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Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
15th Jan 2024, 11:01
Replies: 4
Views: 807
Posted By MaximumPete

Mental arithmetic

Are there any Apps out there than can assist with getting mental arithmetic up to speed for aptitude tests? They don’t seem to teach it in school as they did back in the 1950/60s
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2022, 17:56
Replies: 69
Views: 52,172
Posted By MaximumPete

Just wondering if your licence gets revoked if...

Just wondering if your licence gets revoked if you serve a prison sentence of 12 months or more?
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2020, 08:52
Replies: 21
Views: 12,463
Posted By MaximumPete

Training sortie to Broughton. They've been going...

Training sortie to Broughton. They've been going on for the last few weeks.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jun 2020, 12:04
Replies: 351
Views: 223,672
Posted By MaximumPete

Quarantine has been used since before Biblical...

Quarantine has been used since before Biblical times to contour infectious diseases and in each instance it was done to prevent the uninfected community being infected by arrivals from infected...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jun 2020, 11:32
Replies: 13
Views: 2,795
Posted By MaximumPete

If you do Facebook have a look at the groups:...

If you do Facebook have a look at the groups: British Aircraft of Prototype/Experimental and Proposed Designs Only, Airliners from the past, Commercial Aircraft in Inter War Years and Aircraft...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
8th Jun 2020, 11:16
Replies: 49
Views: 16,378
Posted By MaximumPete

I would suggest you contact the Young Pilots...

I would suggest you contact the Young Pilots group at the Honourable Company of Air Pilots who will offer advice and support. Not sure if your son has undergone any aptitude testing and would...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2020, 11:10
Replies: 38
Views: 20,387
Posted By MaximumPete

Three words: Very well done!

Three words: Very well done!
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jun 2020, 11:07
Replies: 1,789
Views: 3,068,152
Posted By MaximumPete

I've read most of the posts on this incident and...

I've read most of the posts on this incident and feel the most important thing is not to enter into the realms of 'suppose' and 'what if' which are easy to do when sitting in front of your PC. We...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th May 2020, 14:34
Replies: 351
Views: 223,672
Posted By MaximumPete

[QUOTE=Douglas Bahada;10776836]Deaths still keep...

[QUOTE=Douglas Bahada;10776836]Deaths still keep on occurring. Hospitals still mainly empty, Non Covids dropping like flies for lack of treatment. Apparently the UK is one of the only countries not...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Apr 2020, 20:51
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,849,465
Posted By MaximumPete

Many thanks for the apology, much appreciated but...

Many thanks for the apology, much appreciated but not necessary. Times are hard, feelings run high and then these parasites want more and more in this dreadful situation.
Stay safe everyone and good...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Apr 2020, 13:51
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,849,465
Posted By MaximumPete

Ho 'n' High, Sorry about the typo, I did mean...

Ho 'n' High, Sorry about the typo, I did mean redundancy, now corrected.

RoyHudd, When I was fairly new to BMA, as it was then known, I faced redundancy in my mid twenties with a wife and young...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Apr 2020, 08:48
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,849,465
Posted By MaximumPete

I'm very sorry to hear about situation throughout...

I'm very sorry to hear about situation throughout the industry, not just BA. There may well be more employees facing redundancy with other airlines.

I was offered an early retirement package by...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Dec 2019, 12:01
Replies: 4
Views: 2,864
Posted By MaximumPete

Many thanks Council Van and have sent a PM

Many thanks Council Van and have sent a PM
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Dec 2019, 18:48
Replies: 4
Views: 2,864
Posted By MaximumPete

Very many thanks, much appreciated.

Very many thanks, much appreciated.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Dec 2019, 14:44
Replies: 4
Views: 2,864
Posted By MaximumPete

Jet2 Loss of Licence Insurance

Hi Folk, Just a quick question:- What are the terms and conditions in Jet2 for a pilot who loses his licence, either permanent or temporary.

I had some problems with bmi many years ago and a...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jul 2018, 06:51
Replies: 35
Views: 13,694
Posted By MaximumPete

I think it might have been partly due to the...

I think it might have been partly due to the Vanguard accident at Heathrow that a mandatory landing limit for RVR was introduced which raised my companies limits from 200m to 600m for Cat 1 ILS...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jul 2018, 16:04
Replies: 35
Views: 13,694
Posted By MaximumPete

Eckhard, Yes it was in October 1965 and on the...

Eckhard, Yes it was in October 1965 and on the go-around the Captain raised the flaps to 5 degrees or up and the co-pilot flying the monitored approach in accordance with standard operating...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jul 2018, 11:06
Replies: 46
Views: 17,901
Posted By MaximumPete

I wrote a dissertation for my MSc in 2000 about...

I wrote a dissertation for my MSc in 2000 about this subject, 'Air Rage - The Causes and the Cures". There are many publications and reports around on the internet and libraries.

NOTHING appears...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jun 2018, 14:50
Replies: 50
Views: 19,806
Posted By MaximumPete

I like to keep things simple. Just one question:-...

