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Forum: Cabin Crew
31st Oct 2015, 16:04
Replies: 6
Views: 5,161
Posted By Airbus Girl

I think the clause where cabin crew can elect to...

I think the clause where cabin crew can elect to evacuate in a catastrophic failure is more for when the flight deck is inaccessible, or the pilots are not conscious or there is an imminent threat to...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Oct 2015, 15:54
Replies: 39
Views: 15,640
Posted By Airbus Girl

The main problem is that "BALPA" and the "CC" are...

The main problem is that "BALPA" and the "CC" are only as strong as the support they get from the members. In any airline, how many pilots would take industrial action over a pay deal? Would you go...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
4th Aug 2013, 16:26
Replies: 12
Views: 4,030
Posted By Airbus Girl

I think you need to give us more details about...

I think you need to give us more details about what you paid for, which course, what flying you have done etc. Have they said there are no aircraft available to fly? I did my PPL, IR, CPL and ATP...
Forum: Medical & Health
22nd Apr 2011, 10:47
Replies: 3
Views: 1,603
Posted By Airbus Girl

Get in touch with BALPA Financial Services. They...

Get in touch with BALPA Financial Services. They sell policies and having used the LoL one I had, service was superb.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Apr 2011, 07:38
Replies: 25
Views: 4,826
Posted By Airbus Girl

- are late landing clearances often given this...

- are late landing clearances often given this close to touchdown?
YES - I would also say that in your video clip the weather is good, the pilot is aware of late landing clearance due to previous...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Apr 2011, 07:28
Replies: 28
Views: 5,529
Posted By Airbus Girl

I would suggest a ring round of flying clubs...

I would suggest a ring round of flying clubs around London. Most actresses live close to London so will fly or have learnt to fly nearby. Suggest calling Wycombe Air Centre (now part of Cabair)/ BA...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Apr 2011, 19:21
Replies: 50
Views: 13,394
Posted By Airbus Girl

The difficulty with not using length of service...

The difficulty with not using length of service (seniority) is how do you promote people fairly? Any First Officer that passes their licence check? What if there are a number of pilots all of...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Apr 2011, 09:14
Replies: 17
Views: 2,048
Posted By Airbus Girl

I wonder if this lot were on drugs or something. ...

I wonder if this lot were on drugs or something. He jokes about having a rough running engine and a medical emergency but that he isn't declaring an emergency. He wants to land on a public beach,...
Forum: Medical & Health
18th Apr 2011, 11:45
Replies: 5
Views: 3,062
Posted By Airbus Girl

I am only a pilot, but I had a bang on the head a...

I am only a pilot, but I had a bang on the head a few years back, and it hinged on whether I was unconscious or not. I wasn't, but if I had been I was told that I would have to get clearance from AME...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
18th Apr 2011, 11:43
Replies: 3
Views: 1,550
Posted By Airbus Girl

Yes and if you look up the regulations for coach...

Yes and if you look up the regulations for coach drivers, they are far more regulated and do far less hours than us pilots do too!! EASA are of course swayed by the airlines, who are fighting hard to...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
18th Apr 2011, 08:32
Replies: 36
Views: 6,278
Posted By Airbus Girl

I know nothing about medical things but I keep...

I know nothing about medical things but I keep reading that this person suffered permanent heart muscle damage. Surely everyone who has a heart attack suffers from permanent heart muscle damage,...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Apr 2011, 15:39
Replies: 19
Views: 3,631
Posted By Airbus Girl

As an experienced pilot and experienced rider, I...

As an experienced pilot and experienced rider, I would say that usually it is safer to stay on the horse rather than get off it. Horses, like people, can be easily spooked by something loud and...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Apr 2011, 15:24
Replies: 28
Views: 10,175
Posted By Airbus Girl

Nicholas49, although we don't do specific...

Nicholas49, although we don't do specific procedures like engine failures on line, we do fly the aircraft every time we go to work. Most decent airline pilots will practice some manual flying...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
16th Apr 2011, 09:11
Replies: 36
Views: 6,278
Posted By Airbus Girl

1. What circumstances / conditions constitute a...

1. What circumstances / conditions constitute a medical emergency ?
If someone's life is in danger then it would be a medical emergency. It is no different in the air or on the ground.

2. Who...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Apr 2011, 16:47
Replies: 15
Views: 3,200
Posted By Airbus Girl

If positioning directly before a flight (which...

If positioning directly before a flight (which does happen quite a bit, although for me its usually by taxi or coach) then the clock starts ticking when you depart your base. So yes, you are on duty...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Apr 2011, 16:40
Replies: 12
Views: 2,043
Posted By Airbus Girl

Ah sorry completely missed the fact it was...

Ah sorry completely missed the fact it was Virgin!!!
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Apr 2011, 16:38
Replies: 28
Views: 10,175
Posted By Airbus Girl

Nicholas49, we don't have a practice before being...

Nicholas49, we don't have a practice before being tested because if you last did your sim 5.5 months ago and you were in the aircraft and you had an engine failure at V1 you are still expected to be...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
15th Apr 2011, 16:31
Replies: 32
Views: 5,631
Posted By Airbus Girl

I'd have been really annoyed if I'd gone to the...

