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Forum: Fragrant Harbour
10th Nov 2018, 00:11
Replies: 106
Views: 57,751
Posted By pilot9249

Only a lurker but this post astounds me. If...

Only a lurker but this post astounds me.

If it's customary to pay 13 months then that is expected by all parties.

Paying 12 months is a 9% pay cut.

You seem to be questioning why the...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Apr 2018, 01:16
Replies: 92
Views: 38,961
Posted By pilot9249

I'm sat maybe 200 feet back from the flight crew....

I'm sat maybe 200 feet back from the flight crew.

I don't know what they know, but they can't see what I can see.

In any serious ground incident, the advantage may be 80/20 to the flight crew,...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2018, 20:51
Replies: 45
Views: 26,192
Posted By pilot9249

It looks a little bit interesting, really. ...

It looks a little bit interesting, really.

Under ICAO, it seems in a number of respects an aircraft is a national of the state in which it is registered. In some respects it resembles territory.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2018, 03:05
Replies: 193
Views: 99,773
Posted By pilot9249

We'll never know if there's enough evidence. ...

We'll never know if there's enough evidence.

Complainant chooses not to pursue a criminal case, avoiding the only appropriate venue.

#metoo is encouraging people to avoid using the proper...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Mar 2018, 02:57
Replies: 26
Views: 17,967
Posted By pilot9249

Are we really, actually debating whether or not...

Are we really, actually debating whether or not ATC has greater accountability for terrain clearance than the flight crew?

Really? Actually?
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Feb 2018, 22:37
Replies: 12
Views: 11,881
Posted By pilot9249

Indeed. A healthy understanding of gas...

Indeed.

A healthy understanding of gas turbines is not a substitute for an appreciation of the role of the popular press.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Feb 2018, 23:44
Replies: 204
Views: 197,957
Posted By pilot9249

Can't believe a prosecution would either succeed...

Can't believe a prosecution would either succeed or serve any purpose.
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Sep 2017, 00:03
Replies: 55
Views: 71,820
Posted By pilot9249

I would also gently question the certification of...

I would also gently question the certification of automation that doesn't even try to validate key inputs.

We've had thermocouples since about 1820.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Sep 2017, 22:26
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,016,328
Posted By pilot9249

Don't understand the emotion. They looked at...

Don't understand the emotion.

They looked at their worst performing routes and substituted capacity onto their best existing routes or new ones instead.

The only part which involves MAN is in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Sep 2017, 22:58
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,016,328
Posted By pilot9249

I said the exact same thing just in far fewer...

I said the exact same thing just in far fewer words.

Redeploying frames is much more complex than adjusting pricing.

If they could maintain adequate yield ex-MAN then they would.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Sep 2017, 20:46
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,016,328
Posted By pilot9249

Surely what it tells us is that underlying demand...

Surely what it tells us is that underlying demand for this route is weak enough that capacity rather than pricing needs to be adjusted for seasonality.
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Aug 2017, 23:38
Replies: 231
Views: 84,690
Posted By pilot9249

You have described in graphic detail how many...

You have described in graphic detail how many ways the crew failed. It's surely almost unimaginable that any crew could catalogue this absurd collection of failures. It's ridiculous. Unbelievable....
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Aug 2017, 23:17
Replies: 231
Views: 84,690
Posted By pilot9249

They hit the ground at 125 knots. I never...

They hit the ground at 125 knots.

I never claimed the crew didn't fail. The crew failed. Did I mention that the crew failed?

For the avoidance of doubt, the crew failed. Is three times enough?...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Aug 2017, 23:54
Replies: 231
Views: 84,690
Posted By pilot9249

Understood. No doubt the court case will...

Understood.

No doubt the court case will focus on whether pressing TOGA at 100 knots was a clear and unambigous command for thrust.

Or whether the crew pressed it inappropriately because of a...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Aug 2017, 22:13
Replies: 231
Views: 84,690
Posted By pilot9249

Sure, but you miss the point. I never...

Sure, but you miss the point.

I never disputed that the crew failed, or that the overwhelming majority of crews would not fail.

Nevertheless, the crew did actually command thrust.

The...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Aug 2017, 21:23
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,016,328
Posted By pilot9249

Not confident about increased winter frequency...

Not confident about increased winter frequency for VS to JFK.

Just paid 1500 quid for roundtrip in J.

About 200 of that was taxes (real ones, not the YQ stuff the airline keeps)

Been buying...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Aug 2017, 23:34
Replies: 231
Views: 84,690
Posted By pilot9249

Can only agree with this. Automation has...

Can only agree with this.

Automation has replaced advancing a lever always used, with pressing a button almost never used.

The designer of that button has responsibility to make it as safe or...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Aug 2017, 02:46
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,016,328
Posted By pilot9249

Paranoid. Give it up. I'm a Mancunian and I...

Paranoid. Give it up.

I'm a Mancunian and I love my home city.

