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Wide Body EBA 2017 Calculator [UPDATE 21Mar18]
With the implementation of the 2017 Wide Body EBA - it's time to revise the spreadsheet I developed to track and check Overtime, Callout, etc for the 2011 EBA. Part and parcel has been seeking clarification from the AIC/CP on certain aspects of the EBA's implementation. Most particularly clarification over the MCG, how RP changeovers are going to … [Read More...]
KLAX Los Angeles SIDs & STARs
Early last year, the FAA revised the SIDs and STARs at Los Angeles KLAX airport. I don't know if I had annual leave or missed any associated documentation, but it's fair to say that as a fleet that basically operates into the East Coast of Australia and LAX exclusively - it was something of a baptism of fire. There are a number of issues that … [Read More...]
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EBA Overtime Calculator (v2.6) [Update 27Oct17]
I've watched the EBA with some envy for the last three years. Between Overtime, Callout, Domestic Allowances, Leave and Days Off, the position of Manager hasn't quite kept pace with the EBA. I've also been watching the need for a spreadsheet to calculate the Overtime, Callout and Accommodation Cancellation monies, but resisting the temptation to … [Read More...]
Tax Time : Crew Allowances 2016/2017 {UPDATED 19AUG17)
It’s Tax Time again 2015/2016 and as since I’m one of those lazy people who does all the work at the end, instead of keeping up with it as it goes along – the first thing I need to do is update my Allowance calculator spreadsheet. I’m posting a copy of the sheet here for you guys to download because each year more and more crew ask for a copy and I … [Read More...]
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Cold Temperature Altimetry Corrections [Corrected 26Jun17]
I've been looking at Cold Temperature Altimetry Corrections in anticipation of potentially operating into such environments again in the near future. While my professional past includes operating the 777 to Moscow, Baku, Seuol, Beijing and a few other cold temperature destinations - most of the last decade has been focussed on Australia, Los … [Read More...]
Random Posts (Sue Me, I was Bored).
Back when the Internet was a Wild Place …
Do you remember the days when the internet was a novelty. When someone who had a web site was "cool". They'd show you their web site and it would be full of Microsoft Clip Art and anyone who was not … [Read More...]
Android Apps – Three
Recently Marty asked me about a new smartphone. Despite trying to fob him off with an iPhone – he went for a Nexus S, the same as I have. The next question was inevitable – what apps was I using. The … [Read More...]
Checking Crew in the Aircraft
I've been sitting on this post for nearly two years. I originally developed the content for internal discussions within our Standards Department as the result of an occurrence on a check; then further … [Read More...]
Assessing System Status/Performance
Sometimes something as simple in the aircraft as looking and assessing the indications in front of you can be far more complex that it first seems. I was reminded of this in the simulator recently as … [Read More...]
Non Normal Management Model – ANC AAM
Some time ago I wrote about a review of a Decision Making Model (FORDEC). During that article I clarified that there is a clear difference between a Decision Making Model versus a Non Normal … [Read More...]
Chocolate Cake instead of Nuclear Chicken.
This evening I was SUPPOSED to be in Singapore. Sitting at Fatties. Eating Baby Kai Lan, Black Pepper Prawns, BBQ Pork and Nuclear Chicken. Instead I'm in Canberra, in a hotel, having just returned … [Read More...]
Performance Limited Takeoff
Managing a departure with a performance limited takeoff weight can be one of the more challenging tasks that face an Airline Captain today. It all sounds simple enough in theory. Based on the … [Read More...]
Using the Post Office as a Service … Not.
So this week is another exploration of the domestic network with three days in Brisbane; Two days in Sydney; Five meetings; Safety & Emergency Procedures Training (SEP); an inspection of the … [Read More...]
The risks of the ExPat Lifestyle.
Reuters reported a while ago the arrest of two Emirates Cabin Crew in Dubai for the exchange of illicit text messages. There's more depth to this story, as it comes on the back of divorce proceedings … [Read More...]
Fatigue – A Societal Issue; not just Aviation
Radio National's excellent Background Briefing program had a story recently called Fatigue Factor. Although it commences on an aviation related theme - quoting particularly the now infamous Jetstar … [Read More...]
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