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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Apr 2024, 02:01
Replies: 11
Views: 2,182
Posted By Gne

RAAF support for ANZAC ceremonies

Great to see over 150 ANZAC ceremonies supported with a flypast today.

Well done and thanks to those who did the planning, those who flew the aircraft and those who worked on the ground to support...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Mar 2024, 10:26
Replies: 22
Views: 7,361
Posted By Gne

Accepted a Flight Plan from Mice one day when he...

Accepted a Flight Plan from Mice one day when he was flying the display Sabre. In the navaids section he had crossed out all the options and hand written "watch and bloody good pilot". I think it...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Mar 2024, 02:32
Replies: 36
Views: 5,616
Posted By Gne

Western sydney digital tower

https://www.9news.com.au/national/western-sydney-airport-digital-air-control-tower-mast/c06c627c-8363-467f-a5de-4a0984eda8f8?app=applenews

There are at least 5 factual errors in this report. Was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jan 2024, 05:55
Replies: 20
Views: 4,179
Posted By Gne

Do you mean the anniversary of the day the...

Do you mean the anniversary of the day the Australian Citizenship Act, 1948 took legal effect (26 January 1949) and our forbears ceased being British subjects and started carrying Australian...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Jan 2024, 01:54
Replies: 2,194
Views: 236,901
Posted By Gne

In the early 1990's the Public Works Committee...

In the early 1990's the Public Works Committee looked at the difference in the (then) CAA and RAAF training for ATC. The findings may surprise some . Course photographs for the RAAF school in 1997...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2024, 00:17
Replies: 28
Views: 9,809
Posted By Gne

I look forward to reading the book as soon as I...

I look forward to reading the book as soon as I can get a copy.

In my military life I was involved in "requirements" and for the past three decades I've had similar roles in the civil aviation and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Dec 2023, 01:03
Replies: 99
Views: 20,637
Posted By Gne

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1080x1080/414725496_774805791347649_8224755045845984112_n_c802028d61832e5d8b38a48cee18c5c0e5919c3c.jpg
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Dec 2023, 22:58
Replies: 966
Views: 371,891
Posted By Gne

CAsA did not exist then. Back to the future,...

CAsA did not exist then. Back to the future, anyone?

Gne
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Dec 2023, 02:00
Replies: 18
Views: 2,462
Posted By Gne

While I understand the issue and have experienced...

While I understand the issue and have experienced it myself with another government agency I can't help but comment that the thread lead question is right up there with the classic security one; ...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Dec 2023, 09:33
Replies: 132
Views: 34,500
Posted By Gne

You can build as many runways as you like but, at...

You can build as many runways as you like but, at the end of the day an airport's "capacity" will be determined by the ability of the surrounding airspace (and those who "manage" it ) to deliver...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Nov 2023, 03:56
Replies: 966
Views: 371,891
Posted By Gne

It's not only engineering that is important - so...

It's not only engineering that is important - so are punctuation and spelling if you want to be taken seriously as a professional pilot.

Gne
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Nov 2023, 23:35
Replies: 2,194
Views: 236,901
Posted By Gne

With 613 views of this thread between 0930...

With 613 views of this thread between 0930 yesterday and 1115 this morning, it is to be hoped that at least one is journo who is watching and composing an expose of sorts.

Perhaps he/she is gong...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Nov 2023, 00:33
Replies: 44
Views: 12,550
Posted By Gne

Slightly off topic but... Comment in the...

Slightly off topic but...
Comment in the McMichael Report on the Inquiry into Sydney PRM Approaches from the North:
"It is apparent people perceive aircraft noise with their eyes and not their...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Nov 2023, 08:47
Replies: 32
Views: 4,496
Posted By Gne

Thanks Layman - I have used the AT&T failure many...

Thanks Layman - I have used the AT&T failure many times to underline the need for a robust approach to software changes.

I have spent most of the past 40 years undertaking commissioning and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Sep 2023, 12:55
Replies: 2,194
Views: 236,901
Posted By Gne

It will be interesting to see how the ICAO USOAP...

It will be interesting to see how the ICAO USOAP audit sees the CAsA lack of action on this issue.

Gne
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Aug 2023, 22:15
Replies: 30
Views: 13,571
Posted By Gne

A great day one - all round. Small changes...

A great day one - all round. Small changes needed: turn the speaker volume down and give the US announcer's tonsils a rest for 50% of the time. Weather was OK but today dawns as a great day for...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Aug 2023, 07:58
Replies: 105
Views: 18,886
Posted By Gne

When we were working on the initial message sets...

When we were working on the initial message sets for CPDLC (South Pacific FANS1 1993-96) the most exciting part was that, at last, there would be a standard set of phraseology that could not be...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th May 2023, 06:50
Replies: 23
Views: 6,891
Posted By Gne

How dare you even think along those lines. We're...

How dare you even think along those lines. We're talking about the national flag carrier, doyen of safe operations for decades (or in these days and thinking about senior management should that be...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th May 2023, 06:46
Replies: 14
Views: 2,196
Posted By Gne

When the changeover from millibars to...

When the changeover from millibars to hectopascals came in 1986 or 87 (the memory fades) It fell under my duty statement to alert ADF personnel so I composed a message to do so.

In those days...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st May 2023, 05:10
Replies: 166
Views: 41,345
Posted By Gne

Bloggs, How soon you forget: Flights are...

Bloggs,

How soon you forget: Flights are commanded by SQNLDRs, Squadrons by WGCDRs and Wings by GPCAPTs.

Gne
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Dec 2022, 22:18
Replies: 29
Views: 6,814
Posted By Gne

you forgot DMEA. The Australian government...

you forgot DMEA.

The Australian government purchasing policy for office supplies when applied correctly would require the sharp ends of a box of HB pencils to be cut off and the blunt ends...
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