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13th Mar 2024, 00:12
Replies: 1,235
Views: 404,344
Posted By C441

Until it's not…. As I've told everyone who...

Until it's not….

As I've told everyone who asked me why I got (apparently) paid so much;
A pilot get paid above the average wage for what they can do, not what they do everyday. Most go through...
12th Mar 2024, 00:15
Replies: 194
Views: 79,927
Posted By C441

FWIW… This finding always interested me as prior...

FWIW… This finding always interested me as prior to both the Malaysian and QF72 incidents, we had a momentary total electrical failure in a 767 passing Onslow (100km from Exmouth/NW Cape). The...
23rd Feb 2024, 05:56
Replies: 36
Views: 9,247
Posted By C441

He and Dixon shafted the loyal staff for years...

He and Dixon shafted the loyal staff for years but it was only when the loyal passengers began to realise Alan was shafting them too did it begin to get traction in the media.

Until then, Alan was...
19th Feb 2024, 08:31
Replies: 44
Views: 9,785
Posted By C441

The scheduled time of departure is just that. ...

The scheduled time of departure is just that.

Yep, I'd strive to achieve that but pre-flight is a dynamic environment. If we were a couple of minutes late through ensuring that we were as well...
14th Feb 2024, 00:39
Replies: 30
Views: 7,399
Posted By C441

I wonder how that would have worked out in...

I wonder how that would have worked out in TIBA……..

Hopefully they'd have been the only ones there.
8th Feb 2024, 21:08
Replies: 1,024
Views: 800,594
Posted By C441

Know anyone at the airline you're applying to? ...

Know anyone at the airline you're applying to?
Use them….provided of course they haven't blotted their own copy book.
8th Feb 2024, 04:18
Replies: 120
Views: 21,940
Posted By C441

It's borderline scary how close to the truth "Yes...

It's borderline scary how close to the truth "Yes Minister" and "Utopia" are….:)
24th Jan 2024, 01:29
Replies: 172
Views: 63,810
Posted By C441

This exact scenario saw the development of a...

This exact scenario saw the development of a 'minimum daily credit' when the 767 first started doing domestic flying. Amazingly :rolleyes:, once MDC was introduced, the patterns became more efficient...
22nd Jan 2024, 03:59
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,077,409
Posted By C441

Yep. QF29/30. A great way for junior filth like...

Yep. QF29/30. A great way for junior filth like me to get to LHR and back.
MEL-HKG-LHR-HKG-MEL. 3 mostly daylight sectors out of 4, although the first was a midnight departure from Melbourne....
11th Jan 2024, 22:10
Replies: 120
Views: 21,940
Posted By C441

I'm guessing this15% figure is only the departure...

I'm guessing this15% figure is only the departure delays.
I wonder what the figure would be if the the inbound holding and speed reductions that subsequently lead to a further supposedly non-ATC...
3rd Jan 2024, 20:39
Replies: 2,009
Views: 215,413
Posted By C441

In a conversation recently it was suggested that...

In a conversation recently it was suggested that ASA are having a great deal of difficulty getting suitable applicants for ATC positions either through general disinterest or unsuitability for the...
30th Dec 2023, 21:03
Replies: 2,810
Views: 1,071,739
Posted By C441

A huge sample of one I know, but yesterday I took...

A huge sample of one I know, but yesterday I took my first flight on Rex (MEL - BNE) as there were no seats for staff on Qantas and Virgin wanted $889 vs Rex's $329; and that was booking at 90 mins...
15th Dec 2023, 06:12
Replies: 35
Views: 7,765
Posted By C441

Just pointing out that there's not always going...

Just pointing out that there's not always going to be a (visible) runway end as suggested in the quoted post - "The FCTM uses the runway end as a cue because there will always be a runway end on each...
14th Dec 2023, 20:23
Replies: 35
Views: 7,765
Posted By C441

Not on an 800m+ runway in 800m vis.

Not on an 800m+ runway in 800m vis.
8th Nov 2023, 20:19
Replies: 934
Views: 312,362
Posted By C441

To paraphrase Midnight Oil - "When the General...

To paraphrase Midnight Oil - "When the General talks, you'd better listen to him." and "disagree, you get annihilated."

Why else, for example, would Todd Sampson sit there and do little more than...
1st Nov 2023, 00:01
Replies: 934
Views: 312,362
Posted By C441

And, no doubt, wasn't concerned with having to...

And, no doubt, wasn't concerned with having to live on Jobkeeper alone during the Covid period. :rolleyes:
14th Oct 2023, 22:17
Replies: 4,377
Views: 3,633,797
Posted By C441

It's not just Qantas. As we drove to the airport...

It's not just Qantas. As we drove to the airport in Brissy recently my wife commented on the lack of male pilots displayed on any of the airline's advertising billboards.
3rd Oct 2023, 06:40
Replies: 127
Views: 44,380
Posted By C441

I don't believe SQ are any better or worse than...

