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Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
14th Aug 2020, 00:41
Replies: 9
Views: 1,317
Posted By Unhinged

Your airline pilot friend is correct. AIP can...

Your airline pilot friend is correct.
AIP can be obscure (it's all part of CASA's plan for world domination !), but ....

The primary reference you need is: AIP ENR 1.1 Section 2.7.4.3 Page 1.1-20...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Jun 2018, 13:36
Replies: 1,195
Views: 1,335,751
Posted By Unhinged

Just because you haven't been called to start...

Just because you haven't been called to start doesn't mean others haven't.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Sep 2016, 04:17
Replies: 3
Views: 2,002
Posted By Unhinged

If you're an Apple/iOS user, take a look at the...

If you're an Apple/iOS user, take a look at the "FOI Test Prep" app on the Apple store.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Nov 2011, 11:29
Replies: 48
Views: 18,481
Posted By Unhinged

"my license is valid until I die." Which is...

"my license is valid until I die." Which is printed on your licence as I said in my very first post. Nothing to do with 3 take-offs and landings as you incorrectly posted as fact.

"As it has...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Nov 2011, 07:35
Replies: 48
Views: 18,481
Posted By Unhinged

Checkboard - I didn't post any such thing. That...

Checkboard - I didn't post any such thing. That is entirely a product of your own imagination, as was your original answer.

The reason I didn't post the answers (there are several points) is...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Nov 2011, 03:10
Replies: 48
Views: 18,481
Posted By Unhinged

Well T28D, if you don't know what's wrong with...

Well T28D, if you don't know what's wrong with Checkboard's answer, I've got way more to do today than sort out your homework on such a basic question. BTW, your answer is also obviously incorrect,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Nov 2011, 20:16
Replies: 48
Views: 18,481
Posted By Unhinged

You have an Australian CPL and don't know the...

You have an Australian CPL and don't know the answers to these fundamental questions ? They were most certainly covered in the Air Law exam. Anyway, if you have an Aussie CPL, then just read it. The...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Nov 2011, 11:46
Replies: 23
Views: 10,362
Posted By Unhinged

The Airlie Beach taxi driver who dropped me at...

The Airlie Beach taxi driver who dropped me at Proserpine Airport today (a cousin of the Townsville refueller, I'd say) reckoned the photo was taken by the boys on one of their helicopter safaris up...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Oct 2011, 13:06
Replies: 50
Views: 11,383
Posted By Unhinged

Not sure Capn ... That last post of his seemed to...

Not sure Capn ... That last post of his seemed to be taking himself even less seriously than the others :-) Well done Dick - keep going like that and this dedicated Dick-sceptic might have to take...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Oct 2011, 06:56
Replies: 10
Views: 2,602
Posted By Unhinged

I'll be in Guangzhou in early November, but will...

I'll be in Guangzhou in early November, but will only have one spare day this trip to do any hunting. Have already asked my contacts to find me something interesting helicopter to do for the spare...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Oct 2011, 04:23
Replies: 8
Views: 1,628
Posted By Unhinged

Were they ever ?? Qantas has certainly had fatal...

Were they ever ?? Qantas has certainly had fatal crashes in the past, but all a long time ago. Mind you, if they keep up the industrial action they'll stay safely on the ground !!

There are lots...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Oct 2011, 06:14
Replies: 3
Views: 1,210
Posted By Unhinged

Put me down for a 495 ! This Aera thing is a...

Put me down for a 495 ! This Aera thing is a pile of poo
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Oct 2011, 11:27
Replies: 32
Views: 19,869
Posted By Unhinged

I am not interested in buying an R66 - I am an...

I am not interested in buying an R66 - I am an Instructor who flies one for charter and instructing. I'd much prefer to know what happened so that I can truthfully answer the potential buyers I fly...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Oct 2011, 02:13
Replies: 3
Views: 1,406
Posted By Unhinged

The search function is your friend. This topic...

The search function is your friend. This topic has been done to death many times on pprune.

Anyway, unless you already have the right to live and work in Australia don't even start. Sorry. That's...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Oct 2011, 00:40
Replies: 32
Views: 19,869
Posted By Unhinged

The starter latches until 58% N1, but that's all...

The starter latches until 58% N1, but that's all - It's up to the pilot to decide when to put the fuel in, and if you put it in too early then things are going to cook, of course. It's also up to the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Sep 2011, 14:05
Replies: 11
Views: 1,363
Posted By Unhinged

Yeah, there aren't enough useless rules and...

Yeah, there aren't enough useless rules and regulations in Australian aviation. Let's have more, lots more !!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Sep 2011, 14:40
Replies: 109
Views: 14,850
Posted By Unhinged

Everyone else. Your point about turbines is well...

Everyone else. Your point about turbines is well made, but I never saw a mixture control in the cockpit of a turbine aircraft, and that's been the guts of much of the discussion. Sorry, I have no...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Sep 2011, 11:09
Replies: 109
Views: 14,850
Posted By Unhinged

Proven, documented and published by Lycoming. For...

