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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Sep 2022, 10:00
Replies: 105
Views: 24,803
Posted By JOSHUA

This thread is hilarious! Many of you say flying...

This thread is hilarious! Many of you say flying is far easier than truck driving….well I’ve done both and they both have their challenges. Truck driving can be both physically and mentally tiring...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Nov 2021, 14:53
Replies: 292
Views: 67,026
Posted By JOSHUA

Mmm, well I think we should care and I’m not ex...

Mmm, well I think we should care and I’m not ex military, only ever having flown civilian.
Taking a pride in wearing a uniform in the correct manner, is surely the foundation of self discipline that...
Forum: Questions
3rd Sep 2021, 07:55
Replies: 9
Views: 2,593
Posted By JOSHUA

These days I would always have a mini brief...

These days I would always have a mini brief before initiating a go around - so would continue a little further down the slope toward the runway - the mini brief with your colleague, ensures there’s...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Dec 2020, 21:27
Replies: 94
Views: 43,788
Posted By JOSHUA

Almost identical to my experience as a new...

Almost identical to my experience as a new copilot on an ATR42 - LCY- LBA. Entered rain ice at circa FL120, saw blue sky as passing FL150 and thought we’d get out on top....except we were hoodwinked,...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Dec 2020, 20:19
Replies: 29
Views: 7,056
Posted By JOSHUA

Definitely take your son to a gliding club and do...

Definitely take your son to a gliding club and do anything to support him in that pursuit. Though I didn’t follow that route, I wish I had. I started flying gliders 10yrs after I became a commercial...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Dec 2020, 18:33
Replies: 34
Views: 9,856
Posted By JOSHUA

I don’t disagree with landing away from the...

I don’t disagree with landing away from the animals, but given livestock are often a farmers asset and main source of income - I think he’d have every right to sue for lost earnings, if your...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Nov 2020, 18:13
Replies: 100
Views: 26,532
Posted By JOSHUA

Absolute twaddle! I qualified as 9/11 happened,...

Absolute twaddle! I qualified as 9/11 happened, no flying jobs. Not once did I consider offering to fly for free though. I hunted down a job in flight ops of a small airline, spent a year getting to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Oct 2020, 22:25
Replies: 30
Views: 15,749
Posted By JOSHUA

20 years in and I wholeheartedly agree. There was...

20 years in and I wholeheartedly agree. There was never a worse person to sit next to, than someone who made out they knew everything. To this day, I don’t and I’m not afraid to ask a colleague for a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Oct 2020, 06:01
Replies: 139
Views: 46,639
Posted By JOSHUA

Spot on. Really is nothing to add to this comment.

Spot on. Really is nothing to add to this comment.
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Sep 2020, 13:11
Replies: 37
Views: 27,192
Posted By JOSHUA

Maybe not, but there’s a lot of skilled...

Maybe not, but there’s a lot of skilled operatives that build Airbus wings, who are uk residents - I can’t see the uk wing manufacturing heading out there anytime soon
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Sep 2020, 20:45
Replies: 113
Views: 35,241
Posted By JOSHUA

That my friend, is a spot on post.

That my friend, is a spot on post.
Forum: Questions
12th Sep 2020, 22:11
Replies: 37
Views: 24,670
Posted By JOSHUA

People will want to travel - this is being...

People will want to travel - this is being demonstrated already, with significant recovery of the domestic China market.
Build some confidence with workable track/trace apps etc and at the very...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Jul 2020, 10:20
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,852,278
Posted By JOSHUA

I’m guessing you’re of the previous generation? ...

I’m guessing you’re of the previous generation? Seen the price of properties in S/E England?

Alternatively, pay rent into someone else’s pocket, likely similar costs to a mortgage without the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Feb 2020, 06:17
Replies: 218
Views: 105,103
Posted By JOSHUA

I’d imagine that’s dependant on scale/ranges used...

I’d imagine that’s dependant on scale/ranges used etc and fear that a number more weeks of data will be required, before any definitive trend changes can be called....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Mar 2018, 10:18
Replies: 92
Views: 165,357
Posted By JOSHUA

So easy for any one us us to preach when we’re...

So easy for any one us us to preach when we’re already established in an airliner seat, earning decent bucks. Take yourself back to the early 2000’s when jobs were scarce and sat with a fresh...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Feb 2018, 07:11
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,130,855
Posted By JOSHUA

Quite - except I too joined BA from another...

Quite - except I too joined BA from another airline. I however find it frightening that so many firmly believe that it’s some how wrong to feel a sense of entitlement simply because, ‘I’ve worked...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Feb 2018, 19:30
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,130,855
Posted By JOSHUA

Generally agree, however, BA has changed soooo...

Generally agree, however, BA has changed soooo much in the 10+ yrs that I’ve been there, unfortunately not for the better good of the employee. If you feel it has more to offer than Easy, than join...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
1st Oct 2017, 16:16
Replies: 8
Views: 4,323
Posted By JOSHUA

121.5 UK pilot crass comment

Yesterday as I monitored 121.5 as we entered the London FIR, I heard a student pilot who was genuinely unsure of their position, being talked down and steered toward their nearest airfield. The...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Jul 2014, 14:03
Replies: 36
Views: 6,277
Posted By JOSHUA

Mary Meagher: TT 8000hrs [QUOTE]Come...

