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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Jan 2018, 10:04
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

Deja vu, all over again, again, again, again and...

Deja vu, all over again, again, again, again and yet again.

If you want to change anything, Dick, you need to buy some politicians.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Jan 2018, 04:39
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

You might still be mixing up your CENSAR and your...

You might still be mixing up your CENSAR and your AusSAR. Does CENSAR try ringing the pilot? I thought it was AusSAR that did that (but I could be wrong).

In any event, it seems strange that...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Jan 2018, 02:58
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

I think there is a relationship with airspace...

I think there is a relationship with airspace reform, fujii.

Let’s see if you think this is “efficient”: I submit a flight plan to fly VH-ABC from Oogabadooga to Canberra, VFR. I nominate a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Jan 2018, 02:38
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

The “presumption” is a complete fiction and based...

The “presumption” is a complete fiction and based on distinctions that have no safety basis. We do know that punters on board are blissfully ignorant of the differences. No punter has any...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Jan 2018, 01:58
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

You sure have a weird concept of “paranoia”,...

You sure have a weird concept of “paranoia”, Bloggsie. Suggesting that a SARWATCH provided a sense of security is not “paranoia” - at least not in the dictionaries I consult.

And the SAR...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jan 2018, 22:03
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

Dick, I think one of the (many) reasons that lots...

Dick, I think one of the (many) reasons that lots of pilots wanted to keep the old system was that it provided a SARWATCH for everyone who had to submit details or chose to submit details. It did...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jan 2018, 21:28
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

Really TIEW? You said this at post #21 in...

Really TIEW?

You said this at post #21 in this thread: https://www.pprune.org/pacific-general-aviation-questions/579525-how-does-casa-air-services-decide-whether-airport-has-control-tower-2.html
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jan 2018, 09:27
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

Relax Bloggsie There is no one operating in...

Relax Bloggsie

There is no one operating in the vicinity of a certified aerodrome in G (or in the YPPD AFIthing) on the wrong frequency.

There is no one operating in the vicinity of a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jan 2018, 08:54
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

For you Bloggsie: None. You can rest...

For you Bloggsie: None.

You can rest assured that 21nms from YPPD there is no collision risk with anything at the levels at which you operate.

Your ignorance results in even greater bliss for...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jan 2018, 08:03
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

So why do those jet crews with a hundred+ punters...

So why do those jet crews with a hundred+ punters on board still fly in airspace with aircraft with no radio, transponder or ADS?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jan 2018, 05:08
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

Errrrrrm, OK. Yes or No. The message out of...

Errrrrrm, OK. Yes or No.

The message out of the Mildura incident depends on whether one is objective or not.

So what airspace arrangements do you want at Mildura? I’ll guarantee that they won’t...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jan 2018, 04:41
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

I’ll try to explain my first point this way,...

I’ll try to explain my first point this way, Cap’n.

If someone fires a howitzer, the objective probabilities of you being hit by the round in the air are the same, whether you know about the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jan 2018, 03:23
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

TIEW When I learnt to fly in the mid-80s,...

TIEW

When I learnt to fly in the mid-80s, all navexs included legs above 5,000’. I can’t recall any trip I’ve done since that was conducted entirely below 5,000’.

How would you have known...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Jan 2018, 20:31
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

Bollocks. Because of length minima: ...

Bollocks.

Because of length minima: Complete Bollocks.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Jan 2018, 08:14
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

TIEW: It was the claustrophobic overservicing...

TIEW: It was the claustrophobic overservicing and molly-coddling that Dick implies it was. There was no ‘choice’ above 5,000’.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Jan 2018, 05:24
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

That cannot be true. If it were true, the...

That cannot be true.

If it were true, the system will not work.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Jan 2018, 04:27
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

I have some passing familiarity with the...

I have some passing familiarity with the substantial weaknesses of unalerted see and avoid compared with alerted see and avoid. That’s one of the reasons for it being very important never to assume...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Jan 2018, 22:02
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

Jonkster As I understand it, Dick’s...

