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Forum: Rumours & News
24th Sep 2009, 19:32
Replies: 47
Views: 13,983
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

I feel a LOT safer with the locked doors, with my...

I feel a LOT safer with the locked doors, with my cockpit-crew colleague peering through the peep-hole, wanting to pop out to the toilet, but not daring to open the door because there is a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Aug 2009, 21:15
Replies: 71
Views: 7,054
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

If this is the case then why are they not...

If this is the case then why are they not worrying about "innocent" Australian air-side workers who could be "coerced"? Workers such as engineers, caterers, baggage handlers. None of them, not ONE...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st May 2009, 02:20
Replies: 11
Views: 1,021
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Every bag, whether checked or carry-on, is...

Every bag, whether checked or carry-on, is x-rayed at LAX. If they don't like what they see, the TSA nazis will open the bag/container, forcefully if necessary. and not in your presence.

If,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th May 2009, 00:05
Replies: 23
Views: 4,434
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Well, there's another good reason to leave the...

Well, there's another good reason to leave the Cabin Defect Log with the CSM......
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Apr 2009, 07:00
Replies: 143
Views: 36,572
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Isn't this the country that recently announced...

Isn't this the country that recently announced that liquid restrictions are to be LIFTED by the end of the year, with the advent of new machines? What the.......?

I can see it now: by the end of...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2009, 15:43
Replies: 952
Views: 525,897
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

You're kidding - these guys were loaded onto...

You're kidding - these guys were loaded onto another jet and got the hell out of Aus before speaking with safety authorities?? I hope that's incorrect.....

At fault or not at fault, you DON'T do...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Mar 2009, 00:15
Replies: 39
Views: 5,567
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

No it's not, RENURPP. It's the end result of...

No it's not, RENURPP. It's the end result of years of politics following the Hamilton Is crash all those years ago. You the one: where the post-mortem on the pilot found a tiny trace of cannabis...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Mar 2009, 18:49
Replies: 35
Views: 5,341
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Yet another degenerated thread that highlights...

Yet another degenerated thread that highlights why professional pilots have pretty much abandoned D & G Reporting Points.....
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Mar 2009, 00:59
Replies: 75
Views: 37,250
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Therein lies the heart of the issue: true...

Therein lies the heart of the issue: true piloting skill is viewed as priceless or valueless ("The pilot saved my life, you can't put a price on that!" vs "Pilots love their job so much they'd...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Feb 2009, 04:57
Replies: 3
Views: 1,661
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Ahh thanks; sorry, didn't realise DJ jungle-jet...

Ahh thanks; sorry, didn't realise DJ jungle-jet news was "general aviation". :rolleyes: Mods - please delete if you wish.... :O
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Feb 2009, 04:52
Replies: 3
Views: 1,661
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

DJ Doing More "Shedding" or "Shredding"...

From The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 Feb 09

Virgin Blue jet shreds tyre on take-off

February 23, 2009 - 8:34AM

A...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
22nd Feb 2009, 20:16
Replies: 29
Views: 4,962
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Not privy to what the new CX procedures are, I...

Not privy to what the new CX procedures are, I will say this: I reckon the Qantas seat-belt procedures are probably the best anywhere, so any alignment by CX towards QF's procs is a good thing. ...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
26th Dec 2008, 10:55
Replies: 16
Views: 3,581
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Why don't you guys at CX wear headsets above...

Why don't you guys at CX wear headsets above FL150 anyway? And noise-canceling ones at that?

I spent 5 years on QF B744's using regular headsets (before noise-canceling ones were installed). It...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Dec 2008, 01:42
Replies: 79
Views: 54,726
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Umm, on a probability basis, an in-flight...

Umm, on a probability basis, an in-flight technical emergency is far more likely than an attempt to take over the flight deck! Or have we truly let emotion take over when we think the security...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Dec 2008, 22:49
Replies: 37
Views: 6,683
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Mr Buzzy - you are so right. I don't know of...

Mr Buzzy - you are so right. I don't know of anyone who properly reads those bull$#!t SYD taxiway Notams. Too many, too convoluted, too hard, too little time. One day something important will be...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Dec 2008, 22:23
Replies: 79
Views: 54,726
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

This is unbelievable. All it's going to take...

This is unbelievable.

All it's going to take is something like a decompression with the designated Commander of the aircraft stuck down the back of that massive cabin on oxygen, and then perhaps...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Nov 2008, 20:03
Replies: 119
Views: 29,079
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

NZ1009, on all Qantas Boeing aircraft the flaps...

NZ1009, on all Qantas Boeing aircraft the flaps are lowered to the take-off position BEFORE the engineer walks away from the aircraft and BEFORE the aircraft commences taxiing away. Can't comment on...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Nov 2008, 12:06
Replies: 7
Views: 1,188
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Thanks, Biggles, yeah I was aware of that Notam...

