Where is the Cobham/AMSA SAR Challenger 604???
Just to be clear pithblot you do realise that there are two distinct and markedly different contracts being talked about here?
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So the Jets up and running finally, but behold Christmas is upon us and word has it that the poor people at Cobham don't like working over Christmas....No coverage out of Cairns 24-26th.
Lets make a broadcast to tell all to not get into trouble up north. When are AMSA going to harden up and not tolerate this, they are being dictated to!!!
Never fear though 24/7 coverage is happening down south. Oh thats right the Sydney to Hobart is on.
Lets make a broadcast to tell all to not get into trouble up north. When are AMSA going to harden up and not tolerate this, they are being dictated to!!!
Never fear though 24/7 coverage is happening down south. Oh thats right the Sydney to Hobart is on.
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It was only time, when everything seemed to be going well here in the tropical north the inevitable happened, during a training flight the deployment of our store has struck again, this time the thrust reverser, XND is grounded.
Here come CASA!!!
Here come CASA!!!
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I recall some newbie expert stating that this was impossible on this forum a few months ago. What now, the crews are unhappy with a toxic environment prevailing. The service is going to be on a razors edge of safety, you simply can not afford a store hitting the airframe, let alone an engines thrust reverser, are you serious AMSA? What if the bucket cracked open, or a rope got caught?
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What's the go here, I landed in Cairns around midday & a 328 is back at AeroRescue, have they reopened the base up here again? I thought they had all closed up & selling the aircraft, if that's the case what happens if they do sell the aircraft? Who will be there to cover then?
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What's the go here, I landed in Cairns around midday & a 328 is back at AeroRescue, have they reopened the base up here again? I thought they had all closed up & selling the aircraft, if that's the case what happens if they do sell the aircraft? Who will be there to cover then?
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It appears that no-one really cares anymore, this story is so bad you could not have scripted it, although it was certainly predicted.
No SAR aircraft in Perth for over 6 months now, nothing in Essendon, no spare, 1/2 a plane in Cairns which is not a pretty hangar queen. Well behind on crew with a non sustainable roster.
But there's more, an engine fire on the ground in ADL toasted a powerplant, thank god it wasnt airborne.
Thats going to set things back further, no way Cobham are going to make any money out of this contract. Unless - you could always reduce pay and conditions and maybe not have as many crew as you said you were going to, maybe just maybe you will break even.
The aircrew must be brave- but someone has to blaze a trail, no pun intended.
whew?
No SAR aircraft in Perth for over 6 months now, nothing in Essendon, no spare, 1/2 a plane in Cairns which is not a pretty hangar queen. Well behind on crew with a non sustainable roster.
But there's more, an engine fire on the ground in ADL toasted a powerplant, thank god it wasnt airborne.
Thats going to set things back further, no way Cobham are going to make any money out of this contract. Unless - you could always reduce pay and conditions and maybe not have as many crew as you said you were going to, maybe just maybe you will break even.
The aircrew must be brave- but someone has to blaze a trail, no pun intended.
whew?
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Reverse Bid on E-BAY advise
Hi FMTAfterburn Guru Master, we really need your help up here pls
How do you reverse a bid on Ebay
We put a nasty bid in last week for a cheap Cowboy Outfit & we've just won that Auction
Unbeknown to us we have just found out that we now own 4 x Dodgey Red n White / very expensive / under performing / troublesome / useless CL 604s
HELP US FMTAfterburn
How do you reverse a bid on Ebay
We put a nasty bid in last week for a cheap Cowboy Outfit & we've just won that Auction
Unbeknown to us we have just found out that we now own 4 x Dodgey Red n White / very expensive / under performing / troublesome / useless CL 604s
HELP US FMTAfterburn