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Forum: Rotorheads
7th Mar 2024, 13:26
Replies: 25
Views: 2,711
Posted By parabellum

I flew an AB206A in 1968, great when it was...

I flew an AB206A in 1968, great when it was going, which was most of the time. On one otherwise normal work day, cruising at 700', (low cloud base), 4 pax plus self when a loud bang from the engine...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Mar 2024, 11:47
Replies: 59
Views: 10,978
Posted By parabellum

Cover the cage with a towel or small blanket, pet...

Cover the cage with a towel or small blanket, pet goes to sleep.
Forum: Questions
7th Feb 2024, 09:53
Replies: 2
Views: 594
Posted By parabellum

The size of the bag will depend on the time you...

The size of the bag will depend on the time you are away from base. One or two nights usually hand baggage stowed on the flight deck, long haul usually hold baggage, enough changes of both civilian...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
7th Feb 2024, 09:23
Replies: 18
Views: 4,939
Posted By parabellum

"Lastly, yes, many pilots already had to sit...

"Lastly, yes, many pilots already had to sit through 5 years of seniority stagnation 15 years ago when the mandatory retirement age was raised from 60 to 65."
That is a very novel way of putting it,...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
23rd Sep 2022, 15:44
Replies: 12
Views: 2,968
Posted By parabellum

Strange isn't it, pax complaining about sharing a...

Strange isn't it, pax complaining about sharing a facility with crew or objecting to the captain taking his meal in first class yet the same pax would scratch each others eyes out to get an invite to...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
23rd Sep 2022, 15:36
Replies: 22
Views: 3,792
Posted By parabellum

Quite often the person chartering the aircraft or...

Quite often the person chartering the aircraft or if a company aircraft then the company owning the aircraft will insist on two crew as, in most cases, the pax are VIP in one form or another. Also...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jun 2022, 13:29
Replies: 61
Views: 28,627
Posted By parabellum

Among foreign airlines Singapore Airlines can be...

Among foreign airlines Singapore Airlines can be counted as operating a crewing system very similar to that of Delta, always erring on the side of safety, certainly during the ten years I was a...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Nov 2021, 16:43
Replies: 49
Views: 14,668
Posted By parabellum

I flew the -744 with the P&W4056 engine and had...

I flew the -744 with the P&W4056 engine and had cause to shut one down half way back across the Pacific, SFO to HKG. It was because we were getting a fuel flow filter warning light. The only time I...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Sep 2021, 11:06
Replies: 264
Views: 100,003
Posted By parabellum

fergusd said:fully automated planes are more than...

fergusd said:fully automated planes are more than possible,
but still not probable.

Even if the normal Hulls and Liabilities insurance market will accept them, which is a big ask, the War Risks...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
8th Aug 2021, 09:59
Replies: 12
Views: 1,874
Posted By parabellum

Thanks andytug and jimjim1, living in an old...

Thanks andytug and jimjim1, living in an old house with thick walls I also suspect that some of the speed drop is caused by that.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
26th Jul 2021, 09:41
Replies: 12
Views: 1,874
Posted By parabellum

Thanks Thirsty and EGTE, plenty there for me to...

Thanks Thirsty and EGTE, plenty there for me to digest! will work my way through the lists. Much appreciated..
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
25th Jul 2021, 18:59
Replies: 12
Views: 1,874
Posted By parabellum

Jetcollie: Card is 802.11n so up to date there,...

Jetcollie: Card is 802.11n so up to date there, thanks for your suggestion though,made me look!

Spec-aircrew: Will do an ethernet check, not practical without moving from room but that may explain...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
21st Jul 2021, 10:34
Replies: 12
Views: 1,874
Posted By parabellum

Fibre to the door speed - variation

Some ideas please. I recently upgraded to BT fibre to the door, top speed 150mbs, guaranteed minimum speed 100mbs. Using www.fast.com my Apple iPhone and iPad both show speed somewhere between 120...
Forum: Middle East
19th Jul 2021, 14:06
Replies: 36
Views: 37,503
Posted By parabellum

Very few airlines offer a commuting contract now....

Very few airlines offer a commuting contract now. Saudia itself used only to offer expatriate contracts with fairly relaxed, (but no alcohol), accommodation in expatriate enclosed...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
5th Jul 2021, 14:59
Replies: 91
Views: 35,439
Posted By parabellum

Two points not yet mentioned. Terrorist attack...

Two points not yet mentioned.
Terrorist attack and insurance cover.

A dedicated, trained and suicidal terrorist unit taking over or disabling an en route control facility, with jamming equipment...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd May 2021, 10:16
Replies: 25
Views: 16,776
Posted By parabellum

And when we are all back to 'normal', be it old...

And when we are all back to 'normal', be it old or new, the cry will go up from management, "Loads are up but yields are down so we won't be reviewing salaries this year". ;)
Forum: Middle East
3rd May 2021, 14:01
Replies: 21
Views: 21,400
Posted By parabellum

Cantbebothered- Might be worth remembering that...

