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A multi-engine aircraft that is capable of continuing flight with one or more engines inoperative, that is operated on a flight over water that extends to more than 200 nm from shore must be equipped with the equipment specified in paragraph
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Did note that...guess there would be some attols on the route.
As posted just before, Ben Sandilands covers it well in his article regarding a different airline, AND he explains it much better than I could.
As posted just before, Ben Sandilands covers it well in his article regarding a different airline, AND he explains it much better than I could.
PX engine failure at Mt. Hagen 20th Nov
PX Dash 8-200 P2-ANK suffered an engine failure at Mt. Hagen on departure yesterday 20th Nov, apparently …
Returned to land. Aircraft already back in POM according to Flight Aware
Returned to land. Aircraft already back in POM according to Flight Aware
Sounds like a no brainer, crew done what they were trained to do. Good result!
Kilo is a 200 so it would have performed well out of Hagen, obviously they were able to feather the effected prop or it feathered itself.
Kilo is a 200 so it would have performed well out of Hagen, obviously they were able to feather the effected prop or it feathered itself.
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Reference the life rafts, it's only 160nm (roughly) from Woodlark Island to Vella La Vella Island. So the flight wouldn't be more than 100nm from some land mass at any stage of the flight.
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Apparently another proud moment for the PX 737 fleet into Brisbane this morning as a PX 3 decided to try and exit runway 01r via the closed old first high speed taxiway.
Maybe a certain 4th floorer could explain this comment re security screening to a fellow crew member... You'll have to stop wearing your explosive vest...
Very professional.
Very professional.
Word is money is tight so when pilot contracts are up for renewal they are not being offered another contract. Reason given is budget cuts.
Same if you turn 65, selective termination.
Seem to have heard all this before when the last cull started.
History repeating itself?
Same if you turn 65, selective termination.
Seem to have heard all this before when the last cull started.
History repeating itself?
Olderairhead you maybe mixing the red & blue pills up again old boy.
Made a couple of calls to the wantoks and nobody seems to have heard of pilots not having their contracts renewed.
The 65 rule makes sense..
Made a couple of calls to the wantoks and nobody seems to have heard of pilots not having their contracts renewed.
The 65 rule makes sense..
A 76er was not offered a Fokker when he turned 65 as others have.
Maybe your sources will catch up when word gets around up there. Or they could read it here first. 😂👍👍👍
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GURNEY (AYGN) to HENDERSON (AGGH) is 580 nm, GURNEY to BUKA (AYBK) is 390 nm, and HENDERSON to BUKA is 400nm. Would have thought that if tracking DCT GURNEY HENDERSON on route B598 that the closest point to an airfield (BUKA - for the Fokker at least) would be at the halfway point, and then it would still be outside of 200 nm, - about 250 nm or so.
However, it is still a bit out of the 200nm, so reverting back to 200nm from land, it can easily be done, using POM, GUR, MIS, MUA, HIR. Plenty of other islands along the route, but that one covers it.
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Think we all came to the conclusion back in NOV/DEC when the subject was the topic that the PNG regs allow a flight not to have life rafts if it is within 200nm from a SHORE. Seems one doesn't need to have a runway to land on, just a shore to put the wing on for the punters to walk from the water landing to the "SHORE".
Misama Island as a landing strip.. didn't a Citation II crash, burn with the very very sad loss of 4 lives back in 2010, with one major factor being that it couldn't stop in the available landing distance? Try that in a B738/7 / F100.
However, I see your point..being regulatory compliant is the requirement, albiet the very minimum requirement.
But realty is that we are just talking about putting a couple of life rafts in the overhead bins of a Fokker, ..sure a little bit of weight, a few disgruntled PAX that cant put their suitcase there, and a couple of gingerbeer signatures for the on and off, but in a 30 yr old Fokker, just the feel good factor of a couple of liferafts would be well worth it.
Anyway, kudos for bringing up an old subject, it is still a worthwhile one to discuss.
Think we all came to the conclusion back in NOV/DEC when the subject was the topic that the PNG regs allow a flight not to have life rafts if it is within 200nm from a SHORE. Seems one doesn't need to have a runway to land on, just a shore to put the wing on for the punters to walk from the water landing to the "SHORE".
Misama Island as a landing strip.. didn't a Citation II crash, burn with the very very sad loss of 4 lives back in 2010, with one major factor being that it couldn't stop in the available landing distance? Try that in a B738/7 / F100.
However, I see your point..being regulatory compliant is the requirement, albiet the very minimum requirement.
But realty is that we are just talking about putting a couple of life rafts in the overhead bins of a Fokker, ..sure a little bit of weight, a few disgruntled PAX that cant put their suitcase there, and a couple of gingerbeer signatures for the on and off, but in a 30 yr old Fokker, just the feel good factor of a couple of liferafts would be well worth it.
Anyway, kudos for bringing up an old subject, it is still a worthwhile one to discuss.