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August 8, 2003 at 1:03 pm in reply to: Your advice needed #1977814

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Thanks Phil. The Transco man came very quickly and ascertained there was no leak. In fact he said that to usee 4000 cubic meters would involve such a huge leak it would have gone bang long ago. He also said that as I don’t have a gas fire or use gas for cooking I probably couldn’t consume 4000 cubic meters in 6 months if I wanted to!

Npower want me to take a meter reading every day for a week. I can’t see what this will prove other than the fact the dials go round but it is a hoop I seem to have to jump through before they will get an OFMAT accuracy check done. I need to prove this meter is faulty rather than just having it replaced or I won’t be entitled for any refund.

August 8, 2003 at 11:08 am in reply to: General Discussion #401429

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Transco are on their way (well supposedly in the next 4 hours!) but I have chased the lines from the meter and cannot find anything anywhere.

Npower customer service department seem determined to try and get me stuck in a loop. They are saying do you suspect a leak, so I say maybe because I can’t see how else there is a problem so they say call Transco. They then say can you smell gas to which I respond no so they say don’t call Transco. They want me to do a check day by day on my meter but I don’t think the meter is the problem.

August 8, 2003 at 11:08 am in reply to: Your advice needed #1977821

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Transco are on their way (well supposedly in the next 4 hours!) but I have chased the lines from the meter and cannot find anything anywhere.

Npower customer service department seem determined to try and get me stuck in a loop. They are saying do you suspect a leak, so I say maybe because I can’t see how else there is a problem so they say call Transco. They then say can you smell gas to which I respond no so they say don’t call Transco. They want me to do a check day by day on my meter but I don’t think the meter is the problem.

August 8, 2003 at 9:23 am in reply to: A321 or B757 #704560

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…except for that bl00dy control column getting in the way!

August 8, 2003 at 9:18 am in reply to: Long Haul flights ? #704564

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If I remember rightly there are large areas of Siberia that require ETOPS approval as well as other land masses in the world.

It boils down to the fact that all aircraft must be within 1 hour flight time of a suitable available alternate unless they have an ETOPS approval which will extend the flight time allowed accordingly.

AFAIK the jetstream over the western pacific is the strongest jetstream on the planet.

August 7, 2003 at 7:34 pm in reply to: A321 or B757 #705277

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Airbus’s generally get a fairly bad rap when it comes to performance. I think the smaller ones tend to be quite good at initially getting off the ground but once they get above FL200 the climb rate drops off phenomenally compared to the Boeings.

August 7, 2003 at 7:32 pm in reply to: Contrasting pictures #705280

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Skycruiser – do they get you doing that in the sim or could you end up doing it for the first time for real?

August 7, 2003 at 7:29 pm in reply to: Long Haul flights ? #705284

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wysiwyg’s rule of thumb:

Can I make it the whole way without having to go out for a pee?

Yes = short haul
No = long haul

August 7, 2003 at 7:25 pm in reply to: My Travel to Retire DC10 ? #705289

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The TriStars were disposed of at the time of the merger but the 2 DC10’s were transferred. If the leasing companies were prepared to let us keep G-LYON for $100,000 a month I can’t imagine what small amount they must be asking for to pursuade MYT to keep their DC10-10’s.

August 7, 2003 at 7:21 pm in reply to: Hot. hot. hot ! #705293

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Paris VOLMET was giving 38 degrees at CDG and 39 degrees at ORY yesterday afternoon as I was heading back to blighty.

August 7, 2003 at 12:42 pm in reply to: My Travel to Retire DC10 ? #705777

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Why oh why oh why did JMC get rid of the Tristars and DC10’s? The Tristars were owned outright and the DC10’s were offered to us at the end for $100,000 a month. Compared to $900,000 a month for a single A330 it seems like a bargain. imho We should have kept a handful as back up.

August 7, 2003 at 12:34 pm in reply to: How will I ever fulfill my Dream….. #705782

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Originally posted by T5
…and some sort of leak in the cabin ceiling…

The aircraft skin gets very cold from operating in such cold conditions so condensation runs down the skin interior. There are drainholes in the cabin but over time these get clogged up by the salts in the water which then causes moisture to drip from other areas.

August 7, 2003 at 12:27 pm in reply to: Newcastle Avatar #705792

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Thomas Cook are just about to announce a three year sponsorship deal with Man City.

August 7, 2003 at 12:23 pm in reply to: BA concord vs BA 744 #705795

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I think Ren’s probably hit the nail on the head. All other aircraft probably have the flag applied on a transfer which would not be possible with the speeds/heat that Concorde operates at.

August 7, 2003 at 12:04 pm in reply to: Boeing to discontinue 757 #705963

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Thanks Seahawk, this is very interesting stuff. I’m going to start asking some questions with our engineering department to see what they know. When you think that each engine is capable of 20 tonnes of static thrust I guess it’s not surprising that the odd crack or two is going to appear!
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