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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th May 2024, 07:19
Replies: 35
Views: 8,971
Posted By PrunePete

It’s not an airline which is the mistake everyone...

It’s not an airline which is the mistake everyone is making thinking about this venture. It’s the transportation arm of a multi-billion dollar ASX listed mining company. They are not there to run a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Apr 2024, 06:24
Replies: 11
Views: 1,888
Posted By Squawk7700

Dick Smith invests in more airport weather cameras in April 2024 !

14 months on from Dick Smith's welcome donation of $10,000 towards weather cameras in 2023, we are now partnering to do it all again this year with yet another donation!

Last year we got around 26...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Apr 2024, 12:51
Replies: 12
Views: 2,548
Posted By SOPS

Why anyone chooses Qantas on a international...

Why anyone chooses Qantas on a international flight is beyond me.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Apr 2024, 08:58
Replies: 63
Views: 19,600
Posted By das Uber Soldat

I like that we can argue about literally anything.

I like that we can argue about literally anything.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Mar 2024, 19:54
Replies: 11
Views: 2,307
Posted By compressor stall

SATCO TIBA is the norm over places with poorly...

SATCO
TIBA is the norm over places with poorly managed or underfunded third world aviation infrastructure. Examples being Somalia, and other dodgy parts of Africa, a square of the Pacific that’s...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Mar 2024, 11:59
Replies: 11
Views: 2,307
Posted By DirectAnywhere

Here’s the most recent Airservices map. ...

Here’s the most recent Airservices map.

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1290x1260/img_6613_63cd6535f64993da190ab29a8664040973932cb9.jpeg
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Mar 2024, 10:27
Replies: 55
Views: 14,062
Posted By bolthead

Also there are two types of 'full' in a Shrike....

Also there are two types of 'full' in a Shrike. There is the slow and steady full, and there is the refueller is in a hurry and has a fast pump full. You can be surprised how much you get short...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Mar 2024, 03:16
Replies: 59
Views: 11,190
Posted By Gnadenburg

Wow! That’s the uptight Aussie attitude I was...

Wow! That’s the uptight Aussie attitude I was talking about.

Letting US service personnel onto the aircraft is actually a gesture from commercial entities. It’s not politically commanded. I prefer...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Mar 2024, 00:48
Replies: 55
Views: 14,062
Posted By deja vu

Maybe the old girl was just worn out. I flew...

Maybe the old girl was just worn out.
I flew AC500 -MEH on coastal surveillance between Darwin and Kunanarra and back numerous times in 1980-1981. It wasn't a young machine even then
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Mar 2024, 09:31
Replies: 59
Views: 11,190
Posted By Global Aviator

I say congratulations Virgin for being...

I say congratulations Virgin for being innovative. This is something many airlines have allowed for years.

The key here is must stay in the carrier, I can see that being the fun part to enforce.
...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Mar 2024, 10:44
Replies: 1,549
Views: 537,299
Posted By SOPS

Southwest have just locked in a contract that...

Southwest have just locked in a contract that gives pilots a 44 percent pay rise over 4 years. I think the days of QF offering 3 percent are over. Especially while the executives get huge salaries...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Feb 2024, 09:45
Replies: 32
Views: 5,378
Posted By Ascend Charlie

Jordan 776, who is also new to the forum, uses...

Jordan 776, who is also new to the forum, uses the same poor grammar and wording that MJet does - perhaps M whipped up a new name to write a glowing appraisal?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Feb 2024, 09:15
Replies: 1,549
Views: 537,299
Posted By Zeta_Reticuli

Toilet cleaners on a 14 day 7 off roster are on...

Toilet cleaners on a 14 day 7 off roster are on 130k pa not including super. Yes some contractors are paying less. When I worked away as a driller I earned between 130k to 212k not including super....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Feb 2024, 23:01
Replies: 113
Views: 8,991
Posted By 43Inches

So much law to answer who can do a simple AFR....

So much law to answer who can do a simple AFR. Half the PPLs will probably just ignore doing one these days and fly anyway. In any case, while they legislate the hell out of pilots nobody is watching...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Feb 2024, 21:52
Replies: 113
Views: 8,991
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

The safety issue is clarity as to who’s pilot in...

The safety issue is clarity as to who’s pilot in command on a particular flight. We know that two people sitting side by side, quietly comfortable that their opinions as to who’s in command are...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Feb 2024, 19:36
Replies: 1,023
Views: 404,488
Posted By framer

I doubt they will but if they did I would support...

I doubt they will but if they did I would support them 100% because it’s the best I can do for the future of pilot conditions Australia wide.
If we want the conditions of Australian pilots to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Feb 2024, 09:21
Replies: 123
Views: 25,431
Posted By Angle of Attack

I now specifically mention Airservices Australia...

I now specifically mention Airservices Australia for any ATC delays on the PA, mentioning they are the government agency metering arrivals into the airports.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Feb 2024, 01:28
Replies: 29
Views: 8,029
Posted By neville_nobody

Worth pointing out this is commercial work. It is...

