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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Jan 2009, 10:24
Replies: 3,930
Views: 1,918,949
Posted By fokker

Nope. Still waiting for Board level...

Nope. Still waiting for Board level confirmation.

The guys pushed out of Norwich have a special interest in seeing this sorted. Good luck all.

Oh, and the tasteless redundancy cover thing has...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Dec 2008, 09:27
Replies: 3,930
Views: 1,918,949
Posted By fokker

Uncovered, Let's not get all doom and gloom...

Uncovered,

Let's not get all doom and gloom here. It's not a sign of the times or anything else. Flybe put a lot of time and effort into making NWI a viable base, starting a couple of years ago...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Dec 2008, 12:28
Replies: 1,654
Views: 515,936
Posted By fokker

To all of you facing the axe: good luck,...

To all of you facing the axe: good luck, something will come up.:ok:

FWIW LIFO looks like the only straightforward and transparent way to do this - it's what happened in mainline in 2001 and...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Apr 2007, 15:28
Replies: 21
Views: 3,352
Posted By fokker

Not as straightforward as you might think ......

A minor spanner in your works, perhaps: you Antipodean types may not yet be aware but there is every possibility that by the time you would like to come, His Royal Highness, Field Marshal Lord...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Feb 2007, 08:51
Replies: 390
Views: 84,614
Posted By fokker

Although you would almost certainly be required...

Although you would almost certainly be required to complete the full course, technically you are rated on the Q400 if you have have the -300 rating. It's a very different ship, though. The...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Oct 2006, 18:23
Replies: 390
Views: 84,614
Posted By fokker

I think he's joking, Bug. Fred is a Coronation...

I think he's joking, Bug. Fred is a Coronation Street character who's just croaked!
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Oct 2006, 18:21
Replies: 6
Views: 1,497
Posted By fokker

Yup. Don't First Choice and Canada 3000 do a...

Yup. Don't First Choice and Canada 3000 do a similar thing?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Oct 2006, 11:35
Replies: 6
Views: 1,497
Posted By fokker

Quite simple: to operate a British-registered...

Quite simple: to operate a British-registered aircraft, you need a British licence and will be regulated by the UK CAA in all respects.

It don't make no never-mind where you are operating it.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Jun 2006, 08:48
Replies: 27
Views: 5,561
Posted By fokker

Angel Aaahhh...Phileas, that's lovely! I've even...

Aaahhh...Phileas, that's lovely! I've even printed it off.



Now bvgger off and find something useful to do!:rolleyes:


;)
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Apr 2006, 11:00
Replies: 80
Views: 24,274
Posted By fokker

Errr ... I don't think so. Malta is in the EU,...

Errr ... I don't think so. Malta is in the EU, so this would be illegal, wouldn't it? Of course, there would be nothing to prevent them requiring you to pass a technical interview in Maltese, as...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Apr 2006, 16:19
Replies: 138
Views: 24,217
Posted By fokker

I can't believe I'm doing this but...

I can't believe I'm doing this but ...............

Wing&prayer,

I paid for ALL my training up to FATPL level - a long time ago - and have been in the happy position of amortising other ratings...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2006, 10:49
Replies: 28
Views: 8,906
Posted By fokker

Helicopters have been flying with composite...

Helicopters have been flying with composite blades for about 15 years now. The stresses/ 'cycles' on these must be astronomical when compared to F/Wing aircraft so they must offer a rich source of...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th Mar 2006, 13:17
Replies: 138
Views: 24,217
Posted By fokker

Paddy, I fail to see the point of your...

Paddy,

I fail to see the point of your question. However, since you ask it, yes I did; there has been no other way to become a commercial pilot since Hamble closed, to my knowledge. Sponsorship...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Mar 2006, 17:43
Replies: 138
Views: 24,217
Posted By fokker

Donning tin helmet....................... I...

Donning tin helmet.......................

I fail to understand the objection to SSTRs. If it is on some pseudo-serious basis such as safety and quality of training, the argument holds no water. ...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Mar 2006, 11:46
Replies: 18
Views: 3,013
Posted By fokker

I would agree that only in united action is there...

I would agree that only in united action is there any chance of success. The trouble is that the company only has to buy off a few near the top to divide you utterly, as it did in 2001.
...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Mar 2006, 09:04
Replies: 12
Views: 1,845
Posted By fokker

:} ... or 'The Two Ronnies' sketch,...

:}

... or 'The Two Ronnies' sketch, 'answering the question before last' ..............


:cool:
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Mar 2006, 15:58
Replies: 12
Views: 1,845
Posted By fokker

Ham, Oops! Quite right. I had entirely...

Ham,

Oops! Quite right. I had entirely forgotten the foot-shooting exercise last year, wherein the CC turned down an offer higher than they had asked for!!

No, I was just making a precis of the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Mar 2006, 09:07
Replies: 12
Views: 1,845
Posted By fokker

Sorry, Maude, don't understand your last. Perhaps...

