patrick baker
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| Pilot certificate | Private/IFR |
| Language | English (UK) |
twelve hours is not close to adequate a no-drinking prohibition in my experience. No matter how fast the liver gets rid of the alcohol, the universal safe/smart rule would be 24 hours, period.
(Written on 16/08/2019)(Permalink)
with the backlog of orders, including several hundred placed lately, the smart idea of southwest purchasing 200 a-220 300's in an initial order wouldnot be fulfilled for several years, as would the order of , by my fondest hope, 50 787-9's, in order to spread southwest's good service around the globe just a bit. If Jetblue can see themselves going to London and other european cities, Southwest has equally good cause to do the same: sensible fares and decent service.
(Written on 15/08/2019)(Permalink)
those 747 and A380 have been on a diminishing track for years; what this ULR does is bring up the possibility of airline imprisonmment of up to 20 hours or more, and whatever the point of that turns out to be, in effect making much of the world flyover country.
(Written on 14/08/2019)(Permalink)
Norwegian has a high utilization rate- turnarounds one after another between europe and north american destinations. Fifteen plus hours day after day is what they fly their 787's.
(Written on 13/08/2019)(Permalink)
technically all the engine parts are supposed to remain within the engine......
(Written on 12/08/2019)(Permalink)
south carolina boeing employees are proud anti-union , happy to work for less money, and seem to be sloppy on detail and fit and finish. Will it take a 787 crash, based on bad build, to establish that fact? Hard to show pride in work when one works too fast at something not entirely familiar with.
(Written on 10/08/2019)(Permalink)
the viet nam soldiers had less clarity on their war than did the WW2 guys, for there was very little public opposition to the fight against Hitler and Japan. So the survivors have adapted into finding honor and solidarity amongst themselves. This scene transcends the lingering bad feeling about our involvenment all those years ago. I lived through those divisive times, went to boot camp in august 1968, and to this day don't believe the septic tank known as Viet Nam was worth any american death, much less than 58,000 deaths. In a piece of irony, the national airline of Viet nam flies Boeing 787's, not soviet airliners. And vietnamese refugees, many of whom are now citizens, have enriched our fabric and our culture. American veterans now make treks to vietnam to visit battle sites,looking for something to believe in, some find something in the jungle to carry home in their memories.
(Written on 09/08/2019)(Permalink)
much of these pilots future just went down a scottish toilet, as if they did not know better. The immediate future is jail, trial, imprisonment, and a bus ride back to the UNited States, no more flying, economic uncertainty, and years of questioning and regret. Love my beer, love flying, can never mix the twain. Are the airlines going to be forced to install drunk detector interlocks such as convicted drunk drivers are forced to install on their autos, locking the car if impairment is detected? Let's get Boeing working on this right away.
(Written on 04/08/2019)(Permalink)
there must be a way to slow down the rush to use narrow bodies across oceans, planes holding 220 or so passengers, for there is the matter of comfort and space and safety. This rush to the small airliner does not bode well for sales of the advanced 777 now coming into various delays before deliveries- engines in particular. The 380 will be fading away, the 747 is also going away, so the 777 new version is the leader in long range, high density passenger seating with comfort: two aisles for walking about....new engines for fuel economy....
(Written on 02/08/2019)(Permalink)
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