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by GilletteNorth
Wed Jan 13, 2010 6:39 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Delta/Northwest A330 terrorist attack
Replies: 12
Views: 1825

Re: Delta/Northwest A330 terrorist attack

GilletteNorth wrote: Isn't the American airforce large enough to handle <snip>... SAR_YQQ: At the time of the attack - NORAD had at the most 15-20 fighters ready to go across all of North America. These are jets, armed and fueled sitting primed in a QRA hangar. Right... but what I'm saying is all t...
by GilletteNorth
Wed Jan 13, 2010 6:32 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Don't be a whore (help me respond to an email)
Replies: 64
Views: 7214

Re: Don't be a whore (help me respond to an email)

My Quote: Canada is a great country to get citizenship in... contrary to the beliefs of several Av Canadians. Pika's Quote: Now that Harper has closed the government for an extended holiday do you still feel the same? Past governments have prorogated before because it helped in the timing of electi...
by GilletteNorth
Sun Dec 27, 2009 6:38 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Max tarmac wait: 3hrs
Replies: 33
Views: 2940

Re: Max tarmac wait: 3hrs

I recall one flight I took from Edmonton to Yellowknife. We were told prior to boarding that there was a good chance the plane would be unable to land at the destination. If we did get onboard and we had to return we were not going to be reimbursed for taxis or hotels. That was reasonable and quite ...
by GilletteNorth
Sun Dec 27, 2009 5:50 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Delta/Northwest A330 terrorist attack
Replies: 12
Views: 1825

Re: Delta/Northwest A330 terrorist attack

Although I disagree with the comment about stopping overflights... when 911 occurred, why didn't the Americans implement routine interception procedures and send fighters to escort the overflights heading to American destinations instead of shutting down their airspace? Canada was faced with dealing...
by GilletteNorth
Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:23 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Pilots on autopilot...
Replies: 15
Views: 2560

Re: Pilots on autopilot...

I think the arcticle (thank you alpha 1) hits the problem right on the head. Aircraft ARE becoming more and more automated and pilots who fly them are becoming more complacent about their duties. Look at the example of the french crew with the stewardess stripping in the cockpit. Apparently it's so ...
by GilletteNorth
Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:18 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Pilots on autopilot...
Replies: 15
Views: 2560

Re: Pilots on autopilot...

Pika, several points... It was a relatively short flight (3 hours). They wouldn't fall asleep with less than an hour to go... They were well rested and had plenty of sleep prior to the flight. The co-pilot forgot to mention a frequency change to the captain and the wrong frequency was dialled in. Th...
by GilletteNorth
Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:56 am
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Ugh...I don't want to have to blow the drive way again!
Replies: 13
Views: 1196

Re: Ugh...I don't want to have to blow the drive way again!

maybe if you paid the money you owe you wouldn't have to blow him? j/k :lol:
by GilletteNorth
Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:53 am
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Christmas Jokes
Replies: 13
Views: 1323

Re: Christmas Jokes

'Twas the Night - by Phyllis Moses T'was the night before Christmas, and out on the ramp, Not an airplane was stirring, not even a Champ. The aircraft were fastened to tiedowns with care, In hopes that come morning, they all would be there. The fuel trucks were nestled, all snug in their spots, Whil...
by GilletteNorth
Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:11 am
Forum: ATS Question Forum
Topic: Don't use 'NAV CANADA' by itself as a thread title
Replies: 1
Views: 793

Don't use 'NAV CANADA' by itself as a thread title

NAV CANADA as a thread title by itself doesn't tell readers what you want to address. Be smart enough to at least include SOMEthing about what you intend to talk about please.
by GilletteNorth
Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:13 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Northwest A320 overflies destination by 150 miles . . .
Replies: 182
Views: 19434

Re: Northwest A320 overflies destination by 150 miles . . .

AVFLASH NEWS December 9, 2009 Northwest Flight 188 Pilots Blame ATC Email this article |Print this article By Mary Grady, Contributing editor The Northwest Airlines pilots whose FAA certificates were revoked after they overflew their intended destination with a planeload of passengers have appealed...
by GilletteNorth
Wed Dec 09, 2009 3:43 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Northwest A320 overflies destination by 150 miles . . .
Replies: 182
Views: 19434

Re: Northwest A320 overflies destination by 150 miles . . .

