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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Apr 2024, 05:31
Replies: 100
Views: 46,069
Posted By Al E. Vator

Have noticed at Wellcamp and also Wagga,...

Have noticed at Wellcamp and also Wagga, self-appointed air traffic controllers (senior instructors?) hopping on the radio and ‘directing’ aircraft to go here and there and do this and that.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Apr 2024, 12:36
Replies: 13
Views: 3,600
Posted By FloppsyTopsy

The sandy clearing referred to at Cabarita is an...

The sandy clearing referred to at Cabarita is an old disused army training strip once used for caribou; most of the entire area was fairly treeless until after the 70's.

Aviation arrived in the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Apr 2024, 20:49
Replies: 17
Views: 2,399
Posted By By George

I still remember Bob Vowles in the Ansett F27...

I still remember Bob Vowles in the Ansett F27 circling over the Aero Commander that ditched in the Straight, watching helplessly as the poor chap drowned. The Bass Straight is not for the faint...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Apr 2024, 08:33
Replies: 17
Views: 5,390
Posted By NicolaT

I was probably busy buying all my planes.

I was probably busy buying all my planes.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Apr 2024, 07:21
Replies: 36
Views: 3,200
Posted By Stuart Sutcliffe

To be pedantically correct, the Beatles song 'A...

To be pedantically correct, the Beatles song 'A Day in the Life' mentioned there were "4000 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire". From that grew the line about then knowing how many holes might fill the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Apr 2024, 06:08
Replies: 1,532
Views: 518,837
Posted By bobbelmore

I remember the AFAP. Isn’t that the Australian...

I remember the AFAP. Isn’t that the Australian pilot union that cost more than 2000 Australian airline pilots their jobs in pursuit of an industrial agenda. In the same timeframe X number of such...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Apr 2024, 04:49
Replies: 41
Views: 7,248
Posted By MakeItHappenCaptain

If it takes two minutes to find a hustler pic,...

If it takes two minutes to find a hustler pic, then you ain't hustling enough. (30 secs)
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Apr 2024, 01:24
Replies: 63
Views: 19,168
Posted By maggot

Well I prefer how we did it back at Ansett ...

Well I prefer how we did it back at Ansett





:}
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Mar 2024, 21:52
Replies: 55
Views: 13,659
Posted By Desert Flower

Well dang - I guess I can't call myself...

Well dang - I guess I can't call myself experienced then, because although I've fuelled several MU2's in my time (had two N-registered ones on the ground at once on one occasion) I was never asked to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Mar 2024, 15:07
Replies: 72
Views: 24,121
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: 2,197
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: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Mar 2024, 04:12
Replies: 1,092
Views: 806,783
Posted By SHVC

and to add, my kids go to a private school. I...

and to add, my kids go to a private school. I own a rather large home and two cars. Like I said I’m good with money.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Mar 2024, 04:05
Replies: 1,092
Views: 806,783
Posted By Zeta_Reticuli

And next he will say send your kids to a public...

And next he will say send your kids to a public school. Well anyone in their right mind would be looking at forking out a fortune for a private school these days. If you send your kid to a public...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Mar 2024, 22:36
Replies: 1,532
Views: 518,837
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

And by using all that (non-existent) spare...

And by using all that (non-existent) spare capacity from mainline, management would effectively be admitting that they can in fact afford to increase costs for the NAA flying and that subsidiaries...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Mar 2024, 21:44
Replies: 227
Views: 101,553
Posted By framer

I can only speak for myself but I would feel...

I can only speak for myself but I would feel negligent if I sat with the seat in the most aft position during cruise. I can also say that I can’t remember seeing my First Officers sitting with their...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Mar 2024, 14:42
Replies: 59
Views: 10,968
Posted By Gnadenburg

If you’ve been an airline pilot for the last 20...

If you’ve been an airline pilot for the last 20 or so years you’ve had all of these so called divisive investment opportunities available to you. Are you funding your own retirement or are you going...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Mar 2024, 03:37
Replies: 12
Views: 3,535
Posted By Bolshie

Hi folks, Zoltan's brother Steve here. Nice to...

Hi folks, Zoltan's brother Steve here. Nice to see the positive comments about Zeeb. To update Megan's post, Z had a stroke around 13 years ago that prettymuch robbed him of language so that he could...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Feb 2024, 05:52
Replies: 30
Views: 8,809
Posted By extralite

There is bums on seats marketing which would be...

