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Forum: Questions
1st Apr 2004, 00:08
Replies: 5
Views: 6,479
Posted By Ricky Butcher

No it wasn't that night, I remember it well....

No it wasn't that night, I remember it well. Concorde was only one of a number or fuel emergencies that night due to a whole combination of events at LHR. They landed with much less than they'd have...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2004, 23:54
Replies: 60
Views: 18,479
Posted By Ricky Butcher

I love alpha-floor!:ok:

I love alpha-floor!:ok:
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2004, 23:48
Replies: 291
Views: 44,326
Posted By Ricky Butcher

heavy crew To respond to some of your...

heavy crew

To respond to some of your points:

'how do they, the caa, know that whoever is operating on a BA a/c is qualified then?'

Because they audit BA and check their processes for...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2004, 22:02
Replies: 60
Views: 18,479
Posted By Ricky Butcher

Seems girths report doesn't add up. Hitting the...

Seems girths report doesn't add up. Hitting the TOGA buttons once would give you engine power for a 2000 fpm climb rate. Attempting to land the aircraft with that power setting is going to give you...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2004, 21:46
Replies: 30
Views: 17,435
Posted By Ricky Butcher

60 aircraft by 2010? Do me a favour! Where on...

60 aircraft by 2010? Do me a favour! Where on earth does he think he'll get the slots at LHR or LGW to double the airlines daily movements? What's the odds on him announcing a 30 aircraft order which...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2004, 23:20
Replies: 291
Views: 44,326
Posted By Ricky Butcher

That may be your basic, but if you're working a...

That may be your basic, but if you're working a full time contract at LHR then you'd be unlucky to be taking home on average less than £1300 per month. Even if you only worked a ten month year ( to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Feb 2003, 18:06
Replies: 120
Views: 16,285
Posted By Ricky Butcher

killick - I think we both agree that theres no...

killick - I think we both agree that theres no chance of Saddams tanks rolling into Kuwait, hence the risk of a short stop there whilst there are no hostilities is pretty minimal whilst in the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Feb 2003, 13:35
Replies: 120
Views: 16,285
Posted By Ricky Butcher

That was a quick stockpiling session! True, the...

That was a quick stockpiling session! True, the French weren't wearing uniforms, but they were operating in a very similar manner to which most airline crews seem to operate. They all boarded a bus...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Feb 2003, 12:57
Replies: 120
Views: 16,285
Posted By Ricky Butcher

The FCO never bans travel. It has advised against...

The FCO never bans travel. It has advised against all non-essential travel to Sauda Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain and Qatar. It has authorised the voluntary departure of dependants of staff and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Feb 2003, 12:13
Replies: 120
Views: 16,285
Posted By Ricky Butcher

Killick - you choose to stay in the region...

Killick - you choose to stay in the region because you are there and can make your own personal assesment of the risk level. Your stay is voluntary. I estimate BA has around 1000 flight crew and 9000...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Feb 2003, 10:58
Replies: 120
Views: 16,285
Posted By Ricky Butcher

There seems to be an awful lot of slating of BA...

There seems to be an awful lot of slating of BA going on here because they've decided to rejig services to the region. Well just in case you haven't noticed, with the exception of Dubai, the FCO has...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Feb 2003, 10:19
Replies: 120
Views: 16,285
Posted By Ricky Butcher

Perhaps his Scuds might fall short on the way to...

Perhaps his Scuds might fall short on the way to Tel Aviv? Its worth remembering that a US diplomat was murdered in Jordan not too long ago. The threat in those countries is not just from the war...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
23rd Feb 2003, 23:13
Replies: 13
Views: 854
Posted By Ricky Butcher

Can you explain that in English? Sounds like...

Can you explain that in English? Sounds like you've escaped from your Institution. Fly Qantas.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Feb 2003, 22:10
Replies: 120
Views: 16,285
Posted By Ricky Butcher

Says the man from the nation thats encouraging...

Says the man from the nation thats encouraging its citizens to stockpile food and seal up a room with duct tape as a refuge from chemical attack! Not many of your compatriots flying the North...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Feb 2003, 18:37
Replies: 54
Views: 15,289
Posted By Ricky Butcher

There certainly are plenty of Brits and Europeans...

