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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Apr 2024, 06:10
Replies: 110
Views: 48,157
Posted By Lookleft

It doesn't take decades. Many thousands of...

It doesn't take decades. Many thousands of airline pilots have simply worked and flown at the same time doing their subjects by correspondence and are airline ready by the time they are 23 with a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Apr 2024, 22:27
Replies: 8
Views: 1,706
Posted By Lookleft

Isnt African airspace the industry standard that...

Isnt African airspace the industry standard that Airservices are basing their KPIs on?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Apr 2024, 08:43
Replies: 545
Views: 129,449
Posted By Lookleft

Why am I hearing John McEnroe's voice in my head...

Why am I hearing John McEnroe's voice in my head when I read this?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Apr 2024, 23:55
Replies: 227
Views: 101,750
Posted By Lookleft

And what were the MCAS specific procedures that...

And what were the MCAS specific procedures that they had been instructed in and trained for that you are referring to? Or are you referring to the procedures that Boeing carried over from the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Mar 2024, 11:49
Replies: 227
Views: 101,750
Posted By Lookleft

Why do pilots think that a Cockpit Video recorder...

Why do pilots think that a Cockpit Video recorder would not be given the same protections as all other recording devices including LOSA? Yet as I mentioned there are plenty of pilots who are more...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Mar 2024, 05:38
Replies: 227
Views: 101,750
Posted By Lookleft

The ironic part of the reluctance to accept...

The ironic part of the reluctance to accept cockpit video recorders is that the objections are being undermined by all the airline pilot u toobers and social media junkies who are recording their day...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Mar 2024, 04:56
Replies: 22
Views: 4,169
Posted By Lookleft

Have another read of post #4. Operating in the...

Have another read of post #4. Operating in the 3rd dimension presents certain physical and regulatory barriers to bright young things with a new idea.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Mar 2024, 12:02
Replies: 227
Views: 101,750
Posted By Lookleft

For the benefit of the uneducated among us, I...

For the benefit of the uneducated among us, I shall now translate. ME is trying to demonstrate with all that gumph that the 737 Max is a much maligned product from an outstanding company whose main...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Mar 2024, 01:20
Replies: 227
Views: 101,750
Posted By Lookleft

It must have been like the garbage disposal scene...

It must have been like the garbage disposal scene in Star Wars!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Mar 2024, 00:03
Replies: 1,534
Views: 520,451
Posted By Lookleft

Why do you think the cost will be of any...

Why do you think the cost will be of any consideration to QF? Alan Joyce shutdown the entire airline which cost 250 million dollars and reputational damage but because he could blame the unions he...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Mar 2024, 21:52
Replies: 1,534
Views: 520,451
Posted By Lookleft

Correct. Just like the PIA at Jetstar in 2019....

Correct. Just like the PIA at Jetstar in 2019. The irony is the AFAP and its supporters accuse AIPA of not being strong enough when it comes to PIA yet they are chasing QF SH award conditions which...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Mar 2024, 06:22
Replies: 38
Views: 3,381
Posted By Lookleft

Before the finger gets pointed at "kids nowadays"...

Before the finger gets pointed at "kids nowadays" and the age of the equipment it would be interesting to know the age of the pilots.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Mar 2024, 10:15
Replies: 59
Views: 10,982
Posted By Lookleft

People get annoyed with crying babies, how are...

People get annoyed with crying babies, how are they going to cope with barking dogs and cats going off. Then there is the expectation that these fur babies are going to be kept in their cages for the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Feb 2024, 00:40
Replies: 15
Views: 2,698
Posted By Lookleft

Anyone operating a jet into a CTAF going flat out...

Anyone operating a jet into a CTAF going flat out is more than just unaware of the limitation, they are a fool with an even bigger fool sitting next to them allowing it to happen!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Feb 2024, 04:28
Replies: 122
Views: 24,332
Posted By Lookleft

Now we get a story that Airservices are not...

Now we get a story that Airservices are not meeting their obligations with RFFS. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-06/firefighter-airport-shortage-sunshine-coast/103427882

At what point after...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Jan 2024, 02:11
Replies: 409
Views: 112,124
Posted By Lookleft

Probably trying to work out what V2 was doing! It...

Probably trying to work out what V2 was doing! It looks like passing underneath V1 was not briefed so trying to second guess what came next would have been very difficult in real time. It would seem...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Jan 2024, 09:51
Replies: 106
Views: 14,058
Posted By Lookleft

Well clearly you don't either if you are using...

Well clearly you don't either if you are using page 10 of the report as your reference. In reference to your so called irony in the brackets, the word probably is redundant. If you, as an upper...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Jan 2024, 08:44
Replies: 106
Views: 14,058
Posted By Lookleft

No but you are making yourself look stupid,...

