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23rd Sep 2014, 09:39
Replies: 20
Views: 6,893
Posted By TopTup

So too was Air India back in 2009. Several audits...

So too was Air India back in 2009. Several audits by the US FAA and ICAO due an ever growing "show cause" list. They were threatened with ICAO and FAA Cat 2. Then the lobby groups kicked in and AI...
19th Nov 2013, 08:42
Replies: 12
Views: 15,264
Posted By TopTup

Do not use that book! Guys like me and other...

Do not use that book!

Guys like me and other (major) airlines ask questions from that book knowing they are wrong to see the standard of study of the applicant / student / pilot being graded.
...
12th Aug 2013, 09:48
Replies: 4
Views: 2,714
Posted By TopTup

avi8tor87....(and others), take this with the...

avi8tor87....(and others), take this with the kindest of intentions. You must work on your grammar. I know this is just a forum but there is a word in the name of it, "Professional" pilots. Habits...
16th Jul 2013, 10:12
Replies: 130
Views: 42,150
Posted By TopTup

Johnny - I'll leave this thread alone to wallow...

Johnny - I'll leave this thread alone to wallow in the depths of idiocy you advocate.

Your English and grammar still expose you as an illiterate fool while you try to argue that at me.

There is...
16th Jul 2013, 05:35
Replies: 130
Views: 42,150
Posted By TopTup

Still can't see the failure of my interpretation...

Still can't see the failure of my interpretation of your words. I will plead guilty to a failure to comprehend your incessant pathetic grammar, spelling and punctuation which may have attributed to...
15th Jul 2013, 02:56
Replies: 130
Views: 42,150
Posted By TopTup

How much of this kid's CV is utter BS? So at...

How much of this kid's CV is utter BS? So at you're not even 20 years of age yet, so of course you're 19 years old. Apart from the tertiary credentials you claim to have (ie must of started...
9th Jul 2013, 07:16
Replies: 130
Views: 42,150
Posted By TopTup

It is entirely about the effort. If you need...

It is entirely about the effort.

If you need a sponsor (as I agree in such countries you do) then have they tried? Difficult? YES! Chances of success? Minimal at best. Tried? NO! Nothing ventured,...
9th Jul 2013, 01:40
Replies: 130
Views: 42,150
Posted By TopTup

So Raman is just "lucky" and that's it? Of course...

So Raman is just "lucky" and that's it? Of course it couldn't of had anything to do with him researching, applying and doing whatever it takes to get the job? He got "lucky" because he TRIED. So many...
8th Jul 2013, 13:09
Replies: 130
Views: 42,150
Posted By TopTup

Is that yet another whining excuse Apache? (I...

Is that yet another whining excuse Apache? (I don't call you "Captain" because you are not one). Too hard? Can't be bothered even trying? And to think the many hundreds if not thousands of fresh CPL...
7th Jul 2013, 06:17
Replies: 130
Views: 42,150
Posted By TopTup

And that's just it: former (Indian) wannabes...

And that's just it: former (Indian) wannabes write here about their first hand experiences from training to landing that first job. Others with first hand experience of Indian aviation also comment....
2nd Jul 2013, 07:34
Replies: 130
Views: 42,150
Posted By TopTup

And occasionally a 4th kind like Aditya who had...

And occasionally a 4th kind like Aditya who had the professionalism to ask for advice, took the advice, studied countless hours to earn his way into a position that lead to a job and the beginning of...
2nd Jul 2013, 03:57
Replies: 130
Views: 42,150
Posted By TopTup

A 3rd kind: The kind who whole heatedly...

A 3rd kind:

The kind who whole heatedly believe that opportunity comes from a wallet alone. That cash for credentials should equal 4 bars upon payment and that real knowledge borne from experience...
2nd Jul 2013, 03:44
Replies: 16
Views: 7,309
Posted By TopTup

Classical conditioning is the term...... ...

Classical conditioning is the term......

http://psychology.about.com/od/classicalconditioning/a/pavlovs-dogs.htm:mad:
2nd May 2013, 09:22
Replies: 35
Views: 8,595
Posted By TopTup

There is no shortage of real pilots. There...

There is no shortage of real pilots.

There is a severe shortage of airlines willing to pay for experienced pilots, train to high standards and therefore recruit the most suitable pilots. Look at...
13th Mar 2013, 13:22
Replies: 12
Views: 4,980
Posted By TopTup

What a great send off! THAT WAS CLASS. Some...

What a great send off! THAT WAS CLASS.

Some airlines are far from that nice & have a trick up their sleeve:- have heard of it from a guy who was warned & later experienced it:

Final flight &...
21st Feb 2013, 20:55
Replies: 30
Views: 5,415
Posted By TopTup

How so? This entire web site's name defines its...

How so? This entire web site's name defines its natural existence. The actualities define a far different result though....

AI let alone the DGCA at the very least owe those under their umbrella...
21st Feb 2013, 06:33
Replies: 30
Views: 5,415
Posted By TopTup

For the slow ones.... Look at the top left corner...

For the slow ones.... Look at the top left corner of this web page:

"Professional Pilots Rumour Network"

Why are the ignorant ones the first to pounce? Especially when the word "professional"...
21st Feb 2013, 01:55
Replies: 30
Views: 5,415
Posted By TopTup

Put crap in, get crap out. Sort of like an FMC or...

Put crap in, get crap out. Sort of like an FMC or FMGC??

