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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Sep 2019, 03:12
Replies: 24
Views: 8,150
Posted By Fantome

yep . . . old Horatio is fair dinkum . . .. . ...

yep . . . old Horatio is fair dinkum . . .. . have a break in Scone . . . catch up with the amicable Leafblower . . himself.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Sep 2019, 21:42
Replies: 77
Views: 34,445
Posted By Fantome

any info as to what it was incapacitated the PIC?

any info as to what it was incapacitated the PIC?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Sep 2019, 21:38
Replies: 242
Views: 111,377
Posted By Fantome

Realistically, what are the chances that UVC...

Realistically, what are the chances that UVC will be found?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Sep 2019, 17:00
Replies: 76
Views: 37,257
Posted By Fantome

there was a photo in the West Australian of an...

there was a photo in the West Australian of an MMA F28 flying around PER with the door wide open . . .i.e. hanging down. that is where it remained for the landing.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jul 2019, 03:10
Replies: 87
Views: 51,399
Posted By Fantome

lucille's advice , (#33) , is worth serious...

lucille's advice , (#33) , is worth serious reflection. (See quote here.) The beauty of these invaluable forums is that if you are sufficiently discriminatory in assessing the experience and advice...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Jul 2019, 11:59
Replies: 87
Views: 51,399
Posted By Fantome

That is the long and the short of it. It makes...

That is the long and the short of it. It makes no sense to persist with hoping for a break, crying for the moon.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Jul 2019, 07:20
Replies: 1,350
Views: 589,566
Posted By Fantome

Was a post-mortem done on said MQ?

Was a post-mortem done on said MQ?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Jul 2019, 06:25
Replies: 87
Views: 51,399
Posted By Fantome

There is a character type, a profile, that the...

There is a character type, a profile, that the airline recruiters have clearly in mind. There is the formal selection criteria, and then there a less easy to define
assessment about an applicant's...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jun 2019, 08:52
Replies: 83
Views: 42,696
Posted By Fantome

KING ISLAND PILOT ASLEEP.

Channel 9 news today - (Neither breaking news or put together by a plane spotter)



A freight pilot who fell asleep at the controls on a flight to King Island and was unable to be reached by...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jun 2019, 08:44
Replies: 3,000
Views: 1,308,533
Posted By Fantome

HE WHO CALLS THE SHOTS. In the '60s I had...

HE WHO CALLS THE SHOTS. In the '60s I had occasion to launch an appeal against refusal by DCA (the Department of Civil Aviation) to issue a medical certificate. (I was seeking an exemption to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Jun 2019, 06:50
Replies: 17
Views: 7,711
Posted By Fantome

Her book, "Letting Fly", tells of her initial...

Her book, "Letting Fly", tells of her initial battle, her solid Labor roots, and her dogged determination not to be side-lined. Back in the day, as a branch member of the AFAP, she did much to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd May 2019, 10:08
Replies: 12
Views: 2,668
Posted By Fantome

[OP] . . . . . . ignore this rant. It is not even...

[OP] . . . . . . ignore this rant. It is not even worth a moment's consideration. For starters you should see if you can't have a chat with Arthur Pape. (Cheat? Cheat? out of the mouth of Arch...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Jan 2019, 21:16
Replies: 50
Views: 19,766
Posted By Fantome

- (slight edit) Now stand out in the...

- (slight edit)

Now stand out in the corridor till this period is over. And if I ever hear you again saying anything bad about a person, such as calling him a FIGJAM . . .. it will be six...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2019, 02:46
Replies: 172
Views: 51,586
Posted By Fantome

Another snippet of verse that Dennis said echoed...

Another snippet of verse that Dennis said echoed with him -

Measure not with words the immeasurable .. .
Sink not the string of thought into the fathomless . . .
Who asks does err . ..
Who...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Dec 2018, 17:41
Replies: 67
Views: 15,973
Posted By Fantome

aahhh . .. . George . .. . you obviously did not...

aahhh . .. . George . .. . you obviously did not lose a loved one. (And you appear to be discounting or ignoring the multiple ill effects of unresolved stress. You also seem to hold Hawke in some...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Dec 2018, 08:58
Replies: 50
Views: 19,766
Posted By Fantome

Just in case you were wondering, as I was - ...

Just in case you were wondering, as I was -
What did the spectators mean, booing Adam Goodes ,when they said he's a 'flog' ... Flog is a slang term for WAN***, itself meaning someone who's up...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Dec 2018, 08:48
Replies: 67
Views: 15,973
Posted By Fantome

machtuk - your obvious affection for RJL Hawke...

machtuk - your obvious affection for RJL Hawke M.P. , puts me in mind of John Clarke's excellent satires contained in 'The Complete Book of Australian Verse'. Anybody with a cynical, satirical mind...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Dec 2018, 03:44
Replies: 67
Views: 15,973
Posted By Fantome

ah yes . .. those TNT couriers with their...

ah yes . .. those TNT couriers with their midnight visits to serve the writs that inflammed the whole bloody business.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Dec 2018, 03:37
Replies: 50
Views: 19,766
Posted By Fantome

If it is true that your man displays...

