Darwins "Haunted" Corner
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TN Base not that bad
I spent from Mar 04 thru Dec 04 in TN base with Chartair, cant say I miss it that much, but I will say this! the experience gained doin those bloody mail runs in clapped out old 210's you cant buy.
To the boys and girls who worked in TN and Alice over the years Iam sure you know what Iam talking about. To the the crew in TN now I hear you got a new paint job and some new lino in the office, do you still have the sagging desks and the rusty fan and filing cabinets. I think Roger spent some cash there once to get the hangar doors to work, but that was only because the aircraft where stuck inside. I do remember one story inparticular when the aircons crashed in the office, it was about 45 deg inside, I rang head office where they where injoying the comforts of home, and was promptly told that we should use rusty fan till fixing can be arranged. (Six Weeks) So we fixed it ourselves, should have charged em!
I also remember the Fonz in his first few weeks at chartair coming to releive in TN base, I promptly sent him to Hooker Creek. (sorry Fonz got to start somewhere, I know you loved it, Mable says Hi my Fonzi were you bin)
Working for Chartair back in 2004 was a great time in my so far short career I will always have good memories of, especially walking back to the airport after a big night on the town in dat wan Kathurine at Diggers.
The boys and girl I worked with have all moved on to different areas now. Heres the list for those that are interested.
BR is working overseas in his dream job A320's.
MJ still in Roma on the kero burners,
MH (Aerotropics Cairns/Horn Is)
SH (Rubbish) ******
NT (Pearl Darwin)
CL (Pearl Darwin)
SKA (Habibi) Overseas in the sand:
SW (GoldCoast) No you cant offload pax for grog. or can you!!!
BT and Chris at home home on the range in Qld building Drifters,
IVM (Fonz) shortly to Regional Express (i didnt want to say REX)
CB (Aerotropics Cairns) hope ya well mate
DW (Corporate Air)(still reckon you chuckedup mate good effort on your first night with the company, thats a pass)
BW Chicpea (where are you this week) remember the pizza and beers in Alice ouch!!!
NB you need to leave Tennant Creek (or have you already)
PT (still swinging spanners in Alice, hope ya wife and kids a well mate)
TR (keep taking those pills Timbo)
And me Iam of to Perth on the Braz.
For those that I have not mentioned Iam sorry please feel free to add your details.
There are many more pilots who I have not mentioned who have walked the hallowed hallways of the Chartair TN base. Iam sure theres a thousand stories and a million memories.
Good job lads thanks to all those that keep in touch over the years.
To the boys and girls who worked in TN and Alice over the years Iam sure you know what Iam talking about. To the the crew in TN now I hear you got a new paint job and some new lino in the office, do you still have the sagging desks and the rusty fan and filing cabinets. I think Roger spent some cash there once to get the hangar doors to work, but that was only because the aircraft where stuck inside. I do remember one story inparticular when the aircons crashed in the office, it was about 45 deg inside, I rang head office where they where injoying the comforts of home, and was promptly told that we should use rusty fan till fixing can be arranged. (Six Weeks) So we fixed it ourselves, should have charged em!
I also remember the Fonz in his first few weeks at chartair coming to releive in TN base, I promptly sent him to Hooker Creek. (sorry Fonz got to start somewhere, I know you loved it, Mable says Hi my Fonzi were you bin)
Working for Chartair back in 2004 was a great time in my so far short career I will always have good memories of, especially walking back to the airport after a big night on the town in dat wan Kathurine at Diggers.
The boys and girl I worked with have all moved on to different areas now. Heres the list for those that are interested.
BR is working overseas in his dream job A320's.
MJ still in Roma on the kero burners,
MH (Aerotropics Cairns/Horn Is)
SH (Rubbish) ******
NT (Pearl Darwin)
CL (Pearl Darwin)
SKA (Habibi) Overseas in the sand:
SW (GoldCoast) No you cant offload pax for grog. or can you!!!
BT and Chris at home home on the range in Qld building Drifters,
IVM (Fonz) shortly to Regional Express (i didnt want to say REX)
CB (Aerotropics Cairns) hope ya well mate
DW (Corporate Air)(still reckon you chuckedup mate good effort on your first night with the company, thats a pass)
BW Chicpea (where are you this week) remember the pizza and beers in Alice ouch!!!
NB you need to leave Tennant Creek (or have you already)
PT (still swinging spanners in Alice, hope ya wife and kids a well mate)
TR (keep taking those pills Timbo)
And me Iam of to Perth on the Braz.
