http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/ Airline Pilot Central - The best information portal for active and future airline pilots en Sat, 18 May 2013 18:48:54 GMT vBulletin 1440 http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/ http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/technical/74971-air-force-ipads.html Sat, 18 May 2013 17:30:04 GMT U.S. Air Force plans to save $50M over 10 years by deploying iPads | 9to5Mac (http://9to5mac.com/2013/05/17/us-air-force-plans-to-save-50m-over-10-years-by-deploying-ipads/) U.S. Air Force plans to save $50M over 10 years by deploying iPads | 9to5Mac ]]> Technical iceman49 http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/technical/74971-air-force-ipads.html http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/europe/74970-a380-frankfurt.html Sat, 18 May 2013 17:18:28 GMT I'm going to Germany in the middle of June for my grandparents wedding anniversary. Would like to ride over on an A380 for the experience, so I'll try to get a non rev pass from my airline for either Singapore Airlines to Frankfurt or on Lufthansa from MIA IAH or JFK. Is June going to be way too busy to be wanting to do this, or should I go on a different airline and forget about it? ]]> Europe jsfBoat http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/europe/74970-a380-frankfurt.html http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/american-us-airways-merger/74969-seniority-eagle-flow-throughs.html Sat, 18 May 2013 15:06:54 GMT Quick question.....Were American pilots hired via the flow through agreement with Eagle given any seniority/longevity credit for their time at Eagle? Not talking about pass travel seniority here. Where do they stand on the AA seniority list relative to off the street guys hired at AA before their... Quick question.....Were American pilots hired via the flow through agreement with Eagle given any seniority/longevity credit for their time at Eagle? Not talking about pass travel seniority here. Where do they stand on the AA seniority list relative to off the street guys hired at AA before their flow through date and is their time at Eagle counted toward longevity credit at American. I ask this simply to compare the American Eagle flow through process vs the former Continental Express flow through agreement. As you might imagine, our seniority list integration is turning into loads of fun over here at United. Good luck with your future seniority integration with US/HP. :D ]]> American/US Airways Merger uaav8r http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/american-us-airways-merger/74969-seniority-eagle-flow-throughs.html http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/safety/74967-piedmont-dash-belly-landing-ewr.html Sat, 18 May 2013 09:37:41 GMT Might be time for USAirways to start thinking about replacing those old tired Dash-8s.... Gear up landing at the sewer (EWR)

What's the latest at Piedmont as far as fleet status?

Pilot makes emergency landing at Newark Airport after landing gear malfunctions - NYPOST.com ]]> Safety UCLAbruins http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/safety/74967-piedmont-dash-belly-landing-ewr.html http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/ual-cal-merger/74965-lax-issues.html Sat, 18 May 2013 06:31:27 GMT Anyone else having issues at LAX?
Nav Kits out of date (by 4 Revisions!?).
MEL books out of date. Parking at the hangars because of no gates, waiting for buses to pick up at said hangars? etc, etc, etc?!?
The -300s aren't "cycling" through the hubs to get some of these issues fixed.
Make sure your A/C Nav kits are up to date (i.e.- LAX to KOA with HTO as alternate. 756 pilots don't carry Hilo plates, so using it as an alternate, without current plates in the nav kit could be a problem. MEL book revision #36 is current, not #35 as found in some...) "CYA"!!!:rolleyes: ]]> UAL/CAL Merger Short Bus Drive http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/ual-cal-merger/74965-lax-issues.html http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/pilot-health/74964-addressing-military-waivers.html Sat, 18 May 2013 05:07:45 GMT Planning on retiring Jan '15. Like many others I have received various medical waivers over the years to allow me to continue flying, most notably for my hearing and vision. Assuming I am able to attain a first class medical without restrictions, will potential employers tend to be more restrictive when it comes to hearing and vision standards? Would this be a potential roadblock to employment (again, assuming I can pass a first class medical exam)? I was hoping some on here could speak from experience when it comes to this matter. ]]> Pilot Health okawner http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/pilot-health/74964-addressing-military-waivers.html http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/foreign/74962-ryanair-vs-ryanair-pilot-group.html Sat, 18 May 2013 03:17:25 GMT The subsidizing of low fares on the backs of employees is wrong. Anyone have any insight on this? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/you-thought-the-attendants-had-it-bad-wait-til-you-hear-about-ryanairs-pilots-8621681.html *You thought the attendants had it bad? Wait ’til you... The subsidizing of low fares on the backs of employees is wrong. Anyone have any insight on this?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/you-thought-the-attendants-had-it-bad-wait-til-you-hear-about-ryanairs-pilots-8621681.html

