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Search: Posts Made By: Odins Raven
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Forum: Tech Log
22nd Jun 2023, 15:26
Replies: 27
Views: 5,010
Posted By Odins Raven

Brake Cooling A320

I’m new to the Airbus, having previously flown Boeing and other types.

Since there is no brake cooling table, is there a particular technique to work out whether I should be landing with max...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jul 2022, 11:19
Replies: 17
Views: 5,088
Posted By Odins Raven

So, just to be clear, the Airport WiFi picked the...

So, just to be clear, the Airport WiFi picked the transmission up due to the trigger words ‘I’m going to blow up the plane, I’m a Taliban”.

Can anyone please provide evidence of an event where a...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Sep 2019, 12:20
Replies: 21
Views: 4,573
Posted By Odins Raven

Next time there's some free time in the sim try a...

Next time there's some free time in the sim try a max weight engine seizure on a 737NG on FLAP 25 takeoff... A very different beast to it's normal simple self.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Sep 2019, 12:17
Replies: 2,998
Views: 2,923,233
Posted By Odins Raven

It has been mentioned to the man at the top. ...

It has been mentioned to the man at the top.

Staff Travel: Any spare seats the company will attempt to shift as a late deal package. Understandable that there's no real discount on the packages...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jul 2019, 18:22
Replies: 26
Views: 20,072
Posted By Odins Raven

I think you’re missing the irony of the comment...

I think you’re missing the irony of the comment Dave ;-)

Think about it’s context....
Forum: Middle East
26th Jun 2019, 14:53
Replies: 16
Views: 9,144
Posted By Odins Raven

Emirates have advertised on UK TV plenty of times...

Emirates have advertised on UK TV plenty of times in the past (the Keep Discovering / Hello Tomorrow campaigns certainly were). They probably have to work harder now as there’s more competition,...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th May 2019, 16:24
Replies: 193
Views: 79,453
Posted By Odins Raven

I’m a big believer in looking after the...

I’m a big believer in looking after the environment but I’m not quite sure that the general population of earth will suddenly reduce the amount of flying they do based on their love for nature.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th May 2019, 07:23
Replies: 95
Views: 52,409
Posted By Odins Raven

It’s now at the transport interchange between the...

It’s now at the transport interchange between the terminals. Unfortunately the airport don’t really significantly highlight what the statue is or why it’s there. Maybe their intention is to...
Forum: Middle East
16th May 2019, 20:45
Replies: 52
Views: 53,660
Posted By Odins Raven

Cheers. Not really south as reported and lucky...

Cheers. Not really south as reported and lucky it wasn’t closer to the City.
Forum: Middle East
16th May 2019, 20:25
Replies: 52
Views: 53,660
Posted By Odins Raven

What part of town did it come down? Article...

What part of town did it come down? Article just says 3 miles south of the airport? I used to live about 3 miles south and have friends there.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th May 2019, 07:46
Replies: 28
Views: 15,153
Posted By Odins Raven

This is what happens when they allow pilots to...

This is what happens when they allow pilots to watch TV shows about airplanes... it should have had a warning beforehand that it was designed for the general public and nit factually accurate. ...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Apr 2019, 20:54
Replies: 59
Views: 63,141
Posted By Odins Raven

Not a malicious TRE but a bizarre one...

Not a malicious TRE but a bizarre one nonetheless. Happened in one of Europe’s biggest airlines about 15 years ago:

EDI - LTN... suspicious package found. Bomb goes off - rapid...
Forum: Middle East
14th Feb 2019, 06:02
Replies: 26
Views: 20,238
Posted By Odins Raven

A380 production to stop in its entirety from...

A380 production to stop in its entirety from 2021. They’ll still be a common but sort of unique sight at many airports for a good few years yet.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Feb 2019, 19:24
Replies: 51
Views: 42,309
Posted By Odins Raven

MAN forecast for the 8th (yesterday) was a 10...

MAN forecast for the 8th (yesterday) was a 10 knot gust straight down the runway.

Pretty sure LGW was forecast to be something like 210 degrees 29G42 wasn’t it??? That’s almost all crosswind...
Forum: Middle East
24th Jun 2018, 08:09
Replies: 59
Views: 43,189
Posted By Odins Raven

Is it not easier just to merge the two finally? ...

Is it not easier just to merge the two finally? And get rid of the surplus fleet. Nice mix of short and long-haul AB and Boeing, and two bases eventually moving into one in 30 or so years. By...
Forum: Middle East
8th May 2018, 08:53
Replies: 54
Views: 30,538
Posted By Odins Raven

I don’t think it was so much the loss of Sir MF...

I don’t think it was so much the loss of Sir MF that changed the company, but more the inevitability that the boom years of Dubai would end with the GFC. The issue is, that the downturn was...
Forum: Middle East
6th May 2018, 08:19
Replies: 191
Views: 117,123
Posted By Odins Raven

The schooling comparisons are totally misleading....

The schooling comparisons are totally misleading. Of course the best private schools in Dubai perform better than the average state schools in the UK - it’s a totally different set of pupils...
Forum: Middle East
5th Apr 2018, 19:43
Replies: 20
Views: 19,066
Posted By Odins Raven

It’s a sad story but one that highlights...

It’s a sad story but one that highlights something important that we all seemed to brush aside when signing up. It Is NOT like your home country - in the least offensive way possible, we can’t...
Forum: Middle East
26th Feb 2018, 16:16
Replies: 1
Views: 2,905
Posted By Odins Raven

Possibly. But people will still go from A to B...