That doesn't mean I want to sit in a crappy seat when I go home.

Nor does it make MAN stronger if they lost a network carrier...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Aug 2017, 23:20
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,016,328
Posted By pilot9249

If true this seems terrible news. For J...

If true this seems terrible news.

For J class PAX, you just can't replace even NG seats on a 752 with premium economy on TCX, let alone a reconfigured 763 or Zodiac equipped 788.

Darn.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2017, 22:39
Replies: 1,219
Views: 779,206
Posted By pilot9249

But that's not the question being asked. The...

But that's not the question being asked.

The question being asked is could a controller with great training and deep experience have given a different initial response to a confused arriving...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Aug 2017, 00:04
Replies: 1,219
Views: 779,206
Posted By pilot9249

The controller certainly seems to share neither...

The controller certainly seems to share neither blame nor responsibility.

That said, with hindsight, they did give an unhelpful and mechanical response to an obviously confused arriving aircraft. ...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Aug 2017, 04:16
Replies: 1,219
Views: 779,206
Posted By pilot9249

You reinforce my point by continuing to pursue...

You reinforce my point by continuing to pursue the same line relentlessly and regardless what the other person actually said.

While you are busy saying what you always expected to say anyway (and...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Aug 2017, 23:22
Replies: 1,219
Views: 779,206
Posted By pilot9249

uh At some point, the relentlessness with...

uh

At some point, the relentlessness with which you pursue this single line of argument becomes comparable to the relentlessness with which the incident crew lined up on the taxiway.

Nothing...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Aug 2017, 00:09
Replies: 3
Views: 1,625
Posted By pilot9249

US number is toll free. This appears to be...

US number is toll free.

This appears to be true in KL as well.

Perhaps try Skype or some such, and call them overseas for pennies instead.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Jul 2017, 22:49
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,016,328
Posted By pilot9249

Very much looking forward to AA returning the...

Very much looking forward to AA returning the 788.

Much better hard product than BA from LHR in J, with more connections at t'other end.

Hopefully there's room for this as well as TCX.
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jul 2017, 03:32
Replies: 1,219
Views: 779,206
Posted By pilot9249

No. Nothing of the sort. Full automation is...

No. Nothing of the sort.

Full automation is a holy grail and I can only refer you to Monty Python on that.

I fully expect that increased use of existing automation would have made this incident...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jul 2017, 02:14
Replies: 1,219
Views: 779,206
Posted By pilot9249

We have a choice whether to fix the system to...

We have a choice whether to fix the system to accommodate the human frailty, or to avoid the human frailty entirely.

History is firmly on the side of the latter.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jul 2017, 23:36
Replies: 1,219
Views: 779,206
Posted By pilot9249

I guess I have a similar reaction to "excuse". ...

I guess I have a similar reaction to "excuse".

However that's directed at the system, not the individual.

I don't doubt the provenance of the human factors discussion above. It seems well...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jul 2017, 22:37
Replies: 1,219
Views: 779,206
Posted By pilot9249

No criticism from me either, but I do wonder...

No criticism from me either, but I do wonder whether "Go around" would have been a better response than "Yes you are still cleared" when the aircraft reported that they weren't seeing on the ground...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jul 2017, 21:37
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,016,328
Posted By pilot9249

Hi Navpi, I wasn't discussing BA...

Hi Navpi,

I wasn't discussing BA particularly.

Offering a view that corporate purchasing managers will buy capacity from airlines that match their overall travel requirements, not just...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jul 2017, 01:33
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,016,328
Posted By pilot9249

You made my point. Other than the great...

You made my point.

Other than the great lounge at LHR, Virgin Upper is really quite weak. Their network is too small. Their seats are called flying coffins for a reason. Try Flyertalk. They sold...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jul 2017, 00:35
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,016,328
Posted By pilot9249

TCX will struggle selling business class to the...

TCX will struggle selling business class to the biggest customers for it who are corporates.

When you buy global capacity in $5-$10 million clips, a really small network from a regional airport in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jun 2017, 22:26
Replies: 15
Views: 2,819
Posted By pilot9249

Very sophisticated, but far too complicated. ...

Very sophisticated, but far too complicated.

APD has far more problems than solutions.

It can't be fixed.

As a tax it's really weird. It has no direct relationship to any of price, cost or...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jun 2017, 20:23
Replies: 15
Views: 2,819
Posted By pilot9249

Doesn't this issue stem from EU competition law? ...

Doesn't this issue stem from EU competition law?

Anything where an individual taxation authority singles out an individual company (e.g. an airport) for preferential treatment falls foul of being...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jun 2017, 23:53
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,016,328
Posted By pilot9249

MAN JFK in J hovers around $4,000. It varies...

MAN JFK in J hovers around $4,000. It varies little in general, although occasionally by a lot.

People buy it today and they also buy connections at LHR.

People buy both today at that same...
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