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Search: Posts Made By: Clinton McKenzie
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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Apr 2024, 08:18
Replies: 15
Views: 4,017
Posted By Advance

1976 AIR RACE PROGRAM in five parts

Reduced resolution and rescanned ....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Apr 2024, 06:38
Replies: 15
Views: 4,017
Posted By Advance

Whole Program 1976 Air Race

The original air race program was 66 pages including the covers.
I just scanned it in two halves intending to post it all here for the historical record.
BUT Mr Prune has a file limit of 2 mb and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Apr 2024, 11:03
Replies: 15
Views: 4,017
Posted By Dick Smith

Yep. I flew with Ian Smith and Nancy-Bird...

Yep. I flew with Ian Smith and Nancy-Bird Walton.

Highlights were the night at Forest and meeting Sir Douglas Bader!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Apr 2024, 00:10
Replies: 15
Views: 4,017
Posted By Advance

B & H Air Race 1976 Entrants List

File of entrants names and aircraft is attached.
Lot of "names" in that blast from the past.

There were a raft of serious aviators on the Organising Committee including Chief Marshall, Jim...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Mar 2024, 11:19
Replies: 22
Views: 7,360
Posted By Ascend Charlie

I hadn't seen the video of that since it appeared...

I hadn't seen the video of that since it appeared on WIN 4 way back when. Sadly, the cameraman didn't have any stabilisation, and my B-model Huey was pretty bumpy trying to keep up with those two, so...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Mar 2024, 08:14
Replies: 142
Views: 33,570
Posted By jonas64

I think everybody here knows this, but out of...

I think everybody here knows this, but out of respect for all those involved I don't think it's really appropriate to discuss it, much less make the assertion that it is the most likely scenario.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Mar 2024, 23:12
Replies: 142
Views: 33,570
Posted By 43Inches

Be careful when you say some are discarding it....

Be careful when you say some are discarding it. This sort of speculation has a huge impact on the family and friends of those involved, in any accident it's a possible cause, some more so than...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Mar 2024, 21:22
Replies: 1,532
Views: 519,413
Posted By KRviator

You really want to know what the best deal is for...

You really want to know what the best deal is for a NAA (Or a Rex or Eastern pilot)? Giving Network the asre and changing careers. There's better paying jobs out there with far better conditions...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Mar 2024, 09:59
Replies: 75
Views: 23,558
Posted By Capn Bloggs

In effect, that's what the FAA said to Boeing. ...

In effect, that's what the FAA said to Boeing.

There would be thousands of outside/Non-Qantas people, both pilots and groundcrew, that would be interested in, and learn from, this incident....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Feb 2024, 05:45
Replies: 113
Views: 8,801
Posted By lucille

Yup, they have left no wheel uninvented.

Yup, they have left no wheel uninvented.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Feb 2024, 03:06
Replies: 113
Views: 8,801
Posted By Stationair8

Australia the land of making vintage GA...

Australia the land of making vintage GA aeroplanes complicated to operate!

No wonder GA hours are dropping!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Feb 2024, 23:36
Replies: 113
Views: 8,801
Posted By engine out

I love all this going around in circles. At the...

I love all this going around in circles. At the end of the day someone has to sign a licence (or fill out online form) saying that person x still meets the the competencies of the licence as set out...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Feb 2024, 04:53
Replies: 113
Views: 8,801
Posted By 43Inches

Sorry my bad, but yeah it all applies in reverse,...

Sorry my bad, but yeah it all applies in reverse, same idea. Although the Instructor is showing some naivety in a legal sense, that being if the owner is under training/check and wants to do extra...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Feb 2024, 21:44
Replies: 113
Views: 8,801
Posted By EXDAC

I alway considered myself responsible for the...

I alway considered myself responsible for the safety of the flight but have never had a confict between what the "reviewer" wanted me to do and what I considered safe. I would never let a reviewer...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Feb 2024, 03:27
Replies: 113
Views: 8,801
Posted By Mach E Avelli

A 'kind of' precedent exists in the airline world...

A 'kind of' precedent exists in the airline world when a line check captain sits in the jump seat to check a new captain on upgrade, or two pilots on an annual route check. The person in the left...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Feb 2024, 23:19
Replies: 113
Views: 8,801
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Clint, I see your point, though can’t see a...

Clint, I see your point, though can’t see a likely scenario where the instructor would be on the controls in the first place, unless the owner/pilot had already screwed up.
In the rare event where...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2024, 18:50
Replies: 113
Views: 8,801
Posted By First_Principal

While it may be that regulations (if one is able...

While it may be that regulations (if one is able to penetrate them - Clinton's point is important) will determine that one person is ultimately responsible, it would seem to me that good CRM should...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2024, 10:02
Replies: 51
Views: 8,802
Posted By Squawk7700

Give that feedback to your EFB provider. The...

Give that feedback to your EFB provider.

The sooner they add in user based altitude filters for ADSB traffic the better. Throw in some audible alerts too for good measure.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2024, 08:54
Replies: 113
Views: 8,801
Posted By Mach E Avelli

I concur. So if the instructor is clearly waiving...

