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19th Mar 2024, 21:09
Replies: 16
Views: 1,763
Posted By Mach E Avelli

The best income protection insurance a pilot can...

The best income protection insurance a pilot can buy is another qualification or skill that enables you to work if you lose your licence.
11th Mar 2024, 00:26
Replies: 38
Views: 3,229
Posted By Mach E Avelli

I think the GA fleet is getting old and tired and...

I think the GA fleet is getting old and tired and maintenance is perhaps now being skimped because of high parts and labour costs.
Also, the approach to training needs to get back to ‘old school’...
17th Feb 2024, 03:27
Replies: 113
Views: 8,534
Posted By Mach E Avelli

A 'kind of' precedent exists in the airline world...

A 'kind of' precedent exists in the airline world when a line check captain sits in the jump seat to check a new captain on upgrade, or two pilots on an annual route check. The person in the left...
16th Feb 2024, 23:19
Replies: 113
Views: 8,534
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Clint, I see your point, though can’t see a...

Clint, I see your point, though can’t see a likely scenario where the instructor would be on the controls in the first place, unless the owner/pilot had already screwed up.
In the rare event where...
16th Feb 2024, 06:30
Replies: 113
Views: 8,534
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Did this 'high up' person put it in writing? No? ...

Did this 'high up' person put it in writing? No?
The higher up some are, the more wrong they can be....
15th Feb 2024, 09:18
Replies: 113
Views: 8,534
Posted By Mach E Avelli

The instructor may well not have an AFR, but to...

The instructor may well not have an AFR, but to instruct would have a higher level CHECK to maintain instructor privileges completed within the past two years - which presumably covers an AFR.
PICUS...
15th Feb 2024, 08:54
Replies: 113
Views: 8,534
Posted By Mach E Avelli

I concur. So if the instructor is clearly waiving...

I concur. So if the instructor is clearly waiving an expectation that you need to demonstrate a run up, either live with it, or if you are really concerned about your safety, cancel the flight....
11th Feb 2024, 02:48
Replies: 59
Views: 5,983
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Which sums up perfectly why we would be better...

Which sums up perfectly why we would be better off with ABSOLUTELY NO CASA Avmed involvement but instead have CASA accept that a pilot could be examined and certified fit by a GP. It’s good enough...
10th Feb 2024, 23:13
Replies: 147
Views: 53,195
Posted By Mach E Avelli

If the 695 pressurisation system is anything like...

If the 695 pressurisation system is anything like the C441, there is a real trap when cold air is selected. The ducting can slowly become blocked with ice in one of the filters. Pressurisation is...
5th Feb 2024, 05:36
Replies: 11
Views: 1,898
Posted By Mach E Avelli

It may have been reported by an overly zealous...

It may have been reported by an overly zealous Safety Manager. They do occasionally need to be seen reporting events, as a total lack of minor incidents can look a bit sus come audit time. It gives...
3rd Feb 2024, 20:56
Replies: 20
Views: 2,905
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Unless you have a truck with a bullbar, don't...

Unless you have a truck with a bullbar, don't drive at night or until at least two hours after dawn or near dusk. A low speed impact with a relatively small 'roo can do a lot of damage to the average...
3rd Feb 2024, 19:53
Replies: 142
Views: 32,392
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Clare, if you were an ATSB investigator and a...

Clare, if you were an ATSB investigator and a credible witness said that it rolled rapidly, or pitched down almost instantaneously, which parts of the wreckage would you be particularly interested in?
2nd Feb 2024, 23:46
Replies: 142
Views: 32,392
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Point taken. Back in my day we did much tighter...

Point taken. Back in my day we did much tighter circuits than is current practice.
But I’m suggesting that if the aircraft flight path changed rapidly on base leg, an experienced observer could...
2nd Feb 2024, 22:56
Replies: 142
Views: 32,392
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Drifting and dragging….I prefer not to speculate,...

Drifting and dragging….I prefer not to speculate, but in this case will go out on a limb and say pilot error was extremely unlikely.
If the instructor was watching the flight (as one would hope)...
1st Feb 2024, 21:27
Replies: 142
Views: 32,392
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Back to the origin of this thread - the onset of...

Back to the origin of this thread - the onset of whatever happened here was so rapid that it’s unlikely anyone would have been able to offer advice by radio.
As for the legality or otherwise of...
30th Jan 2024, 20:10
Replies: 29
Views: 7,711
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Bright green lights suggest all is well. The...

Bright green lights suggest all is well. The bleeds off lights should be amber, but from memory Beech did it wrong, in keeping with the rest of that cluttered cockpit. It's as if they set out to trap...
19th Jan 2024, 08:24
Replies: 38
Views: 4,275
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Unfortunately this is all too often true. Small...

Unfortunately this is all too often true. Small companies often run as dictatorships. Larger companies are sometimes run by bean counters and human remains. CEO and commercial interference in...
13th Jan 2024, 06:50
Replies: 15
Views: 2,538
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Not completely correct. When you do the CASA ATPL...