You thought the attendants had it bad? Wait ’til you hear about Ryanair’s pilots


Staff memo warns that signing letter airing safety fears would be ‘gross misconduct’
Ryanair pilots have been warned not to sign a letter to airline regulators expressing concern that the airline’s employment practices could jeopardise passenger safety.

In a memo staff were told they would be guilty of “gross misconduct” and “liable for dismissal” if they signed the letter to the Irish Aviation Authority that regulates Ryanair. The letter was drawn up by the Ryanair Pilot Group (RPG), which represents captains and co-pilots working for the airline but is not recognised by the company.

It warned that the “confusing, uncertain and unpredictable employment situation” at Ryanair was becoming “an increasing distraction in daily flight operations”. It added that it was causing “stress and worry” for pilots and had implications for safety.

Ryanair responded to the letter by warning that any pilot who signed it could be dismissed. “If the Ryanair Pilot Group want to make inaccurate or false claims about non-safety issues they are free to do so, but we will not allow Ryanair’s safety to be defamed by this pilots’ union,” the airline’s chief pilot Ray Conway wrote.

“Please note that any Ryanair pilot who participates in this so-called safety petition will be guilty of gross misconduct and will be liable for dismissal.”

The RPG organised the letter amid concerns that the airline was making the majority of its pilots self-employed. Under the scheme, pilots sign a contract binding them to fly exclusively for Ryanair – but not as employees.

The pilots are then paid for the work they do but have to pay for all their own expenses, including uniforms, identity cards, transport and hotel accommodation. The contracted pilots have no pension scheme or medical insurance unless they set it up themselves.

One Ryanair pilot said that the company was protected because they could claim that pilots had a legal and moral obligation not to fly if they do not think they are capable. But they added: “People are human and if you’re not going to be paid [if you don’t fly] you might think ‘I can do this, I’m fine. I’ll just get on with it’. You should not have a safety culture based on fear.”

David Learmount, operations and safety editor of Flight International magazine and an expert on aviation, said:“Ryanair are pushing their luck on human factors when they employ pilots like a warlord employs mercenaries. There is the worry that if they are self-employed that might place additional pressures on them to work even if, for any number of reasons, they might not feel entirely fit to do so.”

The RPG has now written to the Irish Aviation Authority, which regulates Ryanair, to express its concerns over the memo. “[We are] extremely concerned by some of the rhetoric used in this memo and also by the implicit attempt to constrain the reporting of safety related concerns,” they said in a letter to Kevin Humphreys, Director of Safety Regulation.

“Voicing concerns about safety and petitioning any government agency about those concerns is legal, necessary and in line with every pilot’s legal obligations to report those kinds of concerns when they arise.”

The Independent revealed the poor conditions faced by Ryanair’s cabin crew, who are made to take three months unpaid leave a year, not paid to be on call, and have to pay £360 for their uniform.

In response to the latest allegations, a Ryanair spokesman said: “We do not comment on anonymous, unsigned letters from internet trolls funded by the European Cockpit Association.” He added it was “rubbish” that contract pilots might feel under pressure to work even if they were ill.

