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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Nov 2021, 04:35
Replies: 134
Views: 73,005
Posted By DutchRoll

What's the profile of a murderer? History is...

What's the profile of a murderer? History is littered with convicted killers who didn't fit the stereotype.

Ted Bundy was known as completely charming, a volunteer at a suicide helpline, tertiary...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Nov 2019, 04:49
Replies: 223
Views: 144,383
Posted By DutchRoll

The fact that "someone" would know is irrelevant...

The fact that "someone" would know is irrelevant to the original comment. The comment implied that it is the female pilot recruits who are the problem, the female pilot recruits who have no self...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Nov 2019, 21:24
Replies: 223
Views: 144,383
Posted By DutchRoll

Right...... so you seem to have concluded that...

Right...... so you seem to have concluded that women pilots have no self respect, which pretty much by default makes you part of the problem here. Exactly how would they "reject the quota system"?...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Nov 2019, 07:15
Replies: 223
Views: 144,383
Posted By DutchRoll

I've been (straight white male, before people...

I've been (straight white male, before people make assumptions I'm speaking on behalf of some fantasy fictitious sisterhood) QF tech crew for 20 years. There is nothing surprising to me in this...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Oct 2019, 21:23
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,082,008
Posted By DutchRoll

Yeah although I don't necessarily disagree with...

Yeah although I don't necessarily disagree with that result based on the info we had at the time, I think most pilots voted for it in good faith believing (naively in hindsight) that Qantas would see...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th May 2019, 20:47
Replies: 82
Views: 95,881
Posted By DutchRoll

I fly for an airline which has a world renowned...

I fly for an airline which has a world renowned safety record which was even once mentioned in a Hollywood movie. I’ve flown with some highly competent pilots here, but also a small handful who make...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Sep 2018, 23:29
Replies: 116
Views: 39,599
Posted By DutchRoll

As an airline pilot married to a surgeon I have...

As an airline pilot married to a surgeon I have to agree.

Many responses here are typical of the attitudes which have really p*ssed her off over the years of fighting her way through the male...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Sep 2018, 02:06
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,692,752
Posted By DutchRoll

In all my time at QF I've never wanted to stab...

In all my time at QF I've never wanted to stab myself in the eyeball harder than when sitting in the seat with my lowly 3 bars listening to a Captain ramble on about Federal politics for 2 hours (on...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Sep 2018, 01:23
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,692,752
Posted By DutchRoll

I don't know what the min requirements are...

I don't know what the min requirements are currently for QF, but when I was recruited they were fairly simple. You basically had the hours or you didn't. When your number came up you did psychometric...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Sep 2018, 12:51
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,692,752
Posted By DutchRoll

JFC. He made it clear that *every* pilot (RAAF,...

JFC. He made it clear that *every* pilot (RAAF, GA, Regional, hell..... even Navy) who meets the minimum criteria should proceed to psychometric testing. How that places RAAF at the top is beyond me....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Sep 2018, 00:54
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,692,752
Posted By DutchRoll

You realise you're on PPrune, right? That ability...

You realise you're on PPrune, right? That ability of some to misrepresent your arguments has taken years of toil to finely hone! ;)

Totally agree we should recruit from a wide range of...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Sep 2018, 09:31
Replies: 23
Views: 4,926
Posted By DutchRoll

I'm 51 and gee...... my similarly aged or older...

I'm 51 and gee...... my similarly aged or older colleagues, friends, and relatives will whinge, whine and complain about literally everything! And every second bloody conversation they insist on...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Aug 2018, 12:22
Replies: 80
Views: 20,805
Posted By DutchRoll

Almost on one hand I can count the number of QF...

Almost on one hand I can count the number of QF pilots I’ve flown with in the last 10 years who give a crap how much extra fuel they order or how much that costs the company. That attitude has become...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Aug 2018, 01:56
Replies: 80
Views: 20,805
Posted By DutchRoll

That is not the narrative AJ will feed to the...

That is not the narrative AJ will feed to the media and he has the media eating out of his hand (remember, Ben Sandilands was about the only journo with the guts to criticise QF and he was ostracised...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Aug 2018, 04:02
Replies: 80
Views: 20,805
Posted By DutchRoll

HR work for the executives. HR are only ever on...

HR work for the executives. HR are only ever on an employee's side when it's convenient for them to be and I've seen the same unwritten rule applied in other organisations. Actually I saw an...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Aug 2018, 02:36
Replies: 80
Views: 20,805
Posted By DutchRoll

Gotta hand it to him. Presenting a bonus offer...

Gotta hand it to him. Presenting a bonus offer which is conditional on employees accepting pretty much without question the company position in EBA negotiations is one of the greatest "we'll give em...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Aug 2018, 23:59
Replies: 19
Views: 5,678
Posted By DutchRoll

I'm not sure that simply not noticing a pilot...

I'm not sure that simply not noticing a pilot doing a walk-around is concrete evidence that none was done (they don't take long, and there's often a fairly big time window in which they can be done),...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jul 2018, 06:10
Replies: 134
Views: 90,248
Posted By DutchRoll

The problem is more likely the reviews, reviews...