Sorry, Maude, don't understand your last. Perhaps you have me confused with another?

Wing., You will indeed find a warm welcome should you join Flybe. It's a fundamentally sound outfit with many...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Mar 2006, 15:39
Replies: 18
Views: 3,013
Posted By fokker

With the closed-ranks, close-minded selfishness...

With the closed-ranks, close-minded selfishness that was exhibited a few years ago when massive redundancies were announced, and the steadfast refusal of some more senior brethren to assist those...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Mar 2006, 09:19
Replies: 12
Views: 1,845
Posted By fokker

Angel Wingswinger, That's now two 'nosey parker'...

Wingswinger,

That's now two 'nosey parker' questions from you about Flybe on this forum. Wouldn't be management/ agent provocateur, would we?

I suggest we don't reply to this chap, boys and...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Feb 2006, 15:38
Replies: 14
Views: 4,512
Posted By fokker

Yup, nice monty*. Only criticism is that the...

Yup, nice monty*.

Only criticism is that the taxiing at CDG was FAR too straightforward to be realistic. :}
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Dec 2005, 09:30
Replies: 332
Views: 345,667
Posted By fokker

I imagine it'll be some party when he meets up...

I imagine it'll be some party when he meets up with Mark, Neil Williams, Hoof Proudfoot, Norman Lees, Bill Murton et al .


RIP
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Nov 2005, 08:51
Replies: 28
Views: 5,222
Posted By fokker

Duir, The point you make is good one; I'm...

Duir,

The point you make is good one; I'm surprised it took you this long to make it.

The fact is that it is quite possible to have a very happy time at Flybe - you have to start with right...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Nov 2005, 11:06
Replies: 28
Views: 5,222
Posted By fokker

Yup. Good point. Indeed, they say that life...

Yup. Good point. Indeed, they say that life itself is like a tree full of monkeys: Looking down, all you see is smiling faces; looking up, all you can see is @rseholes!

:}
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Nov 2005, 17:47
Replies: 60
Views: 15,110
Posted By fokker

I have never seen so much vindictive...

I have never seen so much vindictive 'schadenfreude' (there's no English word for it, it means taking pleasure in other people's misfortune). Why don't you lot find something more productive to...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Nov 2005, 10:53
Replies: 27
Views: 3,722
Posted By fokker

Cool Air Canada's naked 76

Have a butcher's. This looks nice, dunnit?

http://www.achorizons.ca/en/issues/2005/november/sparkling_silver.htm
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Nov 2005, 13:00
Replies: 4
Views: 1,404
Posted By fokker

Ten being delivered through 2006. I guess that...

Ten being delivered through 2006. I guess that the bulk will go to Norwich, which is opening as a base in March, I think. It's all still up for grabs because some new routes (GLA-LPL, EXT-LPL,...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Nov 2005, 08:27
Replies: 28
Views: 5,222
Posted By fokker

If being Belfast based is your most important...

If being Belfast based is your most important criterion (and FWIW I think you're very sensible to put home life first) surely there's no decision to make? BHD is also the happiest 'family-est' base...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Nov 2005, 09:12
Replies: 28
Views: 5,222
Posted By fokker

SKY's4ME, This post has the disturbing whiff...

SKY's4ME,

This post has the disturbing whiff of a management fishing trip about it :)

However, on the off chance that you really want to know:

Life at Flybe is pretty good. There are a lot...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Nov 2005, 11:18
Replies: 40
Views: 9,663
Posted By fokker

Oh, dear. I rest my case. No,...

Oh, dear.


I rest my case.


No, actually, I think I'll rest it in a moment................
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Nov 2005, 10:07
Replies: 40
Views: 9,663
Posted By fokker

Angry I would like to agree with my Army colleague...

I would like to agree with my Army colleague above: Flying Fiona, you are a cretin. Your opinions are ill founded and wrong and clearly driven by some sense of grievance which has no place in this,...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Oct 2005, 09:38
Replies: 4
Views: 1,046
Posted By fokker

Thumbs up Uni, I don't mean to sound glib but if you...

Uni,

I don't mean to sound glib but if you are doing the course in Canada, it is presumably with Flight Safety. (?) If so, don't sweat it: they'll give you all the info you need in bite-sized...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Oct 2005, 14:56
Replies: 29
Views: 14,266
Posted By fokker

Unhappy Sorry to hear that; I know only too well how it...

Sorry to hear that; I know only too well how it feels. So (relatively) soon after the F27 debacle, too. Good luck to one and all in finding new positions.

I sincerely hope that RB, the Flight...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Oct 2005, 08:53
Replies: 23
Views: 4,409
Posted By fokker

Ah, yes. Just done that. Such a Luddite I...

Ah, yes. Just done that. Such a Luddite I didn't know such things existed - and I've only been registered six years!! Cabbage!
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Oct 2005, 11:25
Replies: 23
Views: 4,409
Posted By fokker

Question Well ............................?

Well ............................?
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