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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Apr 2024, 05:31
Replies: 115
Views: 50,776
Posted By Clare Prop

Definitely not wrong, but this is a gravy train...

Definitely not wrong, but this is a gravy train that will be difficult to stop because of the vested interests and politicians who backed people like Soar not wanting to lose face.

There's a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Apr 2024, 14:24
Replies: 115
Views: 50,776
Posted By Clare Prop

So, if someone is performing below standard on...

So, if someone is performing below standard on the course, to the point where it is unlikely they will be employable at the end, are they still allowed to continue or are they let go?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Apr 2024, 09:24
Replies: 115
Views: 50,776
Posted By Clare Prop

Funnily enough there was a surplus of entry level...

Funnily enough there was a surplus of entry level pilots even before the govt started handing out gigantic loans for it.

My CPL grads are all self-funded, they are found in all areas of aviation....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Apr 2024, 02:32
Replies: 115
Views: 50,776
Posted By Clare Prop

It is clear where dre's vested interests lie. Of...

It is clear where dre's vested interests lie. Of course there is a place for these academies BUT I think it is wrong that the taxpayers rather than the airlines are being forced to make the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Apr 2024, 05:31
Replies: 115
Views: 50,776
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
18th Apr 2024, 14:51
Replies: 115
Views: 50,776
Posted By Clare Prop

Not just "nice" but as a taxpayer whose money is...

Not just "nice" but as a taxpayer whose money is bring used to fund their loan I would say it is essential.

Do they exist to flood the market with pilots? No, they exist to divert an eye watering...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Apr 2024, 09:56
Replies: 26
Views: 4,140
Posted By nomess

Haha. Can I blame the grey hair!

Haha. Can I blame the grey hair!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Apr 2024, 09:43
Replies: 26
Views: 4,140
Posted By Checkboard

and in the same post... ​​​​​​​:)

and in the same post...



​​​​​​​:)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Apr 2024, 08:33
Replies: 17
Views: 5,783
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
3rd Apr 2024, 15:18
Replies: 41
Views: 7,468
Posted By Traffic_Is_Er_Was

^This^. If what is going to happen is what is...

^This^. If what is going to happen is what is going to happen, may as well wait until the best time for it to happen. RWY only closed for about an hour. A couple of Jetstars ended up in Brissie, but...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Apr 2024, 23:46
Replies: 41
Views: 7,468
Posted By By George

In defence of ‘Make it happen Captain’ my old...

In defence of ‘Make it happen Captain’ my old CAR5 licence has ‘B55/B58’.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Apr 2024, 21:35
Replies: 41
Views: 7,468
Posted By TimmyTee

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/inci...

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/fiery-emergency-landing-on-the-gold-coast-got-into-a-lot-of-trouble/news-story/108b3e88d4386c454749ff726ad690bb

At the end of the news...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Apr 2024, 14:35
Replies: 36
Views: 6,056
Posted By Duck Pilot

If the CASA Part 61 MOS syllabus of training was...

If the CASA Part 61 MOS syllabus of training was correct for the current industry demands, the additional training wouldn’t be required.

Unless the trainee pilots have been trained by competent...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Apr 2024, 05:01
Replies: 36
Views: 6,056
Posted By megan

Depends on the exposure a person has had. Was...

Depends on the exposure a person has had. Was doing instrument training with the company C&T and joining the 26 circuit downwind at Essendon for a visual and were told to follow the red Aztec, had...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Apr 2024, 04:16
Replies: 36
Views: 6,056
Posted By lucille

Beggars belief that any aspiring commercial pilot...

Beggars belief that any aspiring commercial pilot not know what every other aircraft looks like. Weren’t we all avid plane spotters to some degree at some point in our careers?

“During this...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Apr 2024, 04:50
Replies: 173
Views: 105,782
Posted By compressor stall

Been a while for me now, but yes, landing by a...

Been a while for me now, but yes, landing by a couple of faint kero flares and some car headlights in the outback on a visual circuit on a blackhole night sure focussed the attention, and the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Apr 2024, 01:30
Replies: 36
Views: 6,056
Posted By Climb150

I remember not long ago doing some ICUS with a...

I remember not long ago doing some ICUS with a new person in Cairns. Tower asked us to follow the dash 8. I was then asked "which one is a dash 8?".

