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Forum: Rumours & News
31st May 2013, 22:38
Replies: 992
Views: 1,010,806
Posted By FREDA

An engineering oversight left the cowls unsecured...

An engineering oversight left the cowls unsecured and we're still trying to blame this on pilot error? A flight crews skills brought the bloody thing back in one piece and the cabin crews skills got...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
18th Jan 2013, 02:08
Replies: 737
Views: 165,087
Posted By FREDA

I haven't worked for BA for long. But watching...

I haven't worked for BA for long. But watching this back and forth is why I don't enjoy my job. Good riddance to the militants on both sides. Ta ra!
:ugh:
Forum: Cabin Crew
6th Aug 2012, 10:00
Replies: 38
Views: 9,125
Posted By FREDA

You're spot on EZY, most modern airliners can...

You're spot on EZY, most modern airliners can land themselves, don't worry about the bruised egos on here.
However the last 30 secs to 1 minute of the flight are where the autoland systems will be...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Jun 2012, 19:38
Replies: 964
Views: 561,003
Posted By FREDA

B&B, please don't get a life, your posts bring a...

B&B, please don't get a life, your posts bring a massive grin to my chops on any thread you grace with your presence.
Bravo!
:ok:
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Apr 2012, 17:10
Replies: 250
Views: 94,720
Posted By FREDA

Thomson Airways made pilots redundant a couple of...

Thomson Airways made pilots redundant a couple of years ago.. LIFO on its own wasn't deemed a "safe" enough way of doing it.
It was done using a redundancy matrix but was so heavily weighted to...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Aug 2011, 21:07
Replies: 159
Views: 35,782
Posted By FREDA

Hand flying a difficult approach after a 14 hour...

Hand flying a difficult approach after a 14 hour day is, IMHO, more dangerous then using the automatics to take the strain, as the PNF/PM/whatever you call the radio monkey is working much much...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Mar 2011, 18:18
Replies: 3,326
Views: 1,386,839
Posted By FREDA

What's the average time people have waited to...

What's the average time people have waited to hear the result of the sim? Is it a phonecall/letter/email I need to obsessively check?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Jul 2010, 14:42
Replies: 35
Views: 6,108
Posted By FREDA

Not everyone waiting for a dead-mans-shoes...

Not everyone waiting for a dead-mans-shoes command is a 200hour newbie! :}
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jun 2010, 12:51
Replies: 11
Views: 2,603
Posted By FREDA

Apache over Horsham

No, not a low budget movie, but literally 5 mins ago a pig ugly helicopter :} (On its own) wandered over my house in Horsham, West Sussex which sits inside the Gatwick zone. Just being nosey as to...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Mar 2010, 11:29
Replies: 24
Views: 11,389
Posted By FREDA

Much less impressive than that for me 18-Wheeler ...

Much less impressive than that for me 18-Wheeler

http://i44.tinypic.com/21m9don.jpg

And Jock, thats why I used British rather than English.. being inclusive and all that :}

FREDA
Forum: Tech Log
30th Mar 2010, 00:55
Replies: 24
Views: 11,389
Posted By FREDA

Well its a long jetlagged night for me, but a...

Well its a long jetlagged night for me, but a tyre (British invention) is still a tyre in English (English invention :} )


Ill give the Americans the aeroplane though.. not bad :ok:

(Cant say...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Mar 2010, 13:09
Replies: 24
Views: 11,389
Posted By FREDA

Good info, thanks guys FREDA

Good info, thanks guys

FREDA
Forum: Tech Log
29th Mar 2010, 12:27
Replies: 24
Views: 11,389
Posted By FREDA

Boeing tyres

Hi, lost a tyre the other day but it was just the tread section that came off. Are all large aircraft tyres re-treads or is it just my company being cheap?
Thanks

FREDA
Forum: Private Flying
17th Mar 2010, 19:38
Replies: 5
Views: 2,068
Posted By FREDA

ATPL to NPPL(SSEA) and/or Microlight

No, its not a competition to use the most acronyms in one subject line!

Im tying myself up in knots(!) with the requirements to turn an ATPL holder with an SEP rating that has expired within 5...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
11th Sep 2009, 10:52
Replies: 3,300
Views: 453,161
Posted By FREDA

TUI just announced a significant increase in the...

TUI just announced a significant increase in the pilot excess for summer 2010 on the basis of a fleet reduction.. :suspect:

Earliest prediction for any recruitment 2012 :uhoh:

Discussions...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
20th Dec 2005, 12:17
Replies: 1,552
Views: 428,638
Posted By FREDA

Busz, hope you managed to get back in time for...

Busz, hope you managed to get back in time for lunch... free sarnies!

:}
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
31st Aug 2005, 21:45
Replies: 388
Views: 77,149
Posted By FREDA

Yep, me. The scheme has done exactly what it said...

Yep, me. The scheme has done exactly what it said on the tin. I had no issues with how i was treated during all phases of my training, got through all my sim training 1st time, no extra flights. Line...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
24th Aug 2005, 10:31
Replies: 388
Views: 77,149
Posted By FREDA

The CTC scheme does the very opposite of leaving...

