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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Apr 2024, 01:47
Replies: 2
Views: 570
Posted By Clare Prop

Vale Sam Todhunter

Heard the sad news today.

Will write more later but I owe my career to Sam and to this day when uncertain always ask myself "What would Sam do?"

RIP Sam, the best boss I ever had.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Apr 2024, 14:24
Replies: 110
Views: 48,157
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
26th Apr 2024, 14:18
Replies: 110
Views: 48,157
Posted By Clare Prop

It will cost them about half as much, for a start.

It will cost them about half as much, for a start.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Apr 2024, 06:17
Replies: 110
Views: 48,157
Posted By Clare Prop

Not for as long as there are people doing these...

Not for as long as there are people doing these courses and taking all the risk, no.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Apr 2024, 01:29
Replies: 110
Views: 48,157
Posted By Clare Prop

Plenty of airlines are doing that now. Singapore...

Plenty of airlines are doing that now. Singapore Flying College at Jandakot has been doing it for decades. We also had China Southern training there. I looked into a few cadet schemes when I was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Apr 2024, 09:24
Replies: 110
Views: 48,157
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, 05:53
Replies: 110
Views: 48,157
Posted By Clare Prop

I'm very aware of how the HELP system works....

I'm very aware of how the HELP system works. Until the person pays it ALL back, which may never happen, it IS taxpayer funded. That money doesn't grow on a tree. It has gone to the training provider,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Apr 2024, 02:32
Replies: 110
Views: 48,157
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
21st Apr 2024, 05:29
Replies: 110
Views: 48,157
Posted By Clare Prop

Well all my former studes who are now with...

Well all my former studes who are now with Qantas, Virgin, Emirates, Network, Jetstar and others all went via GA and as a result were able to go in with ATPL exams AND hours already done and get a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Apr 2024, 17:05
Replies: 110
Views: 48,157
Posted By Clare Prop

Yep. Make that $175,000 able to be borrowed...

Yep.

Make that $175,000 able to be borrowed on a HELP loan for 2024. Not including the 20% "admin" fees, which takes it to over $210,000, indexation this year will be around 4.5% ..so let's make...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Apr 2024, 14:51
Replies: 110
Views: 48,157
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: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Apr 2024, 09:56
Replies: 72
Views: 24,390
Posted By Clare Prop

How about actually giving something to the people...

How about actually giving something to the people who are paying for it, customers or clients or whatever we are. How about giving us some air traffic services so that we can get our jobs done. At...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Apr 2024, 11:12
Replies: 72
Views: 24,390
Posted By Clare Prop

This has been going on for months, New voices...

This has been going on for months, New voices come and go but the situation doesn't change.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Apr 2024, 08:58
Replies: 72
Views: 24,390
Posted By Clare Prop

And yet my student at the time is an ATC from the...

And yet my student at the time is an ATC from the London area who has moved here, applied to Airservices in February for a job and has never even had a response to his expression of interest. It...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Apr 2024, 15:25
Replies: 36
Views: 3,347
Posted By Clare Prop

Is that an African or a European swallow?

Is that an African or a European swallow?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Apr 2024, 09:06
Replies: 2,203
Views: 237,434
Posted By Clare Prop

From memory the NOTAM in the morning was from 7...

From memory the NOTAM in the morning was from 7 to 9 pm local. They must have changed it later in the day, first I knew was when I got Information Z inbound.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Apr 2024, 09:04
Replies: 36
Views: 3,347
Posted By Clare Prop

The answer is 42. What was the quetion again?

The answer is 42. What was the quetion again?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Apr 2024, 01:28
Replies: 2,203
Views: 237,434
Posted By Clare Prop

I remember when they brought in all the fees in...

I remember when they brought in all the fees in the early 2000s we were told that Airservices had to return a dividend to Government. So of course they laid heaps of them off to "save money" but...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Apr 2024, 16:33
Replies: 2,203
Views: 237,434
Posted By Clare Prop

Jandakot Tower closed three hours early on...

