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Search: Posts Made By: oscarh
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Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Sep 2008, 10:29
Replies: 10
Views: 4,727
Posted By oscarh

Well, that's two airlines you've mentioned! ...

Well, that's two airlines you've mentioned!

All the others were the same with the name changes as the companies progressed or not, whichever was the case. You may well have omitted Manx Airlines...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Aug 2008, 23:23
Replies: 56
Views: 9,327
Posted By oscarh

londonmet The fine was awarded by the Court,...

londonmet

The fine was awarded by the Court, not the CAA, so your comment about the CAA and it's supposed lack of backbone is a bit short on merit!

The CAA doubtless reported the company to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Sep 2007, 09:25
Replies: 5
Views: 1,604
Posted By oscarh

Thank you Mr Beast. Your links were most helpful...

Thank you Mr Beast. Your links were most helpful and I much appreciate them.
Oscar
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Aug 2007, 22:06
Replies: 5
Views: 1,604
Posted By oscarh

I met Paul McCready way back in the very early...

I met Paul McCready way back in the very early fifties when he landed away whilst competing in the (world?) gliding championships from Great Hucklow.

I was about ten or eleven at the time and...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Aug 2007, 21:44
Replies: 24
Views: 8,200
Posted By oscarh

By what mechanism does turbulence start just as I...

By what mechanism does turbulence start just as I am lifting my glass?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jul 2007, 18:19
Replies: 5,750
Views: 815,122
Posted By oscarh

Sorry Mel, I have no suitable pictures; I do...

Sorry Mel, I have no suitable pictures; I do however, remember operating into Le Bourget when it was still like that. Happy days.
May I throw it open?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jul 2007, 16:21
Replies: 5,750
Views: 815,122
Posted By oscarh

Le Bourget n'est-ce pas?

Le Bourget n'est-ce pas?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Jul 2007, 16:35
Replies: 5,750
Views: 815,122
Posted By oscarh

Dublin EIDW?

Dublin EIDW?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st May 2007, 15:54
Replies: 13
Views: 3,603
Posted By oscarh

Should this be in the CC forum or does it affect...

Should this be in the CC forum or does it affect pilots as well?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th May 2007, 12:13
Replies: 66
Views: 10,200
Posted By oscarh

Pleased I wasn't flying with this bonehead....

Pleased I wasn't flying with this bonehead. Obviously doesn't know the difference between IAS and TAS.

Max speed height would be around 20,000 feet for such an aircraft.

Award the man a set of...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd May 2007, 10:18
Replies: 132
Views: 31,639
Posted By oscarh

Message for Journalists

There has been almost unanimous support for the ´greens´on the thread. I cannot understand why the whole question has not made either the newspapers or radio/television.

What has happened to the...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Apr 2007, 09:30
Replies: 132
Views: 31,639
Posted By oscarh

Used it for many years - a really good system...

Used it for many years - a really good system with no faults as far as I can see. Please leave well alone.

If British Bl@@dy Airways wants it changed, kindly inform them that they don't own the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Apr 2007, 12:14
Replies: 19
Views: 2,945
Posted By oscarh

sat1 No it's most definitely not "common...

sat1

No it's most definitely not "common sense really". Do you know that the, so-called, shoe bomber's bomb had no metal in it or it's firing mechanism?

It is a pain indeed, when one is asked...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Mar 2007, 15:15
Replies: 93
Views: 24,257
Posted By oscarh

TEN DOLLAR What winkle says is on the nail. ...

TEN DOLLAR
What winkle says is on the nail.
Even a bad employment lawyer would have them.
Keep in touch with your former colleagues because you could all have a nice little earner from these...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Mar 2007, 11:01
Replies: 93
Views: 24,257
Posted By oscarh

TEN DOLLAR The small turboprop operator...

TEN DOLLAR

The small turboprop operator should be named and shamed. Bonding for promotion is not negotiable in my view and perhaps you should have taken them to the door of the county court where...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Mar 2007, 21:56
Replies: 687
Views: 117,000
Posted By oscarh

Err...... Would that be SIR Michael Bishop,...

Err......

Would that be SIR Michael Bishop, the former Manchester station manager for Mercury Airlines, later sold to BMA and who rose through the ranks to become Managing Director of British...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Mar 2007, 00:11
Replies: 93
Views: 24,257
Posted By oscarh

Bilderberger A contract is a contract and...

Bilderberger

A contract is a contract and pilots are not forced to sign, although, as No Joke intimates, no bond; no job. However distateful that may be to him, companies are not obliged to offer...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Mar 2007, 11:25
Replies: 21
Views: 4,463
Posted By oscarh

Dissapointment! By the title of the thread, I...

