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[Dawnchaser 🌄 8,092]

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Sorry @SparklingSwirls & @DasCapschen,

[short answer] it's neither.

Spoiler

 

Longer answer:

It's "departure", is when we take the brake off to be pushed back or to taxi away from a self-positioning stand.

It's referred to as Standard Time of Departure

Depending on the size of aircraft (and the usable points of entry), boarding should commence at STD-x (for me that's normally -25mins)

Hopefully everyone is onboard and the doors can be closed before STD.

So, at STD we have permission to start (&/or push), I release the parking brake and off we go.

We record the TakeOff and Landing time for the "flight time".

We record the time when we take the brake off and put it on again when we arrive, that's "block time".

The time on the ticket is STD and then STA, this time allows for push back, start up, taxi, flight and more taxi.

Going somewhere where we expect a lot of taxiing (AMS & CDG) the allowed block time is a lot more than the flight time. Eg CDG 1hr flight vs 1h30 block.

Landing on 18R/taking off on 36L in AMS, you're nearly 3mi/5km from the terminal

 

 

Edited November 30, 2018 by Dawnchaser

[DasCapschen 7,766]

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That's what I meant with takeoff

I mean push back and taxi just takes a few minutes

while, as you said, boarding is like 30 minutes.

Edited November 30, 2018 by DasCapschen

[Dawnchaser 🌄 8,092]

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I didn't know what you meant with takeoff as it means something in particular to me regarding the times so I assumed you meant "when the wheels leave the ground".

I am sorry I made that assumption

From my side, although it's (usually) only a "few minutes" to taxi, departure and take off are two different times.

Because maintenance is based on the flight time and my time in control of the aircraft is the block time - this is what is recorded in my log book 

Edited November 30, 2018 by Dawnchaser

[DasCapschen 7,766]

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Okay. No need to be sorry

[Arkadios 91]

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Epiphany: the only reason I haven’t removed myself from the equation is because that would have serious legal ramifications for my dad.

[Dawnchaser 🌄 8,092]

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300W motor? Pah!

How about 1300W?

...and have two of them!

 

[LeafFerret 3,382]

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Morning everyone.

5 hours ago, SparklingSwirls said:

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I’m pretty happy

Great to hear!  

[Flutterstep 47,090]

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What’s Dawn’s favourite watercraft? 

Edited November 30, 2018 by Flutterstep

[LeafFerret 3,382]

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[Mirage 24,770]

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[LeafFerret 3,382]

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Finally get to use the avatar that I wanted to use last year.  

[Flutterstep 47,090]

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Looks nice

[LeafFerret 3,382]

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[Dawnchaser 🌄 8,092]

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Morning Chrys, is that a Chrysmassy avatar?

[LeafFerret 3,382]

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Yep, getting into the Chrystmas spirit, only just thought of that days ago.

[O-78 28,607]

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[LeafFerret 3,382]

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Hey Shyabetes.

Edited November 30, 2018 by Chrysalis89

[Dawnchaser 🌄 8,092]

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Hi Shy

[LeafFerret 3,382]

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Only one more month to go, finally. 

[Dawnchaser 🌄 8,092]

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Oops, should be a Hi Flutters from me aswell.

Hi Flutters

[O-78 28,607]

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Hey Dawn, what's up?

[LeafFerret 3,382]

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Still a bit upset, but getting a bit better.

[Dawnchaser 🌄 8,092]

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Not much Shy, playing MTG.

That's encouraging Chrys

@Flutterstep favourite watercraft?

Hovercraft are cool as the "driver" is a pilot.

Ekranoplan is sort of a flying boat.

HMS Victory (schoolmates boat).

...and to be facetious*...

*Nice use of the five vowels, and in sequence too

[LeafFerret 3,382]

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I loved Top Gear back in the mid 2000's. Those were the best.

[SparklingSquirrels 21,345]

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