nJayMThe laugh may soon be on MO’L himself as he may be sent to the knackers yard
Todays financial press is awash with an outspoken RyanAir pilot Captain Morgan Fisher’s very serious written suggestion ‘I would propose that Ryanair replace the CEO with a probationary cabin crew member currently earning approximately €13,200 net per annum.’
According to Captain Fisher this would help Ryanair save millions of euros in terms of salary, benefits and stock options.
Many have commended Captain Fischer’s open mockery of the airline’s chief, with the President of the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association calling the captain’s comments ‘extremely unique’.
Truer words couldn’t be spoken. RyanAir could certainly do without MO’L but could they do without flight and cabin crew?
To the ‘knackers yard’ with MOL to join his retired horses.
Read more: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=514564&in_page_id=2
nJayMHere are 2 amateur pics of the Pitts at Leuchars 2010
Here are two amateur pics of the Pitts at Leuchars 2010 which I would have loved to see flying.
With no disrespect to the fantastic Blades
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Jay
nJayMIt would have been great to have a look inside the KC-135, I recall both in 2008 and 2009 the B-52 crew allowing some Air Cadets into their plane to view the flight deck, I was very jealous!!
I would have thought that with it being the 9/11 anniversary they would have been very visible as a show of US military strength sort of thing
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Yes the KC-135 was interesting. The crew member on the flightdeck showed me the twin refuelling control systems, which provide for self replenishment if necessary giving longer endurance.
Interestingly an RAF VC-10 tanker was next to the B-52.
Last year the US Air Crews were the crowd pleasers, especially since they had several including the KC-10 Extender, F-16, Hornet, B-52 on static display.
I must agree that a show of strength rather than low key would have been a fitting message on the 9/11 anniversary.
Jay
nJayMUSAF – only KC135 and B52
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I missed the show this year for the first time in many years (apart from the year they took a break) due to other commitments on Saturday that I couldn’t get out of. Hope to be back next year though.
I am surprised not to see any shots of the serving USAF contingent that frequent the show these days![/QUOTE]
After a torrential downpour until shortly after 8 am it became a glorious days air show weather.
You missed a good one.
USAF only put on a KC135 and a B-52 and the crews were in low profile – in contrast to usual years. It may possibly have been because it was the anniversary of 9/11.
They had start to finish crowd visits into the entire KC135 – flight deck to rear refuelling station.
The F-16s that both flew were Dutch and Belgian- superb
Jay
nJayMGreat shots – I was there and these are great
Hi Phantom Phil
Fantastic work with the lens.
You even got the awkward angles of one of the Saabs.
The JP flew over the railway station after the show.
The one sadly you haven’t got is at the Sunset Ceremony when the F3 slightly above the Typhoon came in low along the runway and just before the saluting base the F3 (111 sqn) banked steeply away to Port ,symbolically indicating it was relinquishing it’s Northern UK QRA role to the Typhoon (6 Sqn) which took the closing salute.
The one that I would have liked to see flying was the Pitts which was on static display.
Also missed seeing a Hornet or Super Hornet – static or flying.
Thanks for sharing your handywork.
Jay
nJayMThank goodness MOL hasn’t yet got to think UAVs
Thank goodness MOL hasn’t yet got beyond the study of race horse manure and hopefully will never reach the concepts of UAVs. Heaven forbid if he does and the stupid journalists that would publicise the ensuing nonsense.
In fact I think he’s missed a stage before ‘leap frogging’ to this ‘mad one’ of stewardesses landing planes.
The hypothetical intermediate idea could have been something stupid on these lines –
“First Officer after take off will act as cabin crew, and ofcourse resume their first officer seat for landing.
Need for one less cabin crew.
Only paid as First Officer grade for the few minutes duration of actual take off and landing, all the rest at cabin crew rate.”
All of this crazy publicity is quite insulting to professional pilots and to airline bosses that haven’t taken leave of their senses
nJayMThe time of actual death seems to vary from 12-36 hours
I suppose charging two obvious ‘fruit cakes’ would have been appropriate if they could make some real charges stick, e.g. attempting to use the corpse to secrete and smuggle contraband, seeking an inheritance only available if the deceased was pronounced dead on German soil, knowingly desicrating a dead body by attempting to use a wheelchair in transporting a corpse for some sado masichistic reason (but here is the ambiguity – when exactly did he die? Before or after he was lifted [I suppose] into a wheelchair ? Did he die in the wheelchair in which he’d been for possibly over 36 hours?)
