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Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Jun 2020, 19:28
Replies: 298
Views: 175,224
Posted By flite idol

How about we campaign for reciprocity. I would...

How about we campaign for reciprocity. I would like to get a fast track legal qualification, skip all that junior experience building nonsense and buy myself a set of silks and a silly wig, pay for a...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Jun 2020, 14:09
Replies: 298
Views: 175,224
Posted By flite idol

Your honor my client would like to strike that...

Your honor my client would like to strike that from the record.

On a serious note when hiring resumes or airlines start to recall pilots, many will find that the terms and conditions will be...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Sep 2019, 13:56
Replies: 575
Views: 714,689
Posted By flite idol

I won't wax lyrical in my appreciation for the...

I won't wax lyrical in my appreciation for the stand the pilots of BA are making on behalf of all in this downtrodden profession. Many of us at lower profile airlines are facing the same fight with...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Jul 2019, 18:06
Replies: 13
Views: 4,613
Posted By flite idol

It's been a while but I did remember a scenario...

It's been a while but I did remember a scenario that caused loss of eta and fuel at destination on the Honeywell legacy FMC but could not remember the thread....hehe. Anyhoo if an arrival is executed...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Oct 2018, 17:24
Replies: 19
Views: 6,406
Posted By flite idol

interesting report. Obviously still vivid in your...

interesting report. Obviously still vivid in your memory. False G/S capture from above us a very real and present danger. Cross check of fix altitudes is vital once established to mitigate.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Jun 2018, 21:23
Replies: 11
Views: 7,700
Posted By flite idol

I just flew a trip with a chap who fairly...

I just flew a trip with a chap who fairly recently returned from a three year stint as a 73 skipper in China. If I was 15 years younger and single it sounded doable but some very strange procedures...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th May 2018, 14:24
Replies: 161
Views: 108,275
Posted By flite idol

Thanks again for the translation Shimin. Great...

Thanks again for the translation Shimin. Great job by the Captain and the whole crew.
Forum: Tech Log
13th Feb 2018, 21:08
Replies: 13
Views: 4,613
Posted By flite idol

It's just a guess Cliff. I believe there is a...

It's just a guess Cliff. I believe there is a scratch pad message for incomplete wind data similar to the "partial route uplink" message that is seen from time to time but it may be easy to miss and...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Feb 2018, 14:46
Replies: 13
Views: 4,613
Posted By flite idol

I'll take a WAG. Manually entered winds will...

I'll take a WAG. Manually entered winds will propagate forwards for the purposes of time and fuel calculations. it sounds like a partial or corrupted uplink occurred and the computations ceased due...
Forum: Questions
12th Dec 2017, 03:34
Replies: 3
Views: 3,209
Posted By flite idol

I use it all the time. Maybe I see 1 in 500...

I use it all the time. Maybe I see 1 in 500 others use it. Great instant info on your energy state. Very accurate if your magnetic bearing to the field approximates the landing runway thus always...
Forum: Freight Dogs
13th Aug 2017, 15:10
Replies: 2
Views: 2,455
Posted By flite idol

Welcome back Hamrah and welcome to the freight...

Welcome back Hamrah and welcome to the freight dog world. Are you enjoying the cargo ops? Missing the drama of pax flying yet? Good to see you again.
Forum: North America
8th Aug 2017, 03:37
Replies: 22
Views: 14,834
Posted By flite idol

I could never understand the contempt so many had...

I could never understand the contempt so many had towards the concept of becoming a flight instructor. I did basic/commercial/instrument and multi instruction for a few thousand hours at the...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
3rd May 2017, 16:41
Replies: 43
Views: 17,242
Posted By flite idol

Sorry about that....re-reading the title it would...

Sorry about that....re-reading the title it would be more correct to say Atlas ACMI with CX. I commented on a previous freighter thread that I could not immediately find that Atlas a management sent...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
3rd May 2017, 14:20
Replies: 43
Views: 17,242
Posted By flite idol

2 x Atlas 747-8F will operate under ACMI for...

2 x Atlas 747-8F will operate under ACMI for Cathay Cargo. Atlas aircraft and crews. Press release from Atlas today. Quick google will show it.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
3rd May 2017, 14:04
Replies: 43
Views: 17,242
Posted By flite idol

CX acmi 747-8F with Atlas

Announced today
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Mar 2017, 03:47
Replies: 31
Views: 15,491
Posted By flite idol

Bingo......Thats what the FCOM I'm bound to...

Bingo......Thats what the FCOM I'm bound to follow says too. Corrections apply but VNAV cannot be used as the vertical mode.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Feb 2017, 01:46
Replies: 95
Views: 70,302
Posted By flite idol

Very well said bluesideoops.

Very well said bluesideoops.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Feb 2017, 22:21
Replies: 95
Views: 70,302
Posted By flite idol

Sad situation. Unfortunately had she been allowed...

