[jhb] Re: Pireps
- From: "bones" <bones@xxxxxxx>
- To: <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 15:47:19 +0100
Yes indeed.
bones
-----Original Message-----
From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Gerry Winskill
Sent: 06 September 2007 12:14
To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jhb] Re: Pireps
Since most controllers are unlikely to have a clue about the strips'
whereabouts, I normally expand mine to read, eg
DEP/SNAKE FARM NR FISHBURN DEST/EGGESFORD RMK/FARM STRIPS
Is that acceptable?
Gerry Winskill
bones wrote:
> I saw you on IVAE just before I got dragged by the scruff of my neck
> to "entertain" our unexpected arrivals. As they didn't depart until
> after 2300 it just wasn't worth logging on to catch the tail end
> traffic. Sorry about that folks - I was looking forward to tonight.
>
> On the positive side I've obtained a free pass for Thursday so I'll
> log on at EGNS around 1930/2000. Anyone bored with the TV is welcome
> to join in.
>
> Frank - in IVAE it showed you as flying from X1SF to X5FM (or
> whatever) but as the codes are not recognised in IVAO the controllers
> don't have a clue as to what they represent. Could I ask that you also
> include in your flight plan the farm names you are flying from/to? To
> do this you just add in the Remarks section the following:
>
> DEP/SNAKE FARM DEST/EGGESFORD RMK/FARM STRIPS
>
> If you do that it will appear on the flight strips, the flight plan
> and in IVAE.
>
> bones
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> *On Behalf Of *FrankTurley@xxxxxxx
> *Sent:* 05 September 2007 20:49
> *To:* jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [jhb] Pireps
>
> Well there didn't seem to be anything organised tonight, so I did
> my next farm strip, this time without FS crashing, to Snake Farm.
>
> When I finished I checked on the EYe to see Frank at Gloucester
> and John at Bristol, sorry if I knew you were going to be there
> I'd have given you some traffic.
>
> Anyway, the point of this posting is that when I finished I tried
> to fill in a Pirep, but the system told me this had moved to a new
> address. I followed the links into VAs, finally found JHB in the
> Isle of Man list, and then went to my record. I clicked on Pireps,
> but the system told me this had moved to a new address. As Gerry
> would say, Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
>
> If anyone finds a way out of this please let the rest of us know.
>
> Frank T.
>
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