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Wide Body EBA 2017 Calculator [UPDATE 18Oct18]
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...]
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Tax Time : Crew Allowances (v3.4) [14Sep18]
It's Tax time again 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 can't … [Read More...]
Tax Time : Crew Allowances 2017/2018 {UPDATED 13AUG18)
It’s Tax Time again 2017/2018 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...]
Reading Into/Beyond the Checklist
Firstly, it has to be said that most of the time, this is not a good idea. Broadly speaking Aircraft Manufacturer checklists are designed to be followed and not second-guessed. When you’ve lost all your hydraulic fluid, and therefore hydraulic pressure, and the checklist tells you to turn first one and then another hydraulic pump from AUTO to ON – … [Read More...]
The Volcanic Ash Encounter
Procedure and Techniques : Volcanic Ash EncountersHang onto your hats everyone, here we go … The Volcanic Ash Encounter is the last remaining bastion of the major NNM exercise in the 777. Enjoy it while you can folks – in the 787 the AP remains engaged for Dual Eng Fail/Stall and in the event of Unreliable Airspeed, a flick of a switch restores the … [Read More...]
Random Posts (Sue Me, I was Bored).
Engine Out Drift Down – and the FMA
I'm working on an update to the Practices and Techniques document I developed in 2008. While this has been a published document in my airline for several years, it was recently taken offline and is … [Read More...]
Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
Outliers, a book by Malcolm Gladwell I’ve just finished reading Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell. It’s been a long time since I’ve done a book report (to a very patient but acerbic High School … [Read More...]
Flaps Drive – Where are the Flaps?
The Flaps are high lift, trailing edge devices designed to increase the lift on a wing that's designed for high speed / high altitude flight, not this low speed lifting 350 tons off the … [Read More...]
So, Who should Fly?
Currently I'm evaluating research on the roles of the Captain vs the First Officer in the detection and correction of procedural errors on the flight deck. Fortunately I'm not looking at our entire … [Read More...]
Oceanic Arrival Transition and CPDLC Position Reporting
For the past several months I've been experiencing a CPDLC anomaly approaching the west coast of the US. Essentially I'll come back from crew rest and begin preparation for the arrival into LAX. At … [Read More...]
Jetlag
At parties, one of the first questions I’m asked, once we’ve done the profession swapping business-card handshake, is “How do you get used to the Jet Lag?” I wrote this blog a while ago, but was … [Read More...]
Is Ek leading the way?
As a pilot who spent the most significant portion his career in Emirates, I still tend to keep my ear to the ground as to what's happening in the Sandpit. While rumors abound and scuttlebutt is ever … [Read More...]
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Recently I was in the simulator with two other instructors. One was my First Officer, the other was the Sadist ... ahem ... Sim Instructor. We were running without the ECL (paper QRH for NM and NNM) … [Read More...]
LNAV for a Localizer Approach
I was recently asked whether we could still use LNAV to fly a Localizer Instrument Approach, and whether that was the preferred mode. This question was asked during a briefing on PBN which has caused … [Read More...]
Meetings Are Like … Trains
Meetings are like ... Trains. Or at least, a Train Journey with a group of people. You all pretty much all get on at the same point, although occasionally some come late to the party (even if they got … [Read More...]
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