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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd May 2024, 23:20
Replies: 9
Views: 1,643
Posted By Checkboard

Darwin as a first job used to be (in my day)...

Darwin as a first job used to be (in my day) pretty much impossible. You might find a head office there and , if hired, then spen your time in an outstation - some community somewhere, but Darwin as...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Apr 2024, 09:43
Replies: 26
Views: 4,116
Posted By Checkboard

and in the same post... ​​​​​​​:)

and in the same post...



​​​​​​​:)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Mar 2024, 07:40
Replies: 50
Views: 4,194
Posted By Checkboard

Why not? The public get into aircraft with 200...

Why not? The public get into aircraft with 200 hour CPLs every time one is hired.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Feb 2024, 23:07
Replies: 32
Views: 5,306
Posted By Checkboard

This thread is becoming hilarious. :) i take...

This thread is becoming hilarious. :)

i take it all back. mjet for the win. :)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Feb 2024, 16:47
Replies: 32
Views: 5,306
Posted By Checkboard

It's a website, made by someone with zero...

It's a website, made by someone with zero experience in the industry, that purports to be a fleet of wholly owned branded jets - but is actually just "a small brokerage company" (i.e. The guy will...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Feb 2024, 00:52
Replies: 113
Views: 8,891
Posted By Checkboard

I would say you absolutely can't do that, or...

I would say you absolutely can't do that, or "PIC" has no meaning. I think you'll find the "flight" is defined from start to stop, and thus the PIC is for that flight. Once the PIC is designated for...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Jan 2024, 09:34
Replies: 20
Views: 2,607
Posted By Checkboard

Australia has lower terrain and more benign...

Australia has lower terrain and more benign weather. It's harder to justify a rating for a private pilot.

And Australians are cheap.

I was an instructor at Moorabbin many years ago, and a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Dec 2023, 14:50
Replies: 63
Views: 8,390
Posted By Checkboard

I would say that rapid changes of direction on...

I would say that rapid changes of direction on that scale are beyond what is capable of physical objects, so they must not be physical objects. Light projections of some sort - like playing with a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Nov 2023, 13:16
Replies: 409
Views: 112,398
Posted By Checkboard

I don't think so. This is a discussion forum....

I don't think so. This is a discussion forum. When events happen there are those who post

"Stop speculating - leave it for the official investigation." then there are those who post
"The pilot...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Nov 2023, 12:18
Replies: 38
Views: 6,114
Posted By Checkboard

Yes there is. I've got one in front of me. Issued...

Yes there is. I've got one in front of me. Issued 4/2/87. :D
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Oct 2023, 09:25
Replies: 44
Views: 8,783
Posted By Checkboard

Is that six months pouring drinks and changing...

Is that six months pouring drinks and changing kegs behind a busy bar, a taxi licence and three weeks volunteering in a hangar gapping plugs, swapping tyres and changing oil filters?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Oct 2023, 09:00
Replies: 44
Views: 8,783
Posted By Checkboard

A quick google shows Kununurra operators using: ...

A quick google shows Kununurra operators using:
Shoal Air - C 207 & C210
Kununurra Air Tours - C210 & GA Airvans
Avair - GA Airvans

So yeah, round dial Cessna time is still relevant. If you...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Oct 2023, 06:54
Replies: 32
Views: 4,709
Posted By Checkboard

The answer is “no, they shouldn’t be like that”....

The answer is “no, they shouldn’t be like that”. What type of course do you think the original students (the ones who’s answer s you are copying) experienced?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Sep 2023, 20:40
Replies: 24
Views: 7,589
Posted By Checkboard

The USA allows piston single engine IFR charter -...

The USA allows piston single engine IFR charter - like a Cirrus. Needs dual electric gens, 50 hour oil checks and an engine monitor with dowloadable content (from memory).
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Aug 2023, 22:38
Replies: 365
Views: 54,270
Posted By Checkboard

I fly for a major European A320 airline. Over the...

I fly for a major European A320 airline. Over the last five years EVERY sim session has involved some in-seat instruction. Jet upset, Baulked landing etc etc.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Aug 2023, 17:56
Replies: 365
Views: 54,270
Posted By Checkboard

Military: Highly motivated, pre-screened...

Military: Highly motivated, pre-screened students with military indoctrination from their initial officer's course and guaranteed deference to a higher rank officer on an invariably full-time...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Aug 2023, 13:26
Replies: 10
Views: 1,965
Posted By Checkboard

Well, there are two exercises in the PPL syllabus...

Well, there are two exercises in the PPL syllabus (well, the one I used to teach 25 years ago, at least). One involves understanding the visual effects of wind and how it can lead to inappropriate...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Aug 2023, 18:42
Replies: 3,003
Views: 1,312,849
Posted By Checkboard

Glen Apparently Seabreaaze had a boundary...