Proven, documented and published by Lycoming. For some mysterious reason I find them a more authoritative source than CASA when it comes to matters of engine handling.



As if a competent...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Sep 2011, 07:52
Replies: 109
Views: 14,850
Posted By Unhinged

I do. At the very least one full...

I do. At the very least one full feather-shutdown-secure-and-landing in an endorsement, and preferably two or three. Also at least one gear failure and manual extention. And any other emergency that...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Sep 2011, 02:14
Replies: 109
Views: 14,850
Posted By Unhinged

I have yet to fly a GA piston twin which had any...

I have yet to fly a GA piston twin which had any serious chance of suffering from increased power on any engine - even more so during the take-off sequence.


The gauges on a dead or dying piston...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Sep 2011, 08:21
Replies: 4
Views: 1,446
Posted By Unhinged

Sorry, you're going to have to give us more to go...

Sorry, you're going to have to give us more to go on than that. There are seven CPL(H) theory exams. Which one are you preparing for ?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Sep 2011, 23:59
Replies: 109
Views: 14,850
Posted By Unhinged

The two approaches intuitively feel different,...

The two approaches intuitively feel different, but they are not - The result is the same when you consider them objectively; The engine is producing minimal or zero power, because one of the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Sep 2011, 19:44
Replies: 109
Views: 14,850
Posted By Unhinged

Sorry A37575, your argument is not specific to...

Sorry A37575, your argument is not specific to mixture cuts. If you use throttle to simulate engine failure and the engine doesn't pick up when you move the lever back up, then you still have no...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Sep 2011, 11:06
Replies: 25
Views: 4,920
Posted By Unhinged

Reference please ?

Reference please ?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Aug 2011, 03:32
Replies: 18
Views: 1,568
Posted By Unhinged

Definitely make it an intro flight - Two reasons:...

Definitely make it an intro flight - Two reasons: (1) It's a great idea at his age, and schools shouldn't baulk at it anyway; and (2) A joyflight with him at the controls and you as a passenger would...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Aug 2011, 23:38
Replies: 7
Views: 2,308
Posted By Unhinged

Simple answer - Yes. CPL training does not...

Simple answer - Yes.

CPL training does not incur GST, PPL training does. If you enrol in a CPL course and do not complete it, you are liable to the ATO for the GST as if you had been enrolled for...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Aug 2011, 11:18
Replies: 23
Views: 3,535
Posted By Unhinged

Vedalo HDs for me; no question. Loved my...

Vedalo HDs for me; no question.

Loved my Serengetis but they fell apart twice in normal use; The first time I paid the ~$170 to get them repaired, but when they fell apart again just 3 months...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Aug 2011, 23:38
Replies: 47
Views: 26,049
Posted By Unhinged

Not only are those statements demonstrably...

Not only are those statements demonstrably untrue, but why would anyone design a headset which needs repeated manual intervention "in all phases of flight" to work properly ? :ugh:
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jul 2011, 12:39
Replies: 105
Views: 24,113
Posted By Unhinged

No, of course not. Got plenty of time in the...

No, of course not.

Got plenty of time in the R66 now. They're a bloody good aircraft. Happy to trust my life to them, and frequently do so
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Jul 2011, 00:53
Replies: 31
Views: 6,135
Posted By Unhinged

If there's "no phone or naips", are you sure that...

If there's "no phone or naips", are you sure that there's VHF coverage at a height you care about ?

You can call Flightwatch for weather and flight details, and it is their job to take it, but you...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jul 2011, 08:34
Replies: 966
Views: 991,621
Posted By Unhinged

I haven't tried if of course, but I just don't...

I haven't tried if of course, but I just don't believe it can be as good as a competent ANR system. Even if the passive attenuation is pretty good now ... I'd bet they'll be offering ANR in it...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Jun 2011, 22:53
Replies: 966
Views: 991,621
Posted By Unhinged

We've always known that ANR primarily deals with...

We've always known that ANR primarily deals with low frequency noise, and it's the padding that primarily attenuates the high frequency noise. But "just as vulnerable to hearing loss" is news to me,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Jun 2011, 22:38
Replies: 14
Views: 2,756
Posted By Unhinged

Welll ... most do :E The rules are pretty-much...

Welll ... most do :E The rules are pretty-much the same as for AFRs
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Jun 2011, 11:37
Replies: 966
Views: 991,621
Posted By Unhinged

Verrry tempted indeed !! Got the details from FHA...

Verrry tempted indeed !! Got the details from FHA today. I can cope with the price but was very surprised when they said "there is no ANR as the noise attenuation is very good."

Anyone willing to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Jun 2011, 23:04
Replies: 14
Views: 2,756
Posted By Unhinged

Gidday Green, just do your AFR (aka "BFR") when...

Gidday Green, just do your AFR (aka "BFR") when you're ready to start flying again. The renewal requirements don't change when it expires.
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