The CTC scheme does the very opposite of leaving you in the lurch to find a job! It only recruits cadets which it WILL place with an airline at the end of the training because thats when CTC get paid...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
28th Jun 2005, 13:22
Replies: 15
Views: 4,698
Posted By FREDA

Sorry to disappoint, but im far from jumping up...

Sorry to disappoint, but im far from jumping up and down!
The "Facts" you give are very one sided and i was merely trying to give the other successful ,and far more common, side to the story which...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
27th Jun 2005, 13:57
Replies: 15
Views: 4,698
Posted By FREDA

And, shock horror, Dozens of other cadets flying...

And, shock horror, Dozens of other cadets flying happily for their various satisfied airlines and progressing well. :rolleyes: But then thats boring isn't it :hmm:
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
1st Sep 2003, 12:51
Replies: 13
Views: 1,474
Posted By FREDA

hiya lucie. going to uni is all well and good...

hiya lucie.
going to uni is all well and good but make sure its for the right reasons rather than just following the crowd, I made that mistake and decided to go to uni before following the flying...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
21st May 2003, 22:56
Replies: 8
Views: 695
Posted By FREDA

many thanks for the replies everybody. i gave...

many thanks for the replies everybody.
i gave up in the end and took the pc's round to my far more computer literate mate who networked them and transferred my stuff that way cos i needed it done...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
20th May 2003, 21:19
Replies: 8
Views: 695
Posted By FREDA

Thumbs down Help! Burned CD not being recognised

hi all! I copied data from my old hard drive onto a CD using adaptec directcd on windows millenium edition. it copied fine and that old computer recognied the files on the CD whenever i loaded it,...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
20th May 2003, 05:49
Replies: 9
Views: 1,651
Posted By FREDA

I completely agree that the PPL or any hours...

I completely agree that the PPL or any hours towards it should be for the fun of flying, but when your at uni and money's tight, there are far better things to be spending money on, pot noodles and...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
20th May 2003, 00:31
Replies: 9
Views: 1,651
Posted By FREDA

from my ( very limited) experience, you'll be...

from my ( very limited) experience, you'll be hard pushed to find someone in the latter stages of selection for a cadetship who hasnt got at least some hours towards their PPL. It does happen of...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
18th May 2003, 00:18
Replies: 21
Views: 5,008
Posted By FREDA

The way it works if you take the 60k finance from...

The way it works if you take the 60k finance from their financier: At the end of training, if its all gone to plan, you work for the sponsoring airline who pay you your cadet entry salary, and on top...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
7th May 2003, 20:57
Replies: 1,035
Views: 721,800
Posted By FREDA

swede: i think you're confusing the CTC ATP...

swede:

i think you're confusing the CTC ATP scheme with the CTC-McAlpine Cadet scheme. Theres no general aviation written test on the cadet scheme, and there's another extensive thread on this...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
4th May 2003, 22:50
Replies: 5
Views: 874
Posted By FREDA

final year of a 4 year engineering degree at 19...

final year of a 4 year engineering degree at 19 years old! thats pretty good going! :8
Forum: Cabin Crew
26th Apr 2003, 21:28
Replies: 3
Views: 906
Posted By FREDA

Talking thanks gashbag! it was the exploding boobs myth...

thanks gashbag!
it was the exploding boobs myth that was her main concern! :ouch:
Ill email her the link to this thread now
Forum: Cabin Crew
26th Apr 2003, 21:04
Replies: 3
Views: 906
Posted By FREDA

Weird Question!

Hi all,
I have a friend whos set on applying to become cabin crew for a large international airline, and she has the forms all ready to go. Shes recently had ...lets say "enhancing" surgery on two...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Mar 2003, 12:33
Replies: 16
Views: 1,206
Posted By FREDA

Talking As your only 15, its wise to keep the idea of uni...

As your only 15, its wise to keep the idea of uni as a target for now, but closer to the time, when your doing the A levels and its time to fill out the dredded UCAS form (if they still use those)...
Forum: Medical & Health
11th Mar 2003, 12:15
Replies: 39
Views: 10,840
Posted By FREDA

i did my class one last week, jeans and trainers...

i did my class one last week, jeans and trainers were fine, and having paid £400 for the service, i wouldnt expect to be told of a dress code so just go as you feel comfortable, no-one is judging you...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Feb 2003, 20:27
Replies: 10
Views: 1,290
Posted By FREDA

Good luck alex! i started and finished my PPL...

Good luck alex!
i started and finished my PPL in the US last summer, albeit at OBA, and enjoyed it immensly. bit annoying being 20 and constantly getting thrown out of bars in daytona but it was...
Forum: Medical & Health
10th Feb 2003, 11:54
Replies: 6
Views: 1,826
Posted By FREDA

Lightbulb CX=Cathay Pacific, thats what i was looking for!...

CX=Cathay Pacific, thats what i was looking for! :rolleyes: :=
Forum: Medical & Health
10th Feb 2003, 11:13
Replies: 6
Views: 1,826
Posted By FREDA

hi, sorry to be a bit off topic here, but could...

hi, sorry to be a bit off topic here, but could you tell me where i can find more information on the CX cadet scheme? I like to think ive researched sponsorship schemes quite thouroughly (!) but i...
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