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Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2020, 19:55
Replies: 1,271
Views: 1,050,526
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

It would appear that essentially every airline on...

It would appear that essentially every airline on the planet will receive some sort of state aid as unpalatable for tax payers as that may be. The old privatized profits socialized losses argument.. ...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Nov 2019, 15:34
Replies: 115
Views: 110,976
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

True, but the basic airplane is still there with...

True, but the basic airplane is still there with new motors and updated avionics. It still has the 727 nose, which makes it really loud, it still has the Herb Kelleher mandated jurassic overhead...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Nov 2019, 22:00
Replies: 115
Views: 110,976
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

If Boeing wasn't such a huge defence contractor I...

If Boeing wasn't such a huge defence contractor I would be concerned for it's very survival. Too big to fail of course and they know it. Long term, to get out of this hole they dug for themselves,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Oct 2019, 20:38
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,084,687
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

It sounds freakinn horrible. Would not do that as...

It sounds freakinn horrible. Would not do that as a pax in BC much less as crew.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Oct 2019, 14:48
Replies: 56
Views: 19,936
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

Here is an unrestricted link to the 97% non...

Here is an unrestricted link to the 97% non sense. https://cei.org/sites/default/files/IQA_NASA_97_Percent_Final.pdf

Furthermore, there is no consensus in science. There are only theories that you...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Oct 2019, 14:08
Replies: 56
Views: 19,936
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

Exactly right. And that isn't even the tip of...

Exactly right.
And that isn't even the tip of the ice berg. Every single climate prediction has been wrong. C02 has never been a temperature driver on this planet. In our own interglacial we have...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Oct 2019, 18:21
Replies: 56
Views: 19,936
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

Since C02 is a very very wimpy temperature driver...

Since C02 is a very very wimpy temperature driver there is no real climate emergency, only one that is manufactured. So Aviation, together with the entire fossil fuel economy has little to nothing to...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Aug 2019, 21:55
Replies: 42
Views: 25,418
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

RIP Capt. Al Haynes.

Captain Al Haynes of UA 232 fame has died. What he and his crew accomplished at Sioux City in 1989 is nothing short of remarkable airmanship. RIP Captain.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Aug 2019, 13:56
Replies: 49
Views: 26,050
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

Not true. Temp and C02 historically have not...

Not true. Temp and C02 historically have not correlated. Nor in the last 20 years. Quite the opposite in fact..Just one of the many smoking guns against serious AGW is that after glacial periods...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Aug 2019, 13:48
Replies: 49
Views: 26,050
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

Total non sense. If there is an orginazation...

Total non sense. If there is an orginazation thats needs to be put to death it's the IPCC and all their little troll followers that write stuff like that. Pretty soon they will say that flatulence...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jun 2019, 20:33
Replies: 28
Views: 14,825
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

Toilets? Really? I'm more concerned about the...

Toilets? Really? I'm more concerned about the wing the 321 has. Hoping they redesign the thing for the XLR or an awful long time will be spent bouncing along at FL 300 while you all worry about your...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th May 2019, 21:59
Replies: 833
Views: 688,201
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

I listened to the press conference with the SAS...

I listened to the press conference with the SAS CEO speaking after they had reached a settlement. Amongst a lot of things he said that without SAIL, SAS would no longer be able to serve London. What?...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th May 2019, 18:51
Replies: 833
Views: 688,201
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

So did they put a final nail in the coffin of...

So did they put a final nail in the coffin of SAIL or not? If they did then the strike was worth every minute. If they didn't they will have to fight SAIL again in the next contract and it will be...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
18th Apr 2019, 15:43
Replies: 188
Views: 251,536
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

What was the cause of the BA Airbus out of...

What was the cause of the BA Airbus out of Gibraltar doing the " wing walk"?
Some months ago I was landing a 319 and it started doing that over the numbers. Wind was not a factor and I'm pretty sure...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Apr 2019, 21:01
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,238,491
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

Thats pretty poignant in this situation because...

Thats pretty poignant in this situation because MCAS does not fire with the flaps out, or so I have been told. It's highly doubtful they would have known or thought of that. A really bad situation..
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Mar 2019, 21:56
Replies: 92
Views: 165,467
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

The pay has come back at the U.S. legacies after...

The pay has come back at the U.S. legacies after years of stagnation due to first deregulation then the aftermath of 911. Other than that we are still basically under a bankruptcy contract. Delta and...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Mar 2019, 17:46
Replies: 92
Views: 165,467
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

AA CA A320 27 years 15-20 days a month ...

AA
CA
A320
27 years
15-20 days a month
a lot
85-90 hours a month
315 000 usd
35000 401k (pension) contribution
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Mar 2019, 20:46
Replies: 10
Views: 4,099
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

Very nice... I can keep up fine thank you.

