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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Apr 2024, 06:02
Replies: 10
Views: 3,168
Posted By PW1830

A fair question and an opportunity for those with...

A fair question and an opportunity for those with the systems knowledge to share the possible reasons with an interested party. Nothing top secret - things happen in aviation and there are ways to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Apr 2024, 05:47
Replies: 966
Views: 372,765
Posted By MickG0105

You can't scale your way to success if your basic...

You can't scale your way to success if your basic business model is flawed.

And tape, red or otherwise, similarly does not change basic business dynamics. A loss-making model ushered promptly to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Apr 2024, 11:11
Replies: 966
Views: 372,765
Posted By Australopithecus

You know how you go bankrupt? Slowly for a long...

You know how you go bankrupt? Slowly for a long while, then all at once.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Apr 2024, 01:01
Replies: 1,533
Views: 519,857
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

The other side to this whole train wreck we are...

The other side to this whole train wreck we are witnessing is that it exposes how absolutely inept IR and HR experts really are when it comes to their ability to pivot, leverage core competencies and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Apr 2024, 08:25
Replies: 13
Views: 3,670
Posted By ButFli

It is a trench for the disposal of effluent from...

It is a trench for the disposal of effluent from the nearby Hastings Point Wasterwater Treatment Plant. It's kept clear of vegetation so that roots don't clog up the filtration system.

Not...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Apr 2024, 05:02
Replies: 966
Views: 372,765
Posted By Icarus2001

Comedy gold, a journey towards a ROI. ...

Comedy gold, a journey towards a ROI.



​​​​​​​Translated as , the locals knew better and had been bitten before.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Apr 2024, 05:01
Replies: 966
Views: 372,765
Posted By Lead Balloon

Deadset financial geniuses.

Deadset financial geniuses.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Apr 2024, 21:55
Replies: 8
Views: 1,706
Posted By josephfeatherweight

This should be seen (by Airservices Australia) as...

This should be seen (by Airservices Australia) as a national embarrassment.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Apr 2024, 20:55
Replies: 10
Views: 4,602
Posted By compressor stall

I’m not that familiar with the PNG regs but would...

I’m not that familiar with the PNG regs but would be surprised if they don’t have a clause like Australian CASA.

“(2) CASA may, by written notice given to an Australian air transport operator...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Apr 2024, 22:33
Replies: 53
Views: 21,294
Posted By BravoSierraLima

I have also heard X4A (nicknamed Broccoli...

I have also heard X4A (nicknamed Broccoli Dreaming) needs an engine change due to metal in the oil. Other rumours I've heard is that it was delivered with a wiring fault that triggers the anti skid...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Apr 2024, 08:15
Replies: 53
Views: 21,294
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

Positioning for replacement, it won’t fly for a...

Positioning for replacement, it won’t fly for a while now.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Apr 2024, 08:06
Replies: 53
Views: 21,294
Posted By dr dre

X4A operated a MEL-CBR flight today, so whatever...

X4A operated a MEL-CBR flight today, so whatever problem existed has been sorted.

The problems with the P&W GTF engines had to do with ones were manufactured from 2016-2020 before the “Block D”...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Apr 2024, 10:22
Replies: 136
Views: 88,867
Posted By Office Update

Interesting comments by DP (#129) Been working...

Interesting comments by DP (#129)
Been working on the aircraft for some time now. No sign of any corrosion, upper or lower mainplanes, systems checks carried out, all OK
New paint job, high on list...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Apr 2024, 21:06
Replies: 41
Views: 7,295
Posted By B2N2

Its a BE-58 not a B58 (Hustler). I need two...

Its a BE-58 not a B58 (Hustler).
I need two minutes of my life back pls.


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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Mar 2024, 23:15
Replies: 63
Views: 19,212
Posted By DeltaT

Ahh, the new generation of all knowing pilot...

Ahh, the new generation of all knowing pilot skygods of Australia rises again, coming to an airport accident near you.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Mar 2024, 13:38
Replies: 63
Views: 19,212
Posted By Flava Saver

Whilst speaking of things slow…. How about a...

Whilst speaking of things slow…. How about a shoutout to the VA drivers given max speed to the field yet everyone behind them get profile, then 250, then bring it back to 220 because they didn’t wind...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Mar 2024, 15:11
Replies: 3
Views: 3,833
Posted By compressor stall

Unaware like Asiana in the noughties (?) in ANC?

