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Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Jan 2007, 17:24
Replies: 38
Views: 7,099
Posted By robmac

Incredible, this thread looks like a giant...

Incredible, this thread looks like a giant kindergarden, some of you people need to grow up :ugh:
Countbat, Eastern Europe is often a case of who you know not what you know ;) If you really want...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jan 2007, 11:01
Replies: 335
Views: 163,080
Posted By robmac

Old China, You could be right, read the...

Old China,

You could be right, read the thread about continued ops at EDI on New Years Eve when the winds were gusting 55-85KT, and in the event of an emergency the slides would have been...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Jan 2007, 18:19
Replies: 38
Views: 7,099
Posted By robmac

If Neil Armstrong is right and you are on the...

If Neil Armstrong is right and you are on the run....and looking for a new adventure. Try Slovakia. I know one ex-US mil pilot who now flies as a 737Captain with Sky Europe.

The freedom to work...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
5th Oct 2003, 23:20
Replies: 74
Views: 8,665
Posted By robmac

Dale, Measured by CASA standards !!, how...

Dale,

Measured by CASA standards !!, how about drilling a hole in the casing of the prop governor and putting an non-designed screw in order to keep the prop from feathering inadvertently due to...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
2nd Oct 2003, 23:18
Replies: 74
Views: 8,665
Posted By robmac

Well spotted Blue Eagle..... However, I...

Well spotted Blue Eagle.....

However, I guess you have never had the misfortune to hire some of the cr#p which is out there.....and believe me it is.

Of course it is always "airworthy" upon...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
30th Sep 2003, 09:25
Replies: 74
Views: 8,665
Posted By robmac

Now where were we...... 400 hour pilot,...

Now where were we......
400 hour pilot, building hours, flying rubber dog sh1t out of nowhereville in a twin piston cessna.

Piston, turbo, need to be babied, full manual, six levers (rigged not...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
30th Sep 2003, 00:20
Replies: 143
Views: 19,823
Posted By robmac

Personally I have a lot of fun with the...

Personally I have a lot of fun with the Indonesian controllers.
Funnily enough it doesn't seem to make much difference whether I understand or not....:uhoh:
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Sep 2003, 01:19
Replies: 29
Views: 7,571
Posted By robmac

MP Yes he is a real master criminal ....... ...

MP

Yes he is a real master criminal .......

mgc

No legal requirement to submit to search that I am aware of. It is probably implicitly voluntary, on the basis of, refuse search = denied...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
28th Sep 2003, 01:11
Replies: 12
Views: 1,921
Posted By robmac

BFB 25K fpm, are you sure ? And why...

BFB

25K fpm, are you sure ?

And why start from 40K feet, not much to touch you up there from manpad, the rest to be seen on RWR.

Stand to be corrected.....if so does everyone take spare...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Sep 2003, 01:07
Replies: 29
Views: 7,571
Posted By robmac

On the subject of frisking, I quite like a free...

On the subject of frisking, I quite like a free massage first thing in the morning......

But seriously, Manchester security has been a serious mess for some time, has it not ?.

Making...
Forum: Questions
3rd Sep 2003, 11:32
Replies: 10
Views: 3,092
Posted By robmac

They are Austrian, based from Vienna, although I...

They are Austrian, based from Vienna, although I belive that they may have an Italian subsidiary ?

They were owned by Nikki Lauda, former world champion F1 driver, but every time there was a...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Sep 2003, 23:00
Replies: 223
Views: 25,650
Posted By robmac

The last posts about filler cap positions and...

The last posts about filler cap positions and dipsticks on low stable wings is absolutely right. The same goes for my Cessna 303. At airfields with low security, there have been fuel theft issues...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Aug 2003, 20:39
Replies: 148
Views: 42,575
Posted By robmac

Lumbalund You didn't happen to be flying it...

Lumbalund

You didn't happen to be flying it did you.

Come on now don't be shy.
Forum: Private Flying
24th Aug 2003, 00:26
Replies: 55
Views: 11,604
Posted By robmac

All of these posts and the entire atmosphere...

All of these posts and the entire atmosphere surrounding the entire "incident" do no credit to the spirit of adventure which exists inside every real pilot, military, civil, private.

We all know...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
23rd Aug 2003, 13:29
Replies: 24
Views: 2,978
Posted By robmac

Why not get a seat in Business or First and then...

Why not get a seat in Business or First and then there is no worry about the legroom;)
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
23rd Aug 2003, 00:54
Replies: 19
Views: 1,854
Posted By robmac

Nani, I hope your travel is leisure and not...

Nani,

I hope your travel is leisure and not for business if you have such limited understanding of

1. An over capacity market in which carriers are fighting each other to survive.

2. The...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
22nd Aug 2003, 13:36
Replies: 27
Views: 3,274
Posted By robmac

Except of course for the benefit of the last two...

Except of course for the benefit of the last two that the soviet/russian national anthem is not nor was not "The Red Flag", which is an entirely different song of International Marxism, which as you...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Aug 2003, 10:41
Replies: 11
Views: 7,027
Posted By robmac

Cyrano, The impression that I had from CC...

