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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Mar 2024, 09:18
Replies: 1,532
Views: 519,537
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

Not criticising you, individually, nn, but that’s...

Not criticising you, individually, nn, but that’s the kind of concentrated nonsense that results in pilots being treated the way have been treated.

So a trade is not an “educated job”?

And a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Mar 2024, 07:41
Replies: 22
Views: 7,360
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

https://youtu.be/HPMsXbUpuFE?si=fSqXmGjxjfkJbFER

https://youtu.be/HPMsXbUpuFE?si=fSqXmGjxjfkJbFER
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Mar 2024, 01:21
Replies: 22
Views: 7,360
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

Definitely a WGCDR here, being farewelled at...

Definitely a WGCDR here, being farewelled at Williamtown on 12 December 1980 by the XO, Group Captain Dave Owens on his posting to the Staff College.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Mar 2024, 03:43
Replies: 253
Views: 38,377
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

CASA's answer:No acknowledgement that they got it...

CASA's answer:No acknowledgement that they got it wrong back in January 2023, though.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Mar 2024, 03:53
Replies: 142
Views: 33,573
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

I evidently failed to make clear that a single,...

I evidently failed to make clear that a single, random event can cause multiple problems. I asked a question about your understanding of the consequences of the specific scenario of the throttle...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Mar 2024, 23:40
Replies: 142
Views: 33,573
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/640x480/spot_the_problem_000b2ab73820e5f6f4aba4ac20d196413d55875d.jpg
Spot the problem.
I learnt, long ago, that pilots’ worst enemies are pilots,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Mar 2024, 23:22
Replies: 75
Views: 23,560
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

The short answer to your (perhaps rhetorical)...

The short answer to your (perhaps rhetorical) question is: Yes.

The paradox is this: If it’s just a simply explicable error, it should only take ATSB a very short time to find that out and report...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Feb 2024, 00:01
Replies: 25
Views: 5,926
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

That makes sense. Hopefully you will get your...

That makes sense. Hopefully you will get your medical certificate back, soon. Evidently yours is an unusual experience in the UK. It’s OPS NML downunda, so there are a lot of us who can...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Feb 2024, 00:12
Replies: 25
Views: 5,926
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

An "AME" in Australia? The location in your...

An "AME" in Australia? The location in your profile says "UK".

The reason I ask these questions is that none of what you're now experiencing should strike you with the force of novelty, if...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Feb 2024, 21:59
Replies: 113
Views: 8,806
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

"flight training" in CASR is whatever CASR...

"flight training" in CASR is whatever CASR defines it to mean. The definition of "flight training" in CASR does not include training that is given as part of a "flight review".

My (perhaps quaint)...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Feb 2024, 21:34
Replies: 59
Views: 6,157
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

I don't think the 'medical regs' say what licence...

I don't think the 'medical regs' say what licence requires what class of medical certificate. That's done elsewhere in the regs.

The answer to your question is discussed in this thread...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Feb 2024, 01:35
Replies: 113
Views: 8,806
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

I think you need to read the whole of 61.195. I...

I think you need to read the whole of 61.195. I posted it at #100.

Note that subreg (1) merely specifies what subreg (2) applies to. Subreg (2) is about applicants for the stuff in (1), and what...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Feb 2024, 04:51
Replies: 113
Views: 8,806
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

I think you'll find that the OP's scenario was...

I think you'll find that the OP's scenario was the other way 'round: The instructor told the owner not to do run-ups the owner wanted to do.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Feb 2024, 20:47
Replies: 113
Views: 8,806
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

Agree with most werbil's #92, but not sure about...

Agree with most werbil's #92, but not sure about the 'logability' of the instructor's time because it's not a question that I've looked into. If the instructor is charging for their time, why would...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Feb 2024, 21:09
Replies: 113
Views: 8,806
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

Interesting stuff, EXDAC. Just goes to show that...

Interesting stuff, EXDAC. Just goes to show that there can be different approaches in different countries and the sky doesn’t fall in. The concept that the manipulator of the controls thereby becomes...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Feb 2024, 21:52
Replies: 113
Views: 8,806
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

The safety issue is clarity as to who’s pilot in...

The safety issue is clarity as to who’s pilot in command on a particular flight. We know that two people sitting side by side, quietly comfortable that their opinions as to who’s in command are...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2024, 19:15
Replies: 59
Views: 6,157
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

On the issue of 'consent', I've complained to the...

On the issue of 'consent', I've complained to the OAIC about CASA's use of our sensitive medical information in studies. (You know that we 'acknowledge' that it happens each time we complete our...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2024, 10:08
Replies: 113
Views: 8,806
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

Thanks. And in case anyone’s interested in...

