From: Peter Reed Peter@Ardell.com
To: Dick Deeds <dickdeeds@pacbell.net>
Sent: Tue, May 7, 2013 5:40:39 PM
Subject: GLOBAL BD 700 Pilots Wanted
To: Dick Deeds <dickdeeds@pacbell.net>
Sent: Tue, May 7, 2013 5:40:39 PM
Subject: GLOBAL BD 700 Pilots Wanted
Dick
My Son, Bob Reed is looking for any Bombardier Global BD
700 or BD 7000 pilots who have a total of 300 PIC hours. To be based in
Shenyang, China about 357 km North of Shanghai near the beach, for a two
years minimum contract. The parent company is based in Macao.
The pay is $15,300/ month with a one year $8000 bonus for an
average of $16,000/mo. Presently they are flying a 6 week reserve schedule
(they don’t fly every day) than a 3 week vacation. There is no
other restrictions other than they have to be under 53 years old and can pass
the Chinese (Chinglish) ATP exam and a good physical. This is an American Exam
that was translated into Chinese and then retranslated back into English, so
some of the questions are a bit hard to follow. They will have an English
speaking Chinese Co-pilot to get them around the system.
Are you
typed in one of these ? Want some world
travel experience ? Looking for great pay with tons of time
off? If so contact Bob Reed at: alpinesunrise@yahoo.com
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National
Air Cargo’s Terrible Accident:
By now you have likely seen this
terrible crash. I know many of the
pilots at National. My best friend also
has long ties there. The FO on the ill fated B747-400, Jamie, joined me last
year for a tour of the AF Museum in Dayton, as he was a crew chief on the B2,
and we had a grand visit. The mechanic, Gary, recently transferred and before was
working with me at my current company.
When you watch the video it will leave you gasping and with a deeply
uneasy feeling in the pit of your belly.
Just to let you know a couple of
other small world items, a couple of friends of mine, Gary Wilshire and Scott
Murray (both helping Rob Moser and his effort) have flown for this company and
know many of these crewmembers. The
accident has of course not been fully investigated and there is rampart
speculation, but no findings as of yet.
What we do know is that seeing this magnificent aircraft fall from the
sky is incredibly tragic.
(Here are some links concerning this
accident).
Crew and crash details: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2317306/Boeing-747-crash-video-Tragic-stories-emerge-seven-Americans-killed.html
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Joel Payne
Email flyplayne@bellsouth.net
Issue Area - General
Comments - This might take some of you back a few years-
Joel Payne B-767A [ret.]
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From: Mike Harr <c190guy@gmail.com>
Date: May 3, 2013, 12:02:17 GMT+09:00
To: Mike Harr <c190guy@gmail.com>
Subject: cabin crew fly the plane whileflight deck crew take a break !!
Date: May 3, 2013, 12:02:17 GMT+09:00
To: Mike Harr <c190guy@gmail.com>
Subject: cabin crew fly the plane whileflight deck crew take a break !!
Surprised? Not really !
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/cover-story/Pilots-sleep-as-air-hostess-turns-off-autopilot-on-Bangkok-Delhi-flight/articleshow/19849077.cms
Two Air India pilots put the lives of 166 passengers on a Bangkok-Delhi flight in danger by taking a 40-minute break from the cockpit and getting two stewardesses to operate the plane in their absence. Their stunt almost ended in disaster after one of the stewardesses accidentally turned off the auto-pilot, forcing the pilots to rush back to their seats.
The incident took place 33,000 feet in the air on Air India flight AI 133 (an Airbus 321) from Bangkok to Delhi on April 12, which took off from Bangkok on schedule, at 8.55 am.
Thirty minutes later, First Officer Ravindra Nath excused himself from the cockpit for a bathroom break and got airhostess J Bhatt to occupy his seat in his absense. "According to the guidelines it is a standard procedure to ensure the presence of second person in the cockpit so that if the pilot is not able to operate the aircraft for some reason, the other crew member in the cockpit can immediately call for the other pilot. But what actually happened after this made a mockery of air safety," said a a source in Air India, who did not wish to be named.
Minutes after his co-pilot left the cockpit, Captain B K Soni called another stewardess, Kanika Kala, and asked her to take his seat. Captain Soni did not leave the cockpit immediately; instead, he spent a few minutes teaching the two stewardesses how to operate the aircraft.
He left the cockpit after putting the plane on auto-pilot, leaving the stewardesses to operate the flight by themselves for the next 40 minutes while he and his co-pilot took a nap in business class.
Putting an aircraft on auto-pilot does not exempt pilots from remaining in the cockpit; their presence is required to monitor the flight's status and turn off auto-pilot if required. This was illustrated perfectly when Captain Soni and First Officer Nath were forced to rush back to their seats after one of the stewardesses accidentally switched off the auto-pilot, engangering the lives of everyone on board.
"A senior cabin crew member witnessed the entire drama unfold and brought the matter to the notice of the airline's management. All four were derostered and later suspended for this violation," added the Air India source.
Director General Arun Mishra of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), confirmed that all four employees had been suspended. "Following a safety violation, the airline has already suspended the people in question. We are conducting a inquiry into the matter," Mishra told Mumbai Mirror.
Captain Mohan Ranganathan, member of a government-appointed aviation safety panel, blamed the 'lackadaisical attitude' of the DGCA for the increase in air safety violations. "The DGCA should be held responsible for the increase in such cases as they have failed time and again to effectively enforce safety guidelines," said Ranganathan.
K Swaminathan, deputy general manager (corporate communications), Air India, did not comment on the incident, saying, "Your query has been referred to the concerned department for comment. We will revert to you on receiving their reply."
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From: Mark Sztanyo
Date: 5/3/2013 8:19:56 AM
Subject: Air shows cancelled: Blue Angels, Thunderbirds grounded by sequester (
video)
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