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Search: Posts Made By: Val d'Isere
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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th May 2014, 14:10
Replies: 45
Views: 24,931
Posted By Val d'Isere

Only three targets I can think of: (1) - The...

Only three targets I can think of:

(1) - The marshaller, if there was one.

(2) - The team responsible for calibrating the guidance, if it was switched on.

(3) - The Captain of the aeroplane,...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th May 2014, 14:38
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,154,381
Posted By Val d'Isere

The condition 'unlikely' is significant. Not...

The condition 'unlikely' is significant. Not impossible, then.

A "few" pages ago, I abandoned my attempts to investigate the possibilities thoroughly and logically and explain the conclusions in a...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2014, 07:31
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,154,381
Posted By Val d'Isere

Because, as my fiirst post on this subject...

Because, as my fiirst post on this subject states:

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/...-interference/



The objective is to prove or disprove that human intervention was only essential for...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2014, 06:15
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,154,381
Posted By Val d'Isere

Thanks for all the replies re FMS VNAV. So,...

Thanks for all the replies re FMS VNAV.

So, as I understand it, by any of four methods, a live human could climb from 35000ft to 39000ft and level off at 39000ft and, once that had all been...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th May 2014, 13:58
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,154,381
Posted By Val d'Isere

With thanks to SKS777FLYER: OK, that...

With thanks to SKS777FLYER:


OK, that takes care of Nav (i.e. path over the ground/sea). The route followed could all have been input to the FMS and handed to the automatic flight system...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th May 2014, 07:06
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,154,381
Posted By Val d'Isere

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/23222670/mh370...

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/23222670/mh370-had-to-have-human-interference/


Comments from qualified airline pilots (preferably Boeing 777) would be welcome, please.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2012, 13:26
Replies: 70
Views: 15,888
Posted By Val d'Isere

What concrete proposals are there for the Barrow?...

What concrete proposals are there for the Barrow?

Or are the MOD already too set in their ways?
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Nov 2012, 12:52
Replies: 70
Views: 15,888
Posted By Val d'Isere

I assume that the Barrow test programme will be...

I assume that the Barrow test programme will be undertaken at RAF Spadeadam.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Oct 2012, 08:10
Replies: 106
Views: 38,773
Posted By Val d'Isere

I've read through this thread, but a question...

I've read through this thread, but a question hasn't been answered. It might help other observers to have a clear answer to that question.

Question: When the BA and bmi pilot workforces were...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Jan 2012, 18:52
Replies: 3
Views: 2,450
Posted By Val d'Isere

It's a huge shock, I can tell you, when you're...

It's a huge shock, I can tell you, when you're told you're redundant. I had a fair bit saved, but you still feel very alone, strangely moreso when you have family, because they rely on you. To feel...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Dec 2009, 13:47
Replies: 2,984
BMI
Views: 1,027,004
Posted By Val d'Isere

I'm behind the times. Would appreciate an update...

I'm behind the times. Would appreciate an update on names, if somebody could spare a few seconds, please.

Is this GL and SS?

Whoever they are, where are they going?

.....and were they pushed?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Nov 2009, 19:12
Replies: 2,984
BMI
Views: 1,027,004
Posted By Val d'Isere

Hmmm. That'd be unusual for a Private company....

Hmmm. That'd be unusual for a Private company. They usually have an insultingly low ceiling, or a ceiling level with the floor (ie zero).

I'd check your pension rules. I'd be interested to hear...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Nov 2009, 14:06
Replies: 2,984
BMI
Views: 1,027,004
Posted By Val d'Isere

Will there be an official bmi to have an official...

Will there be an official bmi to have an official bmi thread about?


As for baby. A fleet of 12 aircraft in the lo cost shark tank? Forget it. History. Why would Lufty throw their cash at such a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Nov 2009, 14:04
Replies: 2,984
BMI
Views: 1,027,004
Posted By Val d'Isere

Better be one heck of a 'restructuring'. The...

Better be one heck of a 'restructuring'.

The recovering economic climate is nothing more than a mini bubble at the moment. The nose dive in the economy is set to take up where it left off pretty...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
5th Nov 2009, 15:57
Replies: 7
Views: 693
Posted By Val d'Isere

Motherboard DVD Missing

Hi guys and gals

Just acquired a used PC.

It has an "MSI PM8M3-V" motherboard (so the manual says).

There was no motherboard DVD with it, though.

Every PC I've had in recent years had a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Nov 2009, 14:05
Replies: 2,984
BMI
Views: 1,027,004
Posted By Val d'Isere

The bottom line is, the pension you're currently...

The bottom line is, the pension you're currently drawing is from a scheme that is $70m (give or take a million) in the red, run by a company about to be minced up and sold as frankfurters. 1970 to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Nov 2009, 13:37
Replies: 1,654
Views: 515,694
Posted By Val d'Isere

The hopeful posts are commendable, I suppose. ...

The hopeful posts are commendable, I suppose.