I concur. So if the instructor is clearly waiving an expectation that you need to demonstrate a run up, either live with it, or if you are really concerned about your safety, cancel the flight....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Feb 2024, 08:28
Replies: 1,532
Views: 519,413
Posted By DirectAnywhere

Surely, someone has to be asking this question...

Surely, someone has to be asking this question somewhere?


https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/529x472/img_6285_eec257498c04ec2b63401eccfcf9cf328659d9d7.jpeg
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Feb 2024, 02:48
Replies: 59
Views: 6,154
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Which sums up perfectly why we would be better...

Which sums up perfectly why we would be better off with ABSOLUTELY NO CASA Avmed involvement but instead have CASA accept that a pilot could be examined and certified fit by a GP. It’s good enough...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Feb 2024, 06:03
Replies: 59
Views: 6,154
Posted By PiperCameron

The difference being that reducing the speed...

The difference being that reducing the speed limit in the above example actually does achieve something: it makes someone somewhere feel good that they've (a) recognised the problem and (b done...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Feb 2024, 20:51
Replies: 182
Views: 49,674
Posted By Dora-9

sms777 and 65er: I've discovered more...

sms777 and 65er:

I've discovered more photos. Here's FDV's panel in her RFDS days, rather simple but that's all you needed to fly around the Kimberleys - that's what I told myself anyway! Peeping...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Feb 2024, 09:35
Replies: 182
Views: 49,674
Posted By Dora-9

..and speaking of Queen Air photos, here's the...

..and speaking of Queen Air photos, here's the gorgeous VH-CFD when she first arrived at Mascot, 11/1965. I can still remember when I first saw her, it was love (and awe) at first sight. Little did I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Feb 2024, 11:14
Replies: 142
Views: 33,570
Posted By gerry111

Flying a first solo circuit with one's instructor...

Flying a first solo circuit with one's instructor on the radio offering advice, completely defeats the purpose.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Jan 2024, 19:42
Replies: 142
Views: 33,570
Posted By FlyHighLittleOne

I hope you all don't mind a random interjection,...

I hope you all don't mind a random interjection, I stumbled across this forum looking at articles frustrated at the incorrect information and saw people not judging him for his age or ability, just...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Jan 2024, 22:34
Replies: 12
Views: 1,985
Posted By Possum1

CASA's "medical assessment" of a pilot consists...

CASA's "medical assessment" of a pilot consists of hitting Dr Google with searches of the particular pilot's medical condition and quoting statistics from surveys and medical abstracts from around...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Jan 2024, 20:47
Replies: 99
Views: 9,422
Posted By Squawk7700

I guess with them landing literally a stones...

I guess with them landing literally a stones throw from each other, it would need to be highly configurable, or you’d simply just have to turn it off.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Jan 2024, 04:47
Replies: 106
Views: 14,040
Posted By Chronic Snoozer

Thank you for your post CM. A bugger's muddle...

Thank you for your post CM. A bugger's muddle indeed. It's almost as if in writing the regulations the writers kept tripping over themselves and then had to rewrite sections only to find further...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Jan 2024, 22:36
Replies: 106
Views: 14,040
Posted By compressor stall

access is one thing. interpreting the CASRs as...

access is one thing.
interpreting the CASRs as a non lawyer is another.
In the regulatory rewrite of our Ops Manuals, we had 100+ years of flying experience sitting around a table. It took most...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Jan 2024, 21:06
Replies: 106
Views: 14,040
Posted By 43Inches

In any case the Hudson river incident highlights...

In any case the Hudson river incident highlights the point. Sully did what he thought was best, the outcome was optimal with no loss of life or even serious injury. He was then put through the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Jan 2024, 01:14
Replies: 55
Views: 14,010
Posted By Bill Smith

I can't thank CVDPA enough for the continued...

I can't thank CVDPA enough for the continued efforts to challenge the completely outdated CV standard. I'm one of the lucky ones who, due top previous AAT decisions, has managed to have a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Dec 2023, 03:07
Replies: 18
Views: 2,452
Posted By PPRuNeUser0201

Hey again Clinton i re-read your posts and...

Hey again Clinton

i re-read your posts and can see where you’re coming from, so I do apologise for being a bit too scathing.

I would agree that it’s harsh that they send an email as a one...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Dec 2023, 17:32
Replies: 235
Views: 36,401
Posted By EXDAC

I think the fuel selector of the PA-28-180 is...

I think the fuel selector of the PA-28-180 is also below the tank outlets in level flight but it certainly is not at the highest sustainable pitch attitude.

I have found the discussion interesting...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Dec 2023, 00:57
Replies: 235
Views: 36,401
Posted By 43Inches

Sec. 23.951 — General.(a) Each fuel system must...

Sec. 23.951 — General.(a) Each fuel system must be constructed and arranged to ensure fuel flow at a rate and pressure established for proper engine and auxiliary power unit functioning under each...
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