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FL170 24th Nov 2009 09:35

AAPA Wagga
 
G'day Guys,

Please share your experiences with this mob out at Wagga, what sort of show they run etc.

Any advice will be much appreciated.

Cheers :ok:

HTFU 24th Nov 2009 09:51

Top Notch operation, brand new warrior 3's garmin 1000 glass cockpits, brand new seminoles garmin 1000 glass cockpits,
so in short very new fleet of pipers fitted with garmins;)

She'l Be Rite 25th Nov 2009 03:09

Its funny that a question relating to how good this outfit is, returns with wank answers on glass cockpit warriors.. I wonder if the bank runners and charter boys have glass in there clapped out chieftains? :ugh:

It may be a good outfit, but learn how to fly well on the basics.. They are still the foundation you will draw on when the luxuries on a modern airliner perhaps fail.. :confused:

LM82 25th Nov 2009 03:22

isnt that place just for the rex cadets?

The Original Jetpipe 26th Nov 2009 01:10

It would be my advice to stay away from anything that is connected with LKH (CEO of REX)!

You only have to talk to there staff to understand how the company is run and that includes the cadet training school! Yes they do have nice aircraft to fly, but like previously posted what mail runners have that equipment fitted.

TOJP.

FL170 26th Nov 2009 07:55

Can anyone offer information based on personal experiences rather than information that can be sourced from their website?

Cheers

mavrik1 26th Nov 2009 08:46

Pack of A-holes save yourself!

HTFU 26th Nov 2009 10:33

from the aapa website

With over thirty years of flying tradition behind us, we know what it takes to make a good commercial pilot. Besides training pilots, AAPA’s parent company also runs Australia’s largest regional airline that has been voted as the best regional airline in Asia Pacific for two years consecutively. AAPA has proven its ability to train high quality commercial pilots from ab initio as a large percentage of its graduate pilots has progressed directly as First Officers on Regional Express Airlines’ fleet of Saab340 aircraft.
30Yrs tradition I don't remember them operating for 3 yrs let alone 30....

FL170 26th Nov 2009 11:58

HTFU
 
Geoff Cook has been in the game a while. The Academy itself is young but those who call the shots would have in excess of 30 years experience. It hasn't been worded well but does have some element of truth to it :ok:

FL170 26th Nov 2009 12:03

On second thought..
 
Reading that a second time actually intrigues me how they have worded it.

In regards to the 30 years, if you read it carefully it is refering to REX not the Academy itself.

Reminds me of studying for Airlaw :ugh:....

VIMD 14th Feb 2011 11:06

Interesting choice of words on the AAPA website. According to a friend in the know it fits in perfectly with the way REX does business, all smoke and mirrors.

VIMD 12th Apr 2011 12:50

A little birdy told me that GC is now leaving AAPA... going to Pelair for the Air Ambulance contract... :eek:

megle2 13th Apr 2011 07:58

Very poor wording but hey, it is GA.
At least the Falcon 10 doesn't get a mention.

Al Fentanyl 14th Apr 2011 03:51


At least the Falcon 10 doesn't get a mention.
Still chained to the ground at CS I think. Probably completely shagged by now. The Chieftain went for scrap at auction, the Aztec got sold at auction for $20K, the hangar was reposessed. Karma.

VIMD 30th Jun 2011 02:18

Interesting, REX advertising the role of CGI and CFI at AAPA. Why would people leave such a wonderful organisation? :eek:

VIMD 19th Jun 2012 05:28

I see REX is once again advertising the role of CGI at their flying school. :ok: Wonder what happened to the last two CGI's?? :confused::confused:

KRUSTY 34 19th Jun 2012 12:44

Probably the same as what happened to the last REX COO! :E

Howard Hughes 19th Jun 2012 21:43


A little birdy told me that GC is now leaving AAPA... going to Pelair for the Air Ambulance contract...
A litte birdy told me he was leaving there too, can anyone confirm?

Clearedtoreenter 19th Jun 2012 22:16

[QUOTE]It may be a good outfit, but learn how to fly well on the basics.. They are still the foundation you will draw on when the luxuries on a modern airliner [QUOTE]

Can't understand this. What's so hard about a transition to steam gauges? Like theres some fundamental stuff you can only possibly learn on some old cr@p box with at least half of its avionics u/s?

Or is it that we learned that way... So you'll have to too and not be exposed to that evil glass. Yes, it takes time to get used to understanding and reading a six pack after glass in the same way as getting used to any change of equipment. But there is nothing you cannot learn on glass, other than the feel and stench of some of those old training ****boxs that arguably should not be flying anyway. Try failing an AHRS or turning off the PFD if you want to see them struggle at least as much as with a post it note stuck over the AH.

Altimeters 20th Jun 2012 06:58

Yep can confirm HH. He's on the seniority list.


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