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Forum: Rumours & News
10th Oct 2011, 21:06
Replies: 18
Views: 9,360
Posted By jshg

Speaking of AYT, since last August they have gone...

Speaking of AYT, since last August they have gone mad with SIDs, STARs and approach procedures after adding RNAV. For the four runways normally used (two N, two S) there are now 19 pages of STARs ad...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st May 2010, 20:22
Replies: 1,543
Views: 857,258
Posted By jshg

The A330 in particular will bite you if you are a...

The A330 in particular will bite you if you are a little high, with a tailwind maybe, and you increase rate of descent. The autothrust reduces power from pretty low to idle, and can be quite relaxed...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st May 2010, 19:49
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,592,521
Posted By jshg

Precisely ! The F18s would have been manoeuvring...

Precisely ! The F18s would have been manoeuvring at high speed, high thrust, with no engine bleed worth speaking of, and probably at medium/low level. Under these circumstances they would have almost...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th May 2010, 19:17
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,592,521
Posted By jshg

The tech log entries I have seen refer to...

The tech log entries I have seen refer to 'unknown contaminant on turbine blades' etc etc. After assorted checks, the CRS states 'within limits' or similar.
But this 'unknown contaminant' could be...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jan 2010, 19:21
Replies: 4
Views: 2,280
Posted By jshg

The screen cracked, they went back .... big deal....

The screen cracked, they went back .... big deal. A non story.
Forum: Questions
28th Nov 2009, 21:24
Replies: 62
Views: 12,121
Posted By jshg

No, don't give the details please ! We don't want...

No, don't give the details please ! We don't want a witch hunt and somebody losing their jobs over this ridiculous rule.
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Sep 2009, 09:14
Replies: 160
Views: 47,467
Posted By jshg

No, LHR security staff have stiff competition...

No, LHR security staff have stiff competition here in the UK for the world's most uneducated staff.
Yesterday I was asked by LTN Security what 'LGW' meant on an ID card. At least he was pleasant...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Sep 2009, 19:53
Replies: 269
Views: 68,440
Posted By jshg

On my last flight to the USA we had an...

On my last flight to the USA we had an accompanying passenger who had great trouble getting through US Immigration. They take fingerprints from each hand, but after an industrial accident he only had...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Aug 2009, 14:22
Replies: 6
Views: 4,062
Posted By jshg

It's an improvement. Presently, if there is a...

It's an improvement. Presently, if there is a TCAS resolution command the autopilot must be disconnected, the F/D switched off and the aircraft manually flown out of the V/S red sector.
The new mod...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Aug 2009, 23:13
Replies: 269
Views: 68,440
Posted By jshg

Re: Computer says No.

I too have experience of UK government agencies losing secure database information.
A couple of years ago when selling my house, the Land Registry Office ( a government database of all land...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Aug 2009, 14:17
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,292,950
Posted By jshg

On the A330 in manual thrust if speed drops below...

On the A330 in manual thrust if speed drops below a certain point, ( 'alpha floor', close to the stall), auto thrust re-engages at TOGA power (thrust lock). The only thing that will stop it is if...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jun 2009, 16:48
Replies: 125
Views: 26,691
Posted By jshg

Well done BALPA. Let's keep up the pressure to...

Well done BALPA. Let's keep up the pressure to ensure this whole madcap ego trip is scrapped completely.
Manchester Airport is one of those which signed up enthusiastically for this scheme. Local...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jun 2009, 12:35
Replies: 947
Views: 1,115,983
Posted By jshg

I've had one very severe turbulence incident on...

I've had one very severe turbulence incident on an Airbus A300. In the twelve seconds during which we were out of control, the ECAM was producing a stream of messages for electrical and hydraulic...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2009, 09:29
Replies: 125
Views: 26,691
Posted By jshg

Quite right, Feather #3 .... but as you fear, the...

Quite right, Feather #3 .... but as you fear, the new government ID card is simply an 'extra layer' of bureaucracy that will not address this problem.
It IS being touted by the government as the way...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th May 2009, 07:42
Replies: 125
Views: 26,691
Posted By jshg

The UK papers for the last few days have been...

The UK papers for the last few days have been full of the disgusting antics of our so-called leaders and MPs and their expenses claims. This confidential information has been leaked, with devastating...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Apr 2009, 10:36
Replies: 269
Views: 68,440
Posted By jshg

I agree - why on earth are they doing all this,...

I agree - why on earth are they doing all this, when they have been told over and over that it won't work, and will cost a fortune? I suspect that it started as a macho reaction to the post 911 Bush...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2009, 21:43
Replies: 269
Views: 68,440
Posted By jshg

Yes, Manrow. We already have a 'card' to access a...

Yes, Manrow. We already have a 'card' to access a 'high security area' - the same one we've had for years, the good old airport ID card.
Our beloved government has decided it wants national ID...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2009, 09:33
Replies: 269
Views: 68,440
Posted By jshg

The ECA's position makes some sense - but it's...

