brett 2,283 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Don't call it Rufus, it will probably drink and eat everything you own and leave nothing behind but a horrible smell. Link to post Share on other sites
PanzerFodder 0 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 There seems to be a lot of that going around these days. Sabotage I mean Maybe its time to get me a watchdog before it strikes me Must be Birdman's terminator shorting out the circuit boards when he flies over your bases. It's "Hasta la vista, baby" to your company files and systems when that guys around Cheer's...Graham... Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted June 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Recent holiday for all JAD staff meant all planes grounded! Some further tinkering with company pc means no contracts being accepted for a short while! Hopefully be back in the air in a few days Meanwhile the crew have been performing some team building exercises - wash the planes Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,283 Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Enjoy your holiday. Link to post Share on other sites
Menno 0 Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Meanwhile the crew have been performing some team building exercises - wash the planes About time! Enjoy your holiday Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted September 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 BIG changes in JAD Location change - we've moved to England - East Midlands to be exact Cody and Sophie have agreed to move with the company and travel to Great Britain for a while - already we have a cargomaster and a DC6 ready and waiting for some jobs to be complete. With 30 million in the bank - I will have to wait for my beloved 737-900 (see sig) - I had to sell my baby as I did not want to fly it to england - should not take long to save though. All is good people!!! Yay Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,487 Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Yay! Jim is back! Link to post Share on other sites
Kasper 14 Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Good to see JAD flying again! (especailly with a continent + ocean between Jim and my custoimers) Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,283 Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 I sure everyone at Everett and the surrounding 10 miles of your service area will miss you We will do our best to take up the slack you have now left in the PNW. Wish you the best of luck in your new endeavour. Although with 30 mill in the bank, luck will take a back seat. Watch out for a company named Great British Haulage. I hear the owner is the Mr B of England. Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted September 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 lol - 30mill has gone down to about 4mill after the purchase of a 2nd dc6 and my new favourite plane the Quality wings 146 J100! Does not hold as much as my 737 but its easier to fly for sure! Maybe start saving for the 737 from now hehe Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,283 Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 @Mike- Great British Haulage is owned and operated by the head guy himself, Mr. Joe L Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted December 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Long awaited update: OK so the business has been going well with 3 RJ100's with Sophie and Cody working them hard. With income high and plenty of profits we sold the old birds and bought a new 757-200F. This baby was for the CEO UKJim. Along side the bought 757 another two 757's were also leased ready for Cody and Sophie. So the CEO couldn't wait to get in the hot seat and did a quick trip from EGNX to EGCN - with the excitement of flying the new gal he oversped on takeoff and caused 95% damage to the plane. The rest of the flight was very uneventful apart from the odd patch of rain and cloud. With a greaser landing at EGCN it shows that given practice the new plane will suit the CEO's flying style. Cost of repairs: £780,000 Cost of Contracts: £250,000 So made a loss overall on that flight but JAD did get their reputation up and those will learn off their mistakes for next time Thanks for reading.... now here are some flight pics Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Congrats for your step forward! Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,283 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Ouch on the repairs. Good luck on the new big time venture. Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted December 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Quids in!! Sophie and Cody just completed their first jobs in their 757's and earned me a nice £800k profit with no damage to their planes. Good times Link to post Share on other sites
pixelninja 0 Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Grats on the 757 fleet. I just got my first and as you already can tell they are a workhorse of an aircraft (even if we both seemed to break em). Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted December 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 OK so it was rainin, night time and almost zero visibility!! I took some very dark screens on this flight and as you can see it was a touching cloth moment until I touchdown and stopped Apparently the client at Coventry could not wait until the morning? No damage and an 'OK' landing - I am satisfied with that. Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Nice job, captain! Link to post Share on other sites
Kasper 14 Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Nice going with those 757's One day I will outgrow my SE GA aircraft, not for a while - but one day! Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted December 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Another trip today... It got hairy!!! Brightened up again Landed and all was fine thank god for ILS approaches Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Nice work. Yep, the ILS is a great thing in times like those. John Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Nice job Jim. Link to post Share on other sites
pixelninja 0 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Looking good Jim. Gotta love when you catch that first glimpse of runway lights breaking through the fog. Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted December 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 I must admit I was bricking it on approach as my altitude was dropping - I thought; I am going to hit the ground any minute and this is going to be expensive Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 was bricking it on approach as my altitude was dropping - I thought; I am going to hit the ground any minute and this is going to be expensive It's nice when you can find real world approach plates for the airport you're going into and use the MDA or DH from them to determine when to go missed... Not sure if that data is available from the GPS or not. John Link to post Share on other sites
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