LisbonJet's Logbook
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AVIATION & TRAVEL
by TriStar500.net Site
AVIATION & TRAVEL
27 February 2009
04 February 2009
De volta a Fiumicino...
Back to Fiumicino...
... com um dos meus novos companheiros de viagem... CS-TTR "Soares dos Reis", um dos últimos A319 entregues à companhia.
... with one of the newest A319s in our fleet... CS-TTR named "Soares dos Reis".
O tempo é que desta vez já não estava tão bom...
The weather was not so nice this time...
... with one of the newest A319s in our fleet... CS-TTR named "Soares dos Reis".
O tempo é que desta vez já não estava tão bom...
The weather was not so nice this time...
02 February 2009
In the blink of an eye: Rome
Ciao Roma!
Não foi a minha primeira estadia em Roma mas foi a primeira vez que saí à cidade. Ao contrário das vezes anteriores, conseguimos juntar 3 elementos da tripulação (todos vindos de charters...) e aproveitar o transporte gratuito até ao centro da cidade apesar do tempo ser escasso para grandes roteiros. O tempo estava frio mas com um fantástico céu azul, a contrastar com o cinzento e a chuva de Lisboa.
This was not my first layover in Rome but it was the first time I went to the center of the city. This time I finally had company to do it. We took the free shuttle from the hotel to the center despite we didn't have much time for a big walk. The weather was cold but the sky was blue (in Lisbon it was grey and rainy).
Desde os tempos do Ciclo que as civilizações grega, romana e egípcia exercem em mim um certo fascínio. E apesar dos italianos serem ainda mais latinos do que nós (com todos os defeitos que tal característica comporta) adorei passear pelo meio de ruínas do antigo império romano que vão surgindo aqui e acolá. A primeira vez que estive em Roma, nem me lembro que idade tinha. Sobram apenas os registos fotográficos como este.
Since my school time, I always felt fascinated by the Greek and Roman civilizations. I loved walking through the ruins of the Ancient Rome that showed up almost each corner of the city blocks. The first time I was in Rome, I can't even remember how old I was. But I do have some funny pictures like this one.
Our first stop was obviously the Colosseum. I apologize for the low quality photos but they were taken with my cell phone and not with my usual compact camera.
Impressive Victor Emmanuele II monument...
The Pantheon...
The dome with its opening.
And the beautiful Fontana di Trevi, already after sunset...
Às 19 locais apanhámos o transporte de volta ao hotel pois o despertar seria bem cedo às 4:05am (3:05 hora de Lisboa...). O trânsito a esta hora estava infernal levando a que a viagem de regresso demorasse cerca de 40 minutos. Mas foi um passeio bastante agradável na companhia de excelentes colegas!
Before we returned to the hotel, we bought each one a "panino di prosciutto" that were divine. At 7pm we took the shuttle back to the hotel because we would another early wake up at 4am (which is 3am in Lisbon). The traffic was awful at this hour so we took 40 minutes to reach the hotel. But this was a great afternoon with great company from my colleagues!
Os voos, esses... tranquilíssimos! E infelizmente com poucos pax.
And the flights... those were very, very calm! And unfortunately with few passengers, this time of the year.
Before we returned to the hotel, we bought each one a "panino di prosciutto" that were divine. At 7pm we took the shuttle back to the hotel because we would another early wake up at 4am (which is 3am in Lisbon). The traffic was awful at this hour so we took 40 minutes to reach the hotel. But this was a great afternoon with great company from my colleagues!
Os voos, esses... tranquilíssimos! E infelizmente com poucos pax.
And the flights... those were very, very calm! And unfortunately with few passengers, this time of the year.
01 February 2009
Luzair: Último voo no L-1011
My last L-1011 TriStar flight
Maio | May 2008
Maio | May 2008
Depois do regresso de Dakar, não esperava voltar a voar pela Luzair. Em breve começaria uma nova etapa na minha vida e estava ainda a terminar um manual para a companhia.