Cantbebothered- Might be worth remembering that it is AUH who have the money, backed by oil, Dubai oil is minimal, if at all. Was there first in 1969 and Dubai was the poor relation even then. The...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Apr 2021, 10:50
Replies: 24
Views: 17,791
Posted By parabellum

My first flight to a Scandinavian country would...

My first flight to a Scandinavian country would have been about forty years ago and even then it was not uncommon for officials to board an aircraft and carry out random breathalyser tests on the...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
6th Mar 2021, 12:13
Replies: 11
Views: 6,746
Posted By parabellum

No need to swim Oasis, literally hundreds of...

No need to swim Oasis, literally hundreds of abandoned rubber boats in the Dover area, take your pick! ;)
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Feb 2021, 10:41
Replies: 84
Views: 42,035
Posted By parabellum

Not sure 'Multi Billion dollars' is fair in this...

Not sure 'Multi Billion dollars' is fair in this case as much of the B747- 800 R & D was carried forward from the -400 series and the B747, as an aircraft, was an overall success for Boeing. I doubt...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Feb 2021, 15:04
Replies: 16
Views: 4,628
Posted By parabellum

I agree with most of the posts above. Know the...

I agree with most of the posts above. Know the nature of the problem. Pass the details to base engineering and flight ops, they may have some necessary input regarding the whereabouts of engineering...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Nov 2020, 11:01
Replies: 1
Views: 1,501
Posted By parabellum

You may have to Google operators who used or are...

You may have to Google operators who used or are using the CF6 engine if no other source turns up.
Forum: Tech Log
28th Oct 2020, 11:37
Replies: 21
Views: 13,810
Posted By parabellum

Well, if this had happened any further South East...

Well, if this had happened any further South East than Calais I would expect major amounts of dollars to change hands and then the law would be changed to allow their exit but as it is in the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Oct 2020, 10:33
Replies: 17
Views: 15,397
Posted By parabellum

Sounds as though the airline has fallen into the...

Sounds as though the airline has fallen into the hands of the Irish mafia? That being the case, when they do start to recruit again guess where those pilots will come from!
Forum: Tech Log
1st Oct 2020, 11:50
Replies: 23
Views: 10,655
Posted By parabellum

I prefer the brown flight deck because it meant I...

I prefer the brown flight deck because it meant I had moved up from the B737 to B757/767!:)
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Sep 2020, 10:16
Replies: 29
Views: 8,289
Posted By parabellum

My guess is whatever Harry flies it will be a...

My guess is whatever Harry flies it will be a twin.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Sep 2020, 12:56
Replies: 129
Views: 48,153
Posted By parabellum

Way back in the mists of time Davis, in his book,...

Way back in the mists of time Davis, in his book, "Handling the Big Jets" said that the only aircraft to benefit from aerodynamic breaking was a delta wing and I think gave the Vulcan as an example.
Forum: Tech Log
1st Aug 2020, 06:29
Replies: 78
Views: 18,861
Posted By parabellum

I challenge that extraordinary claim. Aviation is...

I challenge that extraordinary claim. Aviation is in three dimensions. If everything goes belly up a train can be stopped, indeed the entire system can be stopped until the problems are sorted out. ...
Forum: Tech Log
31st Jul 2020, 06:09
Replies: 6
Views: 2,084
Posted By parabellum

From memory, also a long time ago, I think Megan...

From memory, also a long time ago, I think Megan is right on the money. Take off being a critical phase of flight fuel feed had to be tank to engine.
Forum: Tech Log
29th Jul 2020, 09:10
Replies: 16
Views: 4,070
Posted By parabellum

Memory items are usually the 'boxed' items in the...

Memory items are usually the 'boxed' items in the QRH, including things like fires and some equipment failures.
Forum: Tech Log
29th Jul 2020, 08:06
Replies: 78
Views: 18,861
Posted By parabellum

Easy Street said: " Well the...

Easy Street said: "

Well the insurers/underwriters that I know and remember won't be campaigning for it at all. Underwriters have their Names or shareholders that they are responsible to, if they...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Jul 2020, 09:52
Replies: 78
Views: 18,861
Posted By parabellum

Now find an insurer to insure not the plane but...

Now find an insurer to insure not the plane but the passengers and third party liability, don't hold your breath. The control of the aircraft will have to be impervious to interference by terrorists...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Jul 2020, 08:27
Replies: 14
Views: 3,375
Posted By parabellum

Horses for courses. There always was, is and for...

Horses for courses. There always was, is and for some time to come be a place for the S61. The A380 should never have left the drawing board, only ever going to fill a small niche market. The B777...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jul 2020, 11:31
Replies: 178
Views: 56,821
Posted By parabellum

The final day will be the day Boeing dismantle...

The final day will be the day Boeing dismantle the tooling for the aircraft and replace it with the tooling for another type, all the time the tooling exists the line can restart, not quickly but...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2020, 12:06
Replies: 223
Views: 60,804
Posted By parabellum

I get very irritated when partially educated...

I get very irritated when partially educated students and their hangers-on try to cancel out British history. History is neither there to be liked or disliked, it is a record and a reminder. To...
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