Thanks, Biggles, yeah I was aware of that Notam and change.... maybe that is the reason (and I wondered this also) but you'd think the change annotation would be something other than simply "Proc...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Nov 2008, 21:34
Replies: 7
Views: 1,188
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Could someone please elaborate on why it's now...

Could someone please elaborate on why it's now "TWO"? I was discussing this with a regular BK user the other day. He is extremely well organised, uses Jepps and is aware of the change but not the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Nov 2008, 21:52
Replies: 24
Views: 3,541
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

And another clarification: 16R takeoffs at F...

And another clarification: 16R takeoffs at F from the international side are no longer permitted. Presume somebody has blown away a can recently from the remote stands near F ????
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Nov 2008, 07:12
Replies: 24
Views: 3,541
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Diversion and Curfew

I'm quite surprised this hasn't been commented on here yet:

Flight snagged by curfew rules - Travel - smh.com.au...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Oct 2008, 13:07
Replies: 29
Views: 2,880
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Di-Vosh, in answer to your question, having not...

Di-Vosh, in answer to your question, having not been on the -400 for about 3 years now, I have to rely on my spies. And they advise that is still very much the case on most occasions....... :eek::ok:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Oct 2008, 07:59
Replies: 29
Views: 2,880
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Well the QF ones get you into the Church, in...

Well the QF ones get you into the Church, in London, for free!! :}
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Oct 2008, 01:22
Replies: 402
Views: 148,108
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

FFS.... Facts: Aircraft blew a tyre during...

FFS....

Facts: Aircraft blew a tyre during departure FRA. No indications of any other damage. Upon arrival it turned out that a gear sensor had been taken out by the tyre, so crew got GEAR...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Oct 2008, 01:03
Replies: 30
Views: 2,972
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Now days the pilot cowers behind the reinforced...

Now days the pilot cowers behind the reinforced door and peers through a little peek-hole in the door before going out into the cabin (for toilet, speak to F/A, etc). And if there is a small child...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Oct 2008, 06:35
Replies: 63
Views: 12,780
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Anybody tried snapping the plastic knives Qantas...

Anybody tried snapping the plastic knives Qantas gives you? The result is a darn sight more dangerous than a blunt, metal butter-knife!

Everybody knows it, nobody wants to admit it or do anything...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Oct 2008, 21:52
Replies: 27
Views: 7,576
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Keg, mate, you really need to stop being so...

Keg, mate, you really need to stop being so precious. This is no different to hearing the news through the TV, radio or hearing the scuttlebutt on the flight deck or in a crew room. No name was...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Oct 2008, 05:57
Replies: 434
Views: 62,515
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

What's all this got to do with the thread title:...

What's all this got to do with the thread title: "Qantas: The Trashing Of A Brand" ?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Sep 2008, 13:11
Replies: 37
Views: 4,537
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Pontius, the word from a -400 mate of mine is...

Pontius, the word from a -400 mate of mine is that the shut-down occurred much earlier - somewhere just past Afghanistan. If so, then they would have been tighter on gas for LHR; and LHR actually...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Aug 2008, 14:38
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,463
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Well guys, as hard as it might be to believe a...

Well guys, as hard as it might be to believe a bottle could follow such a trajectory, the evidence is there that it did just as described. The green paint smears and the impact damage prove it.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2008, 03:24
Replies: 1,107
Views: 212,083
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

El #, not completely true. As we know, after...

El #, not completely true. As we know, after you've passed through security at many airports you'll have the opportunity to purchase duty-free, bottles of water, coffee, etc. For Australia-bound...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jul 2008, 17:18
Replies: 30
Views: 2,957
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Any of these Rockport shoes, containing...

Any of these Rockport shoes, containing non-metallic Fiberlon shanks, work brilliantly. Mine have never, ever, set off the nazis' machines. Put the shoes through the X-ray machines once just to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Jul 2008, 11:00
Replies: 33
Views: 5,926
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Yep. 3% p.a. for the next 5 years. yes, 5 years...

Yep. 3% p.a. for the next 5 years. yes, 5 years

I reckon you long haul blokes ought to see if you can join the ALAEA!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Jul 2008, 23:16
Replies: 83
Views: 7,969
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

What's the big deal? Because if the muppets...

What's the big deal?

Because if the muppets are paranoid about a pilot being blackmailed and forced to bring a deadly bottle of water onto the plane, then they ought to be just a tad concerned...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jul 2008, 00:21
Replies: 152
Views: 26,375
Posted By Ron & Edna Johns

Carrier said: Wrong. This would have to be...

Carrier said:

Wrong. This would have to be one of the most incorrect clichés ever.

When customers start verbally and/or physically assaulting front-line staff (even if the customers have...
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