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Forum: ATC Issues
17th Mar 2015, 08:48
Replies: 57
Views: 18,216
Posted By tired

Think this has started already? How's it going?

Think this has started already? How's it going?
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Feb 2012, 20:31
Replies: 5
Views: 1,553
Posted By tired

Excellent, that's what I wanted to know. ...

Excellent, that's what I wanted to know.

Many thanks for the replies guys.

Regards,
t
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Feb 2012, 09:12
Replies: 5
Views: 1,553
Posted By tired

Thanks Gonzo. Actually, what I had in mind...

Thanks Gonzo.

Actually, what I had in mind was if it was just the 'usual' pre-0600LT single runway ops. In all the years I've been operating out of LHR it's always been single runway before 0600 -...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Feb 2012, 15:11
Replies: 5
Views: 1,553
Posted By tired

LHR single runway operation - how long to open the 2nd runway?

Question for LHR controllers, prompted by recent early morning arrival (ie 0430 -0600LT) from the Far East - had the runway-in-use become unavailable for any reason, how long would it take to get...
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Dec 2010, 19:01
Replies: 63
Views: 25,395
Posted By tired

The last significant amount of snow at LHR fell...

The last significant amount of snow at LHR fell yesterday afternoon, 18 December. The airport at this moment is only allowing limited departures and not accepting arrivals at all. It will not be...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Dec 2007, 21:21
Replies: 13
Views: 2,851
Posted By tired

Pity Boeing don't do something similar for the...

Pity Boeing don't do something similar for the 737-200..... How many rudder hardovers have there been so far? Not to mention engines falling off the wing :rolleyes:
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Dec 2007, 21:50
Replies: 12
Views: 3,047
Posted By tired

Interesting to read the above. My (UK...

Interesting to read the above.

My (UK long-haul) company policy is to maintain present squawk "if in contact with ATC", unless ATC asks us to change it.

Regarding heading change - no company...
Forum: Cabin Crew
28th Nov 2007, 20:43
Replies: 389
Views: 43,687
Posted By tired

strikertworedshoes - let me explain it another...

strikertworedshoes - let me explain it another way. Your salary will be divided by 365 to get a daily rate. VS will deduct that amount from your wages for every day you're on strike. You will be...
Forum: Cabin Crew
28th Nov 2007, 17:59
Replies: 389
Views: 43,687
Posted By tired

strikertworedshoes - you do get paid for dayas...

strikertworedshoes - you do get paid for dayas off, and you will lose money for every day that you are on strike. If you earn £900 per month, and there are 30 days in the month that works out to £30...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Nov 2007, 19:33
Replies: 21
Views: 10,343
Posted By tired

All the above assumes of course that the intruder...

All the above assumes of course that the intruder really is a lost PPL, not some Jihadist looking to enter Paradise......
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Nov 2007, 20:37
Replies: 333
Views: 93,680
Posted By tired

Got to do it if I want to keep my South African...

Got to do it if I want to keep my South African license valid too. Depsite the fact that I wrote my Comm and my ATPL exams and my Radio license in English, and went through the South Afrcian school...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Nov 2007, 07:43
Replies: 42
Views: 7,444
Posted By tired

The thing about switching it off is that you'll...

The thing about switching it off is that you'll probably forget that it's off when you need it. Maybe not a problem on short haul, but on long haul how sure are that you'll remember that it's off...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Sep 2007, 22:58
Replies: 310
Views: 110,550
Posted By tired

Glassos - personally, my request satisfaction has...

Glassos - personally, my request satisfaction has increased since the introduction of Carmen. However there are plenty of guys winging about it, especially on the Boeing fleet. I suspect what has...
Forum: African Aviation
1st Aug 2007, 21:30
Replies: 7
Views: 2,402
Posted By tired

What's the salary?

Purely as a matter of interest, what package are they offering?
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Jul 2007, 22:58
Replies: 17
Views: 2,256
Posted By tired

Sudden Stop has beaten me to it! My first thought...

Sudden Stop has beaten me to it! My first thought would be of security issues, not safety/legality."What the hell's he doing and why is he so interested??" I doubt that you can be so discreet about...
Forum: African Aviation
28th May 2007, 19:30
Replies: 20
Views: 6,944
Posted By tired

Zenj - was that the Peter Hendriks who was based...

Zenj - was that the Peter Hendriks who was based at FAVG during the early 80s? I hope not.
Forum: Tech Log
9th May 2007, 18:34
Replies: 13
Views: 3,721
Posted By tired

Assuming that it's an actual LVO, rather than a...

Assuming that it's an actual LVO, rather than a practice in good weather, my company does not allow manual landings off Cat2 approaches. We're JAR-Ops, but I think this is a company-specific thing,...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th May 2007, 17:10
Replies: 11
Views: 3,269
Posted By tired

SAA used to use cruise pilots with ratings only...