There certainly are plenty of Brits and Europeans working in the USA, and they'll have got there by one of three ways:

1) Getting their Green Card sponsored by an employer because their skills are...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2003, 18:07
Replies: 341
Views: 82,236
Posted By Ricky Butcher

So what if things steadily deteriorated at BA...

So what if things steadily deteriorated at BA under BALPA? The whole industry is deteriorating everywhere except the boardroom and things would have gone downhill a lot quicker without them. Thanks...
Forum: Cabin Crew
29th Jan 2003, 22:23
Replies: 8
Views: 1,180
Posted By Ricky Butcher

Can anyone from bmi provide any up to date info...

Can anyone from bmi provide any up to date info on what its like to work there? I have a mate with an interview coming up who's looking to jump ship from a long haul operation and would really...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Nov 2002, 20:06
Replies: 11
Views: 814
Posted By Ricky Butcher

Its not CityFlyer, it's CitiExpress. At least...

Its not CityFlyer, it's CitiExpress. At least CityFlyer could keep their schedule together.
Forum: ATC Issues
31st Oct 2002, 02:24
Replies: 13
Views: 1,798
Posted By Ricky Butcher

MLS may be prohibitively expensive for the GA...

MLS may be prohibitively expensive for the GA community, but it could probably make sense for the major commercial operators if just to increase flow rates into busy European airports (LHR...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Oct 2002, 02:09
Replies: 58
Views: 12,718
Posted By Ricky Butcher

Well I don't know which redbrick...

Well I don't know which redbrick university/polytechnic/'college of further education' you graduated from BAB2B but you ought to know how to spell ridiculous. I note with interest your quote about...
Forum: Questions
30th Oct 2002, 12:04
Replies: 10
Views: 13,214
Posted By Ricky Butcher

The A343 is cripplingly underpowered, but it was...

The A343 is cripplingly underpowered, but it was designed to fly very economically at a low-ish Mach No (0.76 I think) and it does it very well. Really annoys the Boeing drivers though!
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Oct 2002, 11:54
Replies: 36
Views: 10,877
Posted By Ricky Butcher

Oh picky picky! You know he meant 06!

Oh picky picky! You know he meant 06!
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
30th Oct 2002, 02:21
Replies: 5
Views: 696
Posted By Ricky Butcher

Unfortunately pre-flight preparation takes about...

Unfortunately pre-flight preparation takes about 20 minutes in BA due to the requirement to catch a bus to somewhere to find your aircraft. On shorthaul its likely to be:

a quick look at a sig wx...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Oct 2002, 02:03
Replies: 12
Views: 4,995
Posted By Ricky Butcher

Yep, we use it in TA mode when on easterlies at...

Yep, we use it in TA mode when on easterlies at CDG where 09R and the 08s approach tracks are converging to prevent nuisance RAs. The condition for use is that we must have visual contact with the...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Oct 2002, 01:47
Replies: 36
Views: 10,877
Posted By Ricky Butcher

The BHX ATIS rarely reports 'slippery when wet',...

The BHX ATIS rarely reports 'slippery when wet', but being asked to 'expedite vacating', even when the runway is wet, is a common occurence when R15 is in use. Ghost also overlooks the possibility...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Oct 2002, 22:21
Replies: 36
Views: 10,877
Posted By Ricky Butcher

The aircraft in question went off the end of R15...

The aircraft in question went off the end of R15 at E and dug about a 5m long furrow in the mud. This part of the runway is notoriously slippery when wet, a fact well known to regular BHX visitors...
Forum: Medical & Health
10th Jun 2002, 20:37
Replies: 2
Views: 784
Posted By Ricky Butcher

PARDON? Do you mean Tinnitus? If so, try...

PARDON?

Do you mean Tinnitus? If so, try here:

http://www.ata.org/about_tinnitus/consumer/treatment.html
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
9th Jun 2002, 19:49
Replies: 2
Views: 934
Posted By Ricky Butcher

But dont mention the football.

But dont mention the football.
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