Classic British Flight Sim

Dear All..

A couple of points to mention here with regard to 'Moving' or 'Taking' an aircraft that is not at it's designated 'home base'. You've all been here long enough to know that if an aircraft is 'off station'.. it is NOT your's to take.. regardless of how long it's been there. A common courtesy would be to at least ask the last pilot who flew the aircraft if he/she intends returning to pick the aircraft up OR.. if they mind you taking/moving the aircraft. If an aircraft is off station.. it is NOT for you to decide whether or not you're going to take it. These are well documented and established 'rules of the road' with only one exception.. the Dove.

Manners cost nothing do they and equally so.. the revocation of a TR can be swift.

DaveB :tab:

Just in case any pilots aren't aware of this webpage.

http://www.cbfsim.org/cbfsim/g-cbfs/CBF ... FT_SQL.php
Select the 'Aircraft Type' and click 'Display'.

Shows all airframes in the fleet, the base(s) where it belongs, its current location & who last flew it.
If the aircraft is away from base, the location is always highlighted in pink (one of us can't see red too well! ;-) ). These aircraft should not be taken without asking the pilot who last flew it.

DM

Hi David

Tks for adding that. Not too difficult is it though probably not as much fun as peeing me off having bought a ticket from the other side of the world to pick a particular airframe up only to find it's gone when I get there.. despite it being 'off station' :roll: This of course necessitated having to buy yet another ticket :brick:

If the information wasn't readily available, this sort of thing would be expected from time to time but David has gone to a great deal of effort to make sure this isn't the case. It's there so USE IT!!

ATB

DaveB :tab:

I get the feeling you're ever so slightly irritated with someone Dave.

I can't imagine what might have given you that idea ;-)

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Unfotunately there seems to be one law for some and another law for others.
I had an aircraft off station for a couple of months (mostly due to computer problems and forgetting it was there :roll: )
that was moved back to its base by someone else. I queried this and was informed
that he was just tidying up off station aircraft.
If it had been taken by mistake I wouldn't whinge but this does seem to go
against what has been stated in this thread.

Steve

Steve

A couple of months is a bit excessive.

Not a case of one rule for one an one rule for another but the management bringing back an aircraft stuck off station.

If you have computer problems and other issues keeping you away from it you would appear to have dissappered.

Sooner or later the 'abandoned aircraft' will need to be brought back

This has to be thought of differently to an aircraft being knicked after a very short time.

Garry

Again I point you to the opening post in this thread.

Steve

Steve

I don't need to be drawn to the post I have already read

I mentioned MANAGEMENT descisions

That is different to a pilot just popping along and taking it

A couple of months is excessive and the management have a right to reclaim it at their discretion.

An accusation of double standards is uncalled for and out of order.

Garry

Hi,

OK, let's not get too heated up about this and put things 'to bed'. The rules stand that when an aircraft is off station it is to be assumed that there is a pilot with that aircraft and is not to be used by any other pilot. We do allow pilots to leave an aircraft off station for a while if they fancy flying another type for a 'breather' but expect that pilot to retrieve the off station aircraft at some point and return it to a base. We are fairly relaxed about the length of time an aircraft is left off station, but once in a while we (CEO's and Fleet Managers) will tidy things up and retrieve aircraft that have been off station for a while and look as though they have been 'forgotten' about. This 'tidying' is a management function and can be done at any time at our discretion and without warning. If any 'non management' pilot sees an aircraft off station and wishes to utilise it, then they should first seek the permission from either the last pilot who flew the type, a CEO or the aircraft type's Fleet Manager.

Regards

John