If it is true that your man displays characteristics pointing to an excess of narcissism, an indifference to the opinions of his fellow man that are not in accord with his , a very low reading on the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Dec 2018, 00:13
Replies: 30
Views: 6,437
Posted By Fantome

Had not some unknown in the Essendon maintenance...

Had not some unknown in the Essendon maintenance hangar , with his knockometer , taken to a tightly fitting sleeve designed to take an engine mount bolt where it passed through the main spar? ...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Dec 2018, 04:47
Replies: 30
Views: 6,437
Posted By Fantome

From the link in the previous post - ...

From the link in the previous post -

Maintenance error

In its report, the Air Safety Investigation Branch concluded that: "the starboard wing of the aircraft separated from the aircraft in...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Dec 2018, 21:54
Replies: 50
Views: 19,766
Posted By Fantome

.... ain't that the guts of it . . .. and anyone...

.... ain't that the guts of it . . .. and anyone who says it matters nil about who or what is the person behind the mask, as opposed to his performance, is naive. (and probably can't get his hand off...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Dec 2018, 17:21
Replies: 67
Views: 15,973
Posted By Fantome

It is impossible at this remove to fully...

It is impossible at this remove to fully understand what persuaded the AFAP executive to accept what they thought
was the very best advice from a top silk. Could anyone, with even half a brain and a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Dec 2018, 09:20
Replies: 67
Views: 15,973
Posted By Fantome

There were moderates in the AFAP, whose ability...

There were moderates in the AFAP, whose ability to hold confidential talks, before the law suits, with the men on the other side , from the PM down, has not been recognised or documented. The...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Dec 2018, 04:36
Replies: 67
Views: 15,973
Posted By Fantome

and you should go and wash your mouth out . .....

and you should go and wash your mouth out . .. for your lack of grasp of the truth . . . and your total ignorance of the evil collusion that preceded the 24th of August 1989. (You might have lost a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Dec 2018, 04:30
Replies: 67
Views: 15,973
Posted By Fantome

Oh man. . . from EFFEN Q ......how EFFEN TRUE...

Oh man. . . from EFFEN Q ......how EFFEN TRUE (should it so transpire). . . .. . YOU'LL DO !

By the way, Brad Norington, who wrote the twisted, distorted one-eyed "SKY PIRATES" is now a big...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Dec 2018, 03:55
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,833,345
Posted By Fantome

JENKINS at #12538 - Maybe that is why...

JENKINS at #12538 -


Maybe that is why Danny/Dennis did not like his given name 'Joseph'. This he mentioned once to me in a PM.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Dec 2018, 03:39
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,833,345
Posted By Fantome

Talk of flying Hastings and Hercs single pilot...

Talk of flying Hastings and Hercs single pilot reminds me of one day at Perth (W.A.) Airport in early 1965 when an Ace Air Freighters 749 Constellation pulled up on a very quiet freight apron. After...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Dec 2018, 14:58
Replies: 51
Views: 27,754
Posted By Fantome

It is an Irish tradition to throw money into an...

It is an Irish tradition to throw money into an open grave just before it is filled. Seamus was standing graveside with a long pointy stick in his hand. He fished out a twenty pound note, pocketed...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
24th Dec 2018, 02:44
Replies: 43
Views: 17,703
Posted By Fantome

As I suppose . . a bit of an aside. ... W/C...

As I suppose . . a bit of an aside. ... W/C Harry Purvis RAAF was in command of a transport wing during the Second World War. . . He had a new recruit as an FO who had just come out of his...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Dec 2018, 07:12
Replies: 18
Views: 4,683
Posted By Fantome

-- - - - "with nothing on the clock but the...

-- - - - "with nothing on the clock but the maker's name."

Fortunate enough to record and transcribe two who were on Cats in the RAAF. GP CPT Paul Metzler and FL LT Ron Roberts.
Paul's story of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Dec 2018, 06:22
Replies: 421
Views: 275,298
Posted By Fantome

When I was last in VH-NOO they were. In fact I...

When I was last in VH-NOO they were.
In fact I cannot remember a Beaver that had them removed, disabled or stowed.

A little amusing segue, if that's okay. This Beaver was once with Seaplane...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Dec 2018, 15:25
Replies: 32
Views: 7,950
Posted By Fantome

In Tasmania in 1998 I met an Englishmen, Ray...

In Tasmania in 1998 I met an Englishmen, Ray Rhodes, who said he was a Lancaster pilot with 617 SQN at the time of the Dam's raid. He said his nav, his best mate, was Nick, who was killed as a result...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Dec 2018, 15:09
Replies: 106
Views: 29,136
Posted By Fantome

Hullo Franek . . .. was not Douglas Bader, when...

Hullo Franek . . .. was not Douglas Bader, when he bailed out over the Channel, brought down by a 109?

By the way, have you ever heard of Henry Millicer, who won an international design...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th Dec 2018, 20:02
Replies: 13
Views: 5,430
Posted By Fantome

If I may be permitted a segue about a CPL test...

If I may be permitted a segue about a CPL test some time ago conducted by a CASA examiner who had a reputation for failing applicants on any grounds he could devise on the spur of the moment. His...
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