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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Apr 2024, 07:45
Replies: 13
Views: 951
Posted By Squawk7700

How does this list look? I honestly don't know...

How does this list look? I honestly don't know much about the terrain there, other than the obvious, so I can only assume that these airfields were chosen for the terrain and weather conditions.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Apr 2024, 05:03
Replies: 13
Views: 951
Posted By Squawk7700

Have I got some news for you! Thanks to our...

Have I got some news for you!

Thanks to our friends at MAF, a package of 24 weather cameras has just arrived in PNG!

Some airports will have 1 camera and the rest a maximum of 2, so there will...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Apr 2024, 04:45
Replies: 11
Views: 1,645
Posted By Squawk7700

As you can probably imagine, the bigger ones are...

As you can probably imagine, the bigger ones are the hardest to deal with!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Apr 2024, 06:24
Replies: 11
Views: 1,645
Posted By Squawk7700

Dick Smith invests in more airport weather cameras in April 2024 !

14 months on from Dick Smith's welcome donation of $10,000 towards weather cameras in 2023, we are now partnering to do it all again this year with yet another donation!

Last year we got around 26...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Mar 2024, 09:40
Replies: 10
Views: 2,463
Posted By Squawk7700

Crap day to land at a nudist beach.

Crap day to land at a nudist beach.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Mar 2024, 02:33
Replies: 55
Views: 13,710
Posted By Squawk7700

It’s fairly safe to be in it, but there’s a...

It’s fairly safe to be in it, but there’s a dead-man’s curve below about 1,000ft for the aircraft to gain flying speed after being dropped off.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Mar 2024, 04:47
Replies: 68
Views: 10,213
Posted By Squawk7700

Another set of cameras up and running thanks to a...

Another set of cameras up and running thanks to a donation of 2 cameras compliments of Dick Smith and with generous assistance from members of a local flying club (I haven't asked for their...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Mar 2024, 11:55
Replies: 50
Views: 4,141
Posted By Squawk7700

Because those companies have an AOC and a Chief...

Because those companies have an AOC and a Chief Pilot to mentor the freshly minted CPL.

Who will teach mentor this pilot?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Feb 2024, 10:27
Replies: 32
Views: 5,252
Posted By Squawk7700

That there my aviation friends, is a grammatical...

That there my aviation friends, is a grammatical masterpiece!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Feb 2024, 01:53
Replies: 18
Views: 2,091
Posted By Squawk7700

But yet a YouTuber deriving income from flying...

But yet a YouTuber deriving income from flying his/her aircraft does not need an AOC.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2024, 22:59
Replies: 51
Views: 8,807
Posted By Squawk7700

The weather cameras. We've created a culture...

The weather cameras.

We've created a culture here of pilots checking the weather cameras and blasting off whilst not checking the weather forecast :-)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2024, 19:49
Replies: 113
Views: 8,816
Posted By Squawk7700

I figure that if I don’t do a quick mag check at...

I figure that if I don’t do a quick mag check at the end of the flight taxiing in or just before shutdown, then if something was wrong, it may spoil my day the next time I decide to go flying and I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2024, 10:02
Replies: 51
Views: 8,807
Posted By Squawk7700

Give that feedback to your EFB provider. The...

Give that feedback to your EFB provider.

The sooner they add in user based altitude filters for ADSB traffic the better. Throw in some audible alerts too for good measure.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Feb 2024, 02:06
Replies: 51
Views: 8,807
Posted By Squawk7700

Not at all thanks. When someone publicly...

Not at all thanks.

When someone publicly states that a company are losing their customer base to another vendor and the related data set is “one single user,” the statistics don’t really back up...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Feb 2024, 05:51
Replies: 49
Views: 13,704
Posted By Squawk7700

It’s a slippery slope that they allow to take...

It’s a slippery slope that they allow to take place.

I had my powered parachute pilot certificate from about 3-4 hours of instruction, then did 2-3 hours dual and went solo in 3 axis. Did a dual...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Feb 2024, 22:48
Replies: 142
Views: 33,605
Posted By Squawk7700

Where I come from, when the instructor walks out...

Where I come from, when the instructor walks out with the hand-held you know full well that someone is about to go solo.

If he’s carrying it in the lesson and you haven’t been solo yet, guess what!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Feb 2024, 11:23
Replies: 142
Views: 33,605
Posted By Squawk7700

Here’s a video that appears to show what happens...