Mary Meagher:


TT 8000hrs

[QUOTE]Come on blokes, grow up. And wait for the kid to grow up enough to appreciate the experience./QUOTE]

Please re-read my previous post about my first flight...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Jun 2014, 14:01
Replies: 36
Views: 6,277
Posted By JOSHUA

Have just reread the quote - and actually small...

Have just reread the quote - and actually small baby is quite different to small child. I wouldn't take a small baby unless another adult was on board and we had good reason to be going somewhere
Forum: Private Flying
17th Jun 2014, 13:59
Replies: 36
Views: 6,277
Posted By JOSHUA

Possibly because it would leave them with one of...

Possibly because it would leave them with one of their fondest ever childhood memories, as happened to me when my now deceased grandfather took me with him in a c172 when I was 6years old - it was my...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Sep 2013, 09:05
Replies: 137
Views: 52,157
Posted By JOSHUA

Alpagueur - you are evidently a sky god and my...

Alpagueur - you are evidently a sky god and my conservative "boring" approach to flying, along with being Anglo Saxon, warrants me to be a far less capable pilot than yourself, ho hum. Back to...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Sep 2013, 07:23
Replies: 137
Views: 52,157
Posted By JOSHUA

Well said 4468. Alpagueur320 - your...

Well said 4468.

Alpagueur320 - your arrogance astounds me, I hope my family are never sat in your aircraft. I'm sure your handling skills are outstanding given all the "honing" you profess to...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Jun 2013, 16:31
Replies: 87
Views: 27,753
Posted By JOSHUA

For what it's worth I agree with BOAC, however in...

For what it's worth I agree with BOAC, however in today's worlds of strict SOP's and less opportunity to demonstrate good airmanship, I imagine da management would have something to say about not...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Aug 2012, 20:49
Replies: 49
Views: 20,481
Posted By JOSHUA

Shocked and saddened. Fourteen years ago I...

Shocked and saddened.
Fourteen years ago I embarked on my PPL with Chester flying school, John was my instructor who expertly guided me through those early days in my aviation career - I have many...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jul 2012, 11:44
Replies: 238
Views: 139,499
Posted By JOSHUA

Having operated into Paphos myself, Ezydriver...

Having operated into Paphos myself, Ezydriver makes some very valid points and certainly does not come across as egotistical.
We all operate at different levels that we feel comfortable with,...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jun 2012, 22:15
Replies: 40
Views: 28,854
Posted By JOSHUA

I used to fly the ATR, it has a free turbine ie...

I used to fly the ATR, it has a free turbine ie prop is not directly connected to the engine so my guess (and it is only a guess!) is that the actual engine may be ok but the prop and it's associated...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Dec 2011, 10:46
Replies: 54
Views: 24,343
Posted By JOSHUA

Oh dear, some people need to get a life. ...

Oh dear, some people need to get a life. Avoidance, augmentation is it really that important! I haven't flown this type for 8 years, so excuse me if I'm a little rusty on exact specs, I rarely post...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Dec 2011, 10:47
Replies: 54
Views: 24,343
Posted By JOSHUA

I used to operate the Metro III, it had a SAS...

I used to operate the Metro III, it had a SAS (stall avoidance system) which consisted of a stalling warning horn, light and stick pusher.... there was a very good reason for having such a system on...
Forum: Cabin Crew
31st Mar 2010, 15:18
Replies: 5,357
Views: 2,014,449
Posted By JOSHUA

Question M.Mouse wrote: I too would be very...

M.Mouse wrote:



I too would be very interested to understand exactly why you and 'some' of your colleagues are on strike and what is your aim?
Forum: Cabin Crew
30th Dec 2009, 19:09
Replies: 3,879
Views: 578,510
Posted By JOSHUA

Not sure if this has been covered elsewhere in...

Not sure if this has been covered elsewhere in this long thread, but why are BASSA on their campaign literature, using the image of the six US marines erecting the American flag on Iwo Jima (replaced...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Oct 2009, 19:02
Replies: 52
Views: 26,798
Posted By JOSHUA

Sounds like he did an excellent job when...

Sounds like he did an excellent job when presented with a difficult situation. As most pilots will know, twin props do not exactly climb well when reduced to a single engine, who knows what other...
Forum: Cabin Crew
1st Aug 2009, 17:04
Replies: 6,533
Views: 1,119,291
Posted By JOSHUA

chipmunkj How deep is your head in the...

chipmunkj


How deep is your head in the sand!! The very people that your comments are directed at, are exactly the frontline staff who have the enthusiasm and sense to realise changes are...
Forum: Cabin Crew
29th Jul 2009, 19:00
Replies: 6,533
Views: 1,119,291
Posted By JOSHUA

And what about the willing BA Gatwick crew,...

And what about the willing BA Gatwick crew, already operating both airbus and 777. I don't recall BASSA supporting them when T+C's were changing at Gatwick....
Forum: Cabin Crew
29th Jul 2009, 16:04
Replies: 6,533
Views: 1,119,291
Posted By JOSHUA

Totally agree with magplug, many of the LHR CC...

Totally agree with magplug, many of the LHR CC agreements are so arkaic they should have gone long ago. However one has to commend BASSA's strength for being able to hang onto so many of these...
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