Not completely correct. When you do the CASA ATPL flight test it automatically gives you an IPC good for 12 months on the type. What it does not give you is an MECIR with single pilot privileges.
8th Jan 2024, 02:21
Replies: 15
Views: 2,538
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Unless you are likely to need a NZ licence, I...

Unless you are likely to need a NZ licence, I can't see any advantage in trying to short cut the system by getting that first then converting to a CASA ticket under the TTMRA.
You would be up for...
7th Jan 2024, 20:11
Replies: 12
Views: 1,852
Posted By Mach E Avelli

If only it was that easy....

If only it was that easy....
30th Dec 2023, 02:48
Replies: 68
Views: 27,999
Posted By Mach E Avelli

People like pilots, merchant sailors, journalists...

People like pilots, merchant sailors, journalists etc often get to fly into dodgy places. It comes with the job. They are not stupid, irresponsible tourists, for whom much of the smart traveller...
29th Dec 2023, 20:54
Replies: 13
Views: 1,980
Posted By Mach E Avelli

You could log all your private flying in a pocket...

You could log all your private flying in a pocket diary or a school exercise book, or on the back of beer coasters, provided that you correctly annotated the time as dual, PIC, single, multi etc....
24th Nov 2023, 22:36
Replies: 16
Views: 2,603
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Assuming that you would be OK on MUCH less...

Assuming that you would be OK on MUCH less salary, and living in a remote area, why not give it a go? Having a supportive wife is half the battle already won.
If you completed your CPL in a round...
16th Nov 2023, 06:23
Replies: 829
Views: 318,161
Posted By Mach E Avelli

The Canadian flight time regulations appear to be...

The Canadian flight time regulations appear to be less restrictive than CASA, which would normally favour the operator, not the pilot (unless pilot overtime is lucrative...).
However often a...
16th Oct 2023, 21:34
Replies: 44
Views: 8,220
Posted By Mach E Avelli

In which case wouldn't a prudent operator...

In which case wouldn't a prudent operator properly induct a newbie, rather than take it that prior 206 time guarantees anything?
21st Sep 2023, 10:12
Replies: 246
Views: 102,709
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Absolutely do NOT bring him to a luxurious Aussie...

Absolutely do NOT bring him to a luxurious Aussie jail, funded by Australian taxes. And please, not one hour of diplomatic time spent trying to get him home to serve a typical softcock sentence with...
4th Sep 2023, 10:10
Replies: 124
Views: 84,479
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Before it can move it will require an Export C of...

Before it can move it will require an Export C of A issued by the current country of registry, stating it’s airworthy. Then FAA may issue a ferry permit, pending their own C of A when (if?) it makes...
2nd Sep 2023, 00:23
Replies: 365
Views: 53,485
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Depends on how one interprets the MOS. If the...

Depends on how one interprets the MOS. If the student does not balloon or bounce, they have controlled it.
If the MOS wanted a demo of the ability to recover, the wording would be “ recover from….”...
30th Aug 2023, 12:54
Replies: 365
Views: 53,485
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Uplinker, thanks for getting thread back on...

Uplinker, thanks for getting thread back on track. Couldn’t agree more. Despite being an ATPL Examiner with 25000 hours I would have no idea how to train a sprog up to solo, or how to teach them to...
30th Aug 2023, 02:01
Replies: 365
Views: 53,485
Posted By Mach E Avelli

What killed the once popular self-fly tourism was...

What killed the once popular self-fly tourism was the dreaded ASIC. Until that became a requirement, many pilot tourists also came from Europe.
CASA could easily validate any ICAO licence for...
27th Aug 2023, 09:09
Replies: 365
Views: 53,485
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Someone please explain what this evolving pissing...

Someone please explain what this evolving pissing contest about relative accident statistics has to do with recognition of military instructors, and whether our CASA is unreasonable compared with...
26th Aug 2023, 13:02
Replies: 365
Views: 53,485
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Having waded through the tribunal report, I...

Having waded through the tribunal report, I gather that because he had never trained ab initio students, CASA granted him a Grade 3, so they were not totally refusing to recognise his military...
24th Aug 2023, 02:02
Replies: 365
Views: 53,485
Posted By Mach E Avelli

When I was a lowly student, and later when I got...

When I was a lowly student, and later when I got to airlines, some of the best - and worst - instructors I flew with were ex-military. Ditto with airline trainers & checkers - some great mentors, and...
18th Aug 2023, 08:21
Replies: 105
Views: 18,708
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Clear and standardised communication in a dynamic...

Clear and standardised communication in a dynamic environment is hardly trivial. Even less trivial when you add those with poor English to the mix.
‘Flap’ versus ‘flaps’ is trivial. ‘Check’ versus...
17th Aug 2023, 02:07
Replies: 61
Views: 13,757
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Sure, that can sometimes be the case, though the...

Sure, that can sometimes be the case, though the baddy usually flashes a weapon or shows a bomb (sometimes later found to be fake). In that situation one can understand everyone treading softly,...
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