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  • August 15, 2002 at 10:52 pm in reply to: Embraer Orders. #740429
    wysiwyg
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    RE: Embraer Orders.

    Jersey/British European/Flybe or whatever they are calling themselves these days are evaluating them as they are not happy with their CRJ’s and the RJX is not going to be produced. I heard they are interested in the Emb175 as it will be capable of operating into London City. I even heard a rumour that BA were interested.

    August 15, 2002 at 10:46 pm in reply to: Airline colour schemes #740434
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    RE: Airline colour schemes

    Got a feeling that Mongu is probably right on this one! Actually a major consideration for leased aeroplanes is to keep the colour scheme as close to white as possible as that is the colour the aircraft will have to be returned in at the end of the lease. This obviously keeps the costs down.

    (Saab 2000 – this is why the Aurigny Saabs have white fuselages and the extra aircraft are not painted up at all).

    August 15, 2002 at 10:41 pm in reply to: Bad Flight? #740456
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    RE: Bad Flight?

    Let’s not forget that the airlines mentioned so far do not necessarily have any connection with the fact that the flights penetrated turbulent areas. Turbulence feels exactly the same in a BA Airbus as it does in a charter one!

    August 15, 2002 at 10:37 pm in reply to: Amazing! #740459
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    RE: Amazing!

    T5 – I did my CPL GFT’s and IR at Wycombe Air Centre a few years back. I thought they were very good albeit a bit pricey.

    August 15, 2002 at 10:34 pm in reply to: Isle of Man / IOM #740461
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    RE: Isle of Man / IOM

    Yep I guess it will be something like a J41. If you can get me any more info I would be grateful as a pal of mine is trying to get his first flying job.

    Thanks
    wizzy

    August 15, 2002 at 10:32 pm in reply to: Help Wanted Please #740463
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    RE: Help Wanted Please

    Also –

    Manx just use ‘Manx’ not Euromanx

    and ‘Reach’ is used by aircraft transporting for the American military.

    August 15, 2002 at 10:27 pm in reply to: Help Wanted Please #740471
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    RE: Help Wanted Please

    [updated:LAST EDITED ON 15-08-02 AT 10:27 PM (GMT)]GB Airways use ‘GeeBee’ not ‘Gibair’ and Excel use ‘Expo’ rather than ‘Excel’.

    August 15, 2002 at 10:20 pm in reply to: Isle of Man / IOM #740473
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    RE: Isle of Man / IOM

    What type will they be operating Mongu?

    August 14, 2002 at 2:41 pm in reply to: Trilander #740761
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    RE: Trilander

    Ja W – Trislander uses 3 bladers on the wing engines as they are a smaller diameter. This allows them to run at full chat without the tips of the props going supersonic which causes inefficiency and a terrible mashing noise in the cabin. The tail engine’s noise doesn’t penetrate the cabin (as much) and doesn’t justify the extra cost of the 3 blade prop.

    August 14, 2002 at 1:42 pm in reply to: Toilet waste disposel in mid-flight #740820
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    RE: Toilet waste disposel in mid-flight

    [updated:LAST EDITED ON 14-08-02 AT 01:43 PM (GMT)]A few other things I forgot to mention –
    Last time I dumped fuel it was at approx FL150 over the Midlands! Secondly you will only find the facility to dump fuel on aircraft typically of 767 size and up.
    Thirdly, on the A340 (another type I have operated) the toilet waste is stored in 2 tanks (1 forward and 1 aft). In a scheduled config the lack of passenger numbers up front can cause the tanks to fill much quicker at the rear than the front causing center of gravity problems. This requires the cabin crew to carry out what Airbus call ‘waste balancing’, affectionately known as sh1t shifting by the cabin crew. This involves pumping waste from one tank to another to balance things out.

    August 14, 2002 at 1:35 pm in reply to: Toilet waste disposel in mid-flight #740828
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    RE: Toilet waste disposel in mid-flight

    The media play up these ‘ice falls from aircraft’ stories until the public believe they weigh a tonne each! Just look at the initial responses to my earlier post. You cannot (due to law and the lack of facility to do so) spill the loo overboard. As I previously said, you can sometimes get ice deposits on the airfame that fall off and the Daily Porn comes along and creates wonderful stories to sell tacky papers.
    Yes, in an emergency situation you may also dump excess fuel overboard to get below landing weight but it is generally done at altitude and is fully dispersed long before it reaches the ground. Fuel dumping is only usually used in a relatively minor situation requiring a return to base, if the situation is serious (eg uncontained fire, etc) you would forget dumping and stick the aircraft back on the deck pdq and get the fire service involved. Landing overweight is not a problem, it just requires a maintenance check.

    August 12, 2002 at 11:45 pm in reply to: Toilet waste disposel in mid-flight #741214
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    RE: Toilet waste disposel in mid-flight

    This is an urban myth. Airliners do not dump waste overboard. There is an Air Navigation Order taht states the only thing you may legally dispense from an aircraft in flight is water and sand. All waste is kept on board and drained off by a ‘honey truck’ at the next turn round. Occasionally valves fail to close fully and a small blue (due to the Racasan) dribble turns to ice and if it gets big enough and suitably disturbed by the airflow can fall off.
    When I used to fly the Saab for Aurigny (in the days of flightdeck visits) we used to conn anyone who came up front by waiting until we were over Alderney and switching on the LOGO light (that illuminates the fin at night). We would make sure the visitor saw us move the switch and tell them it stood for ‘LOO GO’ and that we had just ‘dumped’ on Alderney!

    August 4, 2002 at 5:44 pm in reply to: Pic Of the Day- A330! #743117
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    RE: Pic Of the Day- A330!

    Yep, I think it is taking off and that is water spray off a wet runway. Flaps appear to be in a take off setting.

    August 4, 2002 at 5:31 pm in reply to: British Airways Quiz. #743130
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    RE: British Airways Quiz.

    ..and here’s one to throw the cat among the pigeons…

    Question 16) How many airlines has BA been responsible for putting out of business?

    I don’t know the answer, I just thought it would get people talking!

    August 4, 2002 at 5:28 pm in reply to: British Airways Quiz. #743133
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    RE: British Airways Quiz.

    A330crazy – BA EuroGatwick was originally called EOG (European Operations Gatwick).

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