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Forum: Questions
13th Sep 2020, 12:18
Replies: 37
Views: 24,732
Posted By spanner the cat

Once governments get out of the way, the industry...

Once governments get out of the way, the industry can pick up. There has to be a lot of pent up travel demand. Loads of people travelled home from the country they worked, halfway around the world....
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Sep 2020, 21:45
Replies: 129
Views: 48,211
Posted By spanner the cat

It least everyone will have had their backs...

It least everyone will have had their backs cracked nicely as the nose finished de-rotating. :}
Forum: Tech Log
30th Aug 2020, 20:41
Replies: 92
Views: 28,094
Posted By spanner the cat

It's FBW. On the 737, if the thrust changes, the...

It's FBW. On the 737, if the thrust changes, the pitch/thrust couple is affected and a pitch input is required to maintain the flightpath. Any sustained pitch force will need to be trimmed out. The...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Aug 2020, 22:31
Replies: 92
Views: 28,094
Posted By spanner the cat

The 777 trims for a reference speed, rather than...

The 777 trims for a reference speed, rather than a nose attitude. The trim isn't automatic, it has to be adjusted manually if the speed is changed. The system does compensate for thrust changes.
Forum: Middle East
12th Nov 2013, 22:49
Replies: 12
Views: 5,292
Posted By spanner the cat

Iver I'm not sure of what happens exactly. ...

Iver

I'm not sure of what happens exactly. I joined on the fleet I wish to be on. 12-18 months ago we were all given the choice to bid for our desired fleet and seat. Nothing similar has...
Forum: Middle East
11th Nov 2013, 21:46
Replies: 12
Views: 5,292
Posted By spanner the cat

Recently there has been a lot of movement off the...

Recently there has been a lot of movement off the 320 onto the WB fleets. There are a lot of WBs coming. People who joined on the 320 3.5 years ago got their fleet transfers (if that's what they...
Forum: Middle East
15th Nov 2012, 05:28
Replies: 20
Views: 5,679
Posted By spanner the cat

Enecosse The rules are, if you are a normal...

Enecosse
The rules are, if you are a normal person, that you are non-resident, irrespective of other circumstances, if you go abroad to work full time. That your family stay put in UK is irrelevant...
Forum: Middle East
14th Nov 2012, 09:08
Replies: 20
Views: 5,679
Posted By spanner the cat

Enecosse If you check out the bit that...

Enecosse

If you check out the bit that relates specifically to international transportation workers it disallows you from using the provision of full time work abroad. It airily mentions that the...
Forum: Middle East
5th Nov 2012, 09:14
Replies: 20
Views: 5,679
Posted By spanner the cat

International transportation workers 3.64 The...

International transportation workers
3.64 The consultation document did not propose any specific rules for international transportation workers, such as pilots, truck drivers and mariners. However,...
Forum: Middle East
4th Nov 2012, 00:06
Replies: 20
Views: 5,679
Posted By spanner the cat

What you actually need to look at is this...

What you actually need to look at is this document;

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/condoc_responses_srt_or_summary.pdf

Also if you type "statutory residence test" into the search box of the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Nov 2012, 23:08
Replies: 93
Views: 41,883
Posted By spanner the cat

md11man In a particular part of the sandpit,...

md11man
In a particular part of the sandpit, there are many finding the going tough, the flying hard and decisions erratic. Despite a general exodus from that place to any other place that'll have...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Nov 2012, 22:59
Replies: 93
Views: 41,883
Posted By spanner the cat

dannyalliga You're missing the point of my...

dannyalliga

You're missing the point of my post. Brussels have set up things so that SI is paid to the country you're based in. As always, they seem to do things in the most perverse of ways. ...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Nov 2012, 21:43
Replies: 93
Views: 41,883
Posted By spanner the cat

....and let's face it, if you are resident in one...

....and let's face it, if you are resident in one EU country, commuting to another and are likely to go back home should your job finish or to use healthcare facilities or retire why should you pay...
Forum: Middle East
1st Nov 2012, 10:33
Replies: 10,198
Views: 6,729,337
Posted By spanner the cat

Av8whore. :}

Av8whore. :}
Forum: Middle East
31st Oct 2012, 07:35
Replies: 10,198
Views: 6,729,337
Posted By spanner the cat

Not splitting hairs at all there av8whore. You...

Not splitting hairs at all there av8whore. You made an obnoxious start to what I thought was otherwise a good post. If you are going into come across as over-bearing and dismissive you'd best get...
Forum: Middle East
30th Oct 2012, 09:49
Replies: 10,198
Views: 6,729,337
Posted By spanner the cat

Ahem, av8whore, if you check the published...

Ahem, av8whore, if you check the published rosters you'll find that we have people in the training sausage machine with staff numbers in the 48-49000 range who don't yet get a mention on the...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Oct 2012, 09:36
Replies: 71
Views: 42,893
Posted By spanner the cat

Zoarath Nail, head, miss! In-house airlines...

Zoarath

Nail, head, miss! In-house airlines provide a majority percentage of a tour group's lift, getting their customers to their holidays. Changing TCX for a newer model doesn't alter the fact...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Oct 2012, 19:46
Replies: 71
Views: 42,893
Posted By spanner the cat

Surely the loss of these jobs isn't so much to do...

Surely the loss of these jobs isn't so much to do with pilot terms and conditions as poor commercial decisions made by the holiday group; in which case why do we always start beating each other up...
Forum: Middle East
8th Oct 2012, 22:23
Replies: 158
Views: 47,786
Posted By spanner the cat

Depends on whether you see these things as...