For those that I have not mentioned Iam sorry please feel free to add your details.
There are many more pilots who I have not mentioned who have walked the hallowed hallways of the Chartair TN base. Iam sure theres a thousand stories and a million memories.
Good job lads thanks to all those that keep in touch over the years.
With a tear in my eye i recall.
Those mailruns are legend around the company i work at in the States. Guys/gals cannot fathom the joy of banging round the NT in some of the highest time 210s in the Southern Hemisphere... seems to remember why we had to fill oil from a drum in the hangar (we burnt soo much it was cheaper to by a drum!).
I still recall the negotiations with the various clinics to get their 'patients' to shower before a charter flight!
Good times.
So where are you now Jackthelad?
I still recall the negotiations with the various clinics to get their 'patients' to shower before a charter flight!
Good times.
So where are you now Jackthelad?
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Theres pleanty of Love
Gidday NUTZ,
Yes I remember once asking a nurse to make her patient go home and shower and while he was at it leave his 100'000 little fly mate behind. He promptly went and soaked himself under a hose and came back to the a/c soaked and said hed showered, my next words where clear prop.
Yes I remember once asking a nurse to make her patient go home and shower and while he was at it leave his 100'000 little fly mate behind. He promptly went and soaked himself under a hose and came back to the a/c soaked and said hed showered, my next words where clear prop.
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Your C210 TWP is alive again
Nutz,
You wont beleive it but just a few weeks ago (iam lead to beleive) VH-TWP took to the skys yet again. I bet you have fond memories of the day you and the boss wrote it off. Ill try and send some photos. The pilot that told me that its up and running again also told me your skid marks are still at Bessy Springs. Ahhh memories hey!
You wont beleive it but just a few weeks ago (iam lead to beleive) VH-TWP took to the skys yet again. I bet you have fond memories of the day you and the boss wrote it off. Ill try and send some photos. The pilot that told me that its up and running again also told me your skid marks are still at Bessy Springs. Ahhh memories hey!
Ahhhh, the memories. I still reckon some of the best experience I have gained so far was at Chartair. A lot of it thanks to an unamed individual, but I'm sure he know's who he is.
Last I heard, MF somehow got into one of the RFDS sections, on a PC12.
Fonz.... Maaaaaaaaaaaan
morno
Last I heard, MF somehow got into one of the RFDS sections, on a PC12.
Fonz.... Maaaaaaaaaaaan
morno
Jack, did you go the NT, to Qld, then to WA?
BW is now a resident in our Nation's Capital flying RPT for the mob across from DW's (now) home base.
TS has now headed back to Darwin, joining DC (I'll never ever forget that night at Melanka's with you and MH - deadset gold!!!!) on the 1900.
MH is to tie the knot come this October. Big Thumbs Up!
MW is poling around yet another shiny new jet in the same highland stable up New England way. Did he ever work out that red residue in tha PA31 engine?
LR is still plugging away at NTAMS in TN (you need to get outta there mate - that classic dive through that window at BW's that night I'll never forget in a million years!!!!)
FM is now in Qld (Police?) Air Wing.
DH has taken-up residence on the NSW coast flying t'prop RPT.
Is TWP any quicker than it was before? It surely can't be any slower? I last flew it on the 16 Jan 04 and did the NE in it out of Alice. It had an unfortunate demise when someone who should have known better pushed it a bit too far a few years ago now. It had been put together fairly quickly after the acident, however there was something just not right about it.......
So it sat for quite a while.
BW is now a resident in our Nation's Capital flying RPT for the mob across from DW's (now) home base.
TS has now headed back to Darwin, joining DC (I'll never ever forget that night at Melanka's with you and MH - deadset gold!!!!) on the 1900.
MH is to tie the knot come this October. Big Thumbs Up!
MW is poling around yet another shiny new jet in the same highland stable up New England way. Did he ever work out that red residue in tha PA31 engine?
LR is still plugging away at NTAMS in TN (you need to get outta there mate - that classic dive through that window at BW's that night I'll never forget in a million years!!!!)
FM is now in Qld (Police?) Air Wing.
DH has taken-up residence on the NSW coast flying t'prop RPT.
Is TWP any quicker than it was before? It surely can't be any slower? I last flew it on the 16 Jan 04 and did the NE in it out of Alice. It had an unfortunate demise when someone who should have known better pushed it a bit too far a few years ago now. It had been put together fairly quickly after the acident, however there was something just not right about it.......
So it sat for quite a while.