“Contract pilots regularly report in sick when they feel they are not fit to fly and we maintain a daily roster for standby pilots for precisely this reason,” he said. “This false claim was previously investigated and dismissed by the Irish Aviation Authority.” ]]> Foreign Moose http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/foreign/74962-ryanair-vs-ryanair-pilot-group.html http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/cargo/74961-fedex-ipads.html Sat, 18 May 2013 03:10:00 GMT Just received the company iPad. Nice presentation that walks you through the initial setup. Cool cover, looks like a Jepp binder. The Jepp approach plates look great.
In spite of my username, I don't have much time on the iPad. Any good techniques for dealing with egrid when logging on to pfc? On my phone I used FxCal...guess what the only two banned apps are? FxCal and BidX.
There is a nice little pocket for a business card on the inside of the cover. How many guys will have their egrid printed out and in there? So far, that's what I'm doing. ]]> Cargo MacMan http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/cargo/74961-fedex-ipads.html http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/pilot-health/74959-hotel-committee-please-note.html Sat, 18 May 2013 00:41:11 GMT By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Staying in a nonsmoking room in a hotel that allows smoking elsewhere does not prevent exposure to tobacco smoke, a new study reports. Writing in Tobacco Control, researchers examined a sample of 10 hotels with complete smoking bans and 30 with designated smoking rooms. They... By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
Staying in a nonsmoking room in a hotel that allows smoking elsewhere does not prevent exposure to tobacco smoke, a new study reports.
Writing in Tobacco Control, researchers examined a sample of 10 hotels with complete smoking bans and 30 with designated smoking rooms. They analyzed air and surfaces for tobacco smoke pollutants, took finger wipe samples to measure the presence of tobacco carcinogens, and tested the urine of nonsmoking occupants after they had stayed in the rooms.
Some nonsmoking rooms were quite low in pollutants. But at their worst, levels of tobacco air pollutants were almost five times as high in nonsmoking rooms as they were in rooms of nonsmoking hotels, and pollution of surfaces was up to 25 times as high. In some cases, nonsmokers who stayed in nonsmoking rooms had signs of nicotine exposure in their urine that were more than twice as high as those of nonsmokers who stayed in nonsmoking hotels.
Only four states — Indiana, Michigan, North Dakota and Vermont — completely prohibit smoking in hotels, and designated smoking rooms do not work, according to the lead author, Georg E. Matt, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University.
“Smokers leave a legacy behind that they cannot control,” he said. “The physical reservoirs — in the fabrics, the blankets, the upholstery, the drywall — are very deep, and you can’t just take them out.”
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PUBLISHED MAY 17, 2013 ]]> Pilot Health APC225 http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/pilot-health/74959-hotel-committee-please-note.html http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/major/74958-ipad-logbook-interview.html Sat, 18 May 2013 00:06:08 GMT So I haven't been keeping a paper logbook in quite some time, as I have been using an electronic logbook for nearly a decade now.

So the question I pose is this; when going in for an interview these days, has anyone been successful in showing up with only an iPad or other electronic device with your logbook on it? Or do interviewers still want to see a printed logbook?

In this day and age of transitioning to EFB's, I can't imagine a major airline making a big deal of this, but I have no first hand experience.

Thanks ]]> Major gringo http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/major/74958-ipad-logbook-interview.html http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/cargo/74957-looking-family-rent-home-collierville.html Fri, 17 May 2013 20:53:45 GMT Hi, FedEx Captain and family looking for a rental home in Collierville. Will pay up to 3K / month for the right home for 3 years. Preferably in the Schilling Farms Middle School area. I will lease your home for a minimum of 3 years. You gain more equity and value. If you are leaving for... Hi,

FedEx Captain and family looking for a rental home in Collierville. Will pay up to 3K / month for the right home for 3 years. Preferably in the Schilling Farms Middle School area.

I will lease your home for a minimum of 3 years. You gain more equity and value. If you are leaving for ANC/CGN/HKG come home to your immaculately cared for home. My wife is an attorney and decorator.

Please PM me if you are interested or know a fellow crew member looking for a tenant.

MOD******* I know this is in the wrong section and I apologize.