Unaware like Asiana in the noughties (?) in ANC?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Mar 2024, 19:54
Replies: 11
Views: 2,201
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, 15:07
Replies: 72
Views: 24,369
Posted By DROPS

ATC vote to take Protected Industrial action against Airservices Australia.

Outcome is inevitable.

Always the same technique.

Offer nothing. Delay, delay, delay.

Then blame the few remaining workers on 'disruptions to the travelling public ', when that has been the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Mar 2024, 11:59
Replies: 11
Views: 2,201
Posted By DirectAnywhere

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

Here’s the most recent Airservices map.

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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Mar 2024, 11:30
Replies: 55
Views: 13,710
Posted By compressor stall

There are several possibilities in running out of...

There are several possibilities in running out of fuel on the final stages of flight. .

Significantly fewer of those possibilities exist so soon after take off.


That said I recall a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Mar 2024, 10:27
Replies: 55
Views: 13,710
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
21st Mar 2024, 09:29
Replies: 1,533
Views: 519,857
Posted By Lead Balloon

And that's as it should be. If the subsidiary...

And that's as it should be. If the subsidiary goes broke, that's the 'market' doing its job as a result of the failure by the subsidiary to pay, adequately, one factor in the production of what the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Mar 2024, 11:21
Replies: 55
Views: 13,710
Posted By Kagamuga

43 inches, easy to put Jet a1 into the wrong...

43 inches,

easy to put Jet a1 into the wrong aircraft. VH-MEH and P2-MEH parked alongside each other at BNE.
Refueler to his credit would not refuel either aircraft without the PIC being in...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Mar 2024, 02:10
Replies: 55
Views: 13,710
Posted By dejapoo

Steve would have had it out and airborne by now.

Steve would have had it out and airborne by now.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Mar 2024, 11:40
Replies: 2
Views: 1,422
Posted By Bull_Shark

Far North QLD residents fed up with unreliable Rex services.

Rex leaving Queensland passengers stranded and delayed but Rex doesn’t take responsibility and instead says they’re lucky because any other Airline would be worse …..”Rex believes that any other...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Mar 2024, 09:53
Replies: 1,533
Views: 519,857
Posted By Zeta_Reticuli

Refuse to work, park every jet. There is...

Refuse to work, park every jet. There is currently nothing to lose so what does it matter if you refuse to work with IB. How the f..k will Network replace these pilots? They won't! The pilots have...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Mar 2024, 07:59
Replies: 29
Views: 12,333
Posted By nomess

They seek very eager to get it moving. Will be...

They seek very eager to get it moving. Will be interesting to see how much patience they have once they start dealing with CASA.

I hope they are aware that adding new types to a AOC here isn’t...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Mar 2024, 00:15
Replies: 227
Views: 101,735
Posted By C441

FWIW… This finding always interested me as prior...

FWIW… This finding always interested me as prior to both the Malaysian and QF72 incidents, we had a momentary total electrical failure in a 767 passing Onslow (100km from Exmouth/NW Cape). The...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Mar 2024, 11:03
Replies: 6
Views: 2,510
Posted By ozbiggles

I think you have answered your own question. But...

I think you have answered your own question. But you are on the Kool aid if you think Atlas has a fat salary in the first 10 years of being there.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Mar 2024, 05:33
Replies: 13
Views: 2,078
Posted By troppo

not a pilot watch per se but I've got a cheap...

not a pilot watch per se but I've got a cheap Swiss watch made by Vacheron Constantin. :ok:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Mar 2024, 16:14
Replies: 306
Views: 152,293
Posted By Gnadenburg

Actually, 30 years later in 2000, you still had a...

Actually, 30 years later in 2000, you still had a wonderful lifestyle and good pay in Ansett and Qantas.

Then Virgin Blue came along, pilots started paying for their endorsements and angry 89ers...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Mar 2024, 19:55
Replies: 18
Views: 4,967
Posted By framer

It shows two things I reckon, 1/ The saying...

It shows two things I reckon,
1/ The saying about the old Captain who noticed the engine failure and slid his seat back and started cleaning his glasses still holds water. The time pressure is...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Feb 2024, 20:17
Replies: 2,839
Views: 1,100,027
Posted By neville_nobody

Yep. Astounding that people running a ASX listed...

Yep. Astounding that people running a ASX listed company don't have a basic grip on the English language nor economics. However what it does show is that the standard of Business journalism in this...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Feb 2024, 10:27
Replies: 32
Views: 5,252
Posted By Squawk7700

That there my aviation friends, is a grammatical...

That there my aviation friends, is a grammatical masterpiece!
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