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Jul 10, 2018, 9:53 pm
#3196
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: AZ
Programs: AA Exec Plat; Marriott Plat; HHonors Diamond; Hertz PC
Posts: 213
I did a search for this question and did not find anything so I will ask here. I am flying PHX-LHR in WT+ and had a question about my sport jacket. Will I have a likely chance of being able to hang it up or should I plan to pack it? Not sure how the WT+ cabin experience is in that regard
Jul 14, 2018, 5:34 am
#3197
Join Date: Dec 2014
Programs: BA Silver, Le Club Accor Hotels Silver, Marriott Gold
Posts: 61
I have found that the uplift I got when I became WCC really does make a significant difference and some months I am taking home as little as few hundred pounds less than a CSM. I operate very few short haul trips (only 4 short haul trips this year and I was the CSM on two of them) and my roster is usually 3/4 long haul trips per month which makes commuting easier. For a new entrant the key would be bidding wisely.
You're welcome @zafiragirl, do let us know how your daugther gets on
Thanks SO much for your comprehensive and encouraging reply, @bhdcommuter - much appreciated!
Jul 14, 2018, 9:38 am
#3198
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 3,190
I did a search for this question and did not find anything so I will ask here. I am flying PHX-LHR in WT+ and had a question about my sport jacket. Will I have a likely chance of being able to hang it up or should I plan to pack it? Not sure how the WT+ cabin experience is in that regard
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Jul 14, 2018, 9:54 am
#3199
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: San Francisco Penninsula
Programs: Bear Backers
Posts: 931
Current Business Class sale
Currently BA is running a Sale in Business from SFO=LHR for about $2500.00 if you travel on certain days. Good through end of schedule. All the other airlines were matching that but as of yesterday only BA has it. Any idea how long it will be available? I need to travel July 9 or 10 through July 31 2019 which is not yet bookable. Wont be until About Aug 10th. Can I call and get this booked now? Any ideas would be helpful.
Jul 14, 2018, 12:36 pm
#3200
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: NUE
Programs: BAEC Silver, FB Gold, HHonors Gold, IHG Platinum, SK Diamond, ITA Volare Club Executive, TK Elite
Posts: 365
Tell me, why do you always tend to turn WT into a fridge? 
Jul 14, 2018, 1:07 pm
#3201
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Programs: Mucci des Hommes Magiques et Magnifiques
Posts: 19,094
We don’t, most complaints we get are that we keep it too warm.
The fact is that everyone is different but I keep the cabins on the cooler side which the majority seem to prefer.
The fact is that everyone is different but I keep the cabins on the cooler side which the majority seem to prefer.
Jul 14, 2018, 1:30 pm
#3202
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA S, VS S, SQ G, HH D, IHG D/A, Marriott G, Radisson G, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,945
Totally agree with that approach - at least you can put on more layers or use blankets to get warmer - can't do anything to cool down and it's horrible trying to sleep when it's really warm (I find SQ are often bad for this).
Jul 14, 2018, 1:32 pm
#3203
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 587
WT is the most difficult cabin to balance, too. Chances are if you have 235 pax in the cabin no matter what temperature you have it at some will be hot and some will be cold. If you add this to the fact that some a/c are particularly difficult to control due to their age (looking at you 747) there are lot of times you just can’t win.
Jul 15, 2018, 5:00 pm
#3204
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: London
Programs: Mucci. Nothing else matters.
Posts: 38,644
There was a post here about how to book a cash ticket when the return date is out of range: Booking one way fare then adding return leg later
Jul 18, 2018, 5:41 am
#3205
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London
Programs: Many. Too many. I came here to cut them down. I failed.
Posts: 2,999
This is a bit indulgent, but a question for pilots I guess.
A long long time ago, well, I was 14, I attended a careers fair and BA were there, I was particularly interested in training to be a pilot. But it was identified that I was already close to max possible height (6ft2-ish back then) and would almost definitely grow too tall to be a pilot (curently max 1.90m (6'3") - which turned out to be the case (i'm 6ft5 1/2 - or 199cm. So I moved on.