There is bums on seats marketing which would be "August Special - Fly Qantas/Jetstar to "Byron Gateway" for the price of a case Crownies". But there is also brand building marketing, which was the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Feb 2024, 20:14
Replies: 83
Views: 32,525
Posted By framer

This is an important point for QF to understand....

This is an important point for QF to understand. I have very little hope that the decision makers will ever understand it though because there is nobody amongst them that has done it. No pilots or...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Feb 2024, 00:30
Replies: 1,532
Views: 518,837
Posted By Charlie Foxtrot India

Guys this is a really important subject and needs...

Guys this is a really important subject and needs to be discussed, but if it goes down the road of 35 years ago I will have to lock it.

That includes publishing lists or links to lists.

This...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Feb 2024, 04:18
Replies: 122
Views: 24,248
Posted By C441

It's borderline scary how close to the truth "Yes...

It's borderline scary how close to the truth "Yes Minister" and "Utopia" are….:)
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Feb 2024, 02:27
Replies: 81
Views: 32,221
Posted By Global Aviator

Still waiting on the link to order the flowers!

Still waiting on the link to order the flowers!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Feb 2024, 20:16
Replies: 1,532
Views: 518,837
Posted By gordonfvckingramsay

This sums it up! QF are not going to risk the...

This sums it up! QF are not going to risk the backlash if they have some token win against one of the only cohorts that has been under continuous attack when that cohort is suddenly in dwindling...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Jan 2024, 06:18
Replies: 29
Views: 7,860
Posted By morno

Bleeds should go on entering the runway. I don’t...

Bleeds should go on entering the runway. I don’t understand how they can miss it with bright green lights lighting up the annunciator panel!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Jan 2024, 05:20
Replies: 964
Views: 326,152
Posted By Slippery_Pete

I’ll happily tell them so they don’t need to pay...

I’ll happily tell them so they don’t need to pay McKinsey.

The last thirty years, the entire direction of the airline has been away from performance, safety and reputation - and towards bonus...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Jan 2024, 19:43
Replies: 964
Views: 326,152
Posted By 73to91

The Chairman's Lounge - published by Simon &...

The Chairman's Lounge - published by Simon & Schuster, written by former AFR columnist Joe Aston.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Jan 2024, 09:27
Replies: 36
Views: 5,509
Posted By Capt Fathom

All aircraft are dangerous…… in the wrong hands!

All aircraft are dangerous…… in the wrong hands!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Jan 2024, 01:44
Replies: 36
Views: 5,509
Posted By compressor stall

No but it demands respect (sure as do most...

No but it demands respect (sure as do most aircraft).

At ten hours on type I thought I was getting the hang of it.

At 100 hours I looked back at how poorly I flew at 10 hours.

At 500 hours...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2024, 20:13
Replies: 46
Views: 9,341
Posted By MightyGem

Tractor Crash

Nearly choked on my cocoa when I came across this:

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/738x850/tractor_a9938d96997a0449cde5dc4527c69d37152e9d36.jpg
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Jan 2024, 21:24
Replies: 59
Views: 14,484
Posted By Flying Bear

Thought I'd add a couple of thoughts to this, as...

Thought I'd add a couple of thoughts to this, as the OP seems to have made an effort - although that is more than many of his peers, it appears as though there's something going wrong for him...
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Jan 2024, 00:25
Replies: 12
Views: 4,078
Posted By poteroo

Age and Class 1

I held my Class 1 until 2021 and that made me 81 with 56 years holding a CPL. I'm sure there are many GA Instructors in their 80s still working.
happy days,
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Dec 2023, 09:16
Replies: 8
Views: 1,750
Posted By ramble on

Australia Aviation Regulatory Burden - A Tragedy

Is it just me that has noted that the burden of compliance is ever increasing and becoming impossible to meet.

At some operations I know, there have been people working almost non stop on writing...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Dec 2023, 05:33
Replies: 132
Views: 34,468
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
6th Dec 2023, 19:43
Replies: 959
Views: 367,294
Posted By HappyBandit

Because they start exactly at 9am, followed by...

Because they start exactly at 9am, followed by their daily coffee making session which normally involves the entire team where they banter about the food old days, followed by a stop by the glass...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Dec 2023, 07:50
Replies: 132
Views: 34,468
Posted By morno

Jesus, only Australians could complicate the...

Jesus, only Australians could complicate the process of taking off so much :ugh:.
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