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Postby expat » Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:41 am

Having spent the last four weeks living in a hotel and D
"A bit of a pickle" - British translation: A catastrophically bad situation with potentially fatal consequences.

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B1 (Cat C) licenced engineer, Boeing 737NG 600/700/800/900 Airbus A318/19/20/21 and Dash8 Q-400
1. Captain, if the problem is not entered into the technical logbook.........then the aircraft does not have a problem.
2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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Re: The Unsung

Postby Alonso » Fri Sep 24, 2010 2:11 pm

Nice!  8-)
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Re: The Unsung

Postby RaptorF22 » Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:40 pm

Very nice!
What camera do you use?
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Re: The Unsung

Postby expat » Sat Sep 25, 2010 12:28 am

Very nice!
What camera do you use?


Nothing special, a Nikon D60, but I have ditched the kit lens and use one of my old Nikon manual lenses from my Nikon F2. The difference a proper bit of glass makes is amazing.

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PETA Image People Eating Tasty Animals.

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1. Captain, if the problem is not entered into the technical logbook.........then the aircraft does not have a problem.
2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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Re: The Unsung

Postby Fozzer » Sat Sep 25, 2010 12:16 pm

Busy-Bee Ground Crew!

Imagine having to do that job in the pouring rain, howling wind, cold, snow, and ice...

...and all to a strict time schedule!

Paul... 8-)...!
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Re: The Unsung

Postby B-Valvs » Sun Sep 26, 2010 12:15 pm

Awesome shots. I love all the ground stuff.

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Re: The Unsung

Postby theonecalled » Sun Sep 26, 2010 1:24 pm

Very nice!
What camera do you use?


Nothing special, a Nikon D60, but I have ditched the kit lens and use one of my old Nikon manual lenses from my Nikon F2. The difference a proper bit of glass makes is amazing.

Matt


Matt,
Just out of curiosity how many shutter actuations has your D60 performed since you've had the camera?
Great photo's!

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Re: The Unsung

Postby expat » Mon Sep 27, 2010 2:47 am

Very nice!
What camera do you use?


Nothing special, a Nikon D60, but I have ditched the kit lens and use one of my old Nikon manual lenses from my Nikon F2. The difference a proper bit of glass makes is amazing.

Matt


Matt,
Just out of curiosity how many shutter actuations has your D60 performed since you've had the camera?
Great photo's!

John



I have no idea, but it could be a good line to get authorisation from Mrs Ex-Pat that I need an upgrade......."You are not going to believe this my dearest, but there is a message in the camera display window that the shutter actuator is approaching it's actuation life limit"
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1. Captain, if the problem is not entered into the technical logbook.........then the aircraft does not have a problem.
2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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Re: The Unsung

Postby glennokc » Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:41 am

Excellent Pics mate. Always good to see the credit being given to them. Did work experience with QANTAS ground crew when i was 15, an experience i'll never forget
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