After my return from Dakar I didn't expect to fly again for Luzair. Soon I would begin a new phase in my life and I was still busy writing a manual for Luzair.
After my return from Dakar I didn't expect to fly again for Luzair. Soon I would begin a new phase in my life and I was still busy writing a manual for Luzair.
Na noite de 17 para 18 de Maio, estava precisamente num último esforço para terminar esse manual até que (julgava eu) vencido pelo cansaço (após algumas noites a dormir muito pouco), decidi deitar-me, perto das 2 da manhã. E é precisamente nesse momento que recebo uma chamada/convocatória para uma última missão. A companhia precisava mesmo de mais um tripulante e eu próprio queria ir voar... "mais uma última vez" no L-1011!
The night of 17-18 May, I was precisely on a last effort to finish that project when overcome by fatigue (I thought so), I decided to go to bed around 2am. That's when I received a call from the airline for my very last mission with the L-1011!
Não sei onde fui arranjar forças, mas às 4h30 lá me apresentei no aeroporto para uma jornada que seria bem longa. Esperava-me um Lisboa-Helsínquia-Chania-Helsínquia-Lisboa, tudo de seguida, numa operação para a TUIfly Nordic (BLX).
I still don't know where I found the strength to respond to this call (I slept only a few hours the previous night) but at 4:30 am I was already at the airport for a long journey: LIS-HEL-CHQ-HEL-LIS. We would be flying for TUIfly Nordic (BLX).
Seguimos posicionados para HEL num voo com a duração de 3:52. Numa tripulação reforçada de 13 elementos, calhou-me a posição E8, a última a ser atribuída. Sentia já uma grande nostalgia em todos os meus passos dentro do avião. Por imperativos de calendário estes seriam seguramente os últimos momentos enquanto tripulante de cabine na Luzair.
Neste voo havia uma novidade: estavam a ser largados dois novos colegas.
Os briefings na Luzair costumam ser inquisitivos em termos de questões relacionadas com salvamento, uma filosofia herdada da Air Luxor. O saber responder às questões sobre procedimentos de emergência é obrigatório e conta para a avaliação contínua do tripulante, além de que obriga o tripulante a estudar e a manter-se actualizado ao longo do tempo.
No caso destes dois colegas era ainda mais importante pois estavam a ser largados. O natural nervosismo que demonstravam fez-me lembrar o meu voo de largada (4 de Agosto de 2007) e os colegas que me acompanharam nesse dia. Sorri ao lembrar-me das incidências e semelhanças, confiante de que também eles seriam capazes de superar essa prova.
The first leg to HEL was a position flight with a duration of 3h52. With a reinforced cabin crew of 13 members, I was assigned the last position (E8). Each step I took inside the aircraft, I was already feeling nostalgic. This time for sure, this would be my last duty as a Luzair crew member.
Two newly arrived colleagues would be examined during this set of flights.
Briefings at Luzair used to be inquisitive regarding safety procedures - a philosophy inherited from Air Luxor. It was very important to feel comfortable with those procedures and to demonstrate that knowledge by answering correctly to the questions posed during the briefings. It was part of our continuous evaluation and it was one way of obliging crew members to study regularly and keep themselves updated.
In this case, it was even more important for the new colleagues because it was their examination flight. They looked a little bit nervous which was normal. It made me remember my own examination and the colleagues that were with me that day in the same situation. But I was confident that they would answer the briefing questions without problems.
The night of 17-18 May, I was precisely on a last effort to finish that project when overcome by fatigue (I thought so), I decided to go to bed around 2am. That's when I received a call from the airline for my very last mission with the L-1011!
Não sei onde fui arranjar forças, mas às 4h30 lá me apresentei no aeroporto para uma jornada que seria bem longa. Esperava-me um Lisboa-Helsínquia-Chania-Helsínquia-Lisboa, tudo de seguida, numa operação para a TUIfly Nordic (BLX).
