Go Back  PPRuNe Forums > PPRuNe Worldwide > The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
Reload this Page >

I can't stand it any more...what's it doing?

The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions The place for students, instructors and charter guys in Oz, NZ and the rest of Oceania.

I can't stand it any more...what's it doing?

Old 25th Mar 2015, 06:20
  #21 (permalink)  

Don Quixote Impersonator
 
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Australia
Age: 77
Posts: 3,403
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
G'day Bloggs

Me three it was doing for many nights. It was a P3 by the engine noise

I can't for the life of me work out the training purpose as the merry go round is almost exactly the same shape every boring time.

Love to know what's going on.

The report above of the A330 doing likewise is a bit scary.
gaunty is offline  
Old 25th Mar 2015, 13:41
  #22 (permalink)  
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Seat 1A
Posts: 8,532
Received 72 Likes on 41 Posts
Gaunty, send one of lads up for a tail chase and report back!
Capn Bloggs is offline  
Old 25th Mar 2015, 14:01
  #23 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Australia
Posts: 4,955
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Folks,
Maybe it's a bunch of blokes or blokesses running up hours for their application to Emirates.
Tootle pip!!
LeadSled is offline  
Old 25th Mar 2015, 22:47
  #24 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2000
Posts: 1,344
Received 18 Likes on 9 Posts
I don't know if the Ozzie P3's still have MAD (Magnetic Anomaly Detector for the uninitiated), but if they do, it requires calibration and compensation for aircraft manoeuvre (pitch and roll ) on cardinal magnetic headings. It can take a while, sometimes ... and can also require extra sick bags
reynoldsno1 is offline  
Old 25th Mar 2015, 23:48
  #25 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: On the Bay, Vic, Oz
Age: 80
Posts: 415
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Read yesterday that Fox Mulder and Scully are getting back together again. So who knows what is happening up there.
alisoncc is offline  
Old 26th Mar 2015, 05:36
  #26 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 127
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
It was an RAAF C-130 and King Air doing orbits over the city, not a P-3. Part of the special ops exercises.
David Eyre is offline  

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.