SAA used to use cruise pilots with ratings only valid above FL200 and as far as I know they still do. Never heard of any problems with it.
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Apr 2007, 21:22
Replies: 22
Views: 5,491
Posted By tired

Thanks for the explanation, 2miles. I always...

Thanks for the explanation, 2miles. I always thought it was spelt with an "a" and an "n" but I'm only a pilot, what do I know? ;) :)

BTW, how do you eat your PILOKs - on toast, with salt and...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Apr 2007, 19:56
Replies: 22
Views: 5,491
Posted By tired

Slight thread creep, I know, but who named the...

Slight thread creep, I know, but who named the points on the Medwy P-RNAV procedures for 27L and R, then??? I take it he's not a Man U fan....?! ;)
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Apr 2007, 19:41
Replies: 132
Views: 31,884
Posted By tired

Best system I've seen in 30 years of flying -...

Best system I've seen in 30 years of flying - please keep the greens!
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2007, 08:32
Replies: 262
Views: 94,620
Posted By tired

VS have always proved to be very caring and...

VS have always proved to be very caring and supportive employers in the past, there's no reason why they should change in the future. They have a robust drugs and alcohol policy in place. So does...
Forum: African Aviation
19th Mar 2007, 09:14
Replies: 4
Views: 1,198
Posted By tired

jimmy - no truth whatsoever. t

jimmy - no truth whatsoever.

t
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Mar 2007, 23:20
Replies: 18
Views: 4,675
Posted By tired

As someone else has said, G-VFOX is not a new...

As someone else has said, G-VFOX is not a new aeroplane.

Actual landing distance on a dry runway for a -600 at max landing weight is 4100'. For a no flaps no slats landing factor that by 1.65,...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Mar 2007, 23:04
Replies: 69
Views: 33,070
Posted By tired

Many thanks to the southbound Speedbird who...

Many thanks to the southbound Speedbird who warned us about this whilst we were still in Algerian airspace (heading northbound). They went through the area at F310 and apparently had a very rough...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Mar 2007, 18:04
Replies: 14
Views: 4,786
Posted By tired

SLOP is a recommended procedure in NAT MNPS...

SLOP is a recommended procedure in NAT MNPS airspace, formalised a year or 2 ago by NOTAM from the various countries who control bits of the NAT MNPS.

2mile right offset in Africa is an ICAO...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Mar 2007, 19:37
Replies: 310
Views: 110,550
Posted By tired

JCB1 - as a current VS pilot I tend to agree with...

JCB1 - as a current VS pilot I tend to agree with your rant above about mil hours vs civvy hours.

I also agree with your remark that Scroggs has absolutely nothing to do with the setting of...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Feb 2007, 13:17
Replies: 75
Views: 14,083
Posted By tired

Actually, no - it's a fish. :)

Actually, no - it's a fish. :)
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Feb 2007, 22:11
Replies: 75
Views: 14,083
Posted By tired

Second best are Australians. Who's the best?...

Second best are Australians.

Who's the best? Everybody else........... :E
Forum: Tech Log
15th Feb 2007, 09:33
Replies: 13
Views: 2,905
Posted By tired

"If reported, it MUST be above minima (125mt jar"...

"If reported, it MUST be above minima (125mt jar"

Not quite - if reported it must be >150m unless the TDZ minima are <150, in which case midpoint must be >TDZ minima

As always, this is a...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Feb 2007, 22:01
Replies: 14
Views: 2,935
Posted By tired

FerrypilotDK - bollocks! He can always land...

FerrypilotDK - bollocks! He can always land enroute for more fuel if he's that tight. Ignoring this particular ATC instruction might potentially result in 2 aircraft not completing their...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Feb 2007, 21:48
Replies: 13
Views: 2,905
Posted By tired

My (JAA) Ops Manual allows touchdown zone RVR to...

My (JAA) Ops Manual allows touchdown zone RVR to be replaced by midpoint RVR if touchdown is not available. Midpoint RVR is not required, except in the US.
Forum: Tech Log
8th Feb 2007, 08:29
Replies: 20
Views: 4,442
Posted By tired

c100driver is correct. You certainly have to be...

c100driver is correct. You certainly have to be able to handle the aeroplane well, but the majority of the job is Big Picture stuff - people management is important, as is the ability to spot...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
8th Feb 2007, 08:17
Replies: 33
Views: 6,109
Posted By tired

Lyka - LTN is closed at the moment "for snow...

Lyka - LTN is closed at the moment "for snow clearance and deicing" so that might have something to do with it.
I don't operate out of LTN anymore, but I'm under the impression that they've got no...
Forum: African Aviation
29th Jan 2007, 22:21
Replies: 17
Views: 1,531
Posted By tired

Pax- a 0655 arrival? You must be flying VS - good...

Pax- a 0655 arrival? You must be flying VS - good lad :)
You'll easily make a 1030 departure from JNB, I often make the 0900 SAA flight to CPT. (Though I would hesitate to try that on a...
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