Hire unprofessional idiots then watch them behave as such.

AI have masses of serious shortcomings anywhere from safety breaches that are...
19th Feb 2013, 12:10
Replies: 42
Views: 22,841
Posted By TopTup

Bamboo..... You and your ilk were "hired" (loose...

Bamboo..... You and your ilk were "hired" (loose term - very loose term), not because you were the best candidate but because you are the cheapest. Pilots who spent many, many years acquiring the...
14th Feb 2013, 00:49
Replies: 42
Views: 22,841
Posted By TopTup

gperignon: You are the product of your very own...

gperignon: You are the product of your very own circumstance. You represent what so many try to defend against. That is, the lowering of the profession and avoidance of standards that can be...
5th Jan 2013, 01:45
Replies: 9
Views: 3,779
Posted By TopTup

Hilarious if not so pathetic. AI, the DGCA...

Hilarious if not so pathetic.

AI, the DGCA and the entire aviation scene in India should be put down. We don't allow a donkey to suffer with a broken leg let the aviation community puts up with...
22nd Dec 2012, 07:43
Replies: 30
Views: 11,582
Posted By TopTup

Air India was threatened with FAA Category 2....

Air India was threatened with FAA Category 2. Then AI goes from a MOU with Boeing for a very large 777 & 787 order to an agreed deal and hey presto the threat is removed.

ClearedtoCrash, that's...
3rd Dec 2012, 10:10
Replies: 24
Views: 3,719
Posted By TopTup

Ooops. Sorry to launch a home grown Indian ATC /...

Ooops. Sorry to launch a home grown Indian ATC / RT fact into the debate:

ATC asks pilot to `shut up', triggers mid-air spat - Times Of India...
13th Jan 2012, 05:13
Replies: 16
Views: 4,341
Posted By TopTup

No matter what the type if CX insist on those...

No matter what the type if CX insist on those Godforesaken bucket seats & the Business class seats that cram you into a 45 deg offset & sardine can bed preventing you from any hope of interaction...
14th Dec 2011, 22:20
Replies: 58
Views: 15,528
Posted By TopTup

Oval....much appreciated. As mentioned, for...

Oval....much appreciated.

As mentioned, for me it's no so much the rigidity or for that matter pedantic quoting of chapter & verse but the knowledge, understanding & "big picture" awareness of...
14th Dec 2011, 04:50
Replies: 58
Views: 15,528
Posted By TopTup

Agree, this is quite mundane stuff yet the the...

Agree, this is quite mundane stuff yet the the source of so much angst and BS on the flightdeck that could be so easily avoided. But in all seriousness, it's like studying the principles of an ILS....
13th Dec 2011, 06:15
Replies: 58
Views: 15,528
Posted By TopTup

Again - I completely agree with you. It's the...

Again - I completely agree with you. It's the "seeing the big picture" that is lost too often. SOP's, FCOM's, and so on... are just a part of this picture. But like trying to be "knot-perfect" is but...
13th Dec 2011, 04:39
Replies: 58
Views: 15,528
Posted By TopTup

I could not agree with you more. The "WHY?"...

I could not agree with you more. The "WHY?" escapes all too many nowadays.

And yes, nitpicking often shows more of one's "mine's bigger than yours" mentality than anything. But like I said, it's...
12th Dec 2011, 22:10
Replies: 58
Views: 15,528
Posted By TopTup

From my experiences it seems those with the most...

From my experiences it seems those with the most axes to grind are usually the ones most guilty. And yes, it comes down to AIRMANSHIP and PROFESSIONALISM. And once again, in my experience it comes...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Nov 2011, 03:55
Replies: 13
Views: 3,483
Posted By TopTup

No surprises here. None. Whilst this screams...

No surprises here. None.

Whilst this screams repercussions of modern airline standards, it also screams louder of AI / AIE, as well as the DGCA. Pilots are not taught, instructed or evaluated to...
23rd Sep 2011, 12:07
Replies: 25
Views: 9,628
Posted By TopTup

Is there not a dusty road you kids could find...

Is there not a dusty road you kids could find with some tar and feathers?

If this guy is proven to have forged or faked credentials then I most certainly expect and hope he is exposed to the full...
23rd Sep 2011, 11:53
Replies: 1,509
Views: 509,637
Posted By TopTup

Delayed Flap.... while you seem to retract part...

Delayed Flap.... while you seem to retract part of your statement, it is still insulting. At the very least you could and should delete your post.

I have flown with and trained pilots (Capts and...
22nd Sep 2011, 04:24
Replies: 9
Views: 4,010
Posted By TopTup

Using CX as the example here, I understand from...

Using CX as the example here, I understand from colleagues at CX who are (some "were"!) in the Training Dept & as Base Capts have & did indeed speak out formally. At one stage management conceded to...
21st Sep 2011, 05:31
Replies: 9
Views: 4,010
Posted By TopTup

"SAFETY" is nothing more than an advertising and...

"SAFETY" is nothing more than an advertising and sales pitch nowadays.

If true safety was an airline's motivation (while of course providing a profitable service to the public in a responsible...
28th Aug 2011, 03:32
Replies: 109
Views: 52,428
Posted By TopTup

The Captain sets the tone and standards for the...

The Captain sets the tone and standards for the cockpit and management set the same for the company.

Put crap in, get crap out. Start looking at the top of the ladder instead of the bottom for...
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