Thanks.

And in case anyone’s interested in the real safety issues arising from the scenario - good luck.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2024, 09:31
Replies: 113
Views: 8,806
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

And.... Who was the PIC? I'm not being...

And....

Who was the PIC?

I'm not being critical if the answer is unclear.

That lack of clarity is, in and of itself, a safety risk.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2024, 09:22
Replies: 113
Views: 8,806
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

And thus... The perpetual nonsense continues.

And thus...

The perpetual nonsense continues.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2024, 09:14
Replies: 113
Views: 8,806
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

That sentence makes no sense to me.

That sentence makes no sense to me.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2024, 08:29
Replies: 51
Views: 8,802
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

I have SkyEcho and connect it to my EFB. ...

I have SkyEcho and connect it to my EFB.

You know what its biggest flaw is?

All the ‘nuisance’ traffic that’s displayed. That’s the traffic that’s in the flight levels. It’s...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2024, 08:16
Replies: 113
Views: 8,806
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

Apologies for answering a question with some...

Apologies for answering a question with some questions, but:

What do you expect to learn from a 'run up' check that you won't learn as soon as you apply (what you think is) full power or can't...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Feb 2024, 21:57
Replies: 55
Views: 14,012
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

The answer, in principle, is that the Australian...

The answer, in principle, is that the Australian rule prescribing the means of demonstration specifies only one second level test, namely the Farnsworth lantern. It's here at paragraph (b):The...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Feb 2024, 00:31
Replies: 55
Views: 14,012
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

My notes from the CASA appearance, in no...

My notes from the CASA appearance, in no particular order of importance.

Who is going to be consulted, about what and why?

Ms Spence has now reverted to her usual prevarication tool:...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Feb 2024, 04:29
Replies: 59
Views: 6,157
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

You'd have to ask CASA, but don't expect an...

You'd have to ask CASA, but don't expect an answer.

In the wake of the addition of the ethnicity question, I wrote to CASA and asked: The AvMed questionnaire is, after all, supposed to be about...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Feb 2024, 02:08
Replies: 55
Views: 14,012
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

As I said in one of my recent posts, I should...

As I said in one of my recent posts, I should have learnt the lesson, long ago, that CASA will never cease to amaze with the many and varied ways in which it can twist the regulatory regime. Here’s...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Feb 2024, 22:57
Replies: 59
Views: 6,157
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

Before every medical renewal I anticipate that...

Before every medical renewal I anticipate that something new and crazy will come out of ‘left field’ and, true to form, AvMed delivered again: The new question about the applicant’s ethnicity.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Feb 2024, 06:15
Replies: 29
Views: 7,864
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

Re the colour of annunciator lights issue,...

Re the colour of annunciator lights issue, wearing my CVDPA director's hat I can't resist pointing out the exquisite irony of colour usage that confuses. Identifying the meaning of lights that happen...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Feb 2024, 00:38
Replies: 59
Views: 6,157
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

Apart from astronauts, fighter pilots and (maybe)...

Apart from astronauts, fighter pilots and (maybe) aerobatic pilots, there’s nothing special about ordinary pilots that cannot be comprehended and dealt with by a competent GP. AvMed has created its...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Feb 2024, 20:50
Replies: 59
Views: 6,157
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

Meanwhile, the UK CAA has just finished...

Meanwhile, the UK CAA has just finished consulting (https://www.helihub.com/2023/11/10/uk-caa-proposes-changes-to-pilot-medical-declaration-system/) on proposals to further simplify its Pilot Medical...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Feb 2024, 07:22
Replies: 59
Views: 6,157
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

So are you saying that: (1) the truck driver...

So are you saying that:

(1) the truck driver was not the subject of any compulsory periodic medical examination requirements, and

(2) if the truck driver had been subject to compulsory periodic...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Feb 2024, 22:50
Replies: 59
Views: 6,157
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

Possum1 is correct. My view is that the UK...

Possum1 is correct.

My view is that the UK PMD system is currently better than US BasicMed. UK PMD is, in essence, a declaration that the pilot reasonably believes that the pilot meets the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Feb 2024, 07:29
Replies: 59
Views: 6,157
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

In fairness to CASA, the US BasicMed system...

In fairness to CASA, the US BasicMed system includes a course and quiz, after which the candidate has to complete and submit a form to the FAA.

But US BasicMed allows up to 6 POB (including...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Feb 2024, 23:01
Replies: 55
Views: 14,012
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

I could write pages, but I’ll highlight just two...

I could write pages, but I’ll highlight just two examples which are emblematic of CASA’s lack of corporate integrity.

The first example is the contemptuous answers to the Senate’s questions on...
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