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Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Jun 2019, 20:16
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

Most junior LCY captain 1026 Most junior LCY...

Most junior LCY captain 1026
Most junior LCY co-pilot 3327

Most junior 777 captain 1244
Most junior 777 co-pilot 4555

Most junior 787 captain 1608
Most junior 787 co-pilot 4553

Most...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
21st Mar 2019, 15:21
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

Just to add to Wiggy’s excellent post, one of the...

Just to add to Wiggy’s excellent post, one of the benefits of the DFW is that you can elect to work during some or all of it, thereby earning extra credit which can be ‘spent’ by taking days off...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th Feb 2019, 16:48
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

Ibis can be as low as £39

Ibis can be as low as £39
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th Feb 2019, 12:49
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

ID90 v Hotline pros and cons: ID90 fully...

ID90 v Hotline pros and cons:

ID90 fully flexible and cancellable.
Hotline possible to change after midnight UK time on the day of travel. Such change can be free but may also incur a fee....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Feb 2019, 20:49
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

Sorry; should have been more clear. As wiggy says...

Sorry; should have been more clear. As wiggy says I have included accommodation as well as transportation. Hotlines are generally 90EUR return but sometimes more. Rail return to CDG about 36EUR....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Feb 2019, 19:18
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

LH from Paris to London. £600-£800 per month.

LH from Paris to London. £600-£800 per month.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Feb 2019, 14:47
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

Sorry, I should have explained more clearly. ...

Sorry, I should have explained more clearly.

Training Copilots (TCP) are a cheap way for BA to get TRI/TRE for sim duties without having to pay a Training Captain’s (TC) training emoluments (which...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Feb 2019, 04:29
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

Yes. Once you’re a captain in BA, you can be a...

Yes. Once you’re a captain in BA, you can be a captain on anything, provided you have the seniority.

My glittering career-path was: FO 744, Capt A320, Capt 787.

When I was a Training Copilot on...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Feb 2019, 19:56
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

That’s exactly the thought process that I went...

That’s exactly the thought process that I went through in 1997. Luckily for me, only DEP 744 was on offer, so I eagerly took it.
Sometimes I wonder whether I would have joined if only SH had been...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Feb 2019, 10:05
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

Hi VOR.DME, No offence taken and none...

Hi VOR.DME,

No offence taken and none intended!

As Wiggy said, most of the guys and gals that I fly with are ex military and/or DEPs from other airlines. Makes for an interesting mix of people...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Feb 2019, 12:09
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

I’ve instructed 3,500hrs in Cessnas and Pipers,...

I’ve instructed 3,500hrs in Cessnas and Pipers, flown air taxi and air survey in Aztecs, Senecas, Doves and Navajos, did a three year stint on exec jets and then ten years on 737 Charter ops before...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Jan 2019, 19:11
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

January Trips for BA Airbus out of LGW. Just...

January Trips for BA Airbus out of LGW.

Just a snap-shot. Other listings are available.

(*means some are night-stop, **means some include a stand-over day):




AGP
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Oct 2018, 11:03
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

Bex88 said: Just to clarify, the first...

Bex88 said:



Just to clarify, the first 7 days of the 28 days reserve are normally ‘fixed days off’. One can elect to work during those days (excepting the final two) but BA can not assign any...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
11th Dec 2017, 16:20
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

A fair point and obviously reflects your...

A fair point and obviously reflects your experience.

I joined twenty years ago, aged 42, from a UK charter background with 9 years in command on 737s. Took a huge pay cut and lost two stripes but...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Dec 2017, 16:09
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

That’s because the tattoos are just visible...

That’s because the tattoos are just visible through the material and people assume you’re a hard nut!
Forum: Terms and Endearment
18th Oct 2017, 12:21
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

I would definitely rather wash the car!

I would definitely rather wash the car!
Forum: Terms and Endearment
18th Oct 2017, 11:47
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

Spoke with NS yesterday and it is definitely...

Spoke with NS yesterday and it is definitely happening. Apparently AC is desperately keen to enable "disadvantaged" kids to have a chance, so my understanding is that here will be a form of...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Jul 2017, 22:11
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

Spoke to someone today in Flight Technical...

Spoke to someone today in Flight Technical Training (Ground-School) who said that 2018 was going to be "manic on all fleets" and that they were recruiting extra instructors. Don't know how many of...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th May 2016, 16:58
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

Hi Angelo, I'm not sure which type BA are...

Hi Angelo,

I'm not sure which type BA are using at the moment, but this might help if it's a 757/767:

It has 2nd generation EFIS with an EADI and an EHSI which can display VOR/ILS full rose,...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Mar 2016, 17:36
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

JSS will come in around 18 months from now,...

JSS will come in around 18 months from now, apparently; so mid to late 2017.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Feb 2016, 08:58
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

Level_FL350, I think the assessment does not...

Level_FL350,

I think the assessment does not use much of the 'automatics', so as long as your basic instrument scan is up to speed, you should handle a Boeing as well as you do an Airbus.

The...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Jan 2016, 19:25
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

Right Engine, Thanks; didn't notice those...

Right Engine,

Thanks; didn't notice those trips! Only three out of many but I'm sure that there are more lurking. On the whole, I still think that the total package isn't too different.

Happy...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th Dec 2015, 09:27
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

SH lines for Feb look exactly the same as those...

SH lines for Feb look exactly the same as those for Jan, apart from the addition of some ORY standover days :)
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Dec 2015, 20:36
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

It's not even that complicated: you just click on...

It's not even that complicated: you just click on what you want and then make sure the choices are in the right order! I've always 'bid for what I wanted' and it's worked out* just fine!

*14 years...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Mar 2015, 17:41
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,133,948
Posted By eckhard

Just to keep some info trickling in: I heard...

Just to keep some info trickling in:

I heard directly from a very reliable source that BA will recruit just over 300 this year and around 200 per year for the foreseeable future. The source then...
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