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Old 08-10-2014, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Bainite
Set condition Min Base Layover xx hours.
Think I already know the answer, but will that bid help avoid the 21 day in the row coverage awards?

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Old 08-10-2014, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Ftrooppilot
The number of pilots who could pick up a sextant and shoot / plot a moon or sun LOP or three star fix are probably down to 1/10th of 1%. Those are probably sailors who cruised before GPS was invented.
The moon, the sun, orion, the ultimate GPS!

It worked for Columbus, right?

"Look...INDIANS!"

Damned those clouds!!

I'm reading a very good book about Curtis Lemay right now, crazy how they were using celestial to find ships on the sea, from the air, prior to WW2,...but he did it!
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Old 08-10-2014, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Timbo
The moon, the sun, orion, the ultimate GPS!

It worked for Columbus, right?

"Look...INDIANS!"

Damned those clouds!!

I'm reading a very good book about Curtis Lemay right now, crazy how they were using celestial to find ships on the sea, from the air, prior to WW2,...but he did it!
oh come on. finding ships in the ocean using a sextant is like shooting fish in a barrel.
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Old 08-10-2014, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
Think I already know the answer, but will that bid help avoid the 21 day in the row coverage awards.*

* and if miamigo Sailing fun reads this, I am not implying that any airline which awards 81.5 hours for coverage in near contiguous fashion on the front of the month is anything but adequately staffed for their operation and contingencies. No, I've learned and would never suggest such a thing.
I think the 717B has 1/3 more pilots available than is required almost every day for the remainder of the month.
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Old 08-10-2014, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
oh come on. finding ships in the ocean using a sextant is like shooting fish in a barrel.
True...but it's a very big barrel!

Every time I fly the NATS today, I marvel that anyone in a DC3 did it 60 years ago, down low, using celestial DR, RF, oh, and of course, Crossed Fingers!

While today, we cross at 350/M.84 on AP, and utter words of wisdom at passing aircraft on 123.45, such as...

Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmannAYiwh0

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Old 08-10-2014, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Ftrooppilot
The number of pilots who could pick up a sextant and shoot / plot a moon or sun LOP or three star fix are probably down to 1/10th of 1%. Those are probably sailors who cruised before GPS was invented.
I was all ready to go with a demo, but forgot to take the filters out for a shot of kochab.

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Old 08-10-2014, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Timbo
True...but it's a very big barrel!

Every time I fly the NATS today, I marvel that anyone in a DC3 did it 60 years ago, down low, using celestial DR, RF, oh, and of course, Crossed Fingers!
And now we bitczh if CPDLC is inop and we have to make HF position reports.
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Old 08-10-2014, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by GunshipGuy
I was all ready to go with a demo, but forgot to take the filters out for a shot of kochab.

Yeah, but think about how hot their F/A's were and the fact that they were prob banging them.
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Old 08-10-2014, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Delta1067
Yeah, but think about how hot their F/A's were and the fact that they were prob banging them.
And the fact that...

We are still flying with them!

But they were all 22 and hot when they were hired in...1950.
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Old 08-10-2014, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by GunshipGuy
Ahh, the labeling of constructive criticism as something completely different. Fall in line sheeple--or else.
"When referring to Delta, don’t disparage our brand by using profanity or hateful language, or posting items that could place the company in a negative light."

The above is a small part of their social online policy. They have avenues for criticism. I don't think they consider this one they want used.
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