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Search: Posts Made By: Hyperborean
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Forum: ATC Issues
11th Aug 2010, 22:02
Replies: 9
Views: 2,700
Posted By Hyperborean

Do Nadi (Fiji) still provide Oceanic for the...

Do Nadi (Fiji) still provide Oceanic for the middle bit of the S Pacific. In my day, almost 30 years ago, they were largely localised with support from NZ but I have heard there have been problems....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Aug 2010, 13:54
Replies: 18
Views: 2,227
Posted By Hyperborean

More years ago than I care to admit, a more...

More years ago than I care to admit, a more senior (then) colleague claimed to have seen a Neptune rolled. My memory of the conversation is a bit hazy but I think barrel rolled was the claim.
Forum: Private Flying
13th Jul 2010, 18:50
Replies: 16
Views: 3,044
Posted By Hyperborean

Try the Northern N Sea, sea fog and 40kts is not...

Try the Northern N Sea, sea fog and 40kts is not unheard of. The significant thing to remember is that sea fog is not radiation fog, which requires only very slight air movement to provide the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
29th Jun 2010, 20:05
Replies: 13
Views: 1,719
Posted By Hyperborean

That's the day the ATCO earns his crust. It does...

That's the day the ATCO earns his crust. It does happen, thankfully only very rarely, and you really have to get your priorities right. In my case I experienced it very early in my training; a comet...
Forum: Private Flying
12th May 2010, 18:32
Replies: 38
Views: 3,490
Posted By Hyperborean

On the definition of a "structure" it is not that...

On the definition of a "structure" it is not that many years since the advice given to controllers by the lawyers that be was that a runway constituted a structure. So no planned go arounds below 500...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th May 2010, 18:24
Replies: 236
Views: 116,442
Posted By Hyperborean

Ah! Bruce Martin. In my brief sojourn at Mach as...

Ah! Bruce Martin. In my brief sojourn at Mach as an ATCO Cadet there was a flight progress strip in approach which was permanently marked and pulled out at the appropriate times, it simply read,...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th May 2010, 19:03
Replies: 25
Views: 4,229
Posted By Hyperborean

You obviously followed me by a few months HD. I...

You obviously followed me by a few months HD. I did my APC/RAD in the spring of 71. At that time the for initial practical training on the Sim for some reason there was no simulated D/F. As a result...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
30th Apr 2010, 19:17
Replies: 5
Views: 1,307
Posted By Hyperborean

Manchester many, many years ago:- Approach...

Manchester many, many years ago:- Approach controller on the intercom says,"That's your full emergency at 8 miles." Reply from tower, "No, he's just over the threshold." Immediate response, "This is...
Forum: ATC Issues
29th Apr 2010, 14:33
Replies: 33
Views: 5,968
Posted By Hyperborean

HD gets it pretty right for how it was. I have a...

HD gets it pretty right for how it was. I have a few more GCEs than him but still only O Levels and I don't think that made much difference to my ability. As for management, I tried it it for a few...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Apr 2010, 20:01
Replies: 1,533
Views: 3,410,792
Posted By Hyperborean

Ah ! But Loganair (and I suspect Directflight)...

Ah ! But Loganair (and I suspect Directflight) Islanders don't talk to Fisbangwallop on their inter-island routes. I think it would be fair to say that Logan have the longest and probably the most...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Apr 2010, 19:00
Replies: 31
Views: 6,975
Posted By Hyperborean

UKpaxman. You are forgetting the equally tragic...

UKpaxman. You are forgetting the equally tragic Chinook crash. Also in my time there I recall several fairly substantial mishaps. Another 748, a Cessna (303 IIRC) and a Heron all of which wiped off...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
18th Mar 2010, 14:21
Replies: 26
Views: 13,280
Posted By Hyperborean

As I recall Alitalia Caravelles used to cause the...

As I recall Alitalia Caravelles used to cause the same R/T as reported by Heathrow Director, but it is longer ago than I like to admit!
Forum: Private Flying
15th Mar 2010, 18:15
Replies: 31
Views: 6,975
Posted By Hyperborean

I would say go. Take into account the weather as...

I would say go. Take into account the weather as others have advised. The main problems are wind and fog, the surprising thing to folk from further south is that both can occur together. 40 knot fog...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Mar 2010, 16:36
Replies: 5,917
Views: 813,732
Posted By Hyperborean

Vientiane, on the basis that Laos was a...

Vientiane, on the basis that Laos was a protectorate rather than a colony?
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Mar 2010, 09:39
Replies: 1,533
Views: 3,410,792
Posted By Hyperborean

Fair point 140KIAS. My experience is limited to...

Fair point 140KIAS. My experience is limited to HIAL and I had not picked up that Argyll and Bute charge each indemnity separately.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Mar 2010, 14:33
Replies: 35
Views: 6,714
Posted By Hyperborean

Not so sure about the Q being Question. If you go...

Not so sure about the Q being Question. If you go back to the basic morse procedure the codes were used with additional modifiers so that requests or questions could be indicated> For example QDL IMI...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Mar 2010, 14:14
Replies: 1,533
Views: 3,410,792
Posted By Hyperborean

The additional fee is to cover the admin...