I still don't know where I found the strength to respond to this call (I slept only a few hours the previous night) but at 4:30 am I was already at the airport for a long journey: LIS-HEL-CHQ-HEL-LIS. We would be flying for TUIfly Nordic (BLX).
Plano de voo | Flight plan LIS-HEL |
Neste voo havia uma novidade: estavam a ser largados dois novos colegas.
Os briefings na Luzair costumam ser inquisitivos em termos de questões relacionadas com salvamento, uma filosofia herdada da Air Luxor. O saber responder às questões sobre procedimentos de emergência é obrigatório e conta para a avaliação contínua do tripulante, além de que obriga o tripulante a estudar e a manter-se actualizado ao longo do tempo.
No caso destes dois colegas era ainda mais importante pois estavam a ser largados. O natural nervosismo que demonstravam fez-me lembrar o meu voo de largada (4 de Agosto de 2007) e os colegas que me acompanharam nesse dia. Sorri ao lembrar-me das incidências e semelhanças, confiante de que também eles seriam capazes de superar essa prova.
The first leg to HEL was a position flight with a duration of 3h52. With a reinforced cabin crew of 13 members, I was assigned the last position (E8). Each step I took inside the aircraft, I was already feeling nostalgic. This time for sure, this would be my last duty as a Luzair crew member.
Two newly arrived colleagues would be examined during this set of flights.
Briefings at Luzair used to be inquisitive regarding safety procedures - a philosophy inherited from Air Luxor. It was very important to feel comfortable with those procedures and to demonstrate that knowledge by answering correctly to the questions posed during the briefings. It was part of our continuous evaluation and it was one way of obliging crew members to study regularly and keep themselves updated.
In this case, it was even more important for the new colleagues because it was their examination flight. They looked a little bit nervous which was normal. It made me remember my own examination and the colleagues that were with me that day in the same situation. But I was confident that they would answer the briefing questions without problems.
À chegada a Helsínquia, já com luz do dia, deparámo-nos com um tecto de nuvens denso e espesso que só se dissipou segundos antes da aterragem.
We landed in Helsinki already with daylight, although we descended through a dense layer of clouds which only dissipated a few seconds before landing.
Segue-se o vídeo da aterragem e algumas fotografias durante o taxi-in e o turnaround em Helsínquia.
Here is the video of the landing and some photos I took during the taxi-in and turnaround time at Vantaa Airport:
The catering for the passengers was loaded in Helsinki and soon we would be heading to Greece.
Catering com etiquetas em... espanhol. Fica a boa intenção :)
Trying to impress our crew writing information in Spanish? :)
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I don't remember many details of the flight itself except for the moderate turbulence we had heading back to Helsinki (the strongest I ever experienced on board a L-1011). While seated during this period, I chatted with one of the new colleagues that was next to me, introducing him to the airline.
Esgotados, regressámos de novo posicionados a Lisboa. Às 3 horas e 25 minutos do dia 19 de Maio de 2008 sucede aquela que provavelmente terá sido a minha última aterragem num L-1011. Os novos colegas foram largados e foi com alguma emoção que me despedi da companhia nas chegadas do Aeroporto de Lisboa.
Already exhausted, we flew back empty to Lisbon. At 3:35 am, 19th of May 2008, I probably made my very last landing on a L-1011. The new colleagues successfully passed their examination flight and it was with some emotion that said goodbye to the airline that gave me my first job.
Enquanto tripulante, contabilizei um total de 382 horas de voo e 95 aterragens no CS-TMP, tendo sido o voo mais longo um AMS-FOR com a duração de 9h15. Estão todos guardados num logbook pessoal que mantive actualizado. Foram 382 horas de puro prazer e que me permitem dizer: valeu a pena, valeu bem a pena!
As a crew member, I logged a total of 382 hours of flight time and 95 landings on our CS-TMP, being the longest flight one AMS-FOR with a duration of 9h15. Every flight is religiously saved in a personal logbook that I kept updated. It was 382 hours of absolute pleasure (job?) that made me feel: it was worth it, it was really worth it!