J.O.
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On 7/30/2022 at 8:13 AM, Kargokings said:
Perhaps looking out of the forward starboard door to check the right landing gear?
It’s more likely that he was looking forward from the rear cargo door.
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On 7/31/2022 at 8:31 AM, Kargokings said:
Just goes to show that when allowing a relative to travel on your passes, you must make sure they understand the pass policy.
The dingbat daughter never learned that when you find yourself in a hole, it’s tough to get out when you keep digging it deeper.
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That’s cool! A great step forward from the days of trying to get Medlink through an HF phone patch.
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I think WestJet is just changing service providers.
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Cool! I work there and I hadn’t even seen the full length version until now.
This one dropped yesterday. A different take with less of footage taken over fires, but some may find it interesting.
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8 hours ago, GDR said:
I don't have a list but it wouldn't surprise me if they were to hire a direct entry capt. on the A220 or possibly the A320.
I don't know if the same mindset still exists today but I remember when the Fredericton accident led to a decision there would never be DECs at Air Canada again.
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When the union's mindset at the table is "we don't negotiate for people who aren't here yet", it opens the door for the pay scale you are referring to.
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Airlines and pilot unions had best put their heads together and find solutions to the lack of interest or the drive to innovating pilots (at least one of them) out of the cockpit will come fast and furious. The challenge will be the lifestyle expectations of the young generation of available workers. We may not like the fact that they want more work life balance in their younger years than we were willing to accept, but when it's a seller's market, the buyer has to innovate if they want to play.
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On 5/31/2022 at 6:47 PM, Rich Pulman said:
Many years ago we had to tanker into LHR as they had a fuel shortage due to a fuel-farm fire. I’ve logged a few hours in the LAM hold trying to get down to MLW. ATC wouldn’t let us jettison fuel, so we had to burn it instead.
Kind of defeats the purpose of tankering, not to mention calling into question the airline's flight planning software.
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“Darker Shades of Blue: The Rogue Pilot” is an excellent read. The author is Tony Kern and he was a colleague and friend of Bud Holland who was the aircraft commander in the B52. He was commissioned by USAF to review the accident and was shocked to learn what his friend had been up to and how the command structure had known about it and condoned it (and even laughed about it) for years.
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That’s a lot of standing water!!!
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Right now, it’s better to be the guy that brings the refreshments to their friend’s boat than it is to be the friend with the boat (financially that is).
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On 5/24/2022 at 9:00 AM, Kargokings said:
Time to trade up to sail.
Problem is I can only ever go in one direction - downwind.
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18 hours ago, Moon The Loon said:
Yabut, isn't that the American way? They really seem to embrace their rule breakers/gangsters/oddballs/Trump supporters...
That's more of a Red Bull corporate culture thing. Crazy stunts are kind of what they do.
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On 5/21/2022 at 2:29 PM, Kip Powick said:
I had come off jets and was on the Cosmo, (CV580), in Trenton and was not fully aware that when you retarded the thrust levers prior to flaring you had 16 speed brakes out on the wings so my first "arrival" was rather hard.
Was that the four-engined version of the Cosmo?
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On 5/23/2022 at 5:46 AM, AAS said:
What’s the price at a marina?
I haven’t been up to the cottage yet.Some marinas in BC are charging over $2.50 per litre for marine diesel. My neighbours just cancelled their planned trip around Vancouver Island in their cruiser.
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Large petroleum consumers like the airlines, rail and shipping don't get the wild price swings we commoners do because they won't stand for it and their buying power gives them the clout to cut it off. Our current pump price increases aren't fully explained by the world oil price increases and carbon taxes. The last time world oil prices were at the current level (pre-COVID), we were paying about 25% less. IMO, the current consumer price is nothing more than the industry trying to claw back what the believe they lost when demand tanked in 2020.
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About as well as every other attempt to liberate Afghanistan in recent history.
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This was quite the operation.
The Navy Extracted a Jet Fighter from 12,400 Feet below the South China Sea - Scientific American
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7 hours ago, Mitch Cronin said:Uh oh... That sounds like a "But the data!" argument from a man at a desk. Jeff? Statistics vs. Cap'n needs it?
Granny gas has saved lives that we've never heard about. You know that, right? Haven't you ever heard of, or witnessed, an aircraft arrive at the gate with barely more gas than a couple go-arounds would have cost? (or less?) Often with fabulous tales of the whys and what happeneds, of course. Shared with only a few.
Call it "granny gas" if that's how the story goes where you are, but in reality it's also baby gas, child gas, sister gas, mother gas... you get the idea.
But you know that, don't you? ...I acknowledge my memory is rotten, so I'll have to apologize if I've got this wrong, but I thought you used to fly?
Cheers,
Mitch
Mitch;
Much has changed in terms of the sophistication of flight planning systems, historical fuel burn, wind modelling and route analysis. When I started flying the big iron, it was common to see 2 to 5% errors in the planned fuel burn. These days, flight plans are virtually bang on the great majority of the time. That in itself has helped build confidence among most pilots. But like any other type of automation, it’s still not perfect.
No operation should question a captain who can reasonably justify fuel that the dispatcher didn’t include in the flight plan. Maybe they missed a hitch in the forecast, or a NOTAM that hints at delays enroute or for arrival. If you point it out calmly and without accusing them of missing something, dispatchers will usually see your point and agree with the adjustment. But taking extra “just because” is thinking from a time when flight plans were less accurate and there was a lot less information and support available to flight crews.
Bottom line is carrying extra fuel costs money and increases our carbon footprint - 4% per hour flown is what it costs for extra fuel carried (on average). As a guy who supports taking it easy on our planet, you understand that cutting back on our fuel consumption where it’s safe to do so is also a good thing for the environment.
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It is indeed the captain's call, but every group has a few who have a penchant for carrying "granny gas" that never gets used.
I've seen the data that's been used to support exemption applications and it was very impressive. It's hard to argue with statistics that show years of operations that carried fuel that was never used.
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1 hour ago, Kargokings said:
I thought it was from Liberalities.
Sure, because it's JT who sets world oil prices. You give him way too much credit.
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18% interest is what you have to pay when your business lacks the solid footing that comes with a proven revenue stream and solid customer base.
Now when you see such rates used to finance a corporate takeover, you're probably dealing with a corporate raider who's only looking to maximize short term earnings and couldn't care less if it bankrupts the host.
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3 hours ago, Seeker said:
To all airline executives out there - please stop buying the 737! Stop buying something that is substandard and they will be forced to produce something better (like they should have done 20 years ago).
It’s all in the numbers. Most airline bean counters don’t give a flying fadoo about the pilots’ preferences.
SINK RATE…SINK RATE….
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An AOA probe that is failing has been known to cause false heavy landing reports.