Possibly. But people will still go from A to B one way or another. So other airlines will order the required planes. Maybe Airbus, maybe Boeing - probably six o’ one, half a dozen of the other.
Forum: Middle East
22nd Feb 2018, 07:59
Replies: 19
Views: 19,435
Posted By Odins Raven

This happened to me a few years ago when picking...

This happened to me a few years ago when picking up the aircraft in Singapore for that transit sector on the way to Brisbane.

Some naive Aussie girl who was travelling LHR-DXB-SIN-BNE all in one...
Forum: Middle East
22nd Feb 2018, 07:48
Replies: 25
Views: 16,180
Posted By Odins Raven

Most operators recommmend the FDs are recycled...

Most operators recommmend the FDs are recycled I.e. OFF then re-armed, on a visual manoeuvre. So the FDs would still be turned to OFF after landing in this case.
Forum: Middle East
8th Feb 2018, 18:24
Replies: 514
Views: 414,122
Posted By Odins Raven

But isn’t that the whole problem here? Crews...

But isn’t that the whole problem here? Crews fearing for their future become conditioned to blindly adhering to anything they’re told. Confidence is only as strong as your job is secure, you...
Forum: Middle East
7th Feb 2018, 10:38
Replies: 5
Views: 6,318
Posted By Odins Raven

:E :E Slightly different, but Sacha...

:E

:E

Slightly different, but Sacha Baron Cohen managed to get Mossad and Hamas to do this:

https://youtu.be/w-WllKtiMvU

“Why are you so anti-Hamas? Isn’t Pitta bread the real enemy?”
Forum: Middle East
7th Feb 2018, 08:11
Replies: 5
Views: 6,318
Posted By Odins Raven

I think it’s just a mis-link. But seeing UAE...

I think it’s just a mis-link. But seeing UAE locals hanging out at an Israeli pool next to an ancient church would certainly be newsworthy. Could be the answer to the Middle East peace process -...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jan 2018, 08:35
Replies: 56
Views: 58,014
Posted By Odins Raven

Are we sure the crew were not just following...

Are we sure the crew were not just following Royal Air Maroc’s ‘special’ technique?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Jan 2018, 11:17
Replies: 1,175
Views: 987,804
Posted By Odins Raven

Redbird1 Which long-haul outfit did you...

Redbird1

Which long-haul outfit did you manage to get a DEC gig at, if you don’t mind me asking? Or did you choose to downgrade for lifestyle and he chance to try long-haul. I don’t think many...
Forum: Middle East
24th Jan 2018, 07:51
Replies: 47
Views: 34,217
Posted By Odins Raven

The thing is, that pretty much sums up Dubai in...

The thing is, that pretty much sums up Dubai in one sentence. It’s the place where a ‘nobody’ can go to, spout some BS and come home a lot richer having ruined other people’s lives. He’s only one...
Forum: Middle East
22nd Jan 2018, 18:37
Replies: 6
Views: 5,628
Posted By Odins Raven

“Please tell me openly and honestly what’s on...

“Please tell me openly and honestly what’s on your mind... but before you do please state your name and staff number.”

Al and Eddy.
Forum: Middle East
22nd Jan 2018, 11:44
Replies: 110
Views: 113,999
Posted By Odins Raven

Yes, I know - wasn’t a dig at you, just felt the...

Yes, I know - wasn’t a dig at you, just felt the thread seemed to drifting into an flippant examination of English comprehension rather than the important issue at hand - colleagues’ lives being...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Jan 2018, 11:29
Replies: 1,175
Views: 987,804
Posted By Odins Raven

A bit of a misunderstanding here - Zerotohero is...

A bit of a misunderstanding here - Zerotohero is clearly talking about the Captain package for DECs... none of EZY, TCX or TUI offer DEC at regional bases (no DEC in TUI/TCX at all) and the hours...
Forum: Middle East
21st Jan 2018, 14:54
Replies: 47
Views: 34,217
Posted By Odins Raven

Jesus wept... the ‘meet the team’ page of the...

Jesus wept... the ‘meet the team’ page of the website looks like a Facebook selfie collection he randomly picked from some teen girl group.

Maybe they Service iPhone cameras too, and help people...
Forum: Middle East
21st Jan 2018, 09:34
Replies: 110
Views: 113,999
Posted By Odins Raven

I think the intricacies of whether it’s a firing...

I think the intricacies of whether it’s a firing or a forced resignation detracts from the issue that in almost all cases, the poor employee should neither have been fired, or forced to resign. ...
Forum: Middle East
19th Jan 2018, 07:32
Replies: 28
Views: 14,133
Posted By Odins Raven

You do realise the A380 can be configured...

You do realise the A380 can be configured 11-across, despite the current operators choosing 10?

Remember, EK was one of the first to put 10 on the triple, and with the way the world economy is...
Forum: Middle East
12th Jan 2018, 14:22
Replies: 48
Views: 38,248
Posted By Odins Raven

Whilst the industry has slipped from what it once...

Whilst the industry has slipped from what it once was, it’s not as bad as EK would have you believe. There is life outside of long-haul and the Middle East if you can mentally overcome the loss of...
Forum: Middle East
12th Jan 2018, 14:11
Replies: 48
Views: 38,248
Posted By Odins Raven

With the greatest possible respect to FlyDubai...

With the greatest possible respect to FlyDubai and it’s great crew, it doesn’t say much about EK when pilots aspire to work for its low-cost short-haul division rather than what was once the ‘World’s...
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