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18th Mar 2024, 23:12
Replies: 246
Views: 102,161
Posted By lucille

Apparently the basis of the appeal is that 18...

Apparently the basis of the appeal is that 18 years is too much because of his health. So it’s ok for a fit 25 year old to serve 18 years for an identical crime, but not him.

Meanwhile, he’s...
11th Mar 2024, 11:38
Replies: 38
Views: 3,047
Posted By lucille

So, from an article in The Australian by Robyn...

So, from an article in The Australian by Robyn Ironside dated January 25, 2024.

the first paragraph copy and pasted,

…..” Aviation accidents in Australia fell to their lowest level in 17-years...
11th Mar 2024, 11:25
Replies: 199
Views: 80,662
Posted By lucille

So, no battery powered standby AHRS? Yikes!...

So, no battery powered standby AHRS? Yikes! That’s what you’d call a catastrophe. But, but, but wait… everything resolved itself after a few seconds. Phew.. crisis averted, well other than the 50...
8th Mar 2024, 21:17
Replies: 110
Views: 40,099
Posted By lucille

Strangest thing is the complete lack of news...

Strangest thing is the complete lack of news about this case. Especially after the AFP released their action movie style video of the bust at Monto to the news media. Drone footage complete with...
5th Mar 2024, 01:36
Replies: 88
Views: 24,696
Posted By lucille

43”… after nearly 30 years working and living...

43”… after nearly 30 years working and living overseas, I can think of maybe half a dozen such countries, and these are not anywhere an intelligent human would willingly visit. Military airports...
25th Feb 2024, 09:47
Replies: 16
Views: 2,828
Posted By lucille

Yup Many years of perusing logbooks at...

Yup

Many years of perusing logbooks at interviews had resulted in my hearing some hilarious justifications. The subsequent shaking of my head in disbelief gave me the best cardio exercise.

To...
22nd Feb 2024, 05:45
Replies: 113
Views: 8,419
Posted By lucille

Yup, they have left no wheel uninvented.

Yup, they have left no wheel uninvented.
16th Feb 2024, 05:20
Replies: 32
Views: 3,130
Posted By lucille

Indeed, but as you know every operator these days...

Indeed, but as you know every operator these days knows better how to operate a C210 than dear old Mr. Cessna. And in the grand old tradition of Aussie GA, every wheel was reinvented and there could...
15th Feb 2024, 19:14
Replies: 1,245
Views: 406,734
Posted By lucille

Meanwhile in Tge Australian today, BHP train...

Meanwhile in Tge Australian today, BHP train drivers in the Pilbara get a rise in basic pay from the current $250K to $300K over the next 5 years. Plus a $40K retention bonus.

Article also states...
23rd Jan 2024, 11:03
Replies: 36
Views: 5,381
Posted By lucille

I was flying already weary C210s in the mid 70s....

I was flying already weary C210s in the mid 70s. 50 years later they’re still tooling around (mainly) desert Australia with its strong thermals and subsequent heavy turbulence.

I’ll bet Mr. Cessna...
18th Jan 2024, 19:36
Replies: 46
Views: 12,817
Posted By lucille

Have things calmed down in Moresby yet? I’m...

Have things calmed down in Moresby yet? I’m guessing the stores are all empty, nothing left to loot so may as well relax and settle down to chew a bit of buai.

Curious as to what defines a failed...
17th Jan 2024, 10:43
Replies: 38
Views: 4,235
Posted By lucille

Clare, I would agree. If only more people...

Clare, I would agree. If only more people realised that there’s no “I” in “Team”.

No company has any use for a Chuck Yeager with the personality traits of Josef Stalin.

The fact is a freshly...
10th Jan 2024, 11:09
Replies: 59
Views: 13,692
Posted By lucille

I wonder if any of us would have ever thought of...

I wonder if any of us would have ever thought of publicly documenting our numerous serial disappointments over the courses of our respective careers?

The OPs tales of woe are not unique and they...
9th Jan 2024, 11:11
Replies: 59
Views: 13,692
Posted By lucille

I’m disappointed that there hasn’t been a...

I’m disappointed that there hasn’t been a response from the OP thanking FlyingBear for the time and effort that he took to write that excellent informative post.
7th Jan 2024, 22:13
Replies: 30
Views: 10,120
Posted By lucille

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/512x426/66fb4de8_4bf6_44e4_8f84_2a53a0f39cfe_7f07bdbed3375916ddab764dfdb264b85fd7f8fd.jpeg

MEL’d Cat D. Good to go.
4th Dec 2023, 10:57
Replies: 9
Views: 2,215
Posted By lucille

If any CASA employees are on this thread, can you...

If any CASA employees are on this thread, can you kindly comment why it is that the majority of people involved in aviation firmly believe that CASA does it’s best to deter general aviation of any...
22nd Nov 2023, 10:09
Replies: 16
Views: 4,273
Posted By lucille

Check out the pronouns used for the egg...

Check out the pronouns used for the egg collector. .. “their” and “them”. Apparently his and him are too toxic for our delicate ATSB.
9th Nov 2023, 00:08
Replies: 147
Views: 53,046
Posted By lucille

If it was a training exercise, surely the trainer...