No but you are making yourself look stupid, again, on a pilots forum. You might want to read that report again, there is very little discussion about the fuel onboard. There is a little bit about...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Jan 2024, 21:54
Replies: 106
Views: 14,058
Posted By Lookleft

Conversely its also why pilots make bad lawyers.

Conversely its also why pilots make bad lawyers.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Dec 2023, 22:46
Replies: 83
Views: 18,664
Posted By Lookleft

Turn the bloody things off or don't turn them...

Turn the bloody things off or don't turn them off. Use idle reverse on each landing or don't use it but as PIC don't go hiding behind the SOPs as though you don't have any choice as to how the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Dec 2023, 22:38
Replies: 12
Views: 4,092
Posted By Lookleft

I know that the oldest female airline pilot in...

I know that the oldest female airline pilot in the world is the indefatigable Deb Lawrie. There are airline pilots in Australia that are in their 70's but I'm not sure that they are doing fulltime...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Dec 2023, 05:27
Replies: 95
Views: 38,618
Posted By Lookleft

My understanding was that endorsements onto the...

My understanding was that endorsements onto the MU-2 had to be conducted by Flight Safety. The fatality rate dropped quite substantially after that. The B-200 did not require a FS endorsement and its...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Dec 2023, 01:59
Replies: 20
Views: 4,934
Posted By Lookleft

And why has the colour of the tail been changed...

And why has the colour of the tail been changed to green? More corporate green washing to say how environmentally conscious they are?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Dec 2023, 05:08
Replies: 20
Views: 4,778
Posted By Lookleft

He was very much of his time with the likes of...

He was very much of his time with the likes of Skase and Alan Bond building up houses made of cards with other people's money. Funny that every airshow of the 80's had Bondies Swan lager blimp and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Dec 2023, 00:21
Replies: 20
Views: 4,252
Posted By Lookleft

AF447 would suggest otherwise but it does feed...

AF447 would suggest otherwise but it does feed into the narrative that pilots are just systems monitors. AFAIK the PIC is responsible for the safe operation of the aircraft. In the event of an RTO...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Dec 2023, 00:02
Replies: 20
Views: 4,252
Posted By Lookleft

Bamboo Airlines crew configuration

Had a look at the preliminary report into the MAS and Bamboo airlines runway excursions taking off from Melbourne during the reduced runway length operations. I saw that the Bamboo Airlines flight...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Nov 2023, 05:47
Replies: 409
Views: 112,124
Posted By Lookleft

He was a Jetstar pilot. He left Jetstar early...

He was a Jetstar pilot. He left Jetstar early last year or possibly early 2021 and he flew the 787 for many years before that. His recent experience with Avalon was probably as an airshow display...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Nov 2023, 01:02
Replies: 51
Views: 16,971
Posted By Lookleft

I have flown with both on line operations, in...

I have flown with both on line operations, in gusty crosswind conditions where you can certainly tell the difference. In fact one F/O who had come through the cadet program told me that they didn't...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Nov 2023, 22:43
Replies: 409
Views: 112,124
Posted By Lookleft

That is a most probable scenario. Leading edge...

That is a most probable scenario. Leading edge damage suggests contact with a control surface. A momentary lapse of concentration or a desire to get some spectacular footage perhaps but a tragic...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Nov 2023, 21:15
Replies: 51
Views: 16,971
Posted By Lookleft

They must also be getting concerned with the...

They must also be getting concerned with the experience levels of those upgrading to command with effectively only 3 years experience. Sydney commands are going to F/Os who started in 2018 but if you...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2023, 20:51
Replies: 462
Views: 131,340
Posted By Lookleft

You cannot compare the two conflicts as like for...

You cannot compare the two conflicts as like for like. The Ukranian military is uniformed and distincly separate from the civilian population. The Russians are targeting the civilians as an obvious...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Nov 2023, 04:16
Replies: 44
Views: 17,529
Posted By Lookleft

If that is what he is talking about then it had...

If that is what he is talking about then it had nothing to do with coming off another type! It had a lot to do with not understanding modes (common to Boeing and Airbus). If it is something else I...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Nov 2023, 23:00
Replies: 99
Views: 20,649
Posted By Lookleft

There are plenty of woman in aviation but they...

There are plenty of woman in aviation but they are usually on the other end of the microphone. The biggest problem with being a pilot in the current age is the rostering and its family unfriendly...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Oct 2023, 01:27
Replies: 68
Views: 15,012
Posted By Lookleft

I did my first parachute jump in 1982. It was...

I did my first parachute jump in 1982. It was with a static line round canopy and prior to that I was instructed on how to land and had to practise by jumping off any slightly elevated platform. The...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Oct 2023, 22:40
Replies: 259
Views: 80,713
Posted By Lookleft

You sad little man. If you want adoration go on...

You sad little man. If you want adoration go on tik tok.

Pilot error is blaming the pilot, incapacitation is not and from personal experience it is easier for the family to accept that a medical...
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