The two ‘fruit cakes’ could have asked the stewardess for a large ‘stiff’ drink for the gentleman had they boarded, with the emphasis on the word ‘stiff’.
Sick is the only word to describe the entire bizarre event.
nJayMHe’s been watching the Airplane series while drinking moonshine
MOL is at the publicity game again after watching the Airplane series of spoofs, he’s obviously been at the moonshine and as for smoking ‘whatever’; I think he’s inhaling it via an orifice normally reserved for the toilets that soon will be non existent on RyanAir.
When are they going to put him out to graze like his retired race horses?
nJayMIndeed a tragedy – relatively new aircraft too
Indeed a tragedy, being a relatively new aircraft too.
Condolences to the N.O.K. of the two crew members who R.I.P.
No reports of casualties on the ground is indeed the only consolation in the circumstances.
nJayMYes it is quiet but the cause of failure could be anywhere in the supply chain
Yes it has gone quiet on this thread, and sure RR has had great praise especially when the 787 made it’s debut at Farnborough and did the tribute fly over RR Derby and visit to the East Midlands Airport.
An engine of the nature of the Trent 1000 has a miriad of different raw materials and components from wide and varied sources, that go to make the finished product.
We are still deep in a global economic recession and one of the resulting effects of this is possible inevitable shortcomings somewhere in the complex supply chain. Often sheer desperate attempts by some in the supply chain to survive economically.
RR has a stringent process for their suppliers and let’s be grateful that this engine failure has manifested on the test rig as it will ensure more safety for production as all information about the failure is to hand.
True this may possibly create some delays.
nJayMLucky passengers and praise to a competent flight crew
Lucky passengers and praise to a competent flight crew.
All safely back on tera firma.
Looking at the picture, it could have been much worse if it had been the starboard inside engine, as high velocity fragments could have caused a whole lot more serious damage to the starboard outer engine too.
nJayM…….and claimed to have an aeronautical engineering degree from the University of Edinburgh, but they aparently never taught such a subject let alone offered degrees in it.
Hi
The following URL for the University of Edinburgh’s Alumni may help establish http://www.ed.ac.uk/alumni –
1. If the University of Edinburgh had a course in Aeronautical Engineering
2. If the named person is a graduate and when
It may help not to dramatise your reasons for asking.
If the answers to both the above are negative and you feel the said persons claims are ones posing a potential serious threat then you must heed the advice already posted in this thread and pass the relevant information (ideally without any bias) to the authorities responsible for the persons known area/country of domicile.
He or she may be a complete “fruit and nut case” on the other hand you may be on to something.
The database referred to when you opened this thread, pertaining to pilot’s qualifications will not (at least initially) exclude errors of associated qualifications claimed by a minority of unscruplous individuals.
nJayMOverall the register with names and other professional data seems fine
In essence the register of names, relevant qualifications and certifications seems quite a reasonable thing.
As to whether personal addresses being published as opposed to an employment address is acceptable is a completely different matter of personal privacy.
In the UK I hope the database entries will be restricted to include employment addresses only and apart from someone who is self employed using their home as a business address there should be no problem.
In the case of pilots who may sadly be involved in an aviation incident the safety of their families becomes questionable if their home address is published.
Irresponsible journalism can hang, draw and quarter someone even before air accident investigators complete their work. Even if a pilot/s are found technically at fault their families and they deserve safety in any democracy.
nJayMI like it – different especially if you like rugby
Why not at least folk may watch it.
I like rugby so I like it for it’s originality.
Brave old dear to run about in the ‘scud’ though.
Thanks for sharing it Steve
nJayMFantastic stuff – the late Dave Allen will be smiling from above
[QUOTE=cloud_9;1630620]Recieved a link to this video via an e-mail from a friend earlier today, thought I would share it with you all as I found it hilarious and anything that takes the “Michael” (pun intended!) outta Ryanair is always worth a watch!:D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAg0lUYHHFc
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MOL eat your heart out – they have you sussed to a tee.
The late Dave Allen will be smiling from above as he couldn’t have arranged the sketch better.
Thanks for sharing
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