Capt Alan Dix
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: York, UK
Age: 58
Posts: 9
Just want to say thanks Alan
Hello.. I'm only an armchair enthusiast but Alan's DVDs have brought me a lot of pleasure and beaming smiles since they first came out.
I just found this site after googling Alan to see what he was doing now and am sorry to hear of his misfortune. Was only after reading this that I realised how long ago these were done. Am watching the 'outakes' bit as I'm typing this .. God, that's genius :-)
If anyone has contact with Alan would you be so kind as to convey my very best wishes and thanks... a true gent !
I have long been interested in aviation and, rather late in life with no formal qualifications, I have begun a BA Hons and am doing an evaluation of CRM principles and how they can be applied in my role as a prison officer in critical incident situations. Bitten off rather more than I can chew with that one really but hey-ho.. if anyone can offer any tips please do let me know. Would have loved to have chatted with Alan over a cuppa about that.
Again, my sincere thanks
John Elliott, York, UK
I just found this site after googling Alan to see what he was doing now and am sorry to hear of his misfortune. Was only after reading this that I realised how long ago these were done. Am watching the 'outakes' bit as I'm typing this .. God, that's genius :-)
If anyone has contact with Alan would you be so kind as to convey my very best wishes and thanks... a true gent !
I have long been interested in aviation and, rather late in life with no formal qualifications, I have begun a BA Hons and am doing an evaluation of CRM principles and how they can be applied in my role as a prison officer in critical incident situations. Bitten off rather more than I can chew with that one really but hey-ho.. if anyone can offer any tips please do let me know. Would have loved to have chatted with Alan over a cuppa about that.
Again, my sincere thanks
John Elliott, York, UK
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: UK
Posts: 49
cool dude
Alan has to be the coolest pilot I ever met. I remember sitting on the ramp at Palma, during the horror delays of the late 70's and early eighties. After a couple of hours pestering ATC with the usual calls every 10 minutes to check the slot time, I noticed a nearby BAC111 closing the doors and pulling the steps away. Thinking they had run out of duty hours, I checked with the ramp agent to see who was heading for the hotel , and was amazed to discover it was Allen taking the crew for a paella. No doubt he made his slot time with minutes to spare, Talk about a cool operator.
Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Derbyshire, England.
Posts: 4,073
I did actually go to the tower and file the oceanic route, Spanish simply refused to accept the re-plan, insisted I stick to the original. (B757 and we were cleared for ETOPS).
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: UK
Posts: 846
parabellum
You should have worked for an airline that was on the ball that filed via 8 West as they were up to speed on the air traffic problem
B737 with Omega
Rule Britannia
You should have worked for an airline that was on the ball that filed via 8 West as they were up to speed on the air traffic problem
B737 with Omega
Rule Britannia
Last edited by millerscourt; 29th Nov 2012 at 08:09.
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: London
Posts: 384
Back to thread then, glad Alan Dix is sounding to be in good cheer. Can't keep a good fighter ace down. Back to off the thread as it is wildly entertaining; Parabellum should be congratulated for trying anything and thinking outside of the box. I was a lowly FO with Laker, same problem but one soooper Skipper filed for Menorca. Got airborne & then told ATC that for Ops reasons he was cancelling his Flt plan & refiled an airborne plan for LGW. We( damn, sorry, I like to pretend it was MY story) he got away with it. I was tucked up in my Crawley pad long before the rest of the mob even got their engines started. Fun days in aviation & Dixey was right there in the middle showing us how to get the job done.
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Cloud 9
Posts: 2,949
On a similar theme ... flow regulation introduced slots to the Channel Islands from all of UK except from airports SOU, BOH & EXT.
After some 4 hours of sitting on the phone listening to a ringing tone we would re-file all our CI flights, from departure points all over UK, destination SOU with designated alternates of JER or GCI and they'd all get upon, somewhat belatedly, their merry way.
At some point of the morning the LATCC Civil Supervisor would call us, to the effect, "But you're cheating" ... We'd reply ... "But we wouldn't need to cheat if your flow regulators would answer the bl00dy telephone!
Oh ... the good ol' days when things weren't taken so seriously.
After some 4 hours of sitting on the phone listening to a ringing tone we would re-file all our CI flights, from departure points all over UK, destination SOU with designated alternates of JER or GCI and they'd all get upon, somewhat belatedly, their merry way.
At some point of the morning the LATCC Civil Supervisor would call us, to the effect, "But you're cheating" ... We'd reply ... "But we wouldn't need to cheat if your flow regulators would answer the bl00dy telephone!
Oh ... the good ol' days when things weren't taken so seriously.
Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Derbyshire, England.
Posts: 4,073
You should have worked for an airline that was on the ball that filed via
8 West as they were up to speed on the air traffic problem
8 West as they were up to speed on the air traffic problem
The strike was over week-end manning, pay rates etc. and sparked off when two emloyees called in sick for the afternoon shift, but we found all this out later!.