Thanks. SS ]]> Cargo slaveship http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/cargo/74957-looking-family-rent-home-collierville.html http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/flight-schools-training/74956-aerosim.html Fri, 17 May 2013 20:28:24 GMT Does anyone have an opinion on Aerosim Flight Academy? Anyone know their reputation?

I'm currently attending a University flight program and not paying anything because the GI Bill is paying for it. While this is great and the program is well respected, the weather is constantly an issue and it is taking much longer to get my PPL mostly because of the weather. I already have a B.S. and am only attending the University so the GI BIll will pay for it. So I'm trying to determine if spending the money to get the remaining licenses at a flight school and just want to know what it's like at Aerosim. Any opinions will be appreciated. ]]> Flight Schools and Training MercuryBirdman http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/flight-schools-training/74956-aerosim.html http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/corporate/74954-pic-sic-part-91-proficiency-check.html Fri, 17 May 2013 17:46:14 GMT Hello folks.

Scenario - Part 91, international operations, turbojet requiring two pilots.

FAR 61.58 says the PIC must have a PC within preceding 12 "calendar" months in something requiring a type rating or jet, and a PC within preceding 24 calendar months in type.

So, my first question is what is the FAA definition of "calendar" month?

If I took my PIC PC on June 15 2012, am I due June 15 2013? Or do I have till the last day of June? Everything I have read elsewhere indicates it is good till the end of the month, and not to the day.

Second issue:

61.58 also states "(i) If a pilot takes the pilot-in-command proficiency check required by this section in the calendar month before or the calendar month after the month in which it is due, the pilot is considered to have taken it in the month in which it was due for the purpose of computing when the next pilot-in-command proficiency check is due."

This makes no sense to me in the case where you take the PC in the month AFTER it was due. In my example (June 2012 PC), if I waited till July 2013 to take my PC, then I should get until end of July 2014 currency, shouldn't I? Why would my PC only be good till June of 2014? What if I took the PC in August of 2013? That should be good till August 2014, right?

Third question:

FAA Medical certificates. I have "heard" but not seen any documentation that states that BOTH pilots in an international operation (certain countries in Europe) Part 91 must have First Class Medicals. Also, what if you have a First Class, but you are in your Second Class privileges period of time? Does Europe care about the time period or just what type Medical it says on your Certificate?

AFAIK, a Part 91 operation where you have two contract pilots (Commercial) as PIC and SIC, they should only need Second Class Medicals, correct?

As far as SIC training requirements, all I can find is the 12 month requirement to be familiar with the aircraft and have 3 takeoffs and landings. ]]> Corporate bigsuitcase http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/corporate/74954-pic-sic-part-91-proficiency-check.html http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/hangar-talk/74953-salmon-landing-seattle.html Fri, 17 May 2013 15:14:24 GMT Fresh Copper River salmon lands in Seattle | KING5.com Seattle (http://www.king5.com/news/local/Fresh-Copper-River-salmon-lands-in-Seattle-207866681.html) If anyone is interested in a Copper River Salmon Backyard All You Can Eat, Mr. vagabond and I are hosting one on May 27 starting at 1700. ... Fresh Copper River salmon lands in Seattle | KING5.com Seattle

If anyone is interested in a Copper River Salmon Backyard All You Can Eat, Mr. vagabond and I are hosting one on May 27 starting at 1700. Bring your own beverages of choice. Send me a PM so I can plan accordingly.

An added incentive is homemade lemon gelato. Our shop is not open yet, but I've got the $3000 machine in my kitchen. ]]> Hangar Talk vagabond http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/hangar-talk/74953-salmon-landing-seattle.html http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/major/74952-airport-car-wanted.html Fri, 17 May 2013 13:47:18 GMT Hey Guys, Anyone in the Atl or Mem area have a good, reliable airport car for sale ? Must be in good mechanical condition with good air conditioning. Send me a PM. Many thanks, BG Hey Guys,

Anyone in the Atl or Mem area have a good, reliable airport car for sale ? Must be in good mechanical condition with good air conditioning.
Send me a PM.

Many thanks,
BG ]]> Major FedElta http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/major/74952-airport-car-wanted.html