But chatting to a very experienced private pilot friend who has spent a lot of time in commercial airplane cockpits, he said it's baloney, there is loads of space, and it wouldn't be an issue.
So, is this the case? Would I be fine to to be a pilot? Are there any other practical reasons except for leg room why us wonderful tall people couldn't be a commercial pilot? Is leg room up front really that bad?
A long long time ago, well, I was 14, I attended a careers fair and BA were there, I was particularly interested in training to be a pilot. But it was identified that I was already close to max possible height (6ft2-ish back then) and would almost definitely grow too tall to be a pilot (curently max 1.90m (6'3") - which turned out to be the case (i'm 6ft5 1/2 - or 199cm. So I moved on.
But chatting to a very experienced private pilot friend who has spent a lot of time in commercial airplane cockpits, he said it's baloney, there is loads of space, and it wouldn't be an issue.
So, is this the case? Would I be fine to to be a pilot? Are there any other practical reasons except for leg room why us wonderful tall people couldn't be a commercial pilot? Is leg room up front really that bad?
Jul 18, 2018, 10:19 am
#3206
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 5,797
BA is one of the commercial airlines that imposes a maximum height limitation, 6'3" as per https://careers.ba.com/future-pilots. I'm not really sure why as many airlines don't care anymore, only the military are concerned with it because the ejection seat would take your knees off if you were too tall.
Minimum height is a different story.
Minimum height is a different story.
Jul 18, 2018, 10:24 am
#3207
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: San Francisco Penninsula
Programs: Bear Backers
Posts: 931
747 has a very cramped cock pit
i sat in the pilots seat at a museum here where have halfbof a 747 on display. I am 5,10 and had to brnd over to get in there. very claustrefobic.
Jul 21, 2018, 3:18 am
#3208
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Flatland
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold 1MM, BA Gold, UA Peon
Posts: 6,111
I’m 6’2” in UK measurements and I don’t find it too hard ( in the BA sim ) - though do the seats move backwards and sideways outwards in the cockpit you tried? That is critical to getting in and out of the 747 pilot seats comfortably, and the real aircraft seats move like that.
Obviously you should fly the A380. Very roomy at the pointy end
Obviously you should fly the A380. Very roomy at the pointy end
Jul 21, 2018, 5:18 am
#3209
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: London
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, BAEC Gold
Posts: 283
This is a bit indulgent, but a question for pilots I guess.
A long long time ago, well, I was 14, I attended a careers fair and BA were there, I was particularly interested in training to be a pilot. But it was identified that I was already close to max possible height (6ft2-ish back then) and would almost definitely grow too tall to be a pilot (curently max 1.90m (6'3") - which turned out to be the case (i'm 6ft5 1/2 - or 199cm. So I moved on.
But chatting to a very experienced private pilot friend who has spent a lot of time in commercial airplane cockpits, he said it's baloney, there is loads of space, and it wouldn't be an issue.
So, is this the case? Would I be fine to to be a pilot? Are there any other practical reasons except for leg room why us wonderful tall people couldn't be a commercial pilot? Is leg room up front really that bad?
A long long time ago, well, I was 14, I attended a careers fair and BA were there, I was particularly interested in training to be a pilot. But it was identified that I was already close to max possible height (6ft2-ish back then) and would almost definitely grow too tall to be a pilot (curently max 1.90m (6'3") - which turned out to be the case (i'm 6ft5 1/2 - or 199cm. So I moved on.
But chatting to a very experienced private pilot friend who has spent a lot of time in commercial airplane cockpits, he said it's baloney, there is loads of space, and it wouldn't be an issue.
So, is this the case? Would I be fine to to be a pilot? Are there any other practical reasons except for leg room why us wonderful tall people couldn't be a commercial pilot? Is leg room up front really that bad?
I wouldn't go as far as saying there is loads of space in the flight deck, especially as you'd most likely start on a A320 or 737, the A320 is your friend here, very ample room in comparison to the 737 for those with longer legs.
Jul 21, 2018, 12:37 pm
#3210
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 387
With height, tall or short, are there any issues with adjusting the seat height to get the correct eye reference? Or ergonomically could there be issues with specific types, okay in some but not others? Just curious.