Sad situation. Unfortunately had she been allowed to become airborne and the gravity of the situation she had created subsequently became apparent to her, then her mental state may have then...
Forum: North America
3rd Feb 2017, 22:55
Replies: 24
Views: 5,710
Posted By flite idol

I've said it before...staffing a fulfillment...

I've said it before...staffing a fulfillment center or finding a schmuc to drive parcels around in his Kia is very different to filling cockpits these days. 10 years ago, no problem, there were...
Forum: Middle East
23rd Jan 2017, 18:58
Replies: 240
Views: 264,535
Posted By flite idol

No one said a college degree is less...

No one said a college degree is less advantageous, what ever that means. We all agree it is a requirement, the merits of which have been flogged to death. I fly with many first officers still up to...
Forum: Middle East
23rd Jan 2017, 10:35
Replies: 240
Views: 264,535
Posted By flite idol

You have got to be kidding me.......if you have a...

You have got to be kidding me.......if you have a degree it's got to be from The Trump University.
Forum: Middle East
23rd Jan 2017, 04:03
Replies: 240
Views: 264,535
Posted By flite idol

Understood......the college requirement in the US...

Understood......the college requirement in the US is total BS but as it stands it's a dealbreaker for the majors. Hopefully that will change in time but hey....it's not everyone's ambition to fly for...
Forum: Middle East
23rd Jan 2017, 03:36
Replies: 240
Views: 264,535
Posted By flite idol

Well if you have been mentoring him since 16 and...

Well if you have been mentoring him since 16 and he is 24 with no college and planning to be an airline pilot then you have been doing a piss poor mentoring job. Hahahah......just kidding lol. At 24...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Dec 2016, 02:54
Replies: 27
Views: 10,057
Posted By flite idol

Well my point was that if you start down early...

Well my point was that if you start down early but leave the jet to do what it is programmed to do you will end up back on the idle path anyway. If you want down early and to "stay" ahead of the path...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Dec 2016, 01:39
Replies: 27
Views: 10,057
Posted By flite idol

My most fav VNAV observation that tells me...

My most fav VNAV observation that tells me instantly that it is not understood goes like this. "I'm starting down early to get a head of the path." Ok says I and nobby promptly selects DES NOW or...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Dec 2016, 13:17
Replies: 27
Views: 10,057
Posted By flite idol

Ahhhh......VNAV.....where art meets science. It's...

Ahhhh......VNAV.....where art meets science. It's all about energy management old boy.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
3rd Sep 2016, 14:04
Replies: 17
Views: 10,276
Posted By flite idol

My be nothing to do with this, but very recently...

My be nothing to do with this, but very recently Atlas managment sent out a notice that they have agreed with Hong Kong authorities that any crew member that spends more than a cumulative period of...
Forum: Freight Dogs
1st Apr 2016, 15:22
Replies: 167
Views: 158,540
Posted By flite idol

Does anyone really want to get into the middle of...

Does anyone really want to get into the middle of this?

DHL under fire as American pilots eye strike action over German influence on US airlines - The Loadstar...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jan 2016, 15:03
Replies: 14
Views: 8,109
Posted By flite idol

In many cases the outer pane is sacrificial,...

In many cases the outer pane is sacrificial, there to absorb bird strikes, impacts etc. Once determined as such and pressurization is normal, many Boeing check lists permit normal operation. Once on...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Dec 2015, 03:13
Replies: 5
Views: 4,131
Posted By flite idol

You are welcome Random, you had it figured out...

You are welcome Random, you had it figured out your self anyhoo!
Forum: Tech Log
30th Nov 2015, 02:02
Replies: 5
Views: 4,131
Posted By flite idol

Anti skid works for all brake sources. (Unless...

Anti skid works for all brake sources. (Unless switched off if switch installed or a fault.) In normal it works on individual wheels, in all other modes it acts on lateral wheel pairs together.(axle...
Forum: Freight Dogs
14th Aug 2015, 02:39
Replies: 6
Views: 5,286
Posted By flite idol

Thanks ErwinS. I assume they wil also be...

Thanks ErwinS. I assume they wil also be providing the straight 400F at the end of the year? Thanks again.
Forum: Freight Dogs
8th Aug 2015, 22:30
Replies: 6
Views: 5,286
Posted By flite idol

I think it said it was to be replaced with a 400F...

I think it said it was to be replaced with a 400F nose loader in October?
Forum: Freight Dogs
8th Aug 2015, 21:59
Replies: 6
Views: 5,286
Posted By flite idol

Qatar 747-400BCF?

The recent Qatar press release said they would start 74BCF service on Aug1. Did that happen? Who is doing it? I heard it may be a Turkish airline providing the service. Just curious:ok:
Forum: Middle East
8th Aug 2015, 14:16
Replies: 32
Views: 17,248
Posted By flite idol

if Emirates put the freighter fleet out to CMI,...

if Emirates put the freighter fleet out to CMI, they would usually be registered to the country that the contracting companies AOC is based. If it went to a pure crew leasing organization I assume...
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