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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Aug 2006, 16:31
Replies: 219
Views: 42,679
Posted By Thunderball 2

Sorry, gatwicknose, didn't mean to put your name...

Sorry, gatwicknose, didn't mean to put your name in quotes, made a mess of the technology.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Aug 2006, 12:35
Replies: 52
Views: 20,156
Posted By Thunderball 2

I played a key role in starting a major low cost...

I played a key role in starting a major low cost carrier some years ago. I've also created and run businesses that have given employment to over 100 aircrew and over 200 cabin crew.

What have you...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Aug 2006, 09:56
Replies: 52
Views: 20,156
Posted By Thunderball 2

Apron Appreciate your comments and support. ...

Apron

Appreciate your comments and support.

Alexban

About 40 posts ago I said:
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Aug 2006, 23:08
Replies: 52
Views: 20,156
Posted By Thunderball 2

Mods, any chance of putting this pathetic thread...

Mods, any chance of putting this pathetic thread out of its misery?
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Aug 2006, 21:30
Replies: 52
Views: 20,156
Posted By Thunderball 2

Alexban Okay, but this is positively my last...

Alexban

Okay, but this is positively my last post on this thread:

- Highlight and copy the text (3 seconds)
- Open a Word document and paste the copied text into it (3 seconds)
- Go to...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Aug 2006, 00:56
Replies: 52
Views: 20,156
Posted By Thunderball 2

Going nowhere, guys. The real world went that...

Going nowhere, guys. The real world went that way. Talk amongst yourselves.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2006, 08:25
Replies: 52
Views: 20,156
Posted By Thunderball 2

Doug the Head, You (literally)...

Doug the Head,



You (literally) couldn't be more wrong on all six counts, Doug. And I've got nothing to do with Low Cost.

Get real or stop posting about serious issues on Pprune.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2006, 23:46
Replies: 52
Views: 20,156
Posted By Thunderball 2

Ponsi, You're trying to imagine where I...

Ponsi,

You're trying to imagine where I work? I'll tell you; I work in the real world of 2006, where the all businesses - and the people who work for them - must constantly seek and implement new...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2006, 15:29
Replies: 52
Views: 20,156
Posted By Thunderball 2

That last post contained 134 words, of which all...

That last post contained 134 words, of which all but 15 were absolute rubbish.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Aug 2006, 14:28
Replies: 52
Views: 20,156
Posted By Thunderball 2

Stampe/Doug the Head I wouldn't have any...

Stampe/Doug the Head

I wouldn't have any faith in a crew who were obsessed by consuming crew meals and mocked and smirked at another company's representative who was preparing a cabin while they...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Aug 2006, 23:28
Replies: 3
Views: 1,423
Posted By Thunderball 2

ASFKAP You didn't read my post, did you? ...

ASFKAP

You didn't read my post, did you? Did you by any chance look at the link? My post was what is known as a parody. It was, I freely admit, sarcastic, but in a well-intentioned and humourous...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Aug 2006, 23:28
Replies: 3
Views: 1,423
Posted By Thunderball 2

For all B737-500 pilots; - Height (to tip of...

For all B737-500 pilots;

- Height (to tip of the fin) is 11.1 metres - so think BAC1-11
- Length is 31.0 metres - so think A310
- Track is 5.2 metres - so think Junkers 52.
- Span is 28.9...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
5th Aug 2006, 23:16
Replies: 5
Views: 1,434
Posted By Thunderball 2

Hey popay, are you by any chance refering to the...

Hey popay, are you by any chance refering to the Blue Wings that's a young, ambitious company based at Bocholt, Germany, with its home base at Dusseldorf? Is this the German Carrier Blue Wings that...
Forum: Freight Dogs
3rd Aug 2006, 16:32
Replies: 1
Views: 1,287
Posted By Thunderball 2

I believe that LoadAir does not yet have an AOC....

I believe that LoadAir does not yet have an AOC. But Air Cargo News gives the Commercial Manager as one Peter Cross, who (I think) is either ex-BA or ex-LH Cargo.
Forum: Tech Log
31st Jul 2006, 21:08
Replies: 13
Views: 8,626
Posted By Thunderball 2

Wow....ignoring high vibration indication at only...

Wow....ignoring high vibration indication at only 40 knots. But was the 5.2 index seen and commented upon, or only learned of afterwards? If seen at the time then the PIC should be politely forced to...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Jul 2006, 09:55
Replies: 39
Views: 4,354
Posted By Thunderball 2

For me personally, "all of the above" (except...

For me personally, "all of the above" (except where they are mutually-exclusive, of course!).

But - at the risk of going off-thread - something that really, genuinely surprises me is how often you...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jul 2006, 23:16
Replies: 197
Views: 67,751
Posted By Thunderball 2

This is Pinal Air Park at Marana, Arizona, near...

This is Pinal Air Park at Marana, Arizona, near Tucson.

Most notable, perhaps, for the Beechcraft Starship fleet in storage there.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jul 2006, 01:39
Replies: 197
Views: 67,751
Posted By Thunderball 2

Conspiracy theorists come back, all is...

Conspiracy theorists come back, all is forgiven......

I thought I'd just check again the US counterpart to Burghfield, which is the Pantex facility outside Amarillo, to see if they also had these...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jul 2006, 01:18
Replies: 197
Views: 67,751
Posted By Thunderball 2

51°24'25.56"N 1°01'06.83"W - and you need to go...

