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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Jul 2006, 22:28
Replies: 11
Views: 1,345
Posted By Dave Martin

Not one to give two hoots about passing aircraft...

Not one to give two hoots about passing aircraft as we get airliners and police helicopters overhead all the time, but this did sound interesting.

Initially the noise was like a very low...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Jul 2006, 18:58
Replies: 11
Views: 1,345
Posted By Dave Martin

Quite an unusual sight (and sound). First...

Quite an unusual sight (and sound).

First two passes were in "aeroplane" mode, then a third much slower pass a while later in something close to helicopter mode and a looser formation, which...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Jul 2006, 18:07
Replies: 11
Views: 1,345
Posted By Dave Martin

V-22s over London?

Was it my imagination or did two V22s wih the ramps down fly over my garden at about 18:50 today? Headed north, then a few minutes later came back in the other direction.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
14th Jul 2006, 14:46
Replies: 22
Views: 1,720
Posted By Dave Martin

Swapping the mousepad should do it. Try using...

Swapping the mousepad should do it. Try using just a blank sheet of white paper or the desk itself.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Jul 2006, 14:03
Replies: 115
Views: 9,373
Posted By Dave Martin

Chimbu chuckles, Slight issue with your...

Chimbu chuckles,

Slight issue with your prediction: oil is indeed much harder to find and extract than ever before - just because there was lots of it once, doesn't mean there will be lots of it...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jul 2006, 09:25
Replies: 83
Views: 9,417
Posted By Dave Martin

SASless, I do recall seeing on television...

SASless,

I do recall seeing on television not so long ago a susbstantial crowd of American Christian zeolots who made it their mission to stand by the roadside and cheer.

All very nice, but...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jul 2006, 11:25
Replies: 137
Views: 14,812
Posted By Dave Martin

Most certainly it had something to do with the...

Most certainly it had something to do with the industrial revolution. However my understanding is the industrial revolution, while important in industrial cities in Europe, most certainly didn't...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jul 2006, 10:50
Replies: 137
Views: 14,812
Posted By Dave Martin

brakedwell, I think you might be missing the...

brakedwell,

I think you might be missing the very far right section in the top graph....and its position on the y-axis, 375 ppmv.

No one denies that all types of industry are the probable cause...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jul 2006, 15:52
Replies: 137
Views: 14,812
Posted By Dave Martin

So against the available evidence you are...

So against the available evidence you are unwilling to accept the high probability that our own CO2 emissions are the defining factor of global warming? That does sound very much like head in the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jul 2006, 14:09
Replies: 137
Views: 14,812
Posted By Dave Martin

And thankfully eco-friendly trains don't have an...

And thankfully eco-friendly trains don't have an adverse affect on the worlds population - aviation produced pollutants do. If you fail to see that point you are failing to see that a very small...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jul 2006, 12:27
Replies: 137
Views: 14,812
Posted By Dave Martin

Brakedwell, Yes hundreds of reactors across...

Brakedwell,

Yes hundreds of reactors across Europe alone in order to provide enough energy, at a massive expense, not to mention decomissioning costs. As I said, I'm all for nuclear as an...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jul 2006, 12:12
Replies: 137
Views: 14,812
Posted By Dave Martin

atyourcervix73, Aviation might only be a bit...

atyourcervix73,

Aviation might only be a bit player, but per passenger it is a heavy producer and frequently it seems so needlessly. This is especially true when the vast majority of the global...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jul 2006, 09:25
Replies: 137
Views: 14,812
Posted By Dave Martin

brakedwell, And just how long will it take...

brakedwell,

And just how long will it take the build the tens, possibly hundreds, of reactors required to do this and where? Then what? Leave aviation to itself, steadily expanding faster than...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jul 2006, 21:00
Replies: 137
Views: 14,812
Posted By Dave Martin

ZBMAN, Well, I guess I must not be green -...

ZBMAN,

Well, I guess I must not be green - I'm all in favour of replacing coal fired stations with nuclear (as a stop-gap). But as I understand it is automotive traffic which is by far the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jul 2006, 11:42
Replies: 137
Views: 14,812
Posted By Dave Martin

ShotOne, There is a massive difference...

ShotOne,

There is a massive difference between the subjective news reports of variable weather and hot summers compared with the science behind global warming theory.

The case is most...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jul 2006, 15:40
Replies: 137
Views: 14,812
Posted By Dave Martin

Brakedwell, Not understanding the science...

Brakedwell,

Not understanding the science behind global warming theory is no justification to ignore it, dissmiss it as some green conspiracy theory, or latch on to any other theory, no matter how...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jul 2006, 13:55
Replies: 137
Views: 14,812
Posted By Dave Martin

transitionlevel, why necessarily? The only...

transitionlevel, why necessarily?

The only real target of this is the lo-co sector, whereas paying an extra £40 on a >£300 airfare is unlikely to deter anyone from flying. At the same time the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jul 2006, 16:03
Replies: 137
Views: 14,812
Posted By Dave Martin

haughtney1, Regardless of the cynicism, I...

haughtney1,

Regardless of the cynicism, I don't consider private industry any better at voluntarily reducing it's emissions or investing potential dividend into expensive and risky R&D.

