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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th May 2023, 08:30
Replies: 141
Views: 35,943
Posted By Clare Prop

Everyone is being robbed except the flying school...

Everyone is being robbed except the flying school owners. Us the taxpayers, the students that have been sold a non existant dream and chucked on the scrapheap with a huge debt before they have even...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th May 2023, 04:24
Replies: 141
Views: 35,943
Posted By SITTINGBULL

165K?? Smells like one of those half-baked FTA...

165K?? Smells like one of those half-baked FTA integrated courses to me.

Anyway, it's too late now for you to be worrying about your debt. Take a breath of fresh air and look forward with an open...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th May 2023, 03:31
Replies: 141
Views: 35,943
Posted By runway16

The issue that GL has commented on is now...

The issue that GL has commented on is now becoming known to a lot of flight students who took up the so called student loan. Please note it is not a Government loan but a loan of Tax payers monies. ...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th May 2023, 10:45
Replies: 141
Views: 35,943
Posted By grant.lebronte

$165,000 debt and no flying job. Advice?

I'm a little worried about my age (40s) and the accumulated debt I've racked up from flight training here in Australia. Recently, the GA Ready course has added another (almost) $5,000 to the total...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Apr 2023, 14:40
Replies: 106
Views: 43,128
Posted By Ixixly

Had the timestamps in but something weird about...

Had the timestamps in but something weird about it where you track back and forth and it gets out of sync making it too hard, the whole thing seems to happen within about 10-15mins so big kudos to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Apr 2023, 07:04
Replies: 106
Views: 43,128
Posted By Ixixly

holy crap, this thread went downhill faster than...

holy crap, this thread went downhill faster than HJE did. Definitely not a lack of fuel here.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Apr 2023, 01:13
Replies: 106
Views: 43,128
Posted By rcoight

Ah, so this is one of those newfangled style...

Ah, so this is one of those newfangled style debates where facts don’t matter, only emotions and feelings do.

You feel safer in the twin, so therefore you are (even though the fact is you’re...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Apr 2023, 00:14
Replies: 106
Views: 43,128
Posted By rcoight

Fair enough if you can’t be bothered going...

Fair enough if you can’t be bothered going through the stats.
But I can tell you for a fact that the PC12 has a lower fatal accident rate than the King Air.

I suggest looking up an article...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Apr 2023, 02:44
Replies: 106
Views: 43,128
Posted By deja vu

Not sure poor air-person-ship should be confused...

Not sure poor air-person-ship should be confused with a high degree of skill and luck on the day. Having been in similar position I'm happy for the pilot though.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Apr 2023, 01:02
Replies: 106
Views: 43,128
Posted By outnabout

Morno, it is my understanding that the pilot was...

Morno, it is my understanding that the pilot was the only person on board this flight.

no pax, just a bunch of eskies in the back (willing to be corrected).

so, in this case, a piston twin was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Apr 2023, 12:56
Replies: 106
Views: 43,128
Posted By 43Inches

While I don't disagree with the need to modernize...

While I don't disagree with the need to modernize the fleets Whyalla was due to engines failing that were not that old and had manufacturing defects. The aircraft could have been less than 5 years...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Apr 2023, 07:17
Replies: 106
Views: 43,128
Posted By tossbag

​​​​​​​Will be recruited to Qantas within months,...

​​​​​​​Will be recruited to Qantas within months, ticks all the boxes.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Apr 2023, 05:07
Replies: 106
Views: 43,128
Posted By spinex

There are rather a lot of data points around that...

There are rather a lot of data points around that portion of the flight, not surprising given its proximity to civilisation by then. I very much suspect that recorded speed will prove to be within a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Apr 2023, 02:36
Replies: 106
Views: 43,128
Posted By Alice Kiwican

Well that’ll save an investigation

Well that’ll save an investigation
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Apr 2023, 02:03
Replies: 106
Views: 43,128
Posted By red_dirt

Not the first time an aging ex Airtex Chieftain...

Not the first time an aging ex Airtex Chieftain can’t maintain altitude on a single engine
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Apr 2023, 00:36
Replies: 106
Views: 43,128
Posted By 43Inches

If it was low fuel and she was aware of it there...

If it was low fuel and she was aware of it there are plenty of options along that route, Gold Coast just off to the right was one, Ballina before that, Lismore, etc etc...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Apr 2023, 06:42
Replies: 110
Views: 41,501
Posted By lucille

A bit more than a car’s headlights unless it was...

A bit more than a car’s headlights unless it was a moonlit night. And it’s not that easy, both the pilot and ground crew would have had to practice and also done a thorough recce of the planned tech...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Apr 2023, 01:59
Replies: 62
Views: 13,350
Posted By aroa

Tis a bloody tragedy and it just keeps happening....

Tis a bloody tragedy and it just keeps happening. Turning back is not so hard to do. This is the sort of decision making that determines whether your number comes up. What IS the cure for “press-on...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Apr 2023, 22:10
Replies: 110
Views: 41,501
Posted By Squawk7700

Someone once posted here that Jindalee could...

Someone once posted here that Jindalee could pickup up a periscope 100 miles over the horizon (or something similar), it sounds quite impressive.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Apr 2023, 04:00
Replies: 273
Views: 83,003
Posted By Stationair8

Would the modern airline HR numpty, know anything...

Would the modern airline HR numpty, know anything about PNG?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Mar 2023, 08:57
Replies: 273
Views: 83,003
Posted By Desert Flower

Unfortunately, you can explain these risks (&...

Unfortunately, you can explain these risks (& others) to some people but they will still ignore them, either through sheer pigheadedness or the belief that they only happen to other people & not...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Mar 2023, 02:25
Replies: 273
Views: 83,003
Posted By megan

Yes, but some company has to step up and give...

Yes, but some company has to step up and give that pilot their first wet season experience, if all required prior experience as a mitigation policy there would shortly be no one with experience, as...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Mar 2023, 02:35
Replies: 273
Views: 83,003
Posted By megan

Crass. I recall accidents where the boy refused...

Crass. I recall accidents where the boy refused to fly because of the weather report, so the man, chief pilot in one case, took the trip, result, one less aircraft in the fleet and a new chief pilot...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Mar 2023, 03:10
Replies: 110
Views: 41,501
Posted By megan

The amount of drugs entering New Zealand and Oz...

The amount of drugs entering New Zealand and Oz originating from China could have you almost believe the trade is state sponsored.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Mar 2023, 11:24
Replies: 110
Views: 41,501
Posted By lucille

Yup. It’s a fine line between a loopy conspiracy...

Yup. It’s a fine line between a loopy conspiracy theory and the truth. And it’s always too easy to disparage the hard working cops at the AFP. Imagine how demoralising it must be to catch the crooks...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Mar 2023, 08:38
Replies: 110
Views: 41,501
Posted By KBNA

Can confirm it is the same Bernie. He still owns...

Can confirm it is the same Bernie. He still owns the C206 VH-TCL and it is registered in the new name (I would assume he has taken his poor wife’s last name)....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Jun 2019, 06:18
Replies: 59
Views: 29,902
Posted By Possum1

Possibility is especially likely seeing he was...

Possibility is especially likely seeing he was witnessed doing the same sort of thing(2 X barrel rolls) five weeks before the accident on take-off out of Dunwich with female(blonde, attractive) as...
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