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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd May 2024, 08:11
Replies: 39
Views: 7,616
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Leady; IMHO the procedure quoted above was,...

Leady; IMHO the procedure quoted above was, without a single doubt, one of the most stupid, dumbest, idiotic, moronic (insert your favourite description) things that any Government of Australia ever...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd May 2024, 09:49
Replies: 10
Views: 1,676
Posted By Pinky the pilot

The Balus trilogy, volumes 2 and 3 of which I...

The Balus trilogy, volumes 2 and 3 of which I have somewhere in storage, would confirm that.



Mi nogat any idea how you'd arrive at that opinion.:confused:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Apr 2024, 10:12
Replies: 13
Views: 2,966
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil Whilst I agree that such a flypast is most...

Whilst I agree that such a flypast is most impressive; What I'd really like to see, AND hear, would be a flypast by an Avro Lancaster, accompanied by a Spitfire, Hurricane, Mustang and a DH Mosquito!...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Apr 2024, 09:09
Replies: 4
Views: 1,150
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil Ok MakeItHappenCaptain, come clean now!:= ...

Ok MakeItHappenCaptain, come clean now!:=

You used to write scripts for Yes Minister/Prime Minister, didn't you!:D

There is so much truth to your post though...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Mar 2024, 23:55
Replies: 545
Views: 130,095
Posted By Pinky the pilot

I Re the clip posted by Paul O'Rourke; The...

I

Re the clip posted by Paul O'Rourke; The above quote summed that up quite nicely. Just a few seconds into that clip I heard the Announcer say that Amelia's Earhart's aircraft had been...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Mar 2024, 09:54
Replies: 545
Views: 130,095
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil Agreed. Currently repairing a few targets for the...

Agreed. Currently repairing a few targets for the local Rifle Club and I need to ensure that the glue sticks properly.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Mar 2024, 09:04
Replies: 55
Views: 13,886
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Those words of wisdom coming from a Lady who...

Those words of wisdom coming from a Lady who refuelled a Shrike Commander (and a few Chieftains) more times than I've had hot dinners!!:ok:

Betcha miss the Minties and Fruitcake slices!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Mar 2024, 08:25
Replies: 31
Views: 4,547
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil And at least 5 Blokes standing (or sitting,...

And at least 5 Blokes standing (or sitting, possibly, in one instance) around, along with the Truck, doing precisely nothing!:confused:

One, on the far left, appears to be taking a photograph....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Mar 2024, 07:55
Replies: 59
Views: 11,031
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Likewise.

Likewise.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Mar 2024, 08:14
Replies: 10
Views: 2,973
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil Struth Yeah!!!! Well, what about (dare I...

Struth Yeah!!!!

Well, what about (dare I mention it) Qantas and AJ.:ooh:

Seriously....has anyone ever mentioned or considered just how much things could have been better, had the People who...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Feb 2024, 08:38
Replies: 59
Views: 7,953
Posted By Pinky the pilot

YLEC has never been the same friendly place since...

YLEC has never been the same friendly place since Desert Flower was sent into (compulsory) retirement!:*

Think On Eyre and others would agree.

Miss ya Minties and fruitcake, don'tcha DF!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Feb 2024, 08:26
Replies: 966
Views: 329,980
Posted By Pinky the pilot

With reference to the previous post by Lead...

With reference to the previous post by Lead Balloon;



I posted the above (Post #858) back on the 26th of January.

SOPS replied


There is enough cynicism in me to believe that Joyce will...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Jan 2024, 08:58
Replies: 966
Views: 329,980
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil The definition of a Consultant; A person whom if...

The definition of a Consultant; A person whom if asked what time it is, will ask to borrow your watch, read the time off from it and then present you with a bill for some exorbitant amount of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Jan 2024, 09:13
Replies: 36
Views: 5,577
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Just thought that I'd have a look at the summary...

Just thought that I'd have a look at the summary from Log book #1 and found that I last flew a C210 on 27/8/84.

IIRC it was VH-TEV which had gear doors, and I was told by the Instructor who...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Jan 2024, 06:54
Replies: 966
Views: 329,980
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil Just quite possibly I have missed something (not...

Just quite possibly I have missed something (not unusual for me...) but I seem to remember quite some time back, reading that AJ had been ordered to return to Australia to appear before some Senate...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Jan 2024, 02:30
Replies: 44
Views: 13,920
Posted By Pinky the pilot

How embarrassment!:O (With apologies to...

How embarrassment!:O

(With apologies to Effie.)

Top bit of journalism from 7!:rolleyes:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Jan 2024, 06:33
Replies: 46
Views: 13,100
Posted By Pinky the pilot

I left PNG over 30 years ago. But even way back...

