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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Apr 2024, 01:49
Replies: 1,057
Views: 552,425
Posted By MagnumPI

If that's true, that seems absolutely outrageous....

If that's true, that seems absolutely outrageous.

$80,000 debt at 10% compounded interest (assuming compounded annually?) would be $156k in 7 years time. So if you leave after 6 years, you're up...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Mar 2024, 23:45
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,303,392
Posted By MagnumPI

Yes, you are being naive. MPs frequently get...

Yes, you are being naive.

MPs frequently get letters from members of the community alleging some sort of conspiracy. I'd expect the PM would receive even more.

Most of these claims are refuted...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Mar 2024, 03:32
Replies: 1,519
Views: 508,357
Posted By MagnumPI

Not a professional pilot, but I am actually...

Not a professional pilot, but I am actually aghast at how pilot wages have been eroded to become such a paltry reward for those flying transport category aircraft in Australia. It's a genuinely...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2024, 22:24
Replies: 51
Views: 8,745
Posted By MagnumPI

I have used OzRunways, AvPlan, and Foreflight....

I have used OzRunways, AvPlan, and Foreflight. The latter is now my preferred EFB. Foreflight was actually one of the oldest iPad apps ever, actually launching as an app before the iPad was created....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Feb 2024, 22:15
Replies: 122
Views: 24,078
Posted By MagnumPI

All OK folks, there's nothing to see here. After...

All OK folks, there's nothing to see here. After all, the RFFS guys and gals at Ballina have been on their own watching RPT CTAF shenanigans for years with no tower and there's no smoking aircraft...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Nov 2023, 21:46
Replies: 386
Views: 89,993
Posted By MagnumPI

@LB, hopefully my preamble made it clear but if...

@LB, hopefully my preamble made it clear but if not...having received the OAR representative's official response, I still don't consider them to be addressing these issues quickly enough. The OAR...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Nov 2023, 22:28
Replies: 386
Views: 89,993
Posted By MagnumPI

Reply is below as received. I would like to...

Reply is below as received. I would like to commend the CASA OAR officer for being approachable, including taking the time to speak to me on the phone. I have removed his details but should anyone...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Oct 2023, 01:31
Replies: 41
Views: 9,043
Posted By MagnumPI

Based on the track from FR24...

Based on the track from FR24 (https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-kft#32956030) it seems the aircraft was tracking the coastal VFR route. It runs from Nobbys to Seal Rocks as can be seen...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Oct 2023, 04:34
Replies: 386
Views: 89,993
Posted By MagnumPI

I - and hopefully others - have written to CASA...

I - and hopefully others - have written to CASA asking whether the recommendations that OAR (CASA) made to CASA will be implemented by CASA or Airservices any time soon.

I'll post their response...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Oct 2023, 05:00
Replies: 386
Views: 89,993
Posted By MagnumPI

Seeing as this is a rumour network...wondering if...

Seeing as this is a rumour network...wondering if anyone has any updates on the recommendations from CASA in their review published nearly a year ago, at the end of 2022.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jul 2023, 05:57
Replies: 62
Views: 13,232
Posted By MagnumPI

Except this wasn't a teenager. This was an adult,...

Except this wasn't a teenager. This was an adult, with a pregnant partner, taking her to a scan. You'd hope that there'd be at least one or more well intentioned folks in the aero club who were aware...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jul 2023, 22:46
Replies: 235
Views: 36,366
Posted By MagnumPI

Michelle addresses this question in the...

Michelle addresses this question in the interview. I'm paraphrasing but she missed switching the tank, and thinks that doing so could possibly have allowed a restart. When the failure happened I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Jun 2023, 00:17
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,303,392
Posted By MagnumPI

Unless you pursue them aggressively with a...

Unless you pursue them aggressively with a suitably equipped legal team, they won't care. Without this, you are likely to experience firsthand a meeting where the DAS will nod sympathetically,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Jun 2023, 02:50
Replies: 112
Views: 26,084
Posted By MagnumPI

I understand that professional pilot salaries at...

I understand that professional pilot salaries at the entry level are modest but that's ridiculous, considering they're unlikely to hire someone with a fresh CPL and the amount a candidate would have...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Jun 2023, 02:41
Replies: 57
Views: 15,904
Posted By MagnumPI

I'd love to see a copy of these risk assessments....

I'd love to see a copy of these risk assessments. After all, the SFIS didn't help when a VA 737 had a 'separation occurrence' with a C208...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jun 2023, 22:57
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,303,392
Posted By MagnumPI

Glen, this whole saga is already well past the...

Glen, this whole saga is already well past the goodwill stage. If you turn up to any face to face meeting with them without legal representation you're not even bringing a rubber knife to a gun...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Jun 2023, 23:53
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,303,392
Posted By MagnumPI

Please, Glen...don't go to that meeting without a...

Please, Glen...don't go to that meeting without a legal representative who can help you put your points forward in the best possible way.

It will be extremely difficult if not impossible for you...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Jun 2023, 04:19
Replies: 40
Views: 6,729
Posted By MagnumPI

I made the very naive mistake on my initial Class...

I made the very naive mistake on my initial Class 2 issue of disclosing a mental illness which I suffered from in a finite period of time as a teenager, and the fact that I'd had LASIK - despite...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th May 2023, 03:14
Replies: 39
Views: 4,862
Posted By MagnumPI

I'll preface this comment by saying I used to...

I'll preface this comment by saying I used to spend many hundreds of thousands of dollars a year with BP for Castrol lubricants. I'm fully aware, first-hand, of how inept BP can be - especially their...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Apr 2023, 03:42
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,303,392
Posted By MagnumPI

Meanwhile, this just in - more vomit-inducing...

Meanwhile, this just in - more vomit-inducing rubbish from the top mandarin at CASA:



Where was just culture, proportionality, discretion, natural justice, and fairness applied in Glen's case?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Mar 2023, 23:11
Replies: 370
Views: 86,310
Posted By MagnumPI

Come on Capt Fathom, don't be disingenuous. How...

Come on Capt Fathom, don't be disingenuous. How did the situation escalate to that point with someone who, according to witnesses, was not being aggressive or violent? That's the point I'm trying to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Mar 2023, 22:52
Replies: 370
Views: 86,310
Posted By MagnumPI

It never ceases to amaze me that there are so...

It never ceases to amaze me that there are so many pilots and flight crew out there who could (and perhaps have!) successfully manage an emergency in-flight, but apparently can't negotiate or...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Feb 2023, 09:38
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,303,392
Posted By MagnumPI

Hi Glen, I have been following your saga...

Hi Glen,

I have been following your saga since the start. I've never met you, but I have been barracking for you in your quest for justice. I hope you're doing well.

As Lead and others have...
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