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Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2015, 22:14
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

Whilst I agree ideally a comfort break should be...

Whilst I agree ideally a comfort break should be timed to be completed prior to TOD this does not preclude many routes, certainly in Europe, where ATC might require a level change well before the...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2015, 14:12
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

Hardly a question of habit or being "normal" but...

Hardly a question of habit or being "normal" but more one of when nature required it, least that's how it worked for me in 5 years of budget airline operation.
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2015, 09:34
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

Pace, I understand your sentiments but is there...

Pace, I understand your sentiments but is there not a "halfway house" on this issue?

There could be a legal obligation placed on doctors to inform the appropriate aviation authority and employer...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2015, 07:13
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

Am just interested to know whether Lubitz's...

Am just interested to know whether Lubitz's training for commercial flying had been via the MPL route or not?
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2015, 21:20
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

I know what you mean but beg to disagree. ...

I know what you mean but beg to disagree.

You could argue that in this case one of the holes in the swiss cheese was mandating locked cockpit doors in the first place.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2015, 21:16
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

All true but what has changed with the budget...

All true but what has changed with the budget airlines now on the scene is that night stops when crew members can socialise are a rarity. When I flew for the charter airlines in the 1980/1990s quite...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2015, 18:39
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

noalign, yes he did mention that. To make a valid...

noalign, yes he did mention that. To make a valid argument you would of course have to conduct a proper statistical analysis. I am not meaning to say the numbers of deaths is immaterial but I am...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2015, 17:09
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

McRotor96, not sure that logic is correct -...

McRotor96, not sure that logic is correct - rather than the number of deaths would not number of fatal accidents be a better comparison? 40 years ago there were not as many aircraft capable of...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2015, 13:28
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

But it won't - within 2 weeks most of the...

But it won't - within 2 weeks most of the travelling public will have forgotten all about this supported by reports than "airlines are modifying procedures...etc".

IMHO this an extremely rare...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2015, 10:13
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

Many do not have loss of licence insurance. Years...

Many do not have loss of licence insurance. Years ago this was a given perk with most employers who could negotiate block rates to get a better deal but not any more.

Like all insurances there are...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2015, 09:16
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

Re pilots not feeling comfortable with opening up...

Re pilots not feeling comfortable with opening up about personal issues for fear of losing their job, for many years BALPA had nominated members who you could call to talk things through and get...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2015, 00:24
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

All this talk about can the CVR pick up breathing...

All this talk about can the CVR pick up breathing - YES!

All the microphones in the cockpit are "hot" to the cockpit voice recorder.

On numerous occasions I have listened to my fellow pilot's...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2015, 14:11
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

I believe the CVR records a number of different...

I believe the CVR records a number of different channels. One is an open mike on the flight deck (overhead panel?) and the mike inputs to all crew positions whether or not the intercom is in use...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2015, 13:09
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

With the hot mike system with CVRs I would say...

With the hot mike system with CVRs I would say yes it is.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2015, 08:35
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

Never mind a toilet break, quite often on a quick...

Never mind a toilet break, quite often on a quick turnaround I never got out the seat - it's not very healthy to sit in one position for long periods and the activity of getting out the seat and...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2015, 08:33
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

Many already do and have done so for a long time...

Many already do and have done so for a long time since locked door policy was introduced.
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2015, 22:39
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

Just stumbled on this incident as a matter of...

Just stumbled on this incident as a matter of interest:-

Airbus A320-232, G-MIDW (http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/bulletins/july_2007/airbus_a320_232__g_midw.cfm)
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2015, 22:15
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

Absolutely true, silvertate. Be careful...

Absolutely true, silvertate.

Be careful when you "solve" one problem that you don't generate a load more.

We have kowtowed to the politicians who have to be seen to do something.
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2015, 16:43
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

In the event of an explosive and sudden loss of...

In the event of an explosive and sudden loss of pressure sheer self survival says "Go down!" - I can assure you that no pilot in the world would be messing about asking for a clearance to do so.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2015, 13:16
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

As a pilot I would have no objection to being...

As a pilot I would have no objection to being videod whilst on the flight deck so long as this data is only for accident investigation and it will not be in the public domain.

When CVRs were first...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2015, 06:42
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

I recall that the quick donning oxygen masks...

I recall that the quick donning oxygen masks which sit in those little boxes adjacent to crew positions came on the scene in the 1989s.

Before that the oxygen masks would be hanging from a hook...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2015, 18:17
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

Or a slot time?

Or a slot time?
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2015, 17:51
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

rgbrock1, firstly, the oxygen system for...

rgbrock1, firstly, the oxygen system for passengers is chemically generated. When you pull the mask towards you this causes the system to operate for a limited period - long enough to get down to a...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2015, 17:12
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

fizz57, all over Europe there are preferential...

fizz57, all over Europe there are preferential routes depending on origin and destination. It's a bit like a one way street system like we have on the roads.

Also there are military training areas...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2015, 16:57
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

All this talk about hypoxia, it's a while since I...

All this talk about hypoxia, it's a while since I flew the A320 but seem to recall that if the cabin altitude exceeded 10,000 feet you would get a master warning which I would defy any pilot to not...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2015, 16:53
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

Posted by McBruce VJW, the point...

Posted by McBruce





VJW, the point I was making by the question:-
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2015, 16:28
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,126
Posted By fireflybob

Statistically, is this true?

Statistically, is this true?
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