Glen
Apparently Seabreaaze had a boundary dispute with their neighbour who overstepped their fenceline. A year of emails and discussions went nowhere. They contracted a lawyer and sued their...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Jul 2023, 11:13
Replies: 17
Views: 3,042
Posted By Checkboard

Night circuits at Argyl diamond mine in a BAe 146...

Night circuits at Argyl diamond mine in a BAe 146 were interesting. Christmas Island with a cloud cap and nowhere else to go were also interesting.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Jun 2023, 15:35
Replies: 112
Views: 26,448
Posted By Checkboard

Ten hours?? Take off, climb, stall, emergency...

Ten hours?? Take off, climb, stall, emergency descent, approach, go around, visual circuit and land. Job done. Sign the book, start tomorrow.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Jun 2023, 12:33
Replies: 28
Views: 7,516
Posted By Checkboard

I'm not a doctor, and don't suffer from tinnitis...

I'm not a doctor, and don't suffer from tinnitis - but as I understand it, the drugs target nerves about the ear (which is why they reduce travel sickness), and provide some temporary relief for...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Jun 2023, 06:23
Replies: 48
Views: 23,824
Posted By Checkboard

the thing is, not all jobs are driving 737s up...

the thing is, not all jobs are driving 737s up and down the east coast. You might find yourself rostered for Christmas/ Cocos island, working real life PNRs or with a U/S autopilot and nav system...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jun 2023, 16:21
Replies: 27
Views: 6,568
Posted By Checkboard

In the UK, you see the Doc, do the tests, if it's...

In the UK, you see the Doc, do the tests, if it's the year for an ECG then the paper strip is scanned and sent to the CAA. The doc then puts a blank certificate into his laser printer, hits print,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th May 2023, 11:39
Replies: 24
Views: 6,018
Posted By Checkboard

The only wind mentioned in the report was 020º at...

The only wind mentioned in the report was 020º at 6 kt. You can barely fly a kite in that.


Well, that's what compasses are for, eh? And I think that the point is, if you can't see the hills and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th May 2023, 11:09
Replies: 24
Views: 6,018
Posted By Checkboard

The DME arrival allows you to dive down to 1700'...

The DME arrival allows you to dive down to 1700' at 15DME, so you'll get to 1700' at about 9 miles from the threshold. If you can find a gap, with the cloud reported broken at 1100', overcast 1900'...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th May 2023, 11:08
Replies: 41
Views: 8,752
Posted By Checkboard

... which doesn't sound like the kind of person...

... which doesn't sound like the kind of person who would enjoy airline flying. :) The job has changed a lot over the last 20 years.

When I started in my first airline (Ansett) after 3000 odd...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Apr 2023, 20:45
Replies: 235
Views: 36,513
Posted By Checkboard

Piper 28 series aircraft -= three stages of flap....

Piper 28 series aircraft -= three stages of flap. The difference in stalling speed between flap 2 and flap 3 is ONE knot.

In a ditching, slow is good. Right place is second good. You use that last...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Apr 2023, 10:01
Replies: 235
Views: 36,513
Posted By Checkboard

Lead - I've done that same exercise on piper...

Lead - I've done that same exercise on piper singles. That was nearly 40 years ago, perhaps it's a bit old fashioned now. Pulling a bit of G at the end of the dive also helped with some assymetric...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Mar 2023, 22:54
Replies: 60
Views: 7,134
Posted By Checkboard

Meh. A lazy pilot is a lazy pilot. It doesn't...

Meh. A lazy pilot is a lazy pilot. It doesn't matter if they're sitting in front of round guages or the latest glass.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Mar 2023, 07:07
Replies: 110
Views: 41,375
Posted By Checkboard

The things you have to do to turn a profit in GA...

The things you have to do to turn a profit in GA these days...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Feb 2023, 09:19
Replies: 18
Views: 3,211
Posted By Checkboard

From the article quoted

From the article quoted
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Jan 2023, 09:25
Replies: 33
Views: 4,666
Posted By Checkboard

I used to get carsick, and airsick when I...

I used to get carsick, and airsick when I started. I ended up teaching Aeros, and never had a sick student when I was instructing due to my own sensitivity to my student’s state.

i did cut quite a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Jan 2023, 11:04
Replies: 253
Views: 38,596
Posted By Checkboard

So, if the ground or water can see the aircraft,...

So, if the ground or water can see the aircraft, you're compliant. ;)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Jan 2023, 10:26
Replies: 253
Views: 38,596
Posted By Checkboard

But, as it's a "PPR" aerodrome, then operating...

But, as it's a "PPR" aerodrome, then operating against this instruction means that you are using the aerodrome without said permission. As I'm sure any insurance company will be happy to point out...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Jan 2023, 12:44
Replies: 33
Views: 4,666
Posted By Checkboard

A "Vertical Reversement" is simply a top rudder...

A "Vertical Reversement" is simply a top rudder half snap roll from a tight turn. While doing a tight left turn add right rudder and accelerate the turn until it stalls, stop the resulting snap roll...
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