Here’s a video that appears to show what happens when the student has gone solo and the instructor is on a handheld (presumably) and the student can’t hear the instructor when things went...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Jan 2024, 21:10
Replies: 142
Views: 33,605
Posted By Squawk7700

You’re summary feels right, perhaps a wing has...

You’re summary feels right, perhaps a wing has hit, possibly the nose has hit at that large initial impact area and it’s skidded along from there and rolled up at the end. It doesn’t feel like a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jan 2024, 23:02
Replies: 142
Views: 33,605
Posted By Squawk7700

The low speed on the ADSB is a red-herring...

The low speed on the ADSB is a red-herring because if it was hypothetically diving steeply to get to the suggested descent rate, the airspeed would not increase significantly on the ADSB feed.

It...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jan 2024, 02:51
Replies: 142
Views: 33,605
Posted By Squawk7700

I did exactly that. I had 500 hours in Gazelle's...

I did exactly that. I had 500 hours in Gazelle's / Eurofox and stepped into a 172. The nose attitude in the 172 is so much lower and they climb much slower, like a Mack truck compared to a sports...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Jan 2024, 21:16
Replies: 142
Views: 33,605
Posted By Squawk7700

The engine is still warm, we have no idea what...

The engine is still warm, we have no idea what happened yet!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Jan 2024, 20:47
Replies: 99
Views: 9,424
Posted By Squawk7700

I guess with them landing literally a stones...

I guess with them landing literally a stones throw from each other, it would need to be highly configurable, or you’d simply just have to turn it off.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Dec 2023, 07:35
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By Squawk7700

Your “friend” uses the words “straw man” equally...

Your “friend” uses the words “straw man” equally as much as you do.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Nov 2023, 05:35
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By Squawk7700

Side-note: I keep seeing this word. He is a...

Side-note: I keep seeing this word. He is a Jetstar pilot, if he hasn't flown into Avalon dozens of times I'll eat my hat!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Nov 2023, 03:19
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By Squawk7700

You need to get out a ruler. They were so close...

You need to get out a ruler. They were so close to half way across the bay that it offered far better options to the west and the flight would have been over far less water than the eastern side.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Nov 2023, 05:14
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By Squawk7700

Where exactly are they wrong, which statement(s)?

Where exactly are they wrong, which statement(s)?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Nov 2023, 21:04
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By Squawk7700

Take a close look at the image and note the...

Take a close look at the image and note the critical component of the aircraft that could potentially come into contact with the leading edge of the other - the aileron. Again, wild speculation. ...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Nov 2023, 23:49
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By Squawk7700

They were well and truly already outside of...

They were well and truly already outside of gliding distance where they were operating.

If you look at the proposed flight path to YMAV it's not overly hostile. From your circuit at Moorabbin...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Nov 2023, 08:55
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By Squawk7700

Avalon is class D with a tower and services large...

Avalon is class D with a tower and services large jets, so no doubt has suitable facilities. You don’t need to worry about NOTAM’s when ATC are involved. Frequency 135.7 would have meant no frequency...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Nov 2023, 08:08
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By Squawk7700

It’s human nature to fly “home,” it’s human...

It’s human nature to fly “home,” it’s human factors and we are probably all guilty of it in some circumstance at some stage of our flying. Very similar to get-home-itis. It’s in-bred and you can’t...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Nov 2023, 06:52
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By Squawk7700

Being a Jetstar pilot, he potentially knew Avalon...

Being a Jetstar pilot, he potentially knew Avalon very well !

Commercial / financial / personal / maintenance reasons frequently seem to trump the safer landing options.

Like flying past a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Nov 2023, 00:59
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By Squawk7700

Just be careful with your terminology. You...

Just be careful with your terminology. You stated "no visible horizon" which may lead readers to believe that the flight was conducted in something other than VFR conditions.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Nov 2023, 00:34
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By Squawk7700

I was flying at Mt. Martha shortly after the...

I was flying at Mt. Martha shortly after the crash (as in minutes) and I had no issues with visibility, I could quite happily see the horizon.

It if was that bad, YMMB would probably have been...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Nov 2023, 19:18
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By Squawk7700

Point Cook was the other less obvious choice...

Point Cook was the other less obvious choice @1371m 17/35.

Sometimes best to stick with what we know when things go bad. Easier to clear out traffic from class C rather class G if needed.
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