Jandakot Tower closed three hours early on Friday. Information Zulu at 5pm.

The student I was flying with at the time is a UK trained ATC with extensive experience in the London area and who has...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Apr 2024, 12:16
Replies: 72
Views: 24,390
Posted By Clare Prop

I have a student who is UK trained ATC now moved...

I have a student who is UK trained ATC now moved to Australia. Experience in very busy airspace around London. Sent off an application to Airservices in February and nobody has bothered to even...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Mar 2024, 09:14
Replies: 36
Views: 5,929
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, 06:53
Replies: 36
Views: 5,929
Posted By Clare Prop

You'd put someone ICUS on a check flight with...

You'd put someone ICUS on a check flight with paying passengers as part of an interview?? Surely at the very least a check flight would include some emergency procedures...in which case there would...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Mar 2024, 06:48
Replies: 101
Views: 25,284
Posted By Clare Prop

All you get back is "In progress with checking...

All you get back is "In progress with checking partners". That's why it's a waste of time trying to put pressure on the issuing bodies or complaining about it here.
Your local federal member is the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Mar 2024, 04:03
Replies: 36
Views: 5,929
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, 11:02
Replies: 101
Views: 25,284
Posted By Clare Prop

Every Australian has a federal PM so contact them...

Every Australian has a federal PM so contact them with your concerns, soon there will be no issuing bodies but while we are still trying to get your ASICs processed in a timely manner then please...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Mar 2024, 03:52
Replies: 101
Views: 25,284
Posted By Clare Prop

The clearances are taking a lot longer than usual...

The clearances are taking a lot longer than usual at the moment. This isn’t the fault of the issuing bodies so please be patient, there is no point hassling us as there is nothing we can do about it.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Mar 2024, 10:19
Replies: 28
Views: 6,268
Posted By Clare Prop

Not sure but would be good to have if you are...

Not sure but would be good to have if you are sending out applications.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Mar 2024, 09:14
Replies: 28
Views: 6,268
Posted By Clare Prop

Do you have the low level rating?

Do you have the low level rating?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Mar 2024, 14:24
Replies: 1,034
Views: 810,999
Posted By Clare Prop

If you think you could be interested in...

If you think you could be interested in instructing there are great careers doing that for people who are tenacious and mature. There is definately a gap in the market for older wiser instructors...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Feb 2024, 10:27
Replies: 20
Views: 3,347
Posted By Clare Prop

Living in the Channel Islands the dulcet tones of...

Living in the Channel Islands the dulcet tones of the Aurigny Trislanders were part of the soundtrack of my youth!

I flew meat bombs out of Islanders and Paul Pehlan's article is very accurate!
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Feb 2024, 10:18
Replies: 20
Views: 3,347
Posted By Clare Prop

Credit to the late Paul Phelan for the famous...

Credit to the late Paul Phelan for the famous Islander XL article.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Feb 2024, 06:46
Replies: 113
Views: 8,820
Posted By Clare Prop

Well you can't blame people who have gone to the...

Well you can't blame people who have gone to the effort and expense to set up an AOC objecting to freelancers encroaching.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Feb 2024, 04:55
Replies: 113
Views: 8,820
Posted By Clare Prop

I don't know about a rush...the implementation...

I don't know about a rush...the implementation was spread out over quite a few years.

I recall there was quite a bit of push back against allowing roving independant instructors.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Feb 2024, 09:24
Replies: 18
Views: 2,091
Posted By Clare Prop

A clear nexus must be present between the...

A clear nexus must be present between the "expense" and the taxpayer's income earned from their current place of employment.

The Commissioner will allow for a deduction for self-education if the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Feb 2024, 03:01
Replies: 18
Views: 2,091
Posted By Clare Prop

As I understand it, if you have a CPL and are...

As I understand it, if you have a CPL and are deriving an income from flying, then things like training, upgrades, renewals, headsets, charts etc are tax deductible (Headset would be depreciated)
...
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