Jonkster

As I understand it, Dick’s overarching point is that the aviation safety system, including the airspace system, should be designed and run on the basis of objective risk assessments and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Jan 2018, 09:34
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

Looking out the window is not ‘desirable’. It’s...

Looking out the window is not ‘desirable’. It’s essential.

The flaws and failure modes of advanced technology will keep pilots and their Mark I eyeballs employed for a long time yet.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Jan 2018, 09:26
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

So we make 126.7 the ‘area’ frequency in G...

So we make 126.7 the ‘area’ frequency in G (really ForG).

What should the default CTAF be?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Jan 2018, 08:38
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

Isn’t 126.7 the ‘area frequency’ below 5,000’ in...

Isn’t 126.7 the ‘area frequency’ below 5,000’ in Canada?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Dec 2017, 23:08
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

Dick: If I want to maximise my chances of being...

Dick: If I want to maximise my chances of being heard and assisted quickly in an emergency in Australia, I’m going to:

(1) turn on my ELT and PLB

(2) broadcast my MAYDAY on the FIA...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Dec 2017, 09:22
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

I don’t recall ever hearing “complaints from ATC”...

I don’t recall ever hearing “complaints from ATC” on the airwaves, Dick. Very occasionally I get a courteous question from ATC that brings to my attention my own stuff up, and I’m thankful for it.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Dec 2017, 18:15
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

Yet, amazingly, the provision of potentially...

Yet, amazingly, the provision of potentially safety-critical weather information is on a ‘workload permitting’ basis. But I digress...

I like the current system. I don’t give a tinker’s cuss...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Dec 2017, 02:22
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

Australia doesn’t have ICAO Class G.

Australia doesn’t have ICAO Class G.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Dec 2017, 19:59
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

From the Canadian equivalent of the Australian...

From the Canadian equivalent of the Australian AIP, section called "RAC":

The equivalent of the ‘low level’ area frequency in G in the system described above is 126.7.

The equivalent of the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Dec 2017, 04:02
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

I don’t think you spent much time at the cockpit...

I don’t think you spent much time at the cockpit end of the conversations in the system back then. Back then you were told what frequency to use.

He “could simply” have done lots of things, but...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Dec 2017, 20:12
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

Yes, it does look like the Bloggs Brigade has...

Yes, it does look like the Bloggs Brigade has saddled up for yet another MBZ crusade. Should be the usual entertainment.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Dec 2017, 20:38
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

I’ve asked the same question numerous times about...

I’ve asked the same question numerous times about Griffith and Narrandera, both of which have RPT services, have different CTAFs but are less than 40nms apart. I’m sure we could come up with many,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Dec 2017, 20:22
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

But there are no mandatory calls at these places,...

But there are no mandatory calls at these places, Dick.

If I’m taxiing to take off from my strip in G and do a scan from horizon to horizon, what’s the risk in me taking off without...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Dec 2017, 09:31
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

I respectfully agree with all the points you...

I respectfully agree with all the points you make, kaz. Could not have said it better myself. [Bowing emoticon]
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Dec 2017, 08:35
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

I’m confused. Is anyone saying that the...

I’m confused. Is anyone saying that the proposal includes mandating the fitment and use of radio within any and all areas in which CTAF procedures apply, out to 20nms radius or otherwise?

I have...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Dec 2017, 09:02
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

Isn’t YPPD already effectively a 20nm radius...

Isn’t YPPD already effectively a 20nm radius 8,500’ MBZ during the hours of operation of the AFIS?

Bloggsie wants that replicated at places like YMIA, YSDU, YSWG.

Hopefully history will repeat...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Dec 2017, 08:12
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

So it seems that in Northern Canada 126.7 is the...

So it seems that in Northern Canada 126.7 is the enroute frequency everywhere for everyone, and it works because of the low density of traffic and long distances between aerodromes.

I think I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Dec 2017, 20:53
Replies: 731
Views: 99,543
Posted By Lead Balloon

You haven’t explained how this will work in the...

You haven’t explained how this will work in the vicinity of places like YGTH and YNAR, both serviced by RPT aircraft, with different CTAFs, no AFIS and not more than 40nm apart.
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