Next flight was told to follow the 717. Didn't...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Apr 2024, 00:53
Replies: 36
Views: 6,056
Posted By Prattnwho

Hazardous attitudes are one thing but risk...

Hazardous attitudes are one thing but risk management is a separate entity on its own and is absolutely a piloting skillset we all develop with experience, ideally under good mentors. People don't...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Mar 2024, 13:59
Replies: 36
Views: 6,056
Posted By Horatio Leafblower

It's not necessary. For some people, it will be a...

It's not necessary. For some people, it will be a help especially if they have no C206/C210 time and they don't stand out from the other DA40 trained cleanskins.

It's a different world mate.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Mar 2024, 09:14
Replies: 36
Views: 6,056
Posted By Clare Prop

I agree with the two above, that a...

I agree with the two above, that a one-size-fits-all course is the reason that a lot of pilots DON'T have all the skills they need. They don't go beyond a smallish distance from base, they have...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Mar 2024, 06:01
Replies: 36
Views: 6,056
Posted By Horatio Leafblower

Like all things in life, it is not all good and...

Like all things in life, it is not all good and not all bad. Personally I think there are green-as-grass graduate CPLs who will benefit from doing the course. I know when I graduated from my CPL...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Mar 2024, 04:03
Replies: 36
Views: 6,056
Posted By Clare Prop

Back in the day people learned on types that...

Back in the day people learned on types that weren't much of a jump to a 210. But going from a plastic aeroplane with a glass cockpit to a 210 is a big difference. Would be good if the pilot could...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Mar 2024, 22:46
Replies: 36
Views: 6,056
Posted By lucille

I totally agree with both of you. In the perfect...

I totally agree with both of you. In the perfect world, the employer should provide this level of training.

But, the reality is they’re not and in all probability never will. Which is why, on...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Mar 2024, 22:05
Replies: 36
Views: 6,056
Posted By lucille

After reading the course content, I think it’s...

After reading the course content, I think it’s worth doing. But 10 full days would be better. Being an effective and confident bush charter pilot is much more than taking a 210 from A to B. I’d go as...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Mar 2024, 21:18
Replies: 50
Views: 4,199
Posted By Trevor the lover

Ask 3 guys at CASA and get 3 different answers.

Ask 3 guys at CASA and get 3 different answers.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Feb 2024, 00:01
Replies: 25
Views: 5,957
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

That makes sense. Hopefully you will get your...

That makes sense. Hopefully you will get your medical certificate back, soon. Evidently yours is an unusual experience in the UK. It’s OPS NML downunda, so there are a lot of us who can...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Feb 2024, 00:12
Replies: 25
Views: 5,957
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

An "AME" in Australia? The location in your...

An "AME" in Australia? The location in your profile says "UK".

The reason I ask these questions is that none of what you're now experiencing should strike you with the force of novelty, if...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Feb 2024, 04:42
Replies: 113
Views: 8,907
Posted By soseg

This thread is proof that in 2024, many years...

This thread is proof that in 2024, many years after the Part 61 changes etc, nobody still has any idea what the regs say.

I don’t either.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Feb 2024, 03:38
Replies: 32
Views: 3,331
Posted By Clare Prop

We still do. True that a lot of the myths and...

We still do.
True that a lot of the myths and legends, including the "never fly over square" nonsense were from the days of the reinvented wheel AFMs which contained almost no actual information...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Feb 2024, 00:44
Replies: 32
Views: 3,331
Posted By 43Inches

We always had the candidate do an engineering...

We always had the candidate do an engineering paper, as we called it, before someone moved onto a new type. It was designed so that they looked up key information, limitations, did some p-charts and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Feb 2024, 21:52
Replies: 113
Views: 8,907
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: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2024, 18:50
Replies: 113
Views: 8,907
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
13th Feb 2024, 07:58
Replies: 51
Views: 8,886
Posted By Head..er..wind

Or better still, support the Australian one;...

Or better still, support the Australian one; AvPlan
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Jan 2024, 19:42
Replies: 142
Views: 33,982
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
25th Jan 2024, 01:11
Replies: 142
Views: 33,982
Posted By 43Inches

I've flown, drifters, skyfox, lightwing and...

I've flown, drifters, skyfox, lightwing and jabirus, they all have the same controls and if anything more vices than GA trainers. If you know how to fly, you know how to fly...
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