I'd have been really annoyed if I'd gone to the trouble of checking in online so I got a decent seat and then finding out that I'd been bumped because of a family who couldn't be bothered to check in...
Forum: Questions
15th Apr 2011, 07:54
Replies: 30
Views: 5,204
Posted By Airbus Girl

I do a variety of lengths of flight, which I...

I do a variety of lengths of flight, which I enjoy. I wouldn't say any are "not worth the bother". Yes when you have done a week's worth of Canaries then you get a LGW-INN it wakes you up a bit,...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Apr 2011, 07:38
Replies: 15
Views: 3,200
Posted By Airbus Girl

Ah no, I think this is possibly my first visit...

Ah no, I think this is possibly my first visit ever to Spotters Corner!!! And I've not been at work for a while....!!! Bit different to getting up at 3am and having to answer questions at 7pm...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Apr 2011, 19:48
Replies: 28
Views: 10,175
Posted By Airbus Girl

Also to add:- - when calculating speeds...

Also to add:-

- when calculating speeds (V1/Vr) the performance is always based on losing an engine at V1, so is always "safe".

- most pilots do 6 monthly sim checks, and this always includes...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Apr 2011, 19:30
Replies: 12
Views: 2,043
Posted By Airbus Girl

You should have been given an explanation, even...

You should have been given an explanation, even if it was "for technical reasons", so that is not good. There are numerous reasons why they would have turned around but most likely they couldn't...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Apr 2011, 19:21
Replies: 15
Views: 3,200
Posted By Airbus Girl

I've positioned numerous times, usually...

I've positioned numerous times, usually post-flight, on another carrier. I get off my flight, have to exit back to arrivals, check in for the positioning flight just the same as a regular passenger,...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Apr 2011, 18:53
Replies: 15
Views: 3,793
Posted By Airbus Girl

I did mine with Air Desert Pacific in LA. Did...

I did mine with Air Desert Pacific in LA. Did 200 hours in a month and negotiated a good deal for the hours (PA28-180). There are some really interesting places to fly in the western part of the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Apr 2011, 08:24
Replies: 71
Views: 33,766
Posted By Airbus Girl

Pay offer = pay freeze? Um no, it was lower than...

Pay offer = pay freeze? Um no, it was lower than RPI (currently at 5.5%) and also we had to give up free shares and vote on a new lower payscale, which undoubtedly will be forced upon existing...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Feb 2011, 13:58
Replies: 188
Views: 45,874
Posted By Airbus Girl

In our situation, it was very interesting to hear...

In our situation, it was very interesting to hear the de-brief. It seemed that because the cabin crew scenarios are almost always run the same way - an escalation of events leading to an evacuation...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Feb 2011, 15:27
Replies: 188
Views: 45,874
Posted By Airbus Girl

Interestingly a couple of years back we did a...

Interestingly a couple of years back we did a simulated emergency scenario in the standard winter refresher, which entailed using a full crew (cabin crew + pilots) and the cabin trainer (mock up of...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
12th Feb 2011, 20:45
Replies: 62
Views: 23,323
Posted By Airbus Girl

Wow. I am really surprised. I had similar total...

Wow. I am really surprised. I had similar total hours when I did my FAA SE IR and then came back and converted. I did also do my ME rating in the USA, bare bones though, literally minimum hours and...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Feb 2011, 23:15
Replies: 1,357
Views: 808,502
Posted By Airbus Girl

I am loathe to add to the speculation on here,...

I am loathe to add to the speculation on here, but something someone said earlier made me look again. The aircraft appears to have made it to the runway. As all of us who've operated in Cat 3b...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
9th Jan 2011, 19:32
Replies: 20
Views: 2,870
Posted By Airbus Girl

Pilot Unknown. I don't understand, if you are so...

Pilot Unknown. I don't understand, if you are so dedicated and so much want to fly for a career, why have you not completed your PPL? Why have you not already done your exams, or an instrument...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
9th Jan 2011, 01:34
Replies: 106
Views: 16,078
Posted By Airbus Girl

I think the poster who mentioned variety is...

I think the poster who mentioned variety is correct. I could spend 10,000 hours flying London to Paris in one type of aircraft, doing 4 sectors a day. I am sure I would learn alot about that route...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
5th Jan 2011, 22:39
Replies: 106
Views: 16,078
Posted By Airbus Girl

I don't know why people keep training, or think...

I don't know why people keep training, or think they will walk into a job at the end of it. If you do even basic research you will discover plenty of redundancies in the last 2 or 3 years, many...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
4th Jan 2011, 00:24
Replies: 13
Views: 1,490
Posted By Airbus Girl

With low hours and no previous IR experience I...

With low hours and no previous IR experience I completed the FAA IR (including tests) in 2 weeks, in California (good weather!). Yes it was hard work but it can be done. I then came back to convert...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
18th Dec 2010, 11:27
Replies: 15
Views: 4,007
Posted By Airbus Girl

Good luck, but I think comparing prices with CTC...

Good luck, but I think comparing prices with CTC isn't the only one to compare with - many students from the UK, when looking for a cheaper course, will consider FTE in Jerez. (ftejerez.com). As it...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
13th Dec 2010, 15:37
Replies: 10
Views: 9,745
Posted By Airbus Girl

If I were you I would call a few agencies and...

If I were you I would call a few agencies and find out how the market is for newly qualified A320 or B737 pilots with minimum hours (this is presuming you are going for some package that includes 500...
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