I like to keep things simple. Just one question:- What happened on previous flight?

MP
Forum: Tech Log
29th Jun 2018, 14:46
Replies: 18
Views: 8,780
Posted By MaximumPete

I flew the B707-321 with the P&W JT4A power...

I flew the B707-321 with the P&W JT4A power plants and had some very "interesting" take-offs from Nairobi on a hot day. The plus side was that you could go higher earlier than the fan engine aircraft...
Forum: Medical & Health
27th Jun 2018, 09:20
Replies: 15
Views: 4,996
Posted By MaximumPete

Well, I stopped flying commercially a week after...

Well, I stopped flying commercially a week after my 54th birthday after 35 years at the coal face. Still try to do a bit of light aircraft flying but love retirement!
Forum: Tech Log
27th Jun 2018, 09:17
Replies: 18
Views: 8,780
Posted By MaximumPete

Anything over 80kts and you start looking in the...

Anything over 80kts and you start looking in the books for brake energy limits. They're the figures with loads of noughts on the end. There are several options depending on the speed you initiated....
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jun 2018, 09:11
Replies: 50
Views: 19,806
Posted By MaximumPete

Back to basics!!! What fuel load did it arrive...

Back to basics!!! What fuel load did it arrive with on board and how much did they put on. Now that can't be hard, or can it?
Forum: Medical & Health
26th Jun 2018, 17:35
Replies: 15
Views: 4,996
Posted By MaximumPete

When I retired in 2002 the CAA wrote to me asking...

When I retired in 2002 the CAA wrote to me asking if they could pass on the results of all my aircrew medicals. This would have been from my initial in 1966 at Kelvin House when you spent a day with...
Forum: Questions
26th Jun 2018, 07:38
Replies: 2
Views: 1,662
Posted By MaximumPete

Jet2.com

Just wondering what routes are operated by the Jet2 Boeing 757s. This is for a friend of mine who's seen on their website that they have 11 on the fleet and only one long-haul destination. I suspect...
Forum: Medical & Health
23rd Jun 2018, 10:02
Replies: 6
Views: 3,635
Posted By MaximumPete

That's why the scrotes in the prisons go for coke...

That's why the scrotes in the prisons go for coke etc instead. They flush out in 24 hours. Much easier to dodge random drug tests and, before you ask, I was a member of The Independent Monitoring...
Forum: Medical & Health
15th Jun 2018, 09:03
Replies: 10
Views: 4,006
Posted By MaximumPete

I think you have to accept that your "plumbing"...

I think you have to accept that your "plumbing" gets weaker as you get older, another legacy besides grey hair and insomnia!
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jun 2018, 17:16
Replies: 89
Views: 35,286
Posted By MaximumPete

I lost my long-term partner to long term alcohol...

I lost my long-term partner to long term alcohol abuse which became chronic in the last couple of years. This was my friend, mentor, lover and best mate and been with for over twenty-five years, a...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jun 2018, 10:45
Replies: 61
Views: 18,825
Posted By MaximumPete

It's amazing the number of folk I taught in the...

It's amazing the number of folk I taught in the simulator prioritised noise abatement rather than obstacle clearance in an engine-out situation. After all, in a twin you've lost nearly half the...
Forum: Medical & Health
26th May 2018, 15:40
Replies: 23
Views: 26,464
Posted By MaximumPete

Not sure about the legality bit but mine work...

Not sure about the legality bit but mine work fine in all light levels from strong sunlight today to low light levels when I was out on a bat watch last night!
Forum: Medical & Health
17th May 2018, 08:44
Replies: 23
Views: 26,464
Posted By MaximumPete

I was talking with a friend today who's wife has...

I was talking with a friend today who's wife has had a lens replacement due cataracts on the NHS. They were advised that going for private treatment won't break the bank and you get a better quality...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2018, 08:53
Replies: 32
Views: 27,089
Posted By MaximumPete

I lost my partner to alcohol abuse a few years...

I lost my partner to alcohol abuse a few years ago, my best friend and soul-mate.

If you do have a problem or know of someone with a problem with alcohol get help.It won't go away or get any...
Forum: Medical & Health
3rd Apr 2018, 10:33
Replies: 4
Views: 2,474
Posted By MaximumPete

Just downloaded the book The Perfect Code from...

Just downloaded the book The Perfect Code from Amazon Prime. I'll let you know what I think of it in a few days time.
Forum: Medical & Health
24th Mar 2018, 10:15
Replies: 104
Views: 39,163
Posted By MaximumPete

Google prostate cancer UK and there's a very good...

Google prostate cancer UK and there's a very good website run by a charity.Tried posting link but it wouldn't work!

DON'T be shy, everyone I've met in the course of investigations has been...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2018, 12:12
Replies: 81
Views: 34,536
Posted By MaximumPete

Can remember when the UK holiday airline Orion...

Can remember when the UK holiday airline Orion Airways, now defunct, took delivery of the 737th aircraft.

That was a long time ago!
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