

Suggestion: the more you guys and gals argue amongst yourselves, the more likely it becomes that Jim French (your new boss) will simply walk away from the deal. He'll then stand at the factory gate...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Nov 2006, 19:23
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

Tory, Now I'm sure you are being...

Tory,

Now I'm sure you are being deliberately obtuse. You have just made my point; you are NOT the messenger, you are a rumour-monger. Not the same thing at all, I think you would agree.

...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Nov 2006, 18:11
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

:ugh: Tory, Are you able to read...

:ugh:

Tory,

Are you able to read English?

Nothing whatever is a 'done deal'.

Nothing.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Nov 2006, 15:36
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

Are you just wilfully making stuff up, Hudson? ...

Are you just wilfully making stuff up, Hudson?

"heard today that seniority lists are to be merged..."

For the sake of all those who are presently worried sick and hungry for real news, please...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Nov 2006, 12:55
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

:rolleyes: See what I mean? Hudson, me old...

:rolleyes:

See what I mean? Hudson, me old pal, that is utter Balls!

The 195 salary will be less than the Q400, will it? Where did you hear such nonsense? If the current pay deal goes...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Nov 2006, 11:56
Replies: 920
Views: 207,423
Posted By Fred Elliot

This is FACT : The deal isn't even done yet,...

This is FACT :

The deal isn't even done yet, so anything you 'know' or have 'been assured' is definitely speculation and quite possibly rubbish.

Nothing has been decided about anything, be it...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Oct 2006, 16:14
Replies: 390
Views: 84,560
Posted By Fred Elliot

Oh, dear. Apparently I've been rude. Well so...

Oh, dear. Apparently I've been rude. Well so would you if you were about to drop dead, I say drop dead!!

Right - the truth. Pay etc. ballot rejected overwhelmingly. 63% of a 79% 'turnout' of...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Aug 2006, 17:34
Replies: 390
Views: 84,560
Posted By Fred Elliot

1. What balls to suggest that the CC only talks...

1. What balls to suggest that the CC only talks for half the workers, because a). they were FOs once, and (much more important) b). they negotiate for the whole pilot force. If you've got an idea...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Jul 2006, 17:37
Replies: 390
Views: 84,560
Posted By Fred Elliot

Oh, they won't have to put up with a strike, for...

Oh, they won't have to put up with a strike, for one very simple reason: they want to sell the company and no investor will come within a hundred miles of an airline whose pilots are in formal...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th Jul 2006, 16:21
Replies: 390
Views: 84,560
Posted By Fred Elliot

Yes. I stand by the comment. The Q400 is a...

Yes. I stand by the comment. The Q400 is a bloody good machine. As a commercial tool it's unbeatable in its market area. OK it's not as comfortable from a pilot's point of view as an airbus but,...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th Jul 2006, 09:32
Replies: 390
Views: 84,560
Posted By Fred Elliot

KM, No there hasn't because 'management' are...

KM,

No there hasn't because 'management' are behaving like @rseholes and refusing to come up with an offer on pay & conditions that's anything like acceptable. AS appears to have failed to...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Jul 2006, 22:37
Replies: 390
Views: 84,560
Posted By Fred Elliot

OK. Look. Get this straight: Flybe is...

OK. Look. Get this straight: Flybe is recruiting like mad. The simple fact is that the Q400 (a bloody good aeroplane, BTW) will outnumber the E195 (an unproven liability) by about 3- or...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Jul 2006, 09:18
Replies: 27
Views: 5,560
Posted By Fred Elliot

I have a feeling things'll change if the CC is...

I have a feeling things'll change if the CC is refreshed in the upcoming vote.

Be interesting to see .............
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th Jun 2006, 14:17
Replies: 27
Views: 5,560
Posted By Fred Elliot

Too true, Ted. Indeed, the attempt to split...

Too true, Ted.

Indeed, the attempt to split the workforce into opposing camps has already started. It is hoped that this will not have the desired effect but go to show those who doubt the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Jun 2006, 23:07
Replies: 27
Views: 5,560
Posted By Fred Elliot

Jings, Ugly, that's some wicked spelling! ...

Jings, Ugly, that's some wicked spelling!


Nobody mentioned 'going on strike', that's the very last in a wide ranging repertoire of action available. There's a whole host of possibilities...
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