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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Apr 2024, 04:58
Replies: 7
Views: 1,172
Posted By tail wheel

Dick is a great Australian carrying out...

Dick is a great Australian carrying out philanthropic acts mostly unknown to the public.

This is another great contribution by Dick, a great opportunity for smaller and remote airports and worthy...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Apr 2024, 01:30
Replies: 36
Views: 5,833
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: 5,833
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
30th Mar 2024, 12:48
Replies: 101
Views: 25,081
Posted By Capt Fathom

Maybe if everyone said ‘stuff it’ and just didn’t...

Maybe if everyone said ‘stuff it’ and just didn’t bother renewing. What are they going to do? Arrest everyone! That will keep them busy.
A mate of mine had a picture of some terrorist on his...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Mar 2024, 08:04
Replies: 964
Views: 326,033
Posted By JamieMaree

Even though the airframe may be 21 years old, it...

Even though the airframe may be 21 years old, it is highly unlikely that faulty engine is the original engine on the airframe.
Sainsbury wouldn't consider because it is not dramatic enough for a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Mar 2024, 22:54
Replies: 964
Views: 326,033
Posted By framer

Tied up in that statement by the Chief Operating...

Tied up in that statement by the Chief Operating Officer is the crux of the problem with business decision making at executive levels, over the last 30 years.
The statement itself is probably a fine...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Mar 2024, 13:35
Replies: 1,532
Views: 517,903
Posted By Charlie Foxtrot India

Take your personal battles somewhere else or the...

Take your personal battles somewhere else or the thread will get closed permanently and the posters who can't help themselves from making and quoting personal attacks will be banned.

This subject...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Mar 2024, 22:36
Replies: 50
Views: 4,114
Posted By tail wheel

A rather ambiguous question......... ...

A rather ambiguous question.........



"who hire out a plane" - hire out to whom, an unrelated third party? And that third party pays an hourly rate or per seat price to use the aircraft or...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Mar 2024, 10:13
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,305,065
Posted By MalcolmReynolds

Glen GO TO COURT! Stop this endless letter...

Glen GO TO COURT! Stop this endless letter writing. It is a total waste of your time and mental energy.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Feb 2024, 23:55
Replies: 59
Views: 7,901
Posted By PiperCameron

It's a bit more complicated than that. Basically,...

It's a bit more complicated than that. Basically, the oil majors lost control a few years back and now anyone who cares to fill in the paperwork can sell fuel anywhere they want. Independents, yep.....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Feb 2024, 04:48
Replies: 59
Views: 7,901
Posted By Desert Flower

Most regional airports back then were more likely...

Most regional airports back then were more likely to be BP than anything else. And yes BP was there in 2004.

DF.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Feb 2024, 10:26
Replies: 59
Views: 7,901
Posted By Desert Flower

Haha Pinky - I sure do! DF.

Haha Pinky - I sure do!

DF.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Feb 2024, 08:38
Replies: 59
Views: 7,901
Posted By Pinky the pilot

YLEC has never been the same friendly place since...

YLEC has never been the same friendly place since Desert Flower was sent into (compulsory) retirement!:*

Think On Eyre and others would agree.

Miss ya Minties and fruitcake, don'tcha DF!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Feb 2024, 05:42
Replies: 59
Views: 7,901
Posted By Desert Flower

Definitely BP & not a self-serve bowser either. I...

Definitely BP & not a self-serve bowser either. I was the refueller there for 20 years until a routine inspection found a hole in the JetA1 tank in 2008. Because of the downturn in traffic over the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Feb 2024, 04:42
Replies: 113
Views: 8,781
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
23rd Jan 2024, 09:27
Replies: 36
Views: 5,506
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
8th Jan 2024, 21:24
Replies: 59
Views: 14,443
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
2nd Jan 2024, 07:50
Replies: 29
Views: 4,670
Posted By Ex FSO GRIFFO

Angel Hi Mr P., .....Well, 'back in the...

Hi Mr P., .....Well, 'back in the day'......did'na have no 'fancy gismos' - they were'nt invented yet - just a map, (WAC) ruler, and a sharp pencil.