The additional fee is to cover the admin associated with checking your insurance and issuing the appropriate paperwork. The insurance question is germane because, in essence, you ( ie your insurer)...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Feb 2010, 09:17
Replies: 5,917
Views: 813,732
Posted By Hyperborean

Or PNG perhaps?

Or PNG perhaps?
Forum: ATC Issues
11th Feb 2010, 20:16
Replies: 9
Views: 1,861
Posted By Hyperborean

How late is too late? Difficult question,...

How late is too late? Difficult question, anywhere between 30 and 50 as a broad estimate with the chances decreasing over time. The oldest successful starter in my experience was in his 40's....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Feb 2010, 15:26
Replies: 37
Views: 15,963
Posted By Hyperborean

That sounds a lot more polite than the PATCRU I...

That sounds a lot more polite than the PATCRU I knew!;)
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Jan 2010, 15:49
Replies: 10
Views: 2,922
Posted By Hyperborean

In my opinion squawk 7700 every time for a PAN....

In my opinion squawk 7700 every time for a PAN. The appropriate services can always ask you to change it but if you don't and things get worse you might not be able to select it. This is reflected in...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
18th Jan 2010, 15:00
Replies: 13
Views: 1,434
Posted By Hyperborean

Quite agree. The question,"How about that near...

Quite agree. The question,"How about that near miss?" falls into the same category as, "Are you still beating your wife?" There is no safe answer, so no answer is safe. In any event perspective can...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jan 2010, 20:51
Replies: 22
Views: 10,592
Posted By Hyperborean

Speke was haunted by Captain Black, actually...

Speke was haunted by Captain Black, actually Cambell-Black. I can also think of hauntings told to me at Ternhill, Wick, Sumburgh and I expect we all know of the Montrose Ghost.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Dec 2009, 17:48
Replies: 6
Views: 2,728
Posted By Hyperborean

That's OK, My memories date back 5 or 6 times...

That's OK, My memories date back 5 or 6 times that so are likely to be suspect.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Dec 2009, 16:52
Replies: 6
Views: 2,728
Posted By Hyperborean

Would that be The Raven? ( Pub not bird)

Would that be The Raven? ( Pub not bird)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Dec 2009, 19:57
Replies: 19
Views: 5,323
Posted By Hyperborean

A few more thoughts for you. Probably called...

A few more thoughts for you.
Probably called West Kirby, rather than one of the nearer but smaller settlements, as that was the postal sorting office which served it.
Another major house builder...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Dec 2009, 16:12
Replies: 19
Views: 5,323
Posted By Hyperborean

You might also be interested in a book called...

You might also be interested in a book called "West Kirby and Beyond" By Dennis Tomlinson.
Published in 2001 by Ameliel Press. ISBN 0 9534505 2 X.
It's a small paperback of servicemen's memories of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Dec 2009, 18:48
Replies: 1,274
Views: 652,100
Posted By Hyperborean

Quite agree Dan. A good proportion of my...

Quite agree Dan. A good proportion of my interview by the then Board of Trade concentrated on my ATC experience including my gliding course. Result; I got into the other ATC and spent 42 years doing...
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Dec 2009, 11:14
Replies: 86
Views: 14,960
Posted By Hyperborean

I once spent an enjoyable afternoon with a verey...

I once spent an enjoyable afternoon with a verey pistol and a box of flares at one of the remoter northern outposts of Britain. We had been supplied with the pistol and ammo but discovered that the...
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Dec 2009, 17:18
Replies: 86
Views: 14,960
Posted By Hyperborean

Giles W-H, the answer to your postulations is as...

Giles W-H, the answer to your postulations is as I suggested in an earlier response. If you have a problem, fuel shortage smell of hot electrics or whatever, then you are arguably "Compelled to...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Dec 2009, 22:28
Replies: 86
Views: 14,960
Posted By Hyperborean

VMC/IMC doesn't really make all that much...

VMC/IMC doesn't really make all that much difference. No landing clearance = go around. Talkdownman explains why. The only exception would be if you were compelled to land and at that point perhaps...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Nov 2009, 16:54
Replies: 18
Views: 6,372
Posted By Hyperborean

The best (apochryphal) tale in this genre, at...

The best (apochryphal) tale in this genre, at least in my opinion, concerns Benbecula. After the stranding of the SS Politician, upon which the film "Whisky Galore" was based. Bottles of the amber...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Nov 2009, 14:40
Replies: 19
Views: 5,323
Posted By Hyperborean

I suspect the answer was more "basic" than...

I suspect the answer was more "basic" than that.:rolleyes:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Nov 2009, 14:33
Replies: 8
Views: 2,300
Posted By Hyperborean

I have access to the tower log from Sumburgh for...

I have access to the tower log from Sumburgh for 2 years in the early 70's. The number of incidents recorded far exceed those at Dounreay. Even taking movement rates into account Dounreay doesn't...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Nov 2009, 15:57
Replies: 19
Views: 5,323
Posted By Hyperborean

Airmen and NCO married quarters were at Greasby...

Airmen and NCO married quarters were at Greasby as I recall, the Officers were nearer to West Kirby itself. Like Atcham Tower I recall them from my childhood. I also remember the first time I...
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