If it was a training exercise, surely the trainer would have intervened long before the stall.

TUC at 28,000 ft is 2.5 to 3 minutes… given some people can march up Everest without oxygen, that 3...
27th Oct 2023, 08:29
Replies: 1,578
Views: 489,073
Posted By lucille

CFMEU tactics will only work if your reps are...

CFMEU tactics will only work if your reps are hard men with prison records and the pilot body is equally disdainful of legal process.

None of the above will ever apply to a body of professionals....
23rd Oct 2023, 05:10
Replies: 259
Views: 79,782
Posted By lucille

12 pages of speculation and analysis for this...

12 pages of speculation and analysis for this accident. Yet the Jabiru at Stanthorpe on the 19th gets zero interest.
20th Oct 2023, 10:35
Replies: 1,578
Views: 489,073
Posted By lucille

You’d be surprised how many in this industry...

You’d be surprised how many in this industry would do anything to sit in a shiny new jet. Offer them a -350 and they’d even take a pay cut.

Can’t say I blame them, 1000 PIC in a A-320 will give...
16th Oct 2023, 12:39
Replies: 44
Views: 8,086
Posted By lucille

For the life of me, I don’t get the obsession...

For the life of me, I don’t get the obsession with C206 time. I’d have thought genuine remote area experience in anything that defies gravity, especially in the areas your desired future employer...
11th Oct 2023, 11:56
Replies: 259
Views: 79,782
Posted By lucille

Surely you have to marvel at the range of...

Surely you have to marvel at the range of expertise displayed here. ADS data analysis, Cirrus flight controls and stability, CAPs, icing, stall / spin behaviour and now, advanced cardiology. All...
6th Oct 2023, 04:16
Replies: 1,578
Views: 489,073
Posted By lucille

If I were a Network pilot, I’d be polishing up my...

If I were a Network pilot, I’d be polishing up my resume and applying to the ME3 airlines. If you’re going to be treated like crap and overworked, you may as well get paid well for it.

Sure...
25th Sep 2023, 12:13
Replies: 935
Views: 312,697
Posted By lucille

Should have had the guts to do it 12-18 months...

Should have had the guts to do it 12-18 months ago. This is just a cheap pile on now because there will be no consequences. Back then, Alan Joyce would have given them a right proper spanking.
31st Aug 2023, 12:14
Replies: 229
Views: 74,482
Posted By lucille

Joe Aston has certainly has pulled down the pants...

Joe Aston has certainly has pulled down the pants of greasy goblin with that article,
26th Aug 2023, 06:50
Replies: 64
Views: 35,601
Posted By lucille

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1080x1032/8c6cfc1e_e838_41c1_bc33_765fb6ded296_e9727315e75ea114cbc1f8dd9d30ba651fd732cf.jpeg
At least one passenger regrets not flying Jetstar.
30th Jul 2023, 02:21
Replies: 188
Views: 70,051
Posted By lucille

Is it just me? The Gympie MAC involved two...

Is it just me?
The Gympie MAC involved two octogenarian pilots.
This one, two septuagenarian pilots.

I’m in the latter category and I know I’m having to concentrate much, much more I than I used...
28th Jul 2023, 08:37
Replies: 112
Views: 25,406
Posted By lucille

It’s a bond… no one is being asked to pay...

It’s a bond… no one is being asked to pay anything. After two years it gets written off to zero.

Now, if you only had 250TT, you’d be grateful for a chance to get a couple of years experience...
11th Jul 2023, 11:51
Replies: 112
Views: 25,406
Posted By lucille

It’s a a bond … it’s not as though the candidate...

It’s a a bond … it’s not as though the candidate has to pay it upfront.

We are all grown ups. If you had a bare CPL with 200TT, then 2 years is small bananas. Different story if you had say 2500...
11th Jul 2023, 00:15
Replies: 112
Views: 25,406
Posted By lucille

Yes. Jetstar offer it to every passenger....

Yes. Jetstar offer it to every passenger. Although, they laughingly call it a landing.
6th Jul 2023, 03:36
Replies: 295
Views: 97,376
Posted By lucille

Electing to go work overseas is huge leap of...

Electing to go work overseas is huge leap of faith.. With reluctant wives and kids at school here, not many will do so. Most would rather eke out a subsistence salary here in the safety and comfort...
25th Jun 2023, 10:18
Replies: 112
Views: 25,406
Posted By lucille

Do I read right?….F/O salary is $55K? Just...

Do I read right?….F/O salary is $55K?

Just by way of comparison….. $1000/week is 25/hour for a 40 hour week. Basically what you’d get paid flipping burgers or stacking shelves at Bunnings.

Why...
27th May 2023, 09:00
Replies: 27
Views: 3,925
Posted By lucille

Great thread, Megsie. Thanks for the link....

Great thread, Megsie. Thanks for the link. Halcyon days of aviation, when flying was fun and admitting to knowing the rules was sneered at.
Old farts like us were lucky to have experienced both the...
20th May 2023, 12:15
Replies: 41
Views: 8,543
Posted By lucille

Look how many airline pilots never returned to...

Look how many airline pilots never returned to flying after they were laid off during the Great Covid Debacle. That should be your clue. The money is good but the life isn’t. And after a while it is...
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