Dissapointment!
By the title of the thread, I thought we were going to be treated to a picture of Ron Hardy on a nightstop!!!!
Only those who remember will understand........
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Feb 2007, 20:17
Replies: 3,142
Views: 778,910
Posted By oscarh

Don't actually get the joke Hansol. Could you...

Don't actually get the joke Hansol. Could you explain?
Thanks,
Oscar.
Forum: Tech Log
19th Jan 2007, 11:22
Replies: 15
Views: 2,276
Posted By oscarh

Chinese Satellite Interception

Our current and increasing use of GPS and other satellite nav systems could be at risk in times of strife.

Perhaps it may be time to further develop inertial systems as well as look after the...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Oct 2006, 11:08
Replies: 33
Views: 16,105
Posted By oscarh

I had read and understood that the potential...

I had read and understood that the potential fault is likely only at an hieght of less than 400 feet, therefore during take-off and not in climb mode.

"In both cases, the engine recovered to the...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Oct 2006, 12:23
Replies: 33
Views: 16,105
Posted By oscarh

Breath of fresh air Mr. 411A as are many of your...

Breath of fresh air Mr. 411A as are many of your posts.

JV, not "scary", just a sensible precaution until the prob is fixed. Anyway, full power is more fun!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Sep 2006, 09:17
Replies: 4
Views: 2,524
Posted By oscarh

Ron Higgins, who was a PPL flying instructor at...

Ron Higgins, who was a PPL flying instructor at Elstree in the late 60s, was reputedly such a person. A very nice and rather private person as I remember. The story was that he joined up at sixteen....
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
3rd Sep 2006, 12:08
Replies: 9
Views: 3,046
Posted By oscarh

ATC Watcher Because I've never flown an...

ATC Watcher
Because I've never flown an aircraft above FL390, I don't have that sort of experience. I would have thought there would be compressibility problems to look out for in the descent and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Sep 2006, 12:13
Replies: 48
Views: 12,441
Posted By oscarh

parabellum, Eddie Dexter, a lovely man indeed....

parabellum,
Eddie Dexter, a lovely man indeed. Can still taste the liver-sausage sandwiches! He is still soldiering on in Lincolnshire you say? Would you let me know where, via pm box.
Thanks, ...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
1st Sep 2006, 09:58
Replies: 9
Views: 3,046
Posted By oscarh

Fantastic :D ! Could anybody here enlighten me...

Fantastic :D !
Could anybody here enlighten me as to the technique of descending a glider from that altitude with all the potential aerodynamic problems.
Thanks.
Oscar.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Aug 2006, 13:18
Replies: 419
Views: 104,304
Posted By oscarh

Jordan and Skylion, absolutely spot-on. ...

Jordan and Skylion, absolutely spot-on.

Strike, strike, strike. What has a strike ever brought except misery?

Grow up people. 2.4% is surely not much but at least it's around inflation. We are...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Aug 2006, 23:36
Replies: 48
Views: 12,441
Posted By oscarh

Don't forget Hendon. Only a little south of...

Don't forget Hendon.
Only a little south of Elstree. I seem to remember a PPL 'unsure of his position' landing there in (I think) 1965 after it was closed. Got into a spot of bother for this and...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Aug 2006, 21:07
Replies: 1,379
Views: 285,872
Posted By oscarh

Perhaps you should change your alias, Mr Human...

Perhaps you should change your alias, Mr Human Factor!
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Aug 2006, 20:57
Replies: 419
Views: 104,304
Posted By oscarh

Be a gentleman and delete your last post Midland...

Be a gentleman and delete your last post Midland 331.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Dec 2005, 23:35
Replies: 7
Views: 1,657
Posted By oscarh

Dan Dare Viscounts , Ranger One? They ran...

Dan Dare Viscounts , Ranger One?

They ran most types but not Viscounts, surely?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Dec 2005, 10:46
Replies: 31
Views: 6,883
Posted By oscarh

acbus1 You can't resist it, can you? Why...

acbus1

You can't resist it, can you? Why don't you get a life?
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Aug 2005, 09:14
Replies: 127
Views: 52,161
Posted By oscarh

btsm Am right with you. Bet you get...

btsm

Am right with you. Bet you get obliterated though!

I am soo careful with whom I fly if I'm paying for it myself.

The trg/standards thread is also quite interesting after you take out...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Aug 2005, 09:21
Replies: 4
Views: 2,503
Posted By oscarh

Lightbulb screw fix direct If the company you wish to...

screw fix direct

If the company you wish to fly for is not "concerned about the bottom line all the time", do not waste your time working there.

Your other conditions are not neccessarily...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
21st Jul 2005, 18:33
Replies: 65
Views: 12,797
Posted By oscarh

One step beyond With an attitude like that, I...

One step beyond
With an attitude like that, I sincerely hope you forget to switch on your phone on the standby during which you are required and that the consequences to you are severe.
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