I left PNG over 30 years ago. But even way back then I remember being asked by 'Elderly Villagers' (and occasionally some not-so-elderly) the same question, and so many times I lost count.

"Mr...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Jan 2024, 01:06
Replies: 46
Views: 13,100
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Don't know about that but it wouldn't surprise...

Don't know about that but it wouldn't surprise me.

However, I remember back when Douglas Airways was still in existance, one of our Pilots flew regularly into Jayapura (sp?) and told me that on...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Jan 2024, 06:39
Replies: 29
Views: 4,791
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil Struth!!! What's wrong with a WAC chart and an...

Struth!!! What's wrong with a WAC chart and an ERS?:confused::E

FSO Griffo; Your comments?


Nurse, me pills please!!!:E
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Jan 2024, 06:32
Replies: 13
Views: 2,100
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Roger that. However, these days I think that the...

Roger that. However, these days I think that the virtue once known as 'Common sense' is far more identifiable by its absence than anything else. What has brought society to this deplorable state is a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Dec 2023, 05:47
Replies: 20
Views: 4,782
Posted By Pinky the pilot

I managed to get at an obscenely low price, about...

I managed to get at an obscenely low price, about $15 IIRC, a pair of Nomex Flight Overalls through someone who attended one of the auctions of the NSCA equipment after John Friedrich 'disappeared'....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Dec 2023, 23:16
Replies: 10
Views: 4,135
Posted By Pinky the pilot

But quite possibly true though.

But quite possibly true though.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Nov 2023, 09:49
Replies: 99
Views: 20,712
Posted By Pinky the pilot

And what 'punctuation' is there, makes no sense...

And what 'punctuation' is there, makes no sense either.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Oct 2023, 06:47
Replies: 966
Views: 329,980
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil And once again, I have this vision; Burning...

And once again, I have this vision; Burning torches, Pitchforks and Tumbrils....:}

Nurse, me pills please!!!!:ooh:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Aug 2023, 00:23
Replies: 5
Views: 1,988
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil Apologies for Thread Drift. Those...

Apologies for Thread Drift.




Those comments reminded me of a cartoon once pinned to the notice board of the old Tony Kingham Flying School in Waikerie back in the early 80`s.

It showed a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Aug 2023, 00:30
Replies: 65
Views: 24,291
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Seconded. But to add; And all Family members.

Seconded. But to add; And all Family members.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Jul 2023, 00:56
Replies: 14
Views: 4,961
Posted By Pinky the pilot

The question being I am cynical enough to...

The question being

I am cynical enough to think that a precise answer could be ``Nothing, unless he somehow benefited from it!``:hmm:

To be fair, I suspect that the same could be said for any...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Jul 2023, 12:31
Replies: 17
Views: 3,042
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Maybe one of these days I should scan and post...

Maybe one of these days I should scan and post the full copy of my old Douglas Airways `Bible` ie it`s one-way strip book. :hmm:

Any ex Talair blokes on this site could probably do similar....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Jun 2023, 11:42
Replies: 2
Views: 1,376
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Question Cost of C152/172 hire in Australia

I was asked a question this evening here at the Gliding Club in Japan, where I`m currently working as a Tug Pilot, about the wet/dry hire costs of C152/172`s in Australia.

Had to confess that I...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Jun 2023, 23:58
Replies: 545
Views: 130,095
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Sorry Global, but I beg to differ. I find nothing...

Sorry Global, but I beg to differ. I find nothing amusing about the deaths of 239 people.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Jun 2023, 06:27
Replies: 545
Views: 130,095
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Thumbs down An excellent example of poor taste!:ugh:

An excellent example of poor taste!:ugh:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd May 2023, 10:19
Replies: 191
Views: 73,857
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Thumbs down I am trying to find a suitable description for...

I am trying to find a suitable description for such a 'wage.':mad:

The only term I can come up with is 'an obscenity,' but that still seems grossly inadequate.:ugh:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st May 2023, 16:10
Replies: 235
Views: 36,502
Posted By Pinky the pilot

I like Bloggsie's post just 'cos I think it's...

I like Bloggsie's post just 'cos I think it's funny!

Merely a clarification, don'tcha know....:}
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Apr 2023, 02:06
Replies: 545
Views: 130,095
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Put me down for an autographed copy please.:ok:

Put me down for an autographed copy please.:ok:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Apr 2023, 09:51
Replies: 235
Views: 36,502
Posted By Pinky the pilot

The Chieftains I used to fly on a casual basis...

The Chieftains I used to fly on a casual basis for the old ASA back in the early noughties had fuel guages that were surprisingly accurate!

One one occasion, at the encouragement of some of the...
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