New RFDS aircraft for South Australia.
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New RFDS aircraft for South Australia.
Esther Veldstra from the YPAG RFDS has been flying a brand new PC12 (VH-FXW) back from Switzerland. She's just landed in YBRM (Broome). She will be continuing on to YPAD tomorrow.
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So what's special about that
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DF - Obviously, megle2 has no idea of what the RFDS does, has never had his life saved by the RFDS, and probably thinks RFDS is an acronym for a new short-haul LCC. He probably needs to go back to playing Pokemon.
Good to hear the news, and I'll wager a lot of RFDS people are chuffed as well. I buy Lotto tickets to win, but I also only buy LotteryWest tickets, because all the profits go to worthy causes such as the RFDS and community projects, rather than the millionaire shareholders of Tatts.
The RFDS have scored a new $3M hangar at Jandakot, from a March 2016 grant from LotteryWest. This hangar will house up to three RFDS aircraft, including the swish, yet-to-come, new Pilatus PC-24 jets.
March 2016 - LotteryWest grant funds new RFDS hangar at Jandakot
Good to hear the news, and I'll wager a lot of RFDS people are chuffed as well. I buy Lotto tickets to win, but I also only buy LotteryWest tickets, because all the profits go to worthy causes such as the RFDS and community projects, rather than the millionaire shareholders of Tatts.
The RFDS have scored a new $3M hangar at Jandakot, from a March 2016 grant from LotteryWest. This hangar will house up to three RFDS aircraft, including the swish, yet-to-come, new Pilatus PC-24 jets.
March 2016 - LotteryWest grant funds new RFDS hangar at Jandakot
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Plus one from me.
I've been a long-term direct supporter of the RFDS and indeed, owe them a debt of gratitude.
While I'd always been a fan of the (modified) Beechcraft products in that role, the PC12 seems to have been designed for the job.
DF,
Take no notice of that clown - he'd probably suffered a knockback earlier in the evening.
I've been a long-term direct supporter of the RFDS and indeed, owe them a debt of gratitude.
While I'd always been a fan of the (modified) Beechcraft products in that role, the PC12 seems to have been designed for the job.
DF,
Take no notice of that clown - he'd probably suffered a knockback earlier in the evening.
Actually Tracey Curtis -Taylor is in the right hand seat claiming it as a record breaking flight in an old biplane, for the female cause.
Nice for Esther to score the ferry flight, safe travels for the rest of the journey.
Nice for Esther to score the ferry flight, safe travels for the rest of the journey.
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Hell I wish this forum had a proper "like" button! However onetrack, Stanwell & AmarokGTI I will give you this instead. 
The RFDS has come a long way over the years, even in the time I have been in the industry. When I started it was the Navajos & Chieftains, then the B200's (which I still love to this day) then the PC12's. The pilots & flight nurses are truly angels of the sky!
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The RFDS has come a long way over the years, even in the time I have been in the industry. When I started it was the Navajos & Chieftains, then the B200's (which I still love to this day) then the PC12's. The pilots & flight nurses are truly angels of the sky!
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Yes it was great that Esther scored the ferry flight. It has caused much interest in YPAG where she is stationed, especially at the school her twin daughters attend.
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Good on Ester, what has sex do do with ability. I can remember Ester at Airtex all those years ago, she was a good pilot with some empathy to passengers rather than a lot of her fellow crew who walk like Captain America around Bankstown.
The flight is something her daughters can be proud of their mother doing
The flight is something her daughters can be proud of their mother doing
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Good on Ester, what has sex do do with ability. I can remember Ester at Airtex all those years ago, she was a good pilot with some empathy to passengers rather than a lot of her fellow crew who walk like Captain America around Bankstown.
The flight is something her daughters can be proud of their mother doing
The flight is something her daughters can be proud of their mother doing
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DF, from my reading of this thread, you were the person who bought gender up.
I read megles post as it's only a ferry flight, nothing to do with gender.
For the record I agree who cares what gender the pilot was.
A ferry flight in a modern turbo prop, big deal, it's nothing the record books would be interested in, having said that I wouldn't mind doing one myself for the enjoyment.
I read megles post as it's only a ferry flight, nothing to do with gender.
For the record I agree who cares what gender the pilot was.
A ferry flight in a modern turbo prop, big deal, it's nothing the record books would be interested in, having said that I wouldn't mind doing one myself for the enjoyment.
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We had them out to our station on two occasions and each of my nearest 3 neighbours needed the intensive care that they provide en route to hospital in Carnarvon, too. And all that in just a few short years.
Life in remote areas has its own dangers and the security lifeline that is the RFDS is very special. When we were there, they also provided the only communication network via their skeds and the following galah session.
Memories...kaz
Life in remote areas has its own dangers and the security lifeline that is the RFDS is very special. When we were there, they also provided the only communication network via their skeds and the following galah session.
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DF - Obviously, megle2 has no idea of what the RFDS does
I seem to remember Megle 1 was the Nazi doctor known as 'Angel of Death' but I could be wrong.
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For those of you who are really interested in Esther's progress, she has just landed in YPAD.
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wishiwasupthere, you may have deleted the post you made but I saw it anyway. All I can say is haters gonna hate.
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rutan around;
You are. The Nazi Doctor's name was Mengele.
And you are way, way out of line in even mentioning it in the context of this thread!
An apology is in order.
but I could be wrong.
And you are way, way out of line in even mentioning it in the context of this thread!
An apology is in order.
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rutan around wrote:
The ever reliable Godwin's Law. Never fails....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law
I seem to remember Megle 1 was the Nazi doctor known as 'Angel of Death' but I could be wrong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law