Cyrano,

The impression that I had from CC and the firefighters was that the fan was continuing to smoke until they had suppressed it, and that it would have represented an ongoing fire risk had it...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Aug 2003, 09:18
Replies: 27
Views: 3,274
Posted By robmac

A/P Disc After listening to the download, I...

A/P Disc

After listening to the download, I stand accused of the same NOTAM crime.

The Russians held a public competition in which all songwriters and poets participated and it appears to have...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
19th Aug 2003, 21:57
Replies: 27
Views: 3,274
Posted By robmac

Unusual to find aviators so far behind with the...

Unusual to find aviators so far behind with the NOTAMS

The old anthem is now the new anthem. The interim (Yeltsin anthem has been scrapped because no one could agree on words for it. The New/Old...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2003, 21:51
Replies: 11
Views: 7,027
Posted By robmac

I was pax in a UA 747 year before last when the...

I was pax in a UA 747 year before last when the (as discovered later) circulation fan malfunctioned and the cabin filled with electrical smoke.

Only problem was we were SYD-LAX and somewhere...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Aug 2003, 13:20
Replies: 46
Views: 8,242
Posted By robmac

Without wishing to look like an enemy of safety,...

Without wishing to look like an enemy of safety, I have a few points that I have noticed, that might throw a new angle on it.

1. Good rules of instruction - Explanation, Demonstration, Imitation. ...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2003, 15:53
Replies: 6
Views: 1,404
Posted By robmac

The airport is also the divisional HQ for the...

The airport is also the divisional HQ for the military southern sector, run by the British Army and well defended, the approach and departure flight paths are over flat terrain where it would be...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2003, 07:30
Replies: 27
Views: 6,809
Posted By robmac

Ferris A tad defensive don't you think,...

Ferris

A tad defensive don't you think, especially the BS bit, methinks thou dost protest too much.

However, no one has blamed the controllers per se, just the system, whoever is responsible...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2003, 07:22
Replies: 85
Views: 14,071
Posted By robmac

Guys, I suggest we probably wrap this thread...

Guys,

I suggest we probably wrap this thread up for now, as it is beginning to come together as an info guide to the potential terrorist.

robmac
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2003, 23:35
Replies: 27
Views: 6,809
Posted By robmac

Not really, I presume that standby fire cover is...

Not really, I presume that standby fire cover is available for emergency diverts, and if anyone can give me an instance of where Insurance actually prevented an accident I will give them my house !!!
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2003, 22:09
Replies: 85
Views: 14,071
Posted By robmac

Back to cargo Boys eminently sensible remarks....

Back to cargo Boys eminently sensible remarks. There are so many scenarios that if you want to be paranoid, don't leave home, and even then an out of control bus will probably demolish it and kill...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2003, 14:23
Replies: 85
Views: 14,071
Posted By robmac

anthony Have to disagree with you, if...

anthony

Have to disagree with you, if security is to be effective, no forms of normal social interaction should be discouraged. If we encourage everyone to act in a certain standard,...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2003, 12:14
Replies: 85
Views: 14,071
Posted By robmac

Cargo Boy Your remarks are right on the...

Cargo Boy

Your remarks are right on the money, perfect comments, 10/10.

I make my crust as a security consultant, mainly in third world countries with various terrorist and other problems.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2003, 11:56
Replies: 27
Views: 6,809
Posted By robmac

Still interested if any brave souls out there...

Still interested if any brave souls out there would have found a convenient last minute tech problem that necessitated getting the A/C on the ground in the interests of safety ?

Is the spirit of...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Aug 2003, 00:24
Replies: 10
Views: 1,651
Posted By robmac

I dont know monocock, I've heard a "professional"...

I dont know monocock, I've heard a "professional" describe a "reverse circuit" in an Islander on Orkney.

Sometimes the wind is so strong that if you p:mad: s on the field someone in Norway gets...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2003, 00:16
Replies: 27
Views: 6,809
Posted By robmac

denied landing Sydney, 600ft on final

I read in a newspaper today, that a Virgin Blue 737 was denied landing at Sydney as it was arriving a few minutes after the 2300 local closing time, the aircraft had to return to Melbourne and the...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Aug 2003, 16:45
Replies: 63
Views: 16,289
Posted By robmac

I would have to say that there is an awful lot of...

I would have to say that there is an awful lot of ego flying around in pprune.

I am a ppl, and fly my own twin IFR around SE Asia, I know for example what a thunder storm looks like, my aircraft...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Aug 2003, 00:51
Replies: 51
Views: 5,724
Posted By robmac

BAE 146 I thought you faithfully promised...

BAE 146

I thought you faithfully promised me that you do not have thing about in-flight food, and here you are at it again.

Are you sure you don't want to be a chef instead of a pilot ?
...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Aug 2003, 00:48
Replies: 36
Views: 4,078
Posted By robmac

814man Your profile says RAF Sergeant, and...

814man

Your profile says RAF Sergeant, and 814 would tell me Policeman, but they have taken away the Qs and given the rest to the Regiment.

You must be nostalgic for the old days.

I have...
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