Depends on whether you see these things as cock-up or conspiracy.

Normally I'd say that these things would be down to cock-up and a lack foresight by the regulators.

In this case I'm not so...
Forum: Middle East
2nd Oct 2012, 10:01
Replies: 158
Views: 47,786
Posted By spanner the cat

I guess the FTO's did have their input to the...

I guess the FTO's did have their input to the framing of the legislation and they probably had quite a lot of weight attached to their submissions by the legislators.

Has anyone not using the UK...
Forum: Middle East
2nd Oct 2012, 09:09
Replies: 158
Views: 47,786
Posted By spanner the cat

Well that depends on how your home CAA interprets...

Well that depends on how your home CAA interprets the EASA rules. As far as the UK CAA were concerned they could interpret away as much as they wanted with JAR but now it's EU law they can't touch it...
Forum: Middle East
2nd Oct 2012, 08:46
Replies: 158
Views: 47,786
Posted By spanner the cat

Out in QR and facing the P2 hurdle in addition to...

Out in QR and facing the P2 hurdle in addition to the previous 7 year stuff. There are other threads here on pprune which relate to the conversion of ICAO to part-FCL licences and they don't give...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2012, 21:59
Replies: 24
Views: 13,401
Posted By spanner the cat

Gotta love the way those well informed and...

Gotta love the way those well informed and unconcerned-with-spicing-up-a-story newsies always say the planes collided "on the runway".

It wouldn't be anywhere near as interesting to place the...
Forum: Middle East
5th Jun 2012, 22:57
Replies: 10,198
Views: 6,729,337
Posted By spanner the cat

Not sure how they're doing number wise against...

Not sure how they're doing number wise against target. If, as posted above, 1050ish people have been interviewed then they will probably still not have more than half their requirement filled. I...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th May 2012, 16:11
Replies: 8
Views: 3,778
Posted By spanner the cat

Well, the only thing we do know is that we don't...

Well, the only thing we do know is that we don't know, and it's a good bet that the powers that be don't know either. From the UK perspective EASA is a big change in that as it's EU law it supercedes...
Forum: Middle East
18th May 2012, 15:43
Replies: 23
Views: 8,299
Posted By spanner the cat

And before people get too carried away, the fact...

And before people get too carried away, the fact that they mention 60 months, plus the sums involved, all point to a cadet bond. In which case I think it's a case of everybody move along now, there's...
Forum: Middle East
13th May 2012, 14:19
Replies: 27
Views: 13,206
Posted By spanner the cat

It doesn't necessarily follow that the new US...

It doesn't necessarily follow that the new US destinations will be done initially on the 787. The new aircraft may be used on current 777 routes freeing them up to do the US flights.

Reference the...
Forum: Middle East
13th May 2012, 13:54
Replies: 23
Views: 14,806
Posted By spanner the cat

Swallowenforcer, do you suck the c*** of death...

Swallowenforcer, do you suck the c*** of death while bidding then? :}

Tetra7, it depends where home is. I bid for days off in a block and normally get one of my bids. There have been one or two...
Forum: Middle East
4th Oct 2011, 21:47
Replies: 11
Views: 4,976
Posted By spanner the cat

The ? about you wife and daughter will depend on...

The ? about you wife and daughter will depend on a) your wife and b) how old your daughter is. If she's pre-school you'll have more time to research and apply to schools.

You'll be placed...
Forum: Middle East
4th Oct 2011, 21:29
Replies: 10,198
Views: 6,729,337
Posted By spanner the cat

If you hold a current medical you shouldn't have...

If you hold a current medical you shouldn't have much problem passing a QCAA medical (which is essentially the same as JAR).

There are ways of resolving past issues with medicals (should you have...
Forum: Middle East
3rd Oct 2011, 21:05
Replies: 10,198
Views: 6,729,337
Posted By spanner the cat

AirbusChuck Don't know specifics for 320 but...

AirbusChuck

Don't know specifics for 320 but I bid for a block of days off and get a block of days off - generally one a month. Not sure that asking around the 320 guys I know will help as they...
Forum: Middle East
28th Sep 2011, 22:32
Replies: 13
Views: 18,272
Posted By spanner the cat

I'd be really surprised if pilots were put into...

I'd be really surprised if pilots were put into Barwa City. Makes sense for the cabin crew and ground staff as they all get bussed to work by the company.

Doha teems with small buses shuttling to...
Forum: Middle East
27th Sep 2011, 23:40
Replies: 13
Views: 18,272
Posted By spanner the cat

In addition to AKG and HV there is a new set of...

In addition to AKG and HV there is a new set of accomodation in the West Bay area. If there are so many joining soon, I would imagine that the list of people waiting to get out of company...
Forum: Middle East
20th Sep 2011, 21:33
Replies: 13
Views: 18,272
Posted By spanner the cat

.....and F/O's can apply for and get the housing...

.....and F/O's can apply for and get the housing allowance of 10000 QAR pcm. There is a waiting list and people do get to move out of company accomodation.....

Not on the 320 fleet but I'm sure...
Forum: Middle East
20th Sep 2011, 21:05
Replies: 10,198
Views: 6,729,337
Posted By spanner the cat

Jamieboy - Don't think the policy has changed. ...

Jamieboy - Don't think the policy has changed.

TT
Don't know how EK factor their hours. If you mean what gets logged and credited towards annual hours then as A Crew (operating flight) you log...
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