I don't know what aircraft you are alluding to but on the B747 normally, you can not stop wheel rotation with "a dab on the brake pedals" due to the touchdown protection circuit which provides a full brake release signal to the antiskid control valves when airborne.

And there goes another one.

Unfortunately our business is populated by many people who suffer from sense of humour failure. Indeed, quite often you will find those sufferers here on PPRuNe attempting to ease the suffering of their ailment by preaching to the rest of us that we too must also become sufferers of their affliction.

So what if Roger Bacon (poss. plural) has an off day? Sometimes it is boring and sometimes it is amusing. At least there is an attempt at wit which is sadly lacking in the writings of some of the detractors.

As for bringing David Learmount into the topic... what the hell has that got to do with the price of eggs in China? At least he knows how to convey aviation facts in the news to the general public in terms that are informative and without hyperbole. I would like to see his detractors try and do the same job. As always, they have their silly whinge without offering an excuse for their own incompetence at being unable to do the same job. At least David Learmount has some aviation background, has attended several PPRuNe Bashes and is a very entertaining after dinner speaker too!

Hands up
 

Which 737 driver sent it in in the first place.
Have we all not had a giggle at the ATC forum, over 20 pages long. Self confessed ATC funnies.
? Who reduced Uncle Roger' page with 50 years ago.

Shoot, perhaps the whole industry should lighten up, what can the press do, quote us.
Ambiguity (? spelling) happens. The protesters are all trained and very well as to the real meaning.

Boredcounter

Who said it was a "driver"?

Sir A S .. I agree, DL has long had the ability to transcend various professions in simple language,something which we all do in our daily lives when communicating with family and friends about our jobs.

IF - he's not up to the job - can anyone name a successor?

So why is it, that whenever I see DL on TV, I want to throw the set out the window? I know I`m far from being alone in this, especially amongst my ATC comrades.

Worried of Swanwick.

"Take- off performance with landing gear extended"------normally used for gear down ferry flights. ie. a drastic penalty applied to max. performance T.O.W. to ensure adequate climb gradients through all segments. Is this the answer?

And lo and behold... there we all are in this week's S&L. But far be it from me to prolong Sky9's embarrassment ;)

I must admit I found this weeks column amusing; those who don’t read PPRuNe must have been wondering whether RB was an agent for MI5 or had lost his marbles.
However what I really did find even funnier was the "Letter to the Editor" in the Daily Telegraph on the 27th January that hasn’t been picked up in PPRuNe:

Don’t Panic
Sir
I recently telephoned Britannia Airways and inevitably was put on hold. While waiting to speak to someone , I had the pleasure of listening to the song "Flying without wings." Should I review my travel arrangements?
Jereimiah Twomey.

What I found doubly amusing was the name of the correspondent.
No doubt RB will follow up the letter with the comment that he couldn’t see what was funny about Mr Twomey’s letter because wings are not included in the MEL.:D

sky9
 

I do stand corrected.

Sorry mate.

I just took it as read, everyone gets the MMEL issued to them?

Bored, who took it as a fun article, why get fired up about it?


Bored


PS the MMEL for the a/c my Airline operates is in the Fleet Office. Hence, you are right, it must be a Management Pilot.

Anyways, Roger printed an apology of sorts, so it must be a closed subject