I don't believe SQ are any better or worse than most reputable airlines operating to and through Australia. However there is something of a difference between the aforementioned incidents/accidents...
10th Sep 2023, 22:33
Replies: 41
Views: 12,927
Posted By C441

Qantas operated 160 repatriation flights between...

Qantas operated 160 repatriation flights between March 2020 and September 2021. Additionally, they did many more IFAM freight flights, particularly with the 330. Just ask the 330 pilots (particularly...
5th Sep 2023, 06:37
Replies: 934
Views: 312,362
Posted By C441

Ahhhh Geoffrey Thomas. I hate to tell you but the...

Ahhhh Geoffrey Thomas. I hate to tell you but the Qantas share price was $4.85 in January 2008, not long before Alan Joyce took the CEO reigns. :rolleyes:
It did plummet to just on $1 but that was...
5th Sep 2023, 06:17
Replies: 39
Views: 12,253
Posted By C441

Whilst I'm not now, and never have been a...

Whilst I'm not now, and never have been a shorthaul pilot, there is one item that, from my experience in assessing shorthaul fatigue reports, must be included in any new Agreement.

There must be...
1st Sep 2023, 22:11
Replies: 4,377
Views: 3,633,797
Posted By C441

As Qatar Airways is a fully funded arm of the...

As Qatar Airways is a fully funded arm of the Qatari government, I guess all those expats working for Qatar are supportive of the human rights abuses in that country too. :rolleyes:
31st Aug 2023, 21:37
Replies: 229
Views: 74,481
Posted By C441

The chickens will no doubt arrive on the same day...

The chickens will no doubt arrive on the same day Alan collects his $millions and hands in his ID. Vanessa Hudson is going to be one very busy CEO as she attempts to rectify the mess that was...
15th Aug 2023, 23:35
Replies: 61
Views: 13,729
Posted By C441

Or at the end of 16L rather than 16R?

Or at the end of 16L rather than 16R?
14th Aug 2023, 07:22
Replies: 105
Views: 18,679
Posted By C441

From memory the word "to" in a clearance to climb...

From memory the word "to" in a clearance to climb or descend was dropped as a result of a Flying Tiger freighter accident on landing in Kuala Lumpur in the late 80's.
This extract from Wikipedia...
10th Aug 2023, 22:17
Replies: 105
Views: 18,679
Posted By C441

Sometimes the text option can be handy….. The...

Sometimes the text option can be handy….. The default option only gives you answers relevant to the question....
2nd Aug 2023, 03:56
Replies: 295
Views: 97,372
Posted By C441

Where Qantas is concerned there are no Enterprise...

Where Qantas is concerned there are no Enterprise Agreements. They are all Enterprise Ultimatums and should be recognised as such….an E.U.
19th Jul 2023, 03:36
Replies: 65
Views: 24,045
Posted By C441

Especially the invasive search of women in the...

Especially the invasive search of women in the terminal part. In that they have a completely unique product amongst major airlines operating to Australia.

And before you say Qatar Airways didn't...
18th Jul 2023, 22:22
Replies: 295
Views: 97,372
Posted By C441

One group did and the CEO 'grounded' the airline.

One group did and the CEO 'grounded' the airline.
18th Jul 2023, 22:18
Replies: 193
Views: 93,991
Posted By C441

….Some of whom earn significantly more than a...

….Some of whom earn significantly more than a Virgin Captain…..:)
2nd Jul 2023, 21:29
13th May 2023, 21:38
Replies: 19
Views: 3,861
Posted By C441

"Due to unexpected TIBA activation as a result of...

"Due to unexpected TIBA activation as a result of an urgent call of nature, orbit in present position until I get back from the dunny."
6th May 2023, 07:49
Replies: 191
Views: 73,389
Posted By C441

It's bit like Kerry Packer's 'use' of the tax law...

It's bit like Kerry Packer's 'use' of the tax law to pay more tax no more than he was required. Using the provisions of the Enterprise Agreement to the best advantage to maximise your income is not a...
23rd Mar 2023, 00:57
Replies: 39
Views: 8,897
Posted By C441

Melbourne Grand Prix day 2019. MEL TAF screams...

Melbourne Grand Prix day 2019. MEL TAF screams fog in all but the letters "FG" from at least 18 hours before.
Depart LAX for MEL with usual reserves plus a top-up to MTOW but not enough for a...
2nd Feb 2023, 01:11
Replies: 39
Views: 10,281
Posted By C441

Was it a fuel overload, JQ accommodating 20 or 25...

Was it a fuel overload, JQ accommodating 20 or 25 Virgin pax at the expense of offloading 97 bags or a bit of both? It's quite possible the fuel had already been loaded before the crew became aware...
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