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Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2017, 13:06
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,783,722
Posted By Vortex Thing

The flaw in the cunning plan there is that the...

The flaw in the cunning plan there is that the then Chief Pilot at FZ now unbelievably promoted to DFO. Gave more of a flying monkeys as to the contents of his hankie the last time he blew his nose...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jun 2016, 10:09
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,783,722
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel In any other world yes!

The problem of course is that if you call in fatigued when you work for a firm that has neither moral compass or legal viewpoints in the entire management team you endanger your career, your...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th May 2016, 13:19
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,783,722
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel Framer my point is how you said what you said....

Framer my point is how you said what you said. Not what you said. I willingly accept that you can read it in any way. However the problem with making statements that cannot be differentiated from...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th May 2016, 15:31
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,783,722
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel Recce guy. It would be helpful it you just told...

Recce guy. It would be helpful it you just told us the type of aircraft you are referring to instead of making us guess. If you don't want to tell us then don't make the reference!

Half...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th May 2016, 05:55
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,783,722
Posted By Vortex Thing

Thank you Derfred. At last someone who knows and...

Thank you Derfred. At last someone who knows and uses the HGS ( as some of us do everday) to stop me banging my head against the wall reading this thread. You beat me to the rebuttal there and to be...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2016, 13:39
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,783,722
Posted By Vortex Thing

Luckily the comments re hand flying are not...

Luckily the comments re hand flying are not relevant here. Hand flying is encouraged and done often at FDB those who dont do it are because they chose not to.

It is so encouraged that all LVPs...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2016, 13:32
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,783,722
Posted By Vortex Thing

Perhaps PKP this is because the METARS frequently...

Perhaps PKP this is because the METARS frequently lie like NAAFI watch.

Trust me when I arrived in Dubai incidentally from THY where the rosters were loads easie to manage and much better in B737...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2016, 17:14
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,783,722
Posted By Vortex Thing

NeuroAvGeek I think you'll find that happened...

NeuroAvGeek I think you'll find that happened already!
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2016, 17:09
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,783,722
Posted By Vortex Thing

Chronos - It is not at all premature. ...

Chronos - It is not at all premature.

Rather like your relationship with Mrs or Mr Chronos or your cat(delete as required) is based on physical AND Emotional factors.

Every pilot knows that...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2016, 15:36
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,783,722
Posted By Vortex Thing

CSENG We fly manually all the time. FDB are...

CSENG

We fly manually all the time. FDB are not an automated airline. Hand flying is encouraged and practiced as often as viable. We use the autopilot in the cruise and that is pretty much it. for...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2016, 23:25
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,783,722
Posted By Vortex Thing

Sorry Chesty just noticed your excellent post. Of...

Sorry Chesty just noticed your excellent post. Of course I would love to know how you know, definitely not to question but to add to my own knowledge and to aid my understanding of the plane I've...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2016, 22:50
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,783,722
Posted By Vortex Thing

Chronos I'm not boss bashing. I'm telling...

Chronos

I'm not boss bashing. I'm telling the facts as they are having flown that specific aircraft, having flown with some of the departed, having flown for the airline, having been subject to...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2016, 20:12
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,783,722
Posted By Vortex Thing

They're your countrymen JammedStab! But I...

They're your countrymen JammedStab!

But I believe previous jobs were Beelzebub's henchmen and aide de camp.

Chief Commercial Officer of Mephistopheles Air.

Architect of Bodgitandscarper...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2016, 19:26
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,783,722
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel Its called commercial pressure

de facto

I would have hoped and likely thought that the skipper and FO having had almost two hours to discuss it. Went through actions on seeing the required visual references and actions on one...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2016, 19:16
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,783,722
Posted By Vortex Thing

To be fair tatelyle was just being sarcastic. Its...

To be fair tatelyle was just being sarcastic. Its a bit like saying that all airlines are like FR.

They aren't. I have flown for enough airlines to know that some have a culture that is like FZ...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2016, 18:24
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,783,722
Posted By Vortex Thing

Hmm corrective actions. Get a broom. Start a...

Hmm corrective actions. Get a broom. Start a sweep go to the top floor of FZHQ sweep left, sweep right.

There is no shortage of experienced, well balanced people in FDB who could/should be doing...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2016, 16:47
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,783,722
Posted By Vortex Thing

For the love of god!!! The 2 hours holding is...

For the love of god!!! The 2 hours holding is standard FDB operations. We are routinely sent to somewhere we knew we couldn't get into with little prospect of being able to get into it with boatloads...
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