Very nice... I can keep up fine thank you.
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Mar 2019, 20:10
Replies: 10
Views: 4,099
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

A319/320/321 vs. B737-800

Anyone flown both? I'm on the bus with 2500 hours on it and just can't seem to get comfortable with the thing. I just don't trust it. With close to 30 years in the airline business it's the first...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Feb 2019, 14:26
Replies: 32
Views: 21,016
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

8200 ft. of concrete. Should have been long...

8200 ft. of concrete. Should have been long enough even for a 737 landing in the touchdown zone unless lots of standing water... Wonder what the winds were.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
18th Feb 2019, 03:03
Replies: 16
Views: 8,758
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

I would like to know the average life ( health)...

I would like to know the average life ( health) span of a long haul pilot compared to the general population. My own, uneducated opinion, being the " average" western individual, being a junk food...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Feb 2019, 13:36
Replies: 78
Views: 41,075
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

As a boy, in 1972, I flew on a PanAm 747 from LHR...

As a boy, in 1972, I flew on a PanAm 747 from LHR to IAD. I will never forget it. I wish I had the opportunity to actually fly it as a pilot. All the 747 models were beautiful looking airplanes....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
18th Jan 2019, 16:47
Replies: 8
Views: 6,348
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

"We have a very strong pilot union that takes...

"We have a very strong pilot union that takes good care of us, has a reasonably good relationship with management and safety culture / just culture is alive and well in Swiss."

I think I will...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
17th Jan 2019, 14:11
Replies: 8
Views: 6,348
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

My friend from college is a 330/340 captain for...

My friend from college is a 330/340 captain for them. A few years ago he was considering bailing out to one of the Chinese carriers that hire expats. Swiss pay is evidently below average with...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Jan 2019, 02:40
Replies: 142
Views: 61,450
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

Flew Engineer and co-pilot on it. Wish I would...

Flew Engineer and co-pilot on it. Wish I would have had the opportunity to fly captain. Loved that jet! Would still be on it if we had it.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
17th Dec 2018, 15:57
Replies: 190
Views: 84,341
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

I realized afterwords that this statement is...

I realized afterwords that this statement is incorrect. You use the runway distance on the 10-9 pages minus any displaced thresh hold. In this case it is indeed 5802 ft., so they may very well have...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
16th Dec 2018, 15:33
Replies: 190
Views: 84,341
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

Regardless of the theories posted here, I hope...

Regardless of the theories posted here, I hope for the sake of the SWA crew, that their landing data was calculated correctly and that they touched down in the touchdown zone. If they did not do the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
16th Dec 2018, 02:52
Replies: 190
Views: 84,341
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

Usable glide slope landing length, assuming they...

Usable glide slope landing length, assuming they did not go below, is 4575ft. Flap 40 actual landing distance is 1380m=4527ft. A legal margin of 48 ft? I am not trying to split hairs here, I am...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th Dec 2018, 03:17
Replies: 190
Views: 84,341
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

As some have alluded to, the usable landing...

As some have alluded to, the usable landing distance, assuming they did not go below GS, is 4575ft. Not much to hang your hat on..
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th Dec 2018, 03:07
Replies: 190
Views: 84,341
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

Anyone have access to 737-700 landing data? It...

Anyone have access to 737-700 landing data? It would be interesting to see what the margins where. Even if legal it had to be pretty tight..
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
14th Dec 2018, 19:53
Replies: 190
Views: 84,341
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

On the A319 the land app requires 6400 ft of...

On the A319 the land app requires 6400 ft of runway with 10 knots tailwind and wet runway with 129000 lbs
landing weight. The 737-800 is a fast lander. I doubt very very much that their landing data...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Sep 2018, 21:21
Replies: 24
Views: 15,701
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

One wonders what might happen to the poor bastard...

One wonders what might happen to the poor bastard when he returns to Sing. If spitting on the sidewalk is illegal then showing up drunk to fly a jet is probably punishable by death!
Forum: Medical & Health
13th Aug 2018, 17:31
Replies: 101
Views: 55,960
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

The only reason I'm bringing this up is because...

The only reason I'm bringing this up is because it's time sensitive. You absolutely CAN reverse insulin dependent type 2 diabetes if your beta cells are still intact. People do it everyday. You just...
Forum: Medical & Health
12th Aug 2018, 21:48
Replies: 101
Views: 55,960
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

You can reverse ( in early cases ) type 2...

You can reverse ( in early cases ) type 2 diabetes within 2 weeks with a low carb diet and intermittent fasting. In other words, with a little discipline, you should get your FAA class 1 back.....
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
4th Jul 2018, 19:36
Replies: 23
Views: 11,975
Posted By Reluctant Bus Driver

Does CX not have an approved fatigue policy? Here...

Does CX not have an approved fatigue policy? Here in the States, if you are fatigued you are required to call in fatigued and the only question the airline can legally ask you is when you will be fit...
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