Learned how to nav at rather 'low levels' and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Dec 2023, 08:13
Replies: 2,839
Views: 1,098,009
Posted By MickG0105

Yes, the old 'Never Mind the Quality, Feel the...

Yes, the old 'Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width'.

February-March next year will be, if not crunch time, certainly an inflection point - half-year results will be out (and Rex will be out of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Dec 2023, 11:09
Replies: 35
Views: 6,575
Posted By Desert Flower

I have never seen that Caravan in Adelaide on...

I have never seen that Caravan in Adelaide on FR24 yet. I have seen it a couple of times on ADS-B Exchange but it has been during the day when they've been heading down to KI or out into the country....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Dec 2023, 10:42
Replies: 35
Views: 6,575
Posted By Desert Flower

SAPOL in Adelaide uses the Caravan for...

SAPOL in Adelaide uses the Caravan for surveillance because it doesn't attract the same attention a chopper does. And by surveillance, I mean tracking vehicles & also doing other things like trying...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Dec 2023, 09:19
Replies: 8
Views: 1,749
Posted By Big Silver Spoon

Ditch the casa experiment and adopt the FARs.

Ditch the casa experiment and adopt the FARs.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Dec 2023, 09:16
Replies: 8
Views: 1,749
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, 03:06
Replies: 947
Views: 362,350
Posted By antheads

Smile The irony of that headline is gold :O

The irony of that headline is gold :O
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Nov 2023, 04:27
Replies: 99
Views: 20,586
Posted By Clare Prop

I've been 35 years a professional pilot, inspired...

I've been 35 years a professional pilot, inspired by Neil Armstrong, never had any barriers in my way other than money. If someone wants to be a pilot, they can be a pilot.
In 32 years instructing,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Nov 2023, 12:18
Replies: 38
Views: 6,090
Posted By Checkboard

Yes there is. I've got one in front of me. Issued...

Yes there is. I've got one in front of me. Issued 4/2/87. :D
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Nov 2023, 10:14
Replies: 99
Views: 20,586
Posted By morno

When I was a teenager, I looked up at aircraft in...

When I was a teenager, I looked up at aircraft in the sky and thought to myself “I’d love to fly one of those”. I didn’t think “there’s definitely a man flying that”.

So why do you think a girl...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Oct 2023, 02:00
Replies: 99
Views: 9,397
Posted By Clinton McKenzie

ASD-B IN – A different perspective on the recent hype

My attention was recently drawn to a rather curious post by the ATSB on LinkedIn, about the ASD-B rebate. The post says:The linked article includes these statements attributed to Angus Mitchell, the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Oct 2023, 02:12
Replies: 44
Views: 8,546
Posted By mikewil

Mentoring a fresh CPL into becoming a proficient...

Mentoring a fresh CPL into becoming a proficient and confident commander is one thing, having to offer them "training" is another. ICUS costs little, however you cannot get give a new hire ICUS with...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Oct 2023, 13:16
Replies: 44
Views: 8,546
Posted By Clare Prop

It's the job of the training organisation to...

It's the job of the training organisation to ensure they are job ready and employable as part of the CPL training.
All that should be required by the employer is induction and standardisation.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Oct 2023, 11:00
Replies: 44
Views: 8,546
Posted By runway16

Global, The idea with any commercial operator...

Global,
The idea with any commercial operator is to make money. It is said that if a GA operator makes 4% on investment they are doing good.
In part that means that they want pilots who need...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Oct 2023, 02:12
Replies: 44
Views: 8,546
Posted By Clare Prop

A tip I give any newbies, from someone who has...

A tip I give any newbies, from someone who has been employing pilots for around 30 years, is to understand the importance of showing that you will get on with everyone else in the team and clients,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Sep 2023, 21:51
Replies: 112
Views: 26,152
Posted By Horatio Leafblower

Employees who are good for their word don't have...

Employees who are good for their word don't have bonds enforced on them.
As a small business employer I can't tell you how frustrating it is to invest limited time and money into a green,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Sep 2023, 03:16
Replies: 2,839
Views: 1,098,009
Posted By 43Inches

Whilst Covid and post Max issues seemed like the...

Whilst Covid and post Max issues seemed like the best time ever to lease jets it has now turned around. The Boeing production issues, Covid slowdown, parts shortages, new engine issues and the post...
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