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Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Feb 2012, 04:47
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

Thanks, I remember thinking how old and grey some...

Thanks, I remember thinking how old and grey some of the Captains were, that I flew with when I was posted to the Strat. fleet -and in retrospect I doubt that any were even 50 !!

I think (?) I'd...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Feb 2012, 20:00
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

Rather fly with a 69 yr. old with nearly 50...

Rather fly with a 69 yr. old with nearly 50 years experience under his belt "flying" an aeroplane, than with some young button pusher who can't fly himself out of a stall.

but then .......... I'm...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Feb 2012, 22:30
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

Yes, Aus. and NZ pilots can theoretically hold a...

Yes, Aus. and NZ pilots can theoretically hold a licence with no age restriction providing that they can pass the medical. Whether an airline will continue to employ them would be dependant upon the...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Oct 2010, 06:06
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

Old F*rts ?? wot ? me ? Just been flying...

Old F*rts ?? wot ? me ?

Just been flying with a 16 yr. old student, today calm after the storm, visibility almost to Hawaii, flat calm sea in the Bay of Islands, R/T silent 'cos there was no...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Sep 2010, 07:42
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

Yeah ! haven't got the Telegram yet, should I...

Yeah ! haven't got the Telegram yet, should I check with my local Post Office ? :ok:
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Sep 2010, 22:35
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

Totally agree. but it's AGEING that's the...

Totally agree.

but it's AGEING that's the problem, not the AGE.

I've just lost my Class 1 ( but not yet Class 2 ) due to medical issues related to ageing, I've no problem with that. S**t...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Sep 2010, 11:26
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

I guess as I didn't wake up to find myself dead...

I guess as I didn't wake up to find myself dead this morning, I must have !!

( Thanks )
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Sep 2010, 21:30
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

CptnJoao Nicely put. The only way to get...

CptnJoao

Nicely put. The only way to get experience is by experience.

I was promoted to command after 16 years, and shortly afterwards noticed that one of my old (!! relatively of course )...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Sep 2010, 06:51
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

Ahhh ! I'll remember that tomorrow, if some guy...

Ahhh ! I'll remember that tomorrow, if some guy with a long beard and a scythe turns up.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Sep 2010, 02:06
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

Thank you, I'll beware of the cake !

Thank you, I'll beware of the cake !
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Sep 2010, 21:08
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

Had all of that, still have, except that now I...

Had all of that, still have, except that now I have to pay to enjoy all of my hobbies ! ( used to paid to enjoy the main one )



!!!!! Goodbye, Cruel World ( 76 tomorrow ! )
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Sep 2010, 10:18
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

So I made a reasonable guess when wondering what...

So I made a reasonable guess when wondering what you will think in 30 years time, 70 now being considered as a retirement age.

What would you think if "someone" now decreed that all pilots should...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Sep 2010, 23:05
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

Not a clue, left the RAF in 1957. But...

Not a clue, left the RAF in 1957.

But ...... the very old Captains that I had to fly with when I moved to the airline, were probably only in their mid 40's at that time, but to a 23 yr. old...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Sep 2010, 08:38
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

Following WW-II BOAC recruited pilots of similar...

Following WW-II BOAC recruited pilots of similar age and experience, all jolly good chaps who had been recruited into the Air Force in more or less the same short time span, so who should be...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Aug 2010, 09:43
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

No age limit in Aus. or NZ. but ... company...

No age limit in Aus. or NZ. but ... company contracts come into play, and of course the medicals.

I maintained a Class 1 Aviation Med. to age 74, even tho' I wasn't employed, and only because I...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Aug 2010, 22:02
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

What are you doing heads' down punching buttons...

What are you doing heads' down punching buttons in a busy TMA ?

Doesn't anyone FLY the aeroplane anymore ?

Teaching young whizz kids to handle the 747, a colleague remarked that the wheel had...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Aug 2010, 20:15
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

This is ridiculous, it has become a personal...

This is ridiculous, it has become a personal pissing contest and the thread should be stopped.

Those of us with any sense, or integrity, have better things to do, whatever age.

Goodbye.
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Aug 2010, 23:45
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

Surprise ! Surprise ! So you're finally...

Surprise ! Surprise ! So you're finally catching on !!
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Aug 2010, 01:26
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

ManaAdaSystem FMC ? wot's that ? We...

ManaAdaSystem



FMC ? wot's that ? We didn't have such a gadget, just basic INS linked to PMS ( old hat now so don't bother to trouble yourself on Google) waypoints all loaded manually, SID...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Aug 2010, 03:30
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

I'd rather fly with an old, experienced, Captain,...

I'd rather fly with an old, experienced, Captain, than the young whizz kid computer ace who tried to turn me on to a 310 hdg. when leaving Singapore for Australia - get your Atlas out.

He'd...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2010, 19:34
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

Note -I said medically and ' professionally ' , I...

Note -I said medically and ' professionally ' , I agree that if they don't shape up, then they should be shipped out, but to tar everyone with the same " age " brush is " Age Discrimination " !!...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2010, 01:27
Replies: 702
Views: 212,883
Posted By ExSp33db1rd

Only just come in on this, sorry if I repeat the...

Only just come in on this, sorry if I repeat the obvious.

In 1958 ( age 23 ) my ExSp33db1rd contract stipulated retirement at 55 ( tho' the UK age was 60, I think ), I considered some of the Ex...
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