The use of a Comcar though? That's a new one, is that Oz wide or only in Canberra and maybe the major cities and only obviously on OCB? Comcars are for Senators and Members of Parliament only. Public servants don't get a look-in; they never have. The part about keeping FF points used to be true, but hasn't been since 2009. Status credits and therefore lounge access are fair game though. |
Effect of Regulator?? and the FF fumble
The latest AC from today:
2 Flight Simulator Approvals 2.1 Application Applicants for Flight Simulator Approvals should apply to the local CASA Field Office in writing, providing the following: a. Flight Simulator User Details b. Flight Simulator Approvals sought c. a copy of the Training and Checking Organisation approval (if relevant) d. a copy of the Training Syllabus which specifies the flight simulator-based training sequences (if relevant) e. a list of all configuration differences existing between the flight simulator and the applicant’s aircraft f. proposals for differences training (if relevant) g. Flight Simulator Operator h. Flight Simulator Identification details i. Flight Simulator Qualification Level j. a copy of the Flight Simulator Qualification Certificate should apply to the local CASA Field Office in writing, I wonder if the editing of this document just happened to miss a copy of the US version?? |
Who was this Creamie???
THE HEADLINE “AIRHEAD DOES Bellyflop” appeared on page 13 of a national newspaper, followed by a report that .............. , the general manager of general aviation operations at the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, had done a wheels-up in a Bonanza.
Guess who?? http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps0f4d553a.png |
Tsk tsk
Nice landing!! Hope said pilot got himself a lawyer at the time, surely the 'R'egulator would have tried to take action?? Naughty pilots :=
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I'm pleased to report that FIM's still going strong. I guess that's why they invented insurance ...
One of the many important lessons I learned in the wake of the incident is that there is a scarily large number of illiterates in aviation in Australia. I wrote an article spelling out what happened, it's available on-line, and there are still people who talk about a 'wheels-up'! The PIC and I still laugh about it, when we catch up. I now no longer wonder why GA in Australia is in the state it's in. :{ |
Look what the cat dragged in!
Clinton, long time between overs, funny that you pop your head up now!
Be careful that the IOS don't chop it off := There's a good boy, fly away now! 'Wheels up' |
selecting undercarriage retraction at particularly inappropriate moments seems to be a CASA party trick.
as you say "thank heavens for insurance" wouldn't want to bear responsibility for ones actions would one. not the way CASA works. :mad: |
QED. :(
If you use the 'search' function, P377, you'll find out that I post quite frequently. So when did CASA take your licence away? It obviously and understandably affected you deeply. |
serious question clinton.
did your BFR get signed off after that flight? |
So when did CASA take your licence away? It obviously and understandably affected you deeply. But hey, we are brothers, fellow pilots, why should we squabble when we should be embracing the skies of this glorious country while we still have air in our lungs old friend :ok: |
My recollection of Clinton McKenzie's article in 'Flight Safety' September- October 1999 of his incident in A36 Bonanza, VH-FIM was simply this: After landing with the undercarriage down and locked, he attempted to retract the wing flaps but misidentified the undercarriage lever, before the squat switches had taken over.
I've flown with Clinton on the odd occasion over the last twenty eight years. And I'm happy to say that I consider him to be the most competent and safe pilot that I've ever flown with. These days, he leaves the wing flap clean up to prior to the engine shut down checks. Not really sure why there's a few of you out there in PPRuNe land, that hate the guy so much.. |
dont hate the guy at all.
casa live in a dream world where their embuggerance is never applied to them so they are never really aware of how much of a cockup this regulatory mess affects people. there are legislative changes made in other countries on the basis of safety cases. here in australia you can get the tick if you are one of casa's mates, but only if you are one of casa's mates. I still want to know if his BFR was signed off after the flight. you see if it was is shows a man who is prepared to "flagrantly ignore safety" and if he wasn't a casa staffer would probably be hounded and found a not fit and proper person to hold a licence. one rule for casa and fcuk the rest of you. |
Hi clinton
I did a google search tonight and found the following:
AMSA Executive contacts Office of Legal Counsel Clinton McKenzie Phone (02) 6279 5874 Fax (02) 6279 5017 Just if anyone needs to talk to him and ask some more questions. By the way, the last post was in September 2013 [http://www.pprune.org/8069496-post22.html] and a post I just can't fathom as to why it would be published in this context: http://www.pprune.org/australia-new-zealand-pacific/502557-casa-chess-game-17.html |
So... Shock, Quelle Horreur...
He doesn't work for CASA anymore. So when did he last do so? Over to you, up-into-the-air and w8? Please tell us all that. Just a little bit tacky, in my view, to identify PPRuNe posters publically.... |
Whoopee do guys get on with life, to drag up sh!t that is irrelevant to the core topic and publicly exposing names indicates how much spare time some of you people must have.
