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Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Jul 2023, 08:19
Replies: 508
Views: 334,243
Posted By Rostermouse

Can’t see typical rosters for every fleet but...

Can’t see typical rosters for every fleet but it’s a rostered-days-per-year airline now, not target-hrs-per-year as per pre-covid, so days off seem roughly the same everywhere. You now get blocks of...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Jul 2023, 08:01
Replies: 508
Views: 334,243
Posted By Rostermouse

The BALPA comms revamp has been really badly...

The BALPA comms revamp has been really badly handled by the NEC. Possibly for the reasons you suggest, however the old VS forums are still working, it’s just the BA ones and the ‘general discussion’...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Jul 2023, 14:13
Replies: 508
Views: 334,243
Posted By Rostermouse

A return to a credit hours system is on the...

A return to a credit hours system is on the wishlist but not in danger of happening soon. Crewing are moving to AIMS next month which promises some better rostering functionality in future, but...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Jul 2023, 10:30
Replies: 508
Views: 334,243
Posted By Rostermouse

1. Good, at a historical high (VS pilots had been...

1. Good, at a historical high (VS pilots had been split across 2 unions in the past) and improving all the time. Actual numbers/% are confidential, for reasons of industrial strategy.
2. Yes. But...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
18th Jul 2023, 16:29
Replies: 508
Views: 334,243
Posted By Rostermouse

FTA process currently between the CC and...

FTA process currently between the CC and management, indicative ballots on potential future action are always part of that process to provide leverage for the union. It's good to see though that...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th May 2023, 11:14
Replies: 508
Views: 334,243
Posted By Rostermouse

Fair enough, I was considering LHS; since the...

Fair enough, I was considering LHS; since the original comparison was between SH LHS and VAA RHS, but I concede the point. What's the current time to Long-haul RHS in BA?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th May 2023, 08:09
Replies: 508
Views: 334,243
Posted By Rostermouse

RARA9 - not really. Things as they are are not...

RARA9 - not really. Things as they are are not worrying, considering the history of the company and what we've just endured. Show me any airline which you can 100% depend on nowadays.

Even BA, EK,...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th May 2023, 15:12
Replies: 508
Views: 334,243
Posted By Rostermouse

...plus 15% company pension and full private...

...plus 15% company pension and full private healthcare for the family. And no Type-rating costs whatsoever (they may be bonding now, but pre-covid I wasn't bonded at all). So lob that onto your...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th May 2023, 07:25
Replies: 508
Views: 334,243
Posted By Rostermouse

The quote was that LCC CPs are: I don’t know any...

The quote was that LCC CPs are: I don’t know any LCC CPs on £164k but a yr 1 VS SFO is on £82k basic.

Fletch:


I doubt BA would consider themselves a LCC though. How long after joining before...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th May 2023, 20:45
Replies: 508
Views: 334,243
Posted By Rostermouse

Which UK-based LCCs pay Captains with 3000hrs...

Which UK-based LCCs pay Captains with 3000hrs £164k/yr, and have layovers in the Caribbean?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Nov 2022, 13:14
Replies: 81
Views: 43,920
Posted By Rostermouse

Yes, many AMEs are able to do this.

Yes, many AMEs are able to do this.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Sep 2022, 16:59
Replies: 508
Views: 334,243
Posted By Rostermouse

Why not wait until you actually get offered a job...

Why not wait until you actually get offered a job before setting up a type-rating WhatsApp group, like normal people? :ugh:
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Dec 2021, 07:20
Replies: 172
Views: 59,640
Posted By Rostermouse

Only if you apply for a new EASA licence within 7...

Only if you apply for a new EASA licence within 7 years from the last expiry of an EASA IR. Otherwise you do have to do the exams again.
Forum: Tech Log
8th Dec 2019, 07:56
Replies: 7
Views: 3,374
Posted By Rostermouse

No, it is as The Banjo says. It is to improve...

No, it is as The Banjo says. It is to improve stall/surge margins on the engine on the failed pack side, because (in simple terms) with less air being extracted from the compressor and a worn engine...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Oct 2019, 16:12
Replies: 26
Views: 7,781
Posted By Rostermouse

Ok. What I meant by my final statement,...

Ok.

What I meant by my final statement, without the gobbledigook, is that most of us on here seem to recognise that chucking failure after failure at pilots to either a) prove a point about how...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Oct 2019, 09:12
Replies: 26
Views: 7,781
Posted By Rostermouse

I have a lot of sympathy with the majority of the...

I have a lot of sympathy with the majority of the posts here, and am grateful that the consensus nowadays seems to be to condemn this sort of overload training as useless as best, and damaging to...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Sep 2019, 17:05
Replies: 1,399
Views: 1,258,435
Posted By Rostermouse

cessnapete you asked the same thing in July a few...

cessnapete you asked the same thing in July a few pages back, and got told the same answer. Axe to grind?

VA_RHS: Fleet is based on seniority, though the 350 EIS has jumped a few pilots stuck on...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Sep 2019, 08:31
Replies: 103
Views: 128,795
Posted By Rostermouse

I disagree with absolving UAL here. Perhaps their...

I disagree with absolving UAL here. Perhaps their decision can be understood in the circumstances you describe but their actions were still incorrect. Assuming that other aircraft are follinwg...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Jul 2019, 11:24
Replies: 1,399
Views: 1,258,435
Posted By Rostermouse

Ballast is carried on empty A330 and A350 flights...

Ballast is carried on empty A330 and A350 flights (eg delivery flights and positioners) due to limited CG range with no punters or suitcases on board.
Forum: Tech Log
1st Jul 2019, 15:44
Replies: 69
Views: 27,566
Posted By Rostermouse

See lomapaseo's note above - it's not just 4-eng...

See lomapaseo's note above - it's not just 4-eng aircraft or wide bodies that risk ingestion from FOD; all aircraft are at a greater risk of FOD ingestion when on taxiways than on runways for the...
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