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The Mosquito 1 arrival Tindal
Hey Ops
Were you around when one of our famed pilots conducted the Mosquito One Arrival at Tindal, it still rates as one of my favorite GA moments. Iam still trying to work out how that happened.
Iam trying to source some photos of the new TWP, I have some photos in my stuff in Brisbane of the wreckage.
Yes, Heres my journey so far! Brisbane,Rockhampton (Horizon),Alice Springs,Borroloola,Tindal Alice Springs (Chartair & Abo Air), Darwin,Hooker Creek, Torres Straits, Cairns (Aerotropics), Kalgoorlie (Goldfields Air Services GAS),Perth (Network). Stopping there for couple of years. Need to give my family and wallet a break. But loving it all the way. Ive made some really good mates and have a million photos.
Were you around when one of our famed pilots conducted the Mosquito One Arrival at Tindal, it still rates as one of my favorite GA moments. Iam still trying to work out how that happened.
Iam trying to source some photos of the new TWP, I have some photos in my stuff in Brisbane of the wreckage.
Yes, Heres my journey so far! Brisbane,Rockhampton (Horizon),Alice Springs,Borroloola,Tindal Alice Springs (Chartair & Abo Air), Darwin,Hooker Creek, Torres Straits, Cairns (Aerotropics), Kalgoorlie (Goldfields Air Services GAS),Perth (Network). Stopping there for couple of years. Need to give my family and wallet a break. But loving it all the way. Ive made some really good mates and have a million photos.
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TWP has been in the air for at least 6 months now. It is not hat quick, not that straight but it still flys and will still carry a load and therefore make money i guess. Has had a few teathing problems but all reasonably sorted now. Same paint job as WMP, NQP now in the paint shop for the same paint scheme. Just a few more to go! Sorry no photos
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Gold Medal effort
If anyone has paid a visit to the Chartair office in DN, they will recognise this Holly-wood (pardon the pun) celeb....very good 
Lets not forget the guy who hooked up with an olympic swimmer one night, only to see her out with her b/f the following weekend.
Or DH's farewell drinks @ Stokes Hill Wharf. Kindly put on by higher authority. Followed by more drinks @ the Vic where i made the excellent choice of utilising the cash put aside for a cab ride home on tequila shots. The 5 1/2 hour walk home to Palmerston will long be remembered. Who ever said "These shoes were made for walking" was definately not talking about mine. 12 months later i still dont see the funny side of it, but i'm glad everyone else does.
Lets not forget the guy who hooked up with an olympic swimmer one night, only to see her out with her b/f the following weekend.
Or DH's farewell drinks @ Stokes Hill Wharf. Kindly put on by higher authority. Followed by more drinks @ the Vic where i made the excellent choice of utilising the cash put aside for a cab ride home on tequila shots. The 5 1/2 hour walk home to Palmerston will long be remembered. Who ever said "These shoes were made for walking" was definately not talking about mine. 12 months later i still dont see the funny side of it, but i'm glad everyone else does.
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Originally Posted by pistol night
Or DH's farewell drinks @ Stokes Hill Wharf. Kindly put on by higher authority. Followed by more drinks @ the Vic where i made the excellent choice of utilising the cash put aside for a cab ride home on tequila shots. The 5 1/2 hour walk home to Palmerston will long be remembered. Who ever said "These shoes were made for walking" was definately not talking about mine. 12 months later i still dont see the funny side of it, but i'm glad everyone else does.
I hear that DC has got himself a Dash job ex Bne.
NC is he still in Isa flying clapped out pa31?
Wot about CR he of TFI fame last heard in Perth flying C441?
Also assistant to TR, JC finally exited stage left and off to Perth!
Finally MS now in Brisvegas flying with GAM and proud father of baby boy! Good work Dr Captain!!
NC is he still in Isa flying clapped out pa31?
Wot about CR he of TFI fame last heard in Perth flying C441?
Also assistant to TR, JC finally exited stage left and off to Perth!
Finally MS now in Brisvegas flying with GAM and proud father of baby boy! Good work Dr Captain!!
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Update
Just a quick update, NC will be trading in his clapped out PA31 is the ISA for a Brasilia in Perth with Network with yours truly. And word has it that NB of Tennant Creek (Chartair) has put on his walking boots.
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Meanwhile, back at the ranch........ does anyone know if the new tenants have purchased this building or are they leasing it?
I thought they were building a new one somewhere between AN and Vincent??
I thought they were building a new one somewhere between AN and Vincent??
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