Worth pointing out this is commercial work. It is a government contract operated for profit by Pel Air to provide a service. So if they aren’t paying enough to retain qualified staff they need to pay...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Feb 2024, 06:47
Replies: 29
Views: 8,029
Posted By 43Inches

Two hours in a Hyundai Excel or similar, which...

Two hours in a Hyundai Excel or similar, which includes the time taken to drive to the interview. Oh, and you have to at least passed two sets of traffic lights during that time.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Jan 2024, 01:50
Replies: 142
Views: 34,435
Posted By Ngineer

Not saying that this happened in this instance,...

Not saying that this happened in this instance, but one thing I am starting to notice is that there are a lot of new gen pilots who are taking photos/vids of their flights for social media and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Jan 2024, 06:55
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,085,498
Posted By Fridayflyer

You know you can just say Russia. I don’t think...

You know you can just say Russia. I don’t think you have to be all secretive
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Jan 2024, 09:17
Replies: 10
Views: 2,343
Posted By Global Aviator

210 - Fast! Carries a decent load but pain to...

210 - Fast! Carries a decent load but pain to load.

206 - Slow! Load it up and if the tail ain’t on the ground she’s in W & B.

Both great aircraft, if only they made new 210’s.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Jan 2024, 20:24
Replies: 46
Views: 13,195
Posted By Ascend Charlie

A dysfunctional country on our doorstep, China...

A dysfunctional country on our doorstep, China would love to help out with a few navy ships sitting in Moresby. And update the airfields too, and better park some military planes on them because they...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Jan 2024, 05:42
Replies: 35
Views: 6,652
Posted By Desert Flower

That is the aerial survey aircraft & it is...

That is the aerial survey aircraft & it is usually visible on flight tracking apps - unlike the Polair C208.

DF.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Dec 2023, 01:28
Replies: 83
Views: 18,925
Posted By morno

This is such an austronaut thread

This is such an austronaut thread
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Dec 2023, 00:46
Replies: 83
Views: 18,925
Posted By SandyPalms

Man, I love this place. Here we have a thread...

Man, I love this place. Here we have a thread about a JQ aircraft that didnt turn off his Taxi light (let's not talk about how f@#kin precious you have to be to start a pprune thread about it), I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Dec 2023, 10:42
Replies: 35
Views: 6,652
Posted By Desert Flower

SAPOL in Adelaide uses the Caravan for...

SAPOL in Adelaide uses the Caravan for surveillance because it doesn't attract the same attention a chopper does. And by surveillance, I mean tracking vehicles & also doing other things like trying...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Dec 2023, 09:37
Replies: 50
Views: 11,948
Posted By Ex FSO GRIFFO

Devil With 'hindsight' admittedly..... ...

With 'hindsight' admittedly.....

But.....Here's an airport virtually 'surrounded' by the Barron River.... Ad Elev 6 ft or so........

There was plenty of warning given of the approach of the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Dec 2023, 05:33
Replies: 132
Views: 34,760
Posted By Mr Mossberg

Sorry Mick, this deserved a reply. I'm...

Sorry Mick, this deserved a reply.

I'm biased.

United got me home during covid when Qantas was busy ripping the tax payer off for jobkeeper payments. They got me home when Qantas couldn't or...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Dec 2023, 04:30
Replies: 10
Views: 4,144
Posted By ExtraShot

One must understand that the entire purpose of...

One must understand that the entire purpose of Chairman’s Lounges and the like, are to ensure things like a ‘Passenger Bill of Rights’ in any kind of potent form, never sees the light of day.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Dec 2023, 07:50
Replies: 132
Views: 34,760
Posted By morno

Jesus, only Australians could complicate the...

Jesus, only Australians could complicate the process of taking off so much :ugh:.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Dec 2023, 18:54
Replies: 1,578
Views: 497,986
Posted By framer

Have you guys that are arguing like school kids...

Have you guys that are arguing like school kids not yet grasped that different pilots feel differently about almost every topic? Fuel loads, annual leave, seniority systems, acceleration heights,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Nov 2023, 22:21
Replies: 17
Views: 5,216
Posted By Cloudee

No, changing the pronouns from he/him has no...

No, changing the pronouns from he/him has no relevance to the investigation so why do it. PC BS!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Nov 2023, 11:26
Replies: 409
Views: 113,079
Posted By Global Aviator

Fast jet, leading edge issue, higher than normal...

Fast jet, leading edge issue, higher than normal landing speed no doubt. Yeah Moorabbin would have been a brilliant choice 🤣.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Oct 2023, 10:32
Replies: 74
Views: 30,134
Posted By framer

Sounds like it will be a no then. This is the...

Sounds like it will be a no then. This is the most favourable circumstances I’ve seen since the 90’s to get some gains into a contract ( as opposed to nearly keeping up with inflation) so if you...
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