The ECA's position makes some sense - but it's mainly talking about aircrew ID cards. Yes it would be an obvious improvement if there were a standardised, Europe-wide ID card.
Here in the UK it...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2009, 21:37
Replies: 269
Views: 68,440
Posted By jshg

Bad Robot, that's one of the (many) flaws in the...

Bad Robot, that's one of the (many) flaws in the ID plan. Non UK citizens cannot be required to carry a UK ID, so a large minority of UK airline workers will never have one anyway. Dual passport...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2009, 21:28
Replies: 3
Views: 3,295
Posted By jshg

Good old 'consumer advocates'. The oxygen masks...

Good old 'consumer advocates'. The oxygen masks should not be deployed because they don't provide protection against smoke and fumes, and being chemical generators they can't be stopped once started....
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2009, 11:25
Replies: 269
Views: 68,440
Posted By jshg

But if you do need to take an 'informal' look at...

But if you do need to take an 'informal' look at the ID database - just ask a policeman. According to today's papers, over 1000 UK policemen have criminal convictions.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2009, 20:09
Replies: 269
Views: 68,440
Posted By jshg

As a sample of what our esteemed government has...

As a sample of what our esteemed government has in store for us, I understand that it will be a criminal offence NOT to inform G. Brown & friends when you change address.
So if you rent and move, or...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Mar 2009, 12:17
Replies: 269
Views: 68,440
Posted By jshg

I think I can unmask you, Johnriketes - you are...

I think I can unmask you, Johnriketes - you are my local MP ! You rent my garden shed, claiming it as your main residence, and despite what you say you don't trust any pilot to carry contact lens...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Mar 2009, 08:35
Replies: 269
Views: 68,440
Posted By jshg

The appalling Harriet Harperson has just...

The appalling Harriet Harperson has just demonstrated the dangers of letting a government like this one have an ID database.
Whilst 'Fred the shred' is rightly Public Enemy Number One, a pension...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Feb 2009, 21:44
Replies: 75
Views: 37,304
Posted By jshg

The problem (in the UK at any rate) is that for...

The problem (in the UK at any rate) is that for the last half-dozen years or so, aviation strategy and policy - and therefore flight safety - has been driven by the O'Learys and accountants of this...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Feb 2009, 19:29
Replies: 75
Views: 37,304
Posted By jshg

Sully spoke eloquently for all of us. ...

Sully spoke eloquently for all of us.
Personally, I think that anyone who today spends £50 - £100,000 for an ATPL with no guarantee of a job afterwards, has proved him/herself psychologically unfit...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Feb 2009, 10:55
Replies: 171
Views: 74,725
Posted By jshg

I'm puzzled by this line in the Telegraph article...

I'm puzzled by this line in the Telegraph article :

"However, these “recirculated air” filters do not remove fumes or vapours from the engine. So if engine oil or hydraulic fuel leaks, toxic...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2008, 13:06
Replies: 136
Views: 34,448
Posted By jshg

Paull : The permitted alcohol levels for...

Paull :

The permitted alcohol levels for flying were reduced in Europe a couple of years ago. As I understand it they were reduced to 'above zero', the minimum detectable by sophisticated...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Oct 2008, 17:54
Replies: 37
Views: 8,893
Posted By jshg

In my (UK charter) company we do long haul...

In my (UK charter) company we do long haul flights designated either as 'heavy' (3 pilots, resting on F/D), or 'augmented' (3 pilots, minimum 3 hrs in an allegedly comfortable seat in the cabin)....
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Sep 2008, 17:23
Replies: 245
Views: 35,384
Posted By jshg

At the risk of being banned for straying too far...

At the risk of being banned for straying too far from aviation, the spectacularly mis-named Child Support Agency was given the power to cancel driving licences if they believed - often wrongly - that...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Sep 2008, 12:57
Replies: 245
Views: 35,384
Posted By jshg

Because the UK ID card will be a massive database...

Because the UK ID card will be a massive database used and cross-referenced by many, many other agencies. Because the UK has a proven track record of leaving said data on trains or roundabouts....
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Sep 2008, 14:52
Replies: 245
Views: 35,384
Posted By jshg

whyisthat - BALPA input

whyisthat -

I too am a BALPA member, and utterly opposed to ID cards. Your opinion is just as valid as mine (although I believe you are in a very small minority indeed).
The BALPA NEC and others...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Sep 2008, 20:13
Replies: 27
Views: 10,526
Posted By jshg

Thompson/Tomson/Thomson

Veering slightly off topic, but it just goes to show that the marketing men don't have total control. 'Britannia' was apparently dropped because the focus groups decided that nobody could spell...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Apr 2008, 19:19
Replies: 91
Views: 25,918
Posted By jshg

But that is the fashion Over There. Speak very...

But that is the fashion Over There. Speak very quickly,lots of instructions at once, in a monotone - it's macho.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Mar 2008, 22:15
Replies: 1,172
Views: 265,811
Posted By jshg

Coming in to the London area our Approach Brief...

Coming in to the London area our Approach Brief now includes the increased MSA caused by the baggage mountain at T5.
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