51°24'25.56"N 1°01'06.83"W - and you need to go in really close, maybe 900 feet.

The towers are obviously lightning conductors, as seen around the Air Force Titan pads at Cape Canaveral. But the...
Forum: Cabin Crew
27th Jul 2006, 22:02
Replies: 1,224
Views: 1,316,051
Posted By Thunderball 2

Not really the right place for this, but mention...

Not really the right place for this, but mention of our friends in the USA reminds me of the Congresswoman who, after collecting her luggage off the carousel, got one of her staffers to write to the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Jul 2006, 09:52
Replies: 264
Views: 77,500
Posted By Thunderball 2

BOAC That's a constructive, responsible and...

BOAC
That's a constructive, responsible and sound contribution, and entirely appropriate.
But for the rest of us, never forget that life is not always that tidy. In the real world you can't...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jul 2006, 20:13
Replies: 264
Views: 77,500
Posted By Thunderball 2

To say it's only a minority investor who wants to...

To say it's only a minority investor who wants to offload his shares is a bit like saying that your house isn't really on the market, it's just that the building society wants their money back. Not a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jul 2006, 18:23
Replies: 264
Views: 77,500
Posted By Thunderball 2

Paul Wilson, "Just never ever believe...

Paul Wilson,

"Just never ever believe headline profit/loss figures for Private companies"

....hmmmm. Human nature doesn't change just because a company is an airline, but what does mark...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jul 2006, 20:46
Replies: 260
Views: 59,880
Posted By Thunderball 2

The Bradfordboy quote will have been manufactured...

The Bradfordboy quote will have been manufactured by the man behind Whoflu, including the bit about wanting to hear from people who may be travelling later in the year.

Any thread about WhoFlu...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jul 2006, 23:53
Replies: 260
Views: 59,880
Posted By Thunderball 2

In fact they've paid cash for the XB70 prototype...

In fact they've paid cash for the XB70 prototype from the Smithsonian, which is currently at Groom Lake having cryogenic boosters fitted to enable it to take the entire WhoFlu management team to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jun 2006, 10:04
Replies: 260
Views: 59,880
Posted By Thunderball 2

30W, you say that this thread has been "full of...

30W, you say that this thread has been "full of dreamers", and superficially this would appear to be the case. But in reality it's only the WhoFlu? people themselves who will have been posting this...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
24th Jun 2006, 15:35
Replies: 106
Views: 26,886
Posted By Thunderball 2

This thread should be closed and sent to the...

This thread should be closed and sent to the Pprune Hall of Fame. It's a classic of its kind, a double helix of two intertwined threads, one a fairly serious discussion about power politics in the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
22nd Jun 2006, 22:59
Replies: 106
Views: 26,886
Posted By Thunderball 2

The problem with Prune is that either - no...

The problem with Prune is that either

- no one reads the posts (true much of the time), or
- no one knows anything about commercial aviation.

Okay, slightly sweeping statements(!). But this...
Forum: Cabin Crew
22nd Jun 2006, 22:32
Replies: 7
Views: 3,093
Posted By Thunderball 2

Virgin82 There is a strict policy of no...

Virgin82

There is a strict policy of no advertising on Pprune.

This thread is purely contrived advertising for MaxJet. You may be kidding some people, but you're not kidding me.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jun 2006, 23:07
Replies: 219
Views: 42,679
Posted By Thunderball 2

FEBA Cut the guy some slack - you're way out...

FEBA

Cut the guy some slack - you're way out of line;

- This forum is full of speculation about Flyjet.
- It's a confused picture for staff and clients.
- Someone from Flyjet management posts...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jun 2006, 00:47
Replies: 16
Views: 2,210
Posted By Thunderball 2

Archimedes - nice one.:ok: Also enjoyed the...

Archimedes - nice one.:ok:

Also enjoyed the uncharacteristic attitude of Jeremy Paxman....either he's a closet UFO enthusiast or he'd soiled his underwear, or both. Can't think of any other...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jun 2006, 00:36
Replies: 12
Views: 10,426
Posted By Thunderball 2

There's a very real story here waiting to get...

There's a very real story here waiting to get out.....but you won't find it by reading this thread.

There is a need for a new Forum - or maybe a new website - to be created in which it is...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jun 2006, 22:27
Replies: 12
Views: 10,426
Posted By Thunderball 2

spannersatcx In all fairness your comment -...

spannersatcx
In all fairness your comment - "the report is journo licence to exagerate the facts. Which at this time are unknown!" - would seem to be entirely inappropriate. There is absolutely no...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jun 2006, 23:56
Replies: 219
Views: 42,679
Posted By Thunderball 2

Just checked the reviews as suggested by GW76 and...

Just checked the reviews as suggested by GW76 and Nightrider (http://www.carsurvey.org/air/index.html). Hmmm.......does look slightly odd, I agree. But as for the idea, Hoey50 and others, that...
Forum: Tech Log
29th May 2006, 04:31
Replies: 4
Views: 2,253
Posted By Thunderball 2

Dan Winterland is right - either one or two ACTs...

Dan Winterland is right - either one or two ACTs are often fitted to A321s. Despite what Airbus would like us all to believe, in practical operation the A321 is often short on range for charter...
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