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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Apr 2024, 07:20
Replies: 1
Views: 287
Posted By Dora-9

Actually I think the Caboolture-based SNJ and...

Actually I think the Caboolture-based SNJ and Winjeel.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Apr 2024, 19:43
Replies: 6
Views: 3,070
Posted By Dora-9

That's sad news indeed. A great guy, always...

That's sad news indeed.

A great guy, always very funny in all sorts of circumstances. Very generous too, the last time I saw Ken was when he took me flying in his Chipmunk (VH-RSM) at Luskintyre...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Apr 2024, 19:56
Replies: 182
Views: 49,690
Posted By Dora-9

I'm curious, would you care to expand on that?...

I'm curious, would you care to expand on that? Compared to what other pressurized light twin?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Apr 2024, 01:29
Replies: 41
Views: 7,267
Posted By Dora-9

Of course you and I have a shared experience of...

Of course you and I have a shared experience of flying along with no electrics/lighting - at least it was in the cruise!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Apr 2024, 19:14
Replies: 41
Views: 7,267
Posted By Dora-9

To be really pedantic (who? me?), the variants...

To be really pedantic (who? me?), the variants were 95-A55, 95-B55, 95-C55, 95-D55 and E55 (Beech dropped the "95" suffix commencing with the E55)

Now, a question please - what do we think about...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Mar 2024, 20:04
Replies: 227
Views: 101,677
Posted By Dora-9

Dunno where you get that from - the B777 also had...

Dunno where you get that from - the B777 also had a virtually flawless entry into service.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Feb 2024, 18:21
Replies: 43
Views: 10,324
Posted By Dora-9

Me too! Arriving in a B777 from the north, with a...

Me too! Arriving in a B777 from the north, with a late change in landing direction, ATC vectoring straight towards the mountain...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Feb 2024, 18:42
Replies: 182
Views: 49,690
Posted By Dora-9

Yes, but did they make the same wonderful noise...

Yes, but did they make the same wonderful noise (music)?
Nice photos, btw.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Feb 2024, 18:13
Replies: 182
Views: 49,690
Posted By Dora-9

ANCIENT: You're correct, I'd mistakenly used a...

ANCIENT:
You're correct, I'd mistakenly used a photo caption date. VH-CFI was first registered on 22.6.1965 and (if I'd bothered to look) appears in my logbook first in December 1966!
PM sent.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Feb 2024, 05:13
Replies: 182
Views: 49,690
Posted By Dora-9

More Queen Air "eye candy" - VH-CFI (LC-170),...

More Queen Air "eye candy" - VH-CFI (LC-170), first registered to CFS in 1968, parted out at Parafield in 1983.

...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Feb 2024, 18:21
Replies: 4,073
Views: 312,658
Posted By Dora-9

Well done, it is indeed RAAF Laverton. I...

Well done, it is indeed RAAF Laverton.

I thought the Demons might have been a clue - note the thin band circling the fuselage behind the roundel, indicating 21 (City of Melbourne) Squadron RAAF.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Feb 2024, 09:15
Replies: 4,073
Views: 312,658
Posted By Dora-9

Australia.

Australia.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Feb 2024, 03:02
Replies: 182
Views: 49,690
Posted By Dora-9

Actually it's a "U". I think it was a taped on...

Actually it's a "U". I think it was a taped on registration, part of which has fallen away.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Feb 2024, 20:01
Replies: 182
Views: 49,690
Posted By Dora-9

...and speaking of radio stacks, this one was...

...and speaking of radio stacks, this one was (from that aspect only) the most impressive of them all. It had two of everything, all set in a very schmick factory-installed pack (lots of Gable...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Feb 2024, 19:05
Replies: 182
Views: 49,690
Posted By Dora-9

I'm really struggling to remember where the DME...

I'm really struggling to remember where the DME selector was mounted (below the autopilot controller?) but it DID have a DME - the indicator is to the left of the EGT gauge.



Not really, just...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Feb 2024, 05:08
Replies: 182
Views: 49,690
Posted By Dora-9

CLX: Nothing to do with my abilities...

CLX:



Nothing to do with my abilities (I struggled to be honest), but Civils' vast fleet of Barons were all tied up when the boss decided he needed me endorsed yesterday.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Feb 2024, 05:06
Replies: 182
Views: 49,690
Posted By Dora-9

That's one of the stories, yes.

That's one of the stories, yes.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Feb 2024, 00:08
Replies: 182
Views: 49,690
Posted By Dora-9

Continuing on the theme of "my girls", here's...

