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Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Aug 2017, 21:42
Replies: 9
Views: 5,787
Posted By captainpaddy

I nearly crashed my airplane earlier today. ...

I nearly crashed my airplane earlier today.

I am sure this guy must be one of the Guard Police and probably has elements of the Guard children in there too.

Working with Lisboa this afternoon...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Aug 2017, 16:48
Replies: 9
Views: 5,787
Posted By captainpaddy

Turkish, I like the idea of the public hanging!...

Turkish, I like the idea of the public hanging! And I think you are right that it is the only way to hope for change. Rabbit hunting season should be declared open!

Tentacles, about a month ago I...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Aug 2017, 09:09
Replies: 9
Views: 5,787
Posted By captainpaddy

The Guard Police & The Guard Children

Hallo all,

I was intending to go on here and have a very long, expletive ridden, yet soothing and therapeutic rant about these two classes of aviators:

The Guard Police - without whom all...
Forum: Questions
23rd Apr 2015, 17:57
Replies: 5
Views: 4,908
Posted By captainpaddy

Thanks for the replies! Yes the ECA app does look...

Thanks for the replies! Yes the ECA app does look quite reasonable but I guess it is using rules which technically aren't in effect till Feb 2016 perhaps.

There are a few others which work with EU...
Forum: Questions
23rd Apr 2015, 09:24
Replies: 5
Views: 4,908
Posted By captainpaddy

Does your airline use an FTL calculator?

Just a quick question for all you airline fliers out there....

Does your company currently use an app or program for FTL calculations? Is so, which one?

Or are you like me - forced to sift...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Apr 2010, 09:52
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,589,193
Posted By captainpaddy

Well, seeing as the decision has already been...

Well, seeing as the decision has already been made there is probably little point in me occupying the dark side anymore. I gues ultimately your right. Engine monitoring programs will have to...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Apr 2010, 08:52
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,589,193
Posted By captainpaddy

Pace, you really do have a point. If the end of...

Pace, you really do have a point. If the end of the world was nigh and volcanoes were active all over the place, you can be very sure we would all be flying around in whatever came out of them...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Apr 2010, 12:43
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,589,193
Posted By captainpaddy

Oh good lord, I said I was done here! The air in...

Oh good lord, I said I was done here! The air in a jet engine.....oh never mind. I just can't do it anymore. A bird and an ash particle are kind of difficult to compare don't ya think? Look at some...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Apr 2010, 11:56
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,589,193
Posted By captainpaddy

windytoo, you're spot on. This is just...

windytoo, you're spot on. This is just hypothetical argument. I'm certainly one of the few who seem to have a problem with what happened, so I accept I may well be a protaganist. Unfortunately we...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Apr 2010, 09:21
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,589,193
Posted By captainpaddy

mm_flynn I understand your redundancy logic...

mm_flynn I understand your redundancy logic theory. Nice one! Never really cnosidered that. Although as you say, each engine is likely to be affected in a similar way and to a similar degree. So is...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Apr 2010, 08:48
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,589,193
Posted By captainpaddy

mm_flynn how can you say but feel...

mm_flynn

how can you say



but feel that it wouldn't be a flight safety issue?

That's just strange! So if an engine quits 20 hours before it planned overhaul that's a problem for the bean...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Apr 2010, 08:45
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,589,193
Posted By captainpaddy

This really is the bit that gets my goat. I and...

This really is the bit that gets my goat. I and most others I listen to or read are not claiming by any stretch of the imagination that an aircraft will fly tomorrow, suffer multiple engine failures...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Apr 2010, 13:28
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,589,193
Posted By captainpaddy

I'm still amazed at the IMO totally unbalanced...

I'm still amazed at the IMO totally unbalanced view so many are taking about this whole thing. I also accept that I am heavily leaning in a particular direction too and am at risk of being blind to...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Apr 2010, 20:30
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,589,193
Posted By captainpaddy

brooksjg, sorry but that's just not the case. A...

brooksjg, sorry but that's just not the case. A high bypass engine will of course have alot of air going through the fan and ash here is unlikely to do anything other than abrade the leading edges of...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Apr 2010, 11:49
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,589,193
Posted By captainpaddy

Early Right, what you say has been mentioned a...

Early Right, what you say has been mentioned a number of times iin different places. (Not sure if it on this thread though).

In fact, it is not correct to say that desert dust is from the same...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Apr 2010, 11:41
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,589,193
Posted By captainpaddy

Sorry guys, my long winded post from last night...

Sorry guys, my long winded post from last night has disappeared so I'll try to keep this one brief.

Pace and mm_flyer (I think that's your user name - your post seems to have been mislaid too) you...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Apr 2010, 12:26
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,589,193
Posted By captainpaddy

Pace I understand where you are coming from, but...

Pace I understand where you are coming from, but I just sincerely hope we're not looking at more cost to the industry in the long run. Engine changes are expensive!!

The RAF have said ash deposits...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Apr 2010, 12:22
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,589,193
Posted By captainpaddy

Nice link. I think the key part of the whole...

Nice link.

I think the key part of the whole thing is from 6:00 onwards.

For anyone not bothered to listen to it. There was no visible indications of an ash encounter whatsoever. No St Elmo's...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Apr 2010, 11:22
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,589,193
Posted By captainpaddy

Firstly not true. From today onwards, the general...

