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Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
29th Jun 2017, 09:14
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

FTL's have for too long been treated like a game,...

FTL's have for too long been treated like a game, like tax loopholes. The game is to find the loop holes and them exploit them. Why? Profit. Either it is to avoid employing enough crews or to avoid...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
27th Jun 2017, 11:41
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

Many moons ago, at a very reputable UK airline,...

Many moons ago, at a very reputable UK airline, an unusual scenario helped redefine how captains exercised discretion. The day flight departed Scotland for a long out/back return. After departure a...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
15th Jun 2017, 08:10
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

Framer: very interesting and thank you for...

Framer: very interesting and thank you for publishing it. As I said, there are often circumstances where sleep deprivation is outside our control. You can do your best & fail through no fault of your...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
14th Jun 2017, 19:20
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

Fatigue is an emotive word because it is written...

Fatigue is an emotive word because it is written in the regulations and therefore invokes laws and the breaking thereof. Sleepiness is just being too damn tired to do your job properly. IMHO not...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
15th Mar 2017, 11:56
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

That letter & response should be copied to the...

That letter & response should be copied to the Minister of Transport and the MP for both constituencies, the pilot's & CAA's, should be asking questions in the house. Is the CAA not still answerable...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
9th Mar 2017, 12:57
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

"There are no SOPs for the unknown unknowns and...

"There are no SOPs for the unknown unknowns and the 21st Century airline pilot is so heavily drilled in sticking to the SOPs that when something unusual is thrown at him, he doesn’t know what to do,...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
1st Feb 2017, 10:19
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

It still sends a shiver down my spine when a...

It still sends a shiver down my spine when a company refuses to forward safety data to the regulator.

Flying for a large UK operator on 80's we received a quarterly flight safety magazine with all...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
26th Jan 2017, 19:58
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

Cronus: Agree. I've said it many times, and Air...

Cronus: Agree. I've said it many times, and Air Crash Investigation has confirmed it, that the pilots are the last insurance policy. When it's called upon to pay out the pax AND company expect it to...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
26th Jan 2017, 08:45
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

I can remember an HR type once saying "we don't...

I can remember an HR type once saying "we don't consider crews to be an asset

That BS would guarantee you a humongous FAIL on any quality management course. If that attitude is in any HR person,...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
24th Jan 2017, 12:46
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

It is clear that BALPA dropped legal support for...

It is clear that BALPA dropped legal support for him at court,

There may be more to this than this simple statement. However, many yeas ago in a dispute with my employer, BALPA were hesitant about...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
22nd Jan 2017, 15:08
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

The public are happy, because they believe that...

The public are happy, because they believe that the regulator is strict, conservative and powerful.

That is indeed the case, and in many other industries also. The public are then rightly...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
21st Jan 2017, 09:09
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

all pilots should sign a strong petition to the...

all pilots should sign a strong petition to the CEO stating they have no confidence in their leadership and demand they go.

That would require the 0.01% conducting a 'quiet behind the scenes'...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
6th Jan 2017, 12:30
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

I once flew for a small charter company,...

I once flew for a small charter company, overseas, where the "let's help the company" attitude was prevalent amongst crews. I later discovered it was a flying club for this who could not join the...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
5th Jan 2017, 17:30
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

There is an understanding of why pilots push the...

There is an understanding of why pilots push the boundaries. It has been discussed in accidents - the 'why did they continue on?' I've been there done that with horrendous rosters; thinking about...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
5th Jan 2017, 08:01
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

Nothing gets changed because people don't report....

Nothing gets changed because people don't report. If people don't report, then the company doesn't believe there is a problem.

Amazing; that was cry from my company in early 80's. It didn't...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
24th Dec 2016, 13:10
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

Must be the same PR company who screwed up their...

Must be the same PR company who screwed up their handling of the Corfu Tragedy

????????????? must have missed that one.
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
21st Dec 2016, 12:56
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

700 hours is no indication of manning levels!...

700 hours is no indication of manning levels! It's all about how those duty hours are rostered.

In early 80's Britannia had a company limit of 700hrs pa. Since 90% of that was achieved in 7 months...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
20th Dec 2016, 09:38
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

One of there perennial problems is when duties...

One of there perennial problems is when duties are rostered to the max; no buffer. That is using the limits as the norms: daft. CAA paid lip service to their attitude of including a buffer in the...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
19th Dec 2016, 11:07
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

And how many scheduling officers and pilot...

And how many scheduling officers and pilot managers actually know what it is like to do 5 earlies these days?

Over 30 years ago, when things were sometimes bad, before the got worse, I challenged...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
17th Dec 2016, 11:31
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

And what did happen about the strike?

And what did happen about the strike?
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
15th Dec 2016, 09:51
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

“We have robust processes to ensure all the legal...

“We have robust processes to ensure all the legal limits on flying time are met and we’d like to be clear that at no point was Captain Simkins expected to fly while fatigued.

Thomas Cook’s own...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
14th Dec 2016, 10:57
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

Spoken like a company man for the second time?...

Spoken like a company man for the second time? Man up. The last sentece is just BS.

Absolutely not the case; very far from it. I accept my meaning did not come across correctly. I have operated...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
13th Dec 2016, 16:32
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

Stan: I agree that companies prefer lots of grey...

Stan: I agree that companies prefer lots of grey areas; but, as it is written in law who was it who chose that word? I doubt it was the companies. Scary if it was: i.e. the airlines could write their...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
13th Dec 2016, 15:14
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

Flt Det: My comment about the duty was based on...

Flt Det: My comment about the duty was based on the rostering phase. It was rostered at 12.30, the max. No room for hiccups. On the day, actual conditions caused to go over. My comment is: common...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
13th Dec 2016, 11:22
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

Let's get rid of the word Fatigue. It's too...

Let's get rid of the word Fatigue. It's too emotional, too scary, to 'at the limit', too individual, too open to contest via FRMS, etc.

It would seem to me that the root cause of this event is two...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
12th Dec 2016, 18:24
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

Tired or fatigued? Don't forget 'exhausted.'...

Tired or fatigued?

Don't forget 'exhausted.' Been that too.

If I had a £1000 for every time the reply was , "but it's legal." or "but there's nobody else." I would still be knackered and not...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
12th Dec 2016, 15:18
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

Being a sportsman and a pilot, and having...

Being a sportsman and a pilot, and having experienced what I would term fatigue & tiredness/sleepiness, I offer the following difference. To me, when I was sleepy it was difficult to think &...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
11th Dec 2016, 16:44
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

[I fly from London to Australia non-stop Will...

[I fly from London to Australia non-stop
Will take 17 hours to Perth making it the worlds longest non stop route.[/I]

Well that's alright then. They'll lobby the muppets at EASA that there is a...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
10th Dec 2016, 22:45
Replies: 237
Views: 145,433
Posted By RAT 5

After the tram crash in Croydon there are a few...

After the tram crash in Croydon there are a few cases coming to light of the drivers being 'sleepy' at the controls. Pax taking photos of a nodding off driver last week. Now I understand the real...
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