Unfortunately, the writing was on the wall way back when bmibaby failed to expand at the necessary minimum rate. You've got to be big and keep getting...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2009, 13:01
Replies: 25
Views: 16,728
Posted By Val d'Isere

Surprised this has taken so long. You could see...

Surprised this has taken so long. You could see it coming in.................2002.

Always the workforce that suffer. The owners, past or present, won't lose a wink of sleep or any dosh. Worthless...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Sep 2009, 15:25
Replies: 71
Views: 18,674
Posted By Val d'Isere

The path of this thread wanders almost anywhere...

The path of this thread wanders almost anywhere but where it should.

Heathrow slots.

That's the only worthwhile part of bmi.

The current climate and the poor management and organisation of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Sep 2009, 14:51
Replies: 15
Views: 2,011
Posted By Val d'Isere

Talking of pendants, weren't there some hanging...

Talking of pendants, weren't there some hanging in the gallery at RAF Cranwell?
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Sep 2009, 14:18
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,135,168
Posted By Val d'Isere

It hasn't yet occured to anyone to ask why...

It hasn't yet occured to anyone to ask why someone would take redundancy from a well paid job at age 45, a year after being involved in a major incident, with causes as yet unreported. I haven't read...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Sep 2008, 06:23
Replies: 29
Views: 6,287
Posted By Val d'Isere

I very concerned that sheep were endangered. ...

I very concerned that sheep were endangered.

That should be reported to the BAA.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
15th Sep 2008, 07:09
Replies: 13
Views: 4,115
Posted By Val d'Isere

Great info, you guys. I've been looking a PC...

Great info, you guys.

I've been looking a PC specifications, based upon the tips given here.

As advised, there seems to be provision of an IDE connection inside SATA machines. I think I'd...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
14th Sep 2008, 05:49
Replies: 13
Views: 4,115
Posted By Val d'Isere

The idea of one drive and separate OS is a good...

The idea of one drive and separate OS is a good one, although I'm a bit reluctant as a PC novice. However, a useful advantage of physically separate drives is isolation of viruses and irretrevable...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
13th Sep 2008, 14:50
Replies: 13
Views: 4,115
Posted By Val d'Isere

Thanks for all the information so far. To...

Thanks for all the information so far.

To answer the questions -----

These are internal drives, although they obviously sit in caddies, which themselves just slide into the caddy holder via the...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
13th Sep 2008, 07:24
Replies: 13
Views: 4,115
Posted By Val d'Isere

Multiple hard drives in caddies

For some years, on my everyday computer at home I've been using three ATA/IDE hard drives in separate caddies, physically changing drives to suit various requirements. Motherboard is Elite Group...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Mar 2008, 13:40
Replies: 2,984
BMI
Views: 1,027,004
Posted By Val d'Isere

Question 1 - On what routes do bmibaby compete...

Question 1 - On what routes do bmibaby compete with Ryanair or Easyjet?

Question 2 - What proportion of bmibaby business do those routes represent?
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2008, 13:29
Replies: 26
Views: 10,384
Posted By Val d'Isere

Well, if he can't take a...

Well, if he can't take a joke................:rolleyes:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Mar 2008, 13:24
Replies: 1,172
Views: 264,510
Posted By Val d'Isere

Its the first few days of a complex new...

Its the first few days of a complex new operation. No surprise there's been problems. Not helped by the snowball effect. I think we'll still see very healthy profits for all concerned once all is up...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
20th Jan 2008, 14:12
Replies: 182
Views: 28,317
Posted By Val d'Isere

Haven't read all the posts, but jealosy isn't the...

Haven't read all the posts, but jealosy isn't the issue.

The fact is, if someone put up the cash, all the guy had to worry about was concentrating on the course. OK, you need a minimum level of...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jan 2008, 17:17
Replies: 949
Views: 424,830
Posted By Val d'Isere

Question 1 - If both engines fail to respond to...

Question 1 - If both engines fail to respond to thrust levers then is fuel starvation to both engines a possibility?

Question 2 - Do BA 777 procedures insist that each engine is fed from separate...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Nov 2007, 13:06
Replies: 25
Views: 6,432
Posted By Val d'Isere

Cash, ego, perceived prestige, "power" etc etc. ...

Cash, ego, perceived prestige, "power" etc etc.

At CC level, its a well trodden and successful route into management, with the same motives.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Nov 2007, 06:56
Replies: 318
Views: 101,210
Posted By Val d'Isere

The Liverpool situation is almost guaranteed to...

The Liverpool situation is almost guaranteed to favour Easyjet. If I were them I'd just make sure locking wheelnuts were fitted to the aircraft before the resolution. ;)

They could always operate...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Oct 2007, 06:12
Replies: 247
Views: 51,989
Posted By Val d'Isere

You're all skating on thin ice?

You're all skating on thin ice?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Mar 2007, 16:59
Replies: 160
Views: 27,570
Posted By Val d'Isere

:ugh: :rolleyes: That comment...

:ugh: :rolleyes:


That comment unintentionally raises one good point though.....ask bmi if they think Heathrow slots are worth a fuss!

bmi wouldn't admit to it, but their entire survival and...
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