What 'smells' to me is the story, not the 11000 lbs You posted your opinion that something was smelly about there being 11,000 lbs of fuel onboard and I questioned why. You do remember that you posted this: They landed with 11,000 pounds of fuel Were there weather problems dictating major fuel upli...
by GilletteNorth
Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:48 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Edmonton PETA Gals Are Fetching.. and Not For Rover
Replies: 12
Views: 3748

Re: Edmonton PETA Gals Are Fetching.. and Not For Rover

It's the Toronto Sun... Internet use policy restricts access to this web page at this time. La politique sur l'utilisation d'Internet limite pour le moment l'accès à cette page. Reason/Raison: The Websense category "Elevated Exposure" is filtered. / La catégorie Elevated Exposure de Websense est fil...
by GilletteNorth
Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:35 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Northwest A320 overflies destination by 150 miles . . .
Replies: 182
Views: 19434

Re: Northwest A320 overflies destination by 150 miles . . .

Talk about being a jackass... you said you're the 705 pilot and you are the one challenging me to come up with a plausible reason why there was 11,000 lbs fuel onboard at landing. Who is the one making an opinion? This kind of smells to me. No airline dispatcher these days would be just throwing on ...
by GilletteNorth
Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:02 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Northwest A320 overflies destination by 150 miles . . .
Replies: 182
Views: 19434

Re: Northwest A320 overflies destination by 150 miles . . .

Beyond the obvious that they would have to have onboard the required extra fuel for possible diversion AND the stated tailwind was higher than expected, the flight might have fuel arrangements to take on a larger load at previous airports from preferred distributors, lower fuel cost at previous airp...
by GilletteNorth
Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:39 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Google Belly tip ad
Replies: 7
Views: 856

Google Belly tip ad

You know, I really hate that ad I keep seeing... you know the one... 1 tip of a flat belly: cut down 3 lbs of your belly every week by using this 1 wierd old tip. Seriously, instead of advertising there's a tip that cuts down 3 lbs, just FARKING SAY IT. If it's an old way of reducing weight just sha...
by GilletteNorth
Mon Dec 07, 2009 5:31 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Northwest A320 overflies destination by 150 miles . . .
Replies: 182
Views: 19434

Re: Northwest A320 overflies destination by 150 miles . . .

No airline dispatcher these days would be just throwing on 2 hours of additional fuel for no reason, unless this number is BS. I can think of several reasons why they would have 11,000 lbs on board after landing (not only due to the 100kt tailwind) but because you can't figure it out it's suspiciou...
by GilletteNorth
Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:56 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Kicked out of London YXU (No Mode C)
Replies: 18
Views: 2781

Re: Kicked out of London YXU (No Mode C)

that's puting the service in flight service.
So original... but I have to ask... how is it a FSS fault that a controller denied an aircraft without mode c entry to his zone?
by GilletteNorth
Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:55 am
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: spread the disdain
Replies: 52
Views: 2822

Re: spread the disdain

Got some 'god' discussion outta this one... thanks for the replies guys
by GilletteNorth
Fri Nov 06, 2009 3:08 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: spread the disdain
Replies: 52
Views: 2822

spread the disdain

One thing I've noticed while reading through the forums is that when posters mock religion as fairy tales or fantasy, they almost always choose to refer to the Catholic/Protestant belief in Jesus. They mock the bible and instruct readers that they should choose not to believe in fairy tales anymore....
by GilletteNorth
Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:00 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: FAA revokes licences of Northwest Pilots
Replies: 12
Views: 2235

Re: FAA revokes licences of Northwest Pilots

I discussed this with a friend and like most people he agreed with the decision by the FAA to pull the licences. I do understand the position and with so many pilots out there what is it going to matter if there are 2 less but... He was emphatic that the laptops were the distraction and by purposely...
by GilletteNorth
Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:47 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: FAA revokes licences of Northwest Pilots
Replies: 12
Views: 2235

Re: FAA revokes licences of Northwest Pilots

So let's figure it out. They were supposed to start their descent 36 minutes earlier from the time they finally reported they had overflown Minneapolis. Their last transmission to ATC was 55 minutes prior to where they should have called for descent. So sometime after that they opened their laptops ...
by GilletteNorth
Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:40 am
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: OH MY GOD!!!WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!! er, someday.
Replies: 2
Views: 533

Re: OH MY GOD!!!WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!! er, someday.

Anyone else notice that the Liberals are using the first time a Canadian government has had to respond to a massive flu epidemic (and has done quite well imho) to voice their concern that the Conservatives are incompetent because they can't accurately 'predict' how many flu vaccines a private compan...
by GilletteNorth
Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:24 am
Forum: ATS Question Forum
Topic: Special VFR
Replies: 52
Views: 20176

Re: Special VFR

Again, due to the rule change it's the pilot's responsibility to request SVFR. The aircraft that came in while the IFR was on approach probably should have asked for SVFR and would have been denied. So he doesn't ask for it because it would delay his entry into the zone. The IFR aircraft probably sh...

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