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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

29th Jan 2024, 09:07

Replies: 122

ATC contributed to 15% of flight delays in December

Views: 24,324

Posted By le Pingouin

No age limit but statistically the older you are...

No age limit but statistically the older you are the harder it gets to pass - we all get mentally slower and less flexible with age. You at 40 will find it harder than you at 25 but maybe easier than...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

14th Jan 2024, 05:36

Replies: 122

ATC contributed to 15% of flight delays in December

Views: 24,324

Posted By le Pingouin

"Sorry, I'm not fit for duty" is all you need to...

"Sorry, I'm not fit for duty" is all you need to say if you get called. Sure, the extra money is nice but wears thin and gets tiring pretty quickly.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

5th Jan 2024, 13:20

Replies: 17

Passing of Geoff Goodall

Views: 4,416

Posted By le Pingouin

A nicer bloke you could not meet and as others...

A nicer bloke you could not meet and as others have mentioned his tales were legendary. Thanks for everything Chunky.

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

26th Nov 2023, 11:53

Replies: 409

S211 Down Port Phillip Bay

Views: 112,119

Posted By le Pingouin

Squawk7700, I'm presuming they were operating VFR...

Squawk7700, I'm presuming they were operating VFR so were probably squawking 1200 and given the aircraft rego was showing up on FR24 they had ADS-B. WebTrak may have been "censored" to remove the...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

15th Sep 2023, 12:13

Replies: 80

Whats going on with ATC Shortage?

Views: 15,507

Posted By le Pingouin

Cloudee, 50%+/- is the way it's been for a long...

Cloudee, 50%+/- is the way it's been for a long time. The difficulty is you can select trainees with various characteristics but it's not easy to tell if they can put it all together in the right way...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

8th Sep 2023, 13:45

Replies: 80

Whats going on with ATC Shortage?

Views: 15,507

Posted By le Pingouin

extralite, the reason so few of us have been...

extralite, the reason so few of us have been "tempted" to return is age. We were all at least 56 so probably approaching retirement anyway. It very definitely wouldn't be a case of walking back into...

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