Ask The Pilot

[ozscot]

Isn't it disturbing that a child's toy can in any way influence the auto pilot .

You'd expect such critical systems would be fully shielded. Do you think they consider this more in the newly designed aircraft?

Could such systems be susceptible to external EM interference?

 

[jb747]

Isn't it disturbing that a child's toy can in any way influence the auto pilot

The RF transmitter just happened to be a childs toy (as opposed to an adult's toy). Many devices are noisy.....

You'd expect such critical systems would be fully shielded. Do you think they consider this more in the newly designed aircraft?

I think I recall that the 787 and A350 are the first 'shielded' airliners. There was not the slightest reason for this 20 years ago...and even the 777 is that old.

Could such systems be susceptible to external EM interference?

Perhaps....

But, we're informed earlier in the thread that Mythbusters thinks otherwise...so perhaps not.

I might add, airlines say 'navigation equipment', when they actually mean 'anything'.....

 

[straitman]

Myth: Cell Phones Interfere with Plane Instruments : Discovery Channel

MYTH: CAN YOUR CELL PHONE INTERFERE WITH A PLANE'S INSTRUMENTS?

Finding: BUSTED

I really do hope you are kidding about believing this.

If so then reread post #2758 as a first step.

 

[jb747]

Qf 93 31/8 & qf 12 2/9.

 

[harvyk]

About what time would you arrive at the airport tomorrow for QF93?

 

[jb747]

About what time would you arrive at the airport tomorrow for QF93?

About an hour and half before it's due to go...whatever time that is....

 

[mjt57]

Hey JB, do they still have ID90s (or whatever the local term is) for staff, these days?

Just been booking tickets for the Big Trip next May. MEL-LHR-MEL, Prem. Eco and it's up around $13k!

Tried for standard eco, but the return flight is a code share with BA flying B744/QF B767 from SIN-MEL via half of the country, it seems.

If you have to pax it out of the country to pick up a flight, what happens if all seats are booked, as is the case for anything out of LHR for us.

 

[jb747]

Hey JB, do they still have ID90s (or whatever the local term is) for staff, these days?

Whilst it exists, all staff travel is virtually worthless. Your chance of actually getting anywhere is too low. I haven't used one of these fares for overseas travel in many years.

Just been booking tickets for the Big Trip next May. MEL-LHR-MEL, Prem. Eco and it's up around $13k!

I've just gone to the qantas web site and made a dummy booking on the 9 (1/5/13) and back on the 10 (30/5/13), and the PE return fare is $6529. Where does the $13k come from? Business return on the same days is $11688, and first return is $14457.

If you have to pax it out of the country to pick up a flight, what happens if all seats are booked, as is the case for anything out of LHR for us.

Must travel...they find us seats.

 

[simongr]

I've just gone to the qantas web site and made a dummy booking on the 9 (1/5/13) and back on the 10 (30/5/13), and the PE return fare is $6529. Where does the $13k come from? Business return on the same days is $11688, and first return is $14457.

I am assuming 2 x $6,529 = $13,058

 

[mannej]

A 767 going between SIN and MEL, that is what I am more interested in???

 

[mannej]

JB, any word on September flying, or not yet?

 

[jb747]

A 767 going between SIN and MEL, that is what I am more interested in???

No such animal as far as I know....

 

[jb747]

Well that sucks balls and eliminates ANY chance of me booking a $8500 flight to fly with no bed.

I didn't know that it cost $8500 to go from Perth to Melbourne.

JB, any word on September flying, or not yet?

I'm on a blank line until the 23rd, so all that is scheduled at the moment is the US flight tomorrow, and a sim. Most likely I'll do a bunch of standby duties. Next roster doesn't come out until roughly the 17th.

 

[jb747]

This is now drifting well off the thread. I know you're all experts on points etc, but would prefer it if you kept it to another thread.

 

[NM]

This is now drifting well off the thread. I know you're all experts on points etc, but would prefer it if you kept it to another thread.

I have removed several off-topic posts above.

All, please refer to the first post in this thread for guidelines on posting questions and answers.

 

[mjt57]

Whilst it exists, all staff travel is virtually worthless. Your chance of actually getting anywhere is too low. I haven't used one of these fares for overseas travel in many years.

When my wife worked for Pan AM, it took her 3 days to get from JFK to MEL using IDxx tickets. All standby and many times had to vacate the seat for paying pax. But on one leg, SFO-MEL, she was "bumped" up to first class.

Where does the $13k come from? Business return on the same days is $11688, and first return is $14457.

Two pax.

We'll wait til specials come out. Hopefully, it'll gel with your roster for at least one leg.

 

[SenZubEanS]

So, just watching FlightRadar24 as I often do and just was thinking how surreal it is for us aviation enthusiasts to have such access to the likes of a person who is in charge of flying these great machines around the planet.
Bon Voyage JB, hope this trip to LAX isn't to un-enjoyable for you and thanks again for your time and willingness to give those of us stuck behind a desk a little extra glimpse into your world on such a regular occurrence.

 

[NM]

So, just watching FlightRadar24 as I often do and just was thinking how surreal it is for us aviation enthusiasts to have such access to the likes of a person who is in charge of flying these great machines around the planet.
Bon Voyage JB, hope this trip to LAX isn't to un-enjoyable for you and thanks again for your time and willingness to give those of us stuck behind a desk a little extra glimpse into your world on such a regular occurrence.

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Do you think we should tell him that he's heading the wrong way to LA

Maybe he is too used to operating QF9 instead of QF93 ...

 

[smeacs]

JB on page 277 ( I think) there was discussion about kicking passengers off the flight and how the removal of bags makes this somewhat undesirable.

When a bag needs to be removed do you just put a request in and then sit and wait or are you able to get information about the estimated time of retrieval or similar and base your decision on that? I assume on aircraft with crates for all the baggage the rough location of bags in the plane is recorded.

 

[jb747]

Do you think we should tell him that he's heading the wrong way to LA

Maybe he is too used to operating QF9 instead of QF93 ...

Shortly after that we turned right and headed up towards Sydney..... Got to LA, so it must have worked out somehow.

Hadn't even made it to LA before I had a change to the pattern. Instead of bringing the 12 back, I'll now take the 94, arriving in Melbourne on Monday morning. Changes like that happen all the time, so you can never really plan much for a slip.