Cactus, based on you in depth knowledge of CASA you are beginning to portray the traits of a current or ex 'R' egulator :ok: I don't work for CASA and I'm certainly not trying to defend them, however lets face it no 'R' egulator as Cactus puts it will never have a super chummy relationship with industry - fact. Lukim |
serious question clinton. did your BFR get signed off after that flight? I’m not your “brother” or “friend” P377. I don’t make friends with cowards. As for you, UITA, I posted in the ‘photos’ thread on 8 March 2014 (post #874) – i.e. less than a week ago. Contact details for a job I left 15 years ago? WTF? You and P377 are part of the reason GA in Australia is in the state it’s in: An oversupply of idiots in a very small village. (Spot on WW: They both work/ed for CASA!) Looking forward to the next big trip, g111. :ok: |
QUOTE:I'm happy to say that I consider him to be the most competent and safe pilot that I've ever flown with: QUOTE.
That makes him as 'average' as me. We both have the same number of take off's as landings and that's a good thing. Who wants to be a great pilot? The 'Bone on the belly' is embarrassing, but what the hell, he walked away from it and the door obviously opens. |
Ouch
I’m not your “brother” or “friend” P377. I don’t make friends with cowards. |
I asked today about the tactile knobs on the switches and how you could misidentify an actuator with a wheel knob and an actuator with a wedge flap knob.
I'm told that the design of the controls on the particular aeroplane is crap and it is very easy to select the wrong actuator. particular care needs to be taken to identify that the correct actuator is selected. considering the details I was given clinton was a victim of poor cockpit design. |
Folks,
Lousy design of flight controls have cost a lot of lives over the years, and vast embarrassment in the non-fatals. Early Bonanzas were a particular problem, some of the eastern block light aircraft of the 1950/60s were an accident looking for somewhere to happen. Tootle pip!! |
I think I was the victim of a lack of currency. That meant the risks posed by the cockpit ergonomics of the particular configuration Bonanza were a bigger trap than they should have been.
A lot of people don’t realise that when the dual control column is fitted to a ‘single pole’ Bonanza, the horizontal bar that holds the pilot and front pax control wheels can completely obscure the pilot’s view of the row of switches that include the flap and undercarriage switches. Also, on some Bonanzas/Barons the undercarriage switch is the same place as it is on Cessnas – just a little to the right of your right knee and a ‘reach across’ to the flaps. When you fly a mixture of aircraft types, watch out! Anyway, my mistake and I paid and learnt from it. As g111 notes, these days I simply leave the flaps down on my V35 until I’ve finished taxiing. And good ol’ FIM is still going strong! Hope others learn from my mistake. Safe flying. :ok: |
Hi clinton
Perhaps you need to give Creamie a leg up and show him where his expose [posted for you here] could give proper direction to the industry, rather than just have him be negative again.
Who called “everybody in industry” an “idiot”, aroa? There is a bunch of people who keep doing the same thing over and over again without learning any lessons. For my part, I consider that bunch of people to be idiots (or insane). But that’s not “everybody in industry”. It’s pointless writing to a Laborial or any of their pet officials about aviation regulation. To a Laborial, “credible” means “might affect our political fortunes”. The people who write about matters relating to aviation regulation usually vote Laborial, so there’s little to be gained from pretending to care about the subject matter of their correspondence. By definition, therefore, almost all correspondence relating to aviation regulation is “incredible” and may safely be ignored. Quote: I have my money on warren truss … I have my money on you losing your money. Nothing personal, mind, and in a way I hope to be proved wrong. But investment decisions must be made using the head, not the heart. The Socialist Agrarian Party, of which the Minister is leader, has as much interest in and dedication to the encouragement and expansion of aviation in Australia as its Coalition and opposition partners. Have you not been paying attention for the last 20 or so years? Quote: The Panel didnt asked to be spoon fed on how to do it … You evidently haven’t been invited to speak to the Panel yet. Perhaps I’m an idiot because I’ve said this “for the last time” before: The only glimmer of hope is a ‘whole of industry’ approach to the non-major party aligned Senators post-1 July, urging them to follow Senator X’s lead on matters aviation. The Laborials will pretend to be vitally interested in and dedicated to the interests of the aviation industry in Australia, when the Laborials need the vote of the non-major partly aligned Senators and their vote is contingent upon action in relation to aviation regulation. Short of that, you might as well resign yourself to more of the same and stop bleating. |
You, P337and Creampuff are idiots!
See if your idiot brain can work that one out. ;) |
You, P337and Creampuff are idiots! And Clinton, you call Creampuff an idiot, why is that? What has he done to you? :=:= |
I should sent you a Tee shirt clinton. what size are you?
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/i...6Menr8FTQ4qVlB |
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Oh dear, first it was me, then aroa, always Frank and now W8 is no longer Clinton's friend! What to what to do :=
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last off topic deviation. ....promise.
when I was a young sprog each landing ended a flight with chirp, chirp, chirp. I wondered why I never heard it any more. one of the guys put his finger on it while we were sipping a beer one night. ....I'm getting slower. :E clinton is ok, mate. |
Actually P337, I’ve never nominated aroa or Frank. W8’s nomination is an ‘inside joke’.
You, on the other hand, are a life member! |
You, on the other hand, are a life member! |
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