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Forum: Middle East
1st Oct 2023, 03:01
Replies: 1,039
Views: 625,783
Posted By Kennytheking

Actually, argueing with strangers on the internet...

Actually, argueing with strangers on the internet is going to kill me long before my roster. I believe I made my point.
Forum: Middle East
30th Sep 2023, 05:04
Replies: 1,039
Views: 625,783
Posted By Kennytheking

I'm impressed at the confidence with which you...

I'm impressed at the confidence with which you sprout such incorrect information.

I get paid for what appears on my roster, not some block time. Block time is what goes in your logbook. I'm about...
Forum: Middle East
29th Sep 2023, 18:15
Replies: 1,039
Views: 625,783
Posted By Kennytheking

AKL, UK, JFK & PVG 95 is credit hours, so...

AKL, UK, JFK & PVG
95 is credit hours, so planned airborne hours in the plane.
Forum: Middle East
29th Sep 2023, 15:58
Replies: 1,039
Views: 625,783
Posted By Kennytheking

I never said it was a day off. I said it was a...

I never said it was a day off. I said it was a day at home. The implication going around here is that you disappear for 22 days of the months never to see your wife and kids. Take it any way you...
Forum: Middle East
29th Sep 2023, 09:50
Replies: 1,039
Views: 625,783
Posted By Kennytheking

I guess we have different experiences of Emirates...

I guess we have different experiences of Emirates - I assume you on the boeing. This is all I do - 4 trips, sometimes 5 a month. If you count the days you arrive home before 9am as a day at home then...
Forum: Middle East
13th Sep 2023, 06:52
Replies: 20
Views: 9,285
Posted By Kennytheking

I believe there are 5000 pilots under...

I believe there are 5000 pilots under investigation in the land of the free and brave for this - doesn't seem your point is limited to Emirates.

As to sleep apnea, that is actually a very real and...
Forum: Middle East
8th Sep 2023, 14:13
Replies: 1,039
Views: 625,783
Posted By Kennytheking

Not sure where you get this idea. I bought a...

Not sure where you get this idea. I bought a house and EK pays me 5 500 euro every month to live in it.

Lots of reasons to hate EK but wages ain't one of them. It's easy to try make the numbers...
Forum: Middle East
25th Aug 2023, 06:59
Replies: 1,039
Views: 625,783
Posted By Kennytheking

I read his post differently - I believe he meant...

I read his post differently - I believe he meant that he will have the hours by the time he has to start the type rating at EK.
Forum: Middle East
28th Jul 2023, 06:18
Replies: 1,039
Views: 625,783
Posted By Kennytheking

All tickets can have a maximum of 6 sectors. ...

All tickets can have a maximum of 6 sectors.

Cat C, whilst a firm ticket, is subject to availability which is tough at the moment. If no seats available, it becomes an expensive standby ticket.
Forum: Middle East
23rd Jul 2023, 06:14
Forum: Middle East
12th Jul 2023, 03:13
Replies: 1,039
Views: 625,783
Posted By Kennytheking

If you are fit and healthy then they will not...

If you are fit and healthy then they will not blink at your BMI but if your BMI is above 30 age above 50 high cholestorol, high BP, then you going to visit the clinic every 3 months. It's a PIA but...
Forum: Middle East
11th Jul 2023, 07:34
Replies: 1,039
Views: 625,783
Posted By Kennytheking

Once you are in, they keep an eye on the BMI but...

Once you are in, they keep an eye on the BMI but the extent of the monitoring is a function of age, blood pressure and lipid/sugar profile. BMI over 35 will lead to a lot of pressure from the company...
23rd Jun 2023, 03:59
Replies: 107
Views: 56,010
Posted By Kennytheking

Well said. Just to stir the pot - are the...

Well said.

Just to stir the pot - are the non binary genders adequately represented at EJ?:oh:
Forum: Middle East
30th May 2023, 04:49
Replies: 534
Views: 520,543
Posted By Kennytheking

That is a a strange way to sell a product.:cool: ...

That is a a strange way to sell a product.:cool:

Like it or not, that is a common perception. KSA and it's supporters can complain as much as they like about the negative stereotypes, but this...
Forum: Middle East
12th May 2023, 05:12
Replies: 204
Views: 212,526
Posted By Kennytheking

You need 6 months in company to be eligible for...

You need 6 months in company to be eligible for profit share. Pilots that were made redundant and rejoined, are all on the same salary that they left on, not on lower salaries.
7th Apr 2023, 09:42
Replies: 18
Views: 1,708
Posted By Kennytheking

F27, HS748, DC9, ERJ135 - but I think these would...

F27, HS748, DC9, ERJ135 - but I think these would generate more questions/problems than solutions, especially in the UAE.

I flew the A330 13 years ago - I'm not sure if I can just renew that?...
7th Apr 2023, 05:13
Replies: 18
Views: 1,708
Posted By Kennytheking

Sure, but that is a complete new avenue of...

Sure, but that is a complete new avenue of investigation. which I may have to consider once I have exhausted my "better" options. Whopity made a point earlier that a new ATPL has to be done on a...
6th Apr 2023, 14:42
Replies: 18
Views: 1,708
Posted By Kennytheking

A valid point and in my head, that is originally...