Continuing on the theme of "my girls", here's VH-DHQ (LC-175, ex N6894Q). Initially a DHA demonstrator, sold to the Swan Brewery Group with the rego changed to VH-SLB ("Swan Lager & Beer"), burnt out...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Feb 2024, 20:51
Replies: 182
Views: 49,690
Posted By Dora-9

sms777 and 65er: I've discovered more...

sms777 and 65er:

I've discovered more photos. Here's FDV's panel in her RFDS days, rather simple but that's all you needed to fly around the Kimberleys - that's what I told myself anyway! Peeping...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Feb 2024, 18:42
Replies: 4,073
Views: 312,658
Posted By Dora-9

A 1936 photo - the aerodrome has featured before,...

A 1936 photo - the aerodrome has featured before, it probably won't last very long, but I like this evocative photo.

...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Feb 2024, 09:35
Replies: 182
Views: 49,690
Posted By Dora-9

..and speaking of Queen Air photos, here's the...

..and speaking of Queen Air photos, here's the gorgeous VH-CFD when she first arrived at Mascot, 11/1965. I can still remember when I first saw her, it was love (and awe) at first sight. Little did I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Feb 2024, 22:45
Replies: 182
Views: 49,690
Posted By Dora-9

sms777:- Currently advertised for sale in...

sms777:-


Currently advertised for sale in Califournia, still wearing the VH-XAE registration.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Feb 2024, 09:50
Replies: 81
Views: 32,244
Posted By Dora-9

As long as they think carefully about Australian...

As long as they think carefully about Australian Long Service Leave entitlements, which will accrue from the date you joined your ME airline (even if they set up a separate company for based crew) -...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2024, 09:25
Replies: 760
Views: 373,987
Posted By Dora-9

Going back to my Post #687: This is...

Going back to my Post #687:



This is not correct! The "T.30" designation turns out to be a myth, stemming I suspect from a modelling magazine caption, and repeated (embarrassingly, by me too)...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2024, 18:47
Replies: 760
Views: 373,987
Posted By Dora-9

Nice photo Megan. However VH-UET was C1-0126, ex...

Nice photo Megan. However VH-UET was C1-0126, ex WB678. It was written off following an engine failure on take off at Whyalla (having taken off on a taxiway) on 7.10.1962. A Neil Follett photo:...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Jan 2024, 05:34
Replies: 17
Views: 4,412
Posted By Dora-9

Sad news. I never met Geoff although we...

Sad news. I never met Geoff although we corresponded often in recent years. He was always very generous in supplying photos.
RIP Geoff.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Dec 2023, 18:28
Replies: 235
Views: 36,402
Posted By Dora-9

Pipercameron, Note that with your drawing...

Pipercameron,

Note that with your drawing the vent slot/fairing/pipe arrangement was a retrofit item introduced around 1953; so that all the original Chipmunks that came to Australian aero clubs...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Dec 2023, 05:29
Replies: 235
Views: 36,402
Posted By Dora-9

How about the humble Chipmunk? Two tanks but (in...

How about the humble Chipmunk? Two tanks but (in its standard form) a simple ON/OFF selector.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Nov 2023, 05:44
Replies: 147
Views: 53,731
Posted By Dora-9

Xeptu: PM sent.

Xeptu:
PM sent.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Nov 2023, 06:26
Replies: 147
Views: 53,731
Posted By Dora-9

Simulator certification/acceptance is one area I...

Simulator certification/acceptance is one area I can claim some little knowledge - the answer is YES.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Nov 2023, 20:48
Replies: 147
Views: 53,731
Posted By Dora-9

Xeptu; Thanks indeed for your response. Been...

Xeptu;

Thanks indeed for your response. Been there/done that/seen that too!

What I was querying was if the Commander 1000's stalling characteristics are any better or worse than comparable...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Nov 2023, 19:09
Replies: 147
Views: 53,731
Posted By Dora-9

Based on your own personal experience? I've only...

Based on your own personal experience? I've only flown the admittedly much lighter 500/560 and their stalling characteristics certainly weren't "nasty".
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Oct 2023, 01:32
Replies: 56
Views: 8,147
Posted By Dora-9

Working on the assumption that "disused" meant...

Working on the assumption that "disused" meant the former RAAF strip and given that the RAAF drawing has it in a loop, and to the east, of the Hunter River, then I'd have thought my location was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Oct 2023, 00:38
Replies: 56
Views: 8,147
Posted By Dora-9

Clinton gets the cigar, this is where I think...

Clinton gets the cigar, this is where I think (for what that's worth) it was too.


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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Oct 2023, 19:29
Replies: 56
Views: 8,147
Posted By Dora-9

Directanywhere: I'm more inclined to...

Directanywhere:



I'm more inclined to think that the northern stub of the runway is visible off to the centre RHS of your photo - the drawing shows a 14/32 alignment which doesn't align with...
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