Firstly not true. From today onwards, the general wind direction was always forecast to change the situation dramataically. Even for this reason alone I can not understand the rush. We have squeezed...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Apr 2010, 10:47
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,589,193
Posted By captainpaddy

Forgive me if this has been answered already as I...

Forgive me if this has been answered already as I am only joining the debate now.

I am very, no, extremely worried how regulations and best practice have been adjusted to suit and calm an industry...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Jul 2008, 15:37
Replies: 16
Views: 6,957
Posted By captainpaddy

Anyone have any idea what this bit means in the...

Anyone have any idea what this bit means in the Smoke Procedure after setting ELEC EMER CONFIG?

IF AVIONICS SMOKE ECAM NOT TRIGGERED DO NOT PERFORM THE GEN RESET
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jun 2008, 19:02
Replies: 200
Views: 56,583
Posted By captainpaddy

I'm sorry. I know this has been posted here many times already.

TO ALL YOU SELF APPOINTED 121.5 POLICE WHO DO NOTHING BUT LISTEN OUT ON GUARD IN CASE SOMEONE ACCIDENTALLY TRANSMITS:

GET OFF THE BL***Y AIR AND GET A FUPPING LIFE! WHY OH WHY DO YOU BOTHER?
...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Feb 2007, 15:50
Replies: 2
Views: 2,105
Posted By captainpaddy

Hi bloggs! If you have not yet selected the...

Hi bloggs!

If you have not yet selected the AC ESS feed pushbutton to ALTN, then you will have lost both AC and DC ESS busses. Therefore you will have lost the supply to the Standby Horizon. It...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Feb 2007, 20:39
Replies: 193
Views: 48,084
Posted By captainpaddy

Just wanted to add... What facts did I...

Just wanted to add...



What facts did I get wrong?
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Feb 2007, 20:34
Replies: 193
Views: 48,084
Posted By captainpaddy

Can't think why we thought you were speaking in...

Can't think why we thought you were speaking in RYR's defence.



Yes, agreed.



It isn't safer for one operator to do it over another operator. But what has that got to do with it? Other...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Feb 2007, 09:32
Replies: 193
Views: 48,084
Posted By captainpaddy

DFC, Sad little post really. With...

DFC,

Sad little post really.



With typical RYR style your argument defending RYR is based on finger pointing in the opposite direction. Reminds me of school - "But teacher! He did it too!"....
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Feb 2007, 11:39
Replies: 193
Views: 48,084
Posted By captainpaddy

Who were the other operators then? Who else was...

Who were the other operators then? Who else was referred to the CAA? Who else was subsequently referred to their own authorities by the CAA?

As Danny was trying to point out in the post you have...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Feb 2007, 10:42
Replies: 193
Views: 48,084
Posted By captainpaddy

Sorry to do this everyone. Just wanted to show...

Sorry to do this everyone. Just wanted to show how simple a problem this is. My LVP training with two different companies placed quite an emphasis on this. A quick 20 minute scan of JAR OPS 1 shows 5...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Feb 2007, 10:00
Replies: 193
Views: 48,084
Posted By captainpaddy

Just a thought that has crossed my mind: If...

Just a thought that has crossed my mind:

If the IAA believe that the STN notam was misleading, then shouldn't they refer the problem back to the UK CAA to ensure that STN improve the information...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Feb 2007, 09:43
Replies: 193
Views: 48,084
Posted By captainpaddy

Almost every large jet operator I can think of...

Almost every large jet operator I can think of uses Flight Data Monitoring. It is in widespread use as it's benefits are many. Those that don't use are probably considering it.

This is why the RYR...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Feb 2007, 09:29
Replies: 193
Views: 48,084
Posted By captainpaddy

Link to Ryanair website statement

http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/news.php?yr=07&month=feb&story=gen-en-090207-2
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Feb 2007, 09:22
Replies: 193
Views: 48,084
Posted By captainpaddy

BBT, Surely you realise that Leo is actually...

BBT,

Surely you realise that Leo is actually the man himself? Our wonderfully charming Mullingar boss?

Bacardi,

Eirjet was indeed responsible for Derry and Ryanair shouldn't be blamed for...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Feb 2007, 22:09
Replies: 193
Views: 48,084
Posted By captainpaddy

Inveritas, Perhaps I misunderstand your...

Inveritas,

Perhaps I misunderstand your post.

"The public will still fly with Ryanair, the stockmarket will still support Ryanair, MOL will just have an even more entrenched view on pilots pay...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Feb 2007, 11:01
Replies: 193
Views: 48,084
Posted By captainpaddy

Sorry, the posts are a little out of order as I...

Sorry, the posts are a little out of order as I inadvertantly deleted my original!

Bearcat,

I have tried to be careful not to attempt the pointless excercise of challenging Ryanairs financial...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Feb 2007, 10:10
Replies: 193
Views: 48,084
Posted By captainpaddy

Poor Leo, I must say I am somewhat jealous...

Poor Leo,

I must say I am somewhat jealous of your apparent belief in all things blue and yellow. It must be quite comforting to have no ability whatsoever to see the wood for the trees. Every...
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