A valid point and in my head, that is originally how it played out. However, since covid my plans for the future have changed several times and I am no longer sure what the future holds. For now I am...
4th Apr 2023, 09:38
Replies: 18
Views: 1,708
Posted By Kennytheking

Definitely an option, although I dunno so much...

Definitely an option, although I dunno so much about GA flying here in UAE - I think I would just bite the bullet and do it all in UK.
That said, as awair indicated, a simple LST on an aeroplane...
4th Apr 2023, 09:34
Replies: 18
Views: 1,708
Posted By Kennytheking

Just to be clear, I did the UK exams not the EASA...

Just to be clear, I did the UK exams not the EASA ones.

That said, I did look into the EASA exams...

You need approval from the Authority under which you plan to write the exams. I recommend...
4th Apr 2023, 04:25
Replies: 18
Views: 1,708
Posted By Kennytheking

The short answer(I believe) is yes and no..... ...

The short answer(I believe) is yes and no.....

As part of my "training exempt status", I have to do the LST on a rating that exists on my current ICAO license and the A380 is the only rating I...
3rd Apr 2023, 19:12
Replies: 18
Views: 1,708
Posted By Kennytheking

Hi deltahotel, Thank you for your considered...

Hi deltahotel,

Thank you for your considered response. I like the idea of getting hold of a UK TRE for the test and letting him contact the CAA - I had sidelined the TRE requirement for now since...
2nd Apr 2023, 05:43
Replies: 18
Views: 1,708
Posted By Kennytheking

UK CAA ATPL skills test

Greetings...

I have an unusual problem that I need some advice on.

I hold an ICAO ATPL and am working on a UK ALTP - so far I have completed the theoretical exams and should have the class 1...
Forum: Middle East
25th Feb 2023, 07:51
Replies: 7
Views: 2,920
Posted By Kennytheking

I will give this ago because it is going to take...

I will give this ago because it is going to take exactly 30 seconds before the haters come along and turn this into an EK bashing thread.

1. do they hate subcontinent pilots?
There is racism in...
Forum: Middle East
24th Feb 2023, 05:36
Replies: 204
Views: 212,526
Posted By Kennytheking

Well, I know for a fact what didn't happen. Keep...

Well, I know for a fact what didn't happen. Keep up the name calling chap - it shows your lack of maturity and people here can see you for what you really are.
Forum: Middle East
23rd Feb 2023, 05:27
Replies: 204
Views: 212,526
Posted By Kennytheking

I don't have all the facts but I also saw the...

I don't have all the facts but I also saw the screenshots of his roster + social media post. Closer examination revealed the social media post was made a couple of weeks after his removal from...
Forum: Middle East
23rd Feb 2023, 03:48
Replies: 204
Views: 212,526
Posted By Kennytheking

That is not what happened but let’s not let facts...

That is not what happened but let’s not let facts get in the way of a good story.
12th Feb 2023, 17:48
Replies: 1
Views: 1,594
Posted By Kennytheking

I suspect the legal issues may differ from...

I suspect the legal issues may differ from country to country, but in most cases the bond should become a simple civil debt. As such you are entitled to make a reasonable offer of repayment(at the...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Jan 2023, 04:16
Replies: 16
Views: 2,649
Posted By Kennytheking

Ok, I'm not flying 350 but I fly 380 which is...

Ok, I'm not flying 350 but I fly 380 which is supposed to be the same. We do not have a descent checklist, only an approach checklist?

The reply to minimums in the approach checklist is an PFD...
22nd Jan 2023, 14:00
Replies: 32
Views: 10,968
Posted By Kennytheking

Airbus today suffers from a LOC* anomaly where it...

Airbus today suffers from a LOC* anomaly where it sometime cannot properly capture the localiser. This is something aeroplanes have been doing for, like, 90 years and Airbus still can't get it right....
Forum: Middle East
17th Jan 2023, 08:50
Replies: 3
Views: 1,737
Posted By Kennytheking

Killaroo, just about everything runs on these...

Killaroo, just about everything runs on these CR2032 batteries, including my bicycle pedals, so I can't see there being any issue. I doubt the scanners will even detect it so I wouldn't even mention...
Forum: Middle East
16th Jan 2023, 05:44
Replies: 3
Views: 1,737
Posted By Kennytheking

Just do it. They will tell you if they don't like...

Just do it. They will tell you if they don't like it.

FWIW, I have travelled many times with an airtag in my bag - never an issue.
Forum: Middle East
28th Nov 2022, 03:48
Replies: 66
Views: 35,918
Posted By Kennytheking

Flight pay is about 78 Dhs per hour. From that...

Flight pay is about 78 Dhs per hour. From that you can calculate the rest.
26th Nov 2022, 13:33
Replies: 118
Views: 23,162
Posted By Kennytheking

AF447 - I do believe a technology failure is what...

AF447 - I do believe a technology failure is what started that little event.
25th Nov 2022, 03:02
Replies: 118
Views: 23,162
Posted By Kennytheking

Who is going to deliver this technology? ...

Who is going to deliver this technology?

Boeing can't even build an normal aeroplane that stay in the air without crashing - you really want to trust them with this leap in technology?

Every...
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