...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jul 2006, 15:52
Replies: 137
Views: 14,812
Posted By Dave Martin

Quality mate. Do you happen to believe the world...

Quality mate. Do you happen to believe the world is flat and aviation doesn't contribute to pollution?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jul 2006, 15:06
Replies: 137
Views: 14,812
Posted By Dave Martin

angelorange, What better incentive on...

angelorange,

What better incentive on aviation to get it's arse in to gear reducing emissions than a massive tax that threatening its very survival? This is the argument put forward for how we...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
3rd Jul 2006, 12:23
Replies: 40
Views: 2,725
Posted By Dave Martin

Boogie-nicey, I'd take exception to the...

Boogie-nicey,

I'd take exception to the comment about left-wing tendencies, but everyone here is more or less on the same track I think.

The reality for most kids though is that there are no...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
3rd Jul 2006, 12:10
Replies: 40
Views: 2,725
Posted By Dave Martin

Groundloop, I would have thought most people...

Groundloop,

I would have thought most people turning up to an organisation like OAT will be doing their utmost to pelase and conform anyway. When I was there for a sponsorship briefing, the...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
2nd Jul 2006, 20:13
Replies: 179
Views: 19,520
Posted By Dave Martin

Sharky, I'm not eligible this year so all I...

Sharky,

I'm not eligible this year so all I can comment on was last year.

There were 12 applicants to the final stage of which 6 were required. I gather it is the same situation this year.
...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
2nd Jul 2006, 13:17
Replies: 40
Views: 2,725
Posted By Dave Martin

Captwannabe, I think you miss my points. ...

Captwannabe,

I think you miss my points.

No one questions the requirement that you follow company guidelines and present yourself to a high standard when on the job - a footballer would not...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
2nd Jul 2006, 12:54
Replies: 40
Views: 2,725
Posted By Dave Martin

BEagle, This isn't a new thing though. I...

BEagle,

This isn't a new thing though. I have scores of CVs coming across my desk in a typical week, from applicants still completing PhD's to Professors nearing retirement age. The presentation...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
30th Jun 2006, 21:31
Replies: 40
Views: 2,725
Posted By Dave Martin

Captwannabe, I have no dress standard and the...

Captwannabe,
I have no dress standard and the people I work with have no dress standard - yet they constitute some of the UK's top experts in their field. Uniforms are not part of life, they are...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
29th Jun 2006, 16:29
Replies: 179
Views: 19,520
Posted By Dave Martin

EGCC, With all due respect, why would anyone...

EGCC,

With all due respect, why would anyone necessarily want to spend 5 years and £35,000 going modular with no guarantee of a job at the end of it either?

You could have a PhD/Msc or MBA...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
27th Jun 2006, 15:11
Replies: 179
Views: 19,520
Posted By Dave Martin

PP, I'm not even eligible for this scheme so I'm...

PP, I'm not even eligible for this scheme so I'm not coming from a pro-OAT standpoint, but I think you are missing a fundamental plus of this scheme.

Who can fund modular or integrated training? ...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
23rd Jun 2006, 15:46
Replies: 178
Views: 24,305
Posted By Dave Martin

Boogie-nicey, I somewhat second that. As a...

Boogie-nicey,

I somewhat second that. As a child aviation enthusiast the first and main access to a stick and rudder I could get was through the various, basic, flight simulators on offer on PCs....
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
21st Jun 2006, 08:57
Replies: 179
Views: 19,520
Posted By Dave Martin

Pilot Pete, With all due respect, everyone...

Pilot Pete,

With all due respect, everyone is aware the offer is conditional. No airline in its right mind will make an absolute offer and as OAT made clear last year, in the unlikely event that...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Jun 2006, 12:05
Replies: 16
Views: 1,210
Posted By Dave Martin

Go for it, you'll likely have no problems at all....

Go for it, you'll likely have no problems at all.

Most of the older pilots (as in, the majority of pilots) at our club made the choice between golf and gliding - it seems gliding is the winner.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
12th Jun 2006, 11:14
Replies: 388
Views: 77,380
Posted By Dave Martin

Surely that is the nub of the argument. At...

Surely that is the nub of the argument.

At the end of the day the modular/integrated argument is pointless on a pedagogical level. Both deliver good training and I am sure the majority of...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
15th May 2006, 17:21
Replies: 1
Views: 670
Posted By Dave Martin

Alpha version surely?

Alpha version surely?
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2006, 18:36
Replies: 115
Views: 16,332
Posted By Dave Martin

Maple, Print bias is a fact of life though. ...

Maple,

Print bias is a fact of life though. A massive contributing factor in Bliar getting in to power in the first place was the support he received from The Sun. You can't on one hand complain...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Apr 2006, 10:43
Replies: 101
Views: 13,766
Posted By Dave Martin

Dct_Bombi, Not sure you live in the same...

Dct_Bombi,

Not sure you live in the same world as the rest of us, but pocketing 15-20K a year? Earning 25K a year in London, paying rent, living a pretty frugal lifestyle....I'm lucky to put 5K...
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