The problem is more likely the reviews, reviews of reviews, submission of draft for comments, reviews of comments, reviews of reviews of comments, resubmission for comments, reviews of resubmission...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jul 2018, 06:05
Replies: 134
Views: 90,248
Posted By DutchRoll

Hmmm..... modern pitot covers are heat resistant....

Hmmm..... modern pitot covers are heat resistant. But they’re not designed to let anything through. :)
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jul 2018, 04:52
Replies: 134
Views: 90,248
Posted By DutchRoll

Yeah but “airspeed discrepancy” also includes...

Yeah but “airspeed discrepancy” also includes barreling down the runway with speed indications still the same as when you were parked at the gate! They can’t possibly have had an airspeed increase...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jul 2018, 03:52
Replies: 134
Views: 90,248
Posted By DutchRoll

Yes it is a fact that the pitot covers were left...

Yes it is a fact that the pitot covers were left on. ATSB preliminary reports are just a brief statement of facts about the flight (eg..... airspeed indications failed, they came back). They do not...
Forum: North America
7th Jun 2017, 06:50
Replies: 19
Views: 6,065
Posted By DutchRoll

It's interesting that anyone would say "iPads are...

It's interesting that anyone would say "iPads are not certified for use above 10,000ft".

I'm sceptical that this is the truth. Many major airlines, including my own, have formally approved the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th May 2017, 22:45
Replies: 38
Views: 6,715
Posted By DutchRoll

That was indeed my point. And of course I'm...

That was indeed my point.

And of course I'm not saying it's not do-able. I'm saying that the engineering and development effort with all the considerations required is highly unlikely to be cheap...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th May 2017, 06:02
Replies: 38
Views: 6,715
Posted By DutchRoll

Hybrid car electric motors operate in a different...

Hybrid car electric motors operate in a different way which doesn't involve the issue of having a connected wheel spinup from 0 to 250 km/h in 0.4 seconds upon impacting a concrete surface at up to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th May 2017, 23:13
Replies: 38
Views: 6,715
Posted By DutchRoll

Be interesting to see what happens the first time...

Be interesting to see what happens the first time a big jet lands with the motors engaged, either accidentally or through a fault.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Jan 2014, 04:16
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,717,705
Posted By DutchRoll

I had a very interesting and cordial private...

I had a very interesting and cordial private exchange with Geoffrey a year or two ago about my experiences as a QF mainline pilot.

The only conclusion I could reach was that he's utterly and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Nov 2013, 06:12
Replies: 99
Views: 32,519
Posted By DutchRoll

There's not a massive difference in F/F (a few...

There's not a massive difference in F/F (a few hundred kg/hr), so yeah what you say may well be the case depending on the diversion time.

However that's nil wind. The wind can be markedly...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Nov 2013, 09:34
Replies: 99
Views: 32,519
Posted By DutchRoll

Correct. A "suitable airport" is a Cat A or...

Correct.

A "suitable airport" is a Cat A or B airport which doesn't require an alternate, or for which the appropriate holding fuel is carried.

A Cat C airport (these are obviously different...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Nov 2013, 08:20
Replies: 99
Views: 32,519
Posted By DutchRoll

When you say they turned back before the "CP",...

When you say they turned back before the "CP", was this the CPE ("Critical Point ETOPs"), or was it the ETP (equi-time point)?

They are not the same thing.

An A330 CP (ETOPs) is calculated on...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Nov 2013, 20:46
Replies: 20
Views: 7,473
Posted By DutchRoll

Lots of factors for them to consider HA, despite...

Lots of factors for them to consider HA, despite the slightly favourable wind on 27.

Runway surface condition, landing weight (which can be highly variable), MELs (were they dispatched with one...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jul 2013, 00:37
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,196,951
Posted By DutchRoll

Let me add some perspective here. OK, so the...

Let me add some perspective here.

OK, so the ILS was unserviceable, but the PAPI apparently was working according to the pilots. Flying conditions were near perfect VMC. Even in a big jet, you are...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Mar 2013, 11:22
Replies: 359
Views: 234,858
Posted By DutchRoll

Probably been covered before, but there are many...

Probably been covered before, but there are many chemtrail believers who point to the fact that contrails can appear in apparently dry-air conditions (ie, no clouds or visible water vapour present),...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Dec 2012, 10:10
Replies: 19
Views: 6,767
Posted By DutchRoll

It is highly likely that any Australian doctor...

It is highly likely that any Australian doctor being asked by an employer to divulge the nature of an employee's illness would tell that employer, one way or another, to "sod off".

The only...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Nov 2012, 10:18
Replies: 215
Views: 15,587
Posted By DutchRoll

Pretty impressive coming from someone who quotes...

Pretty impressive coming from someone who quotes WUWT as an authoritative source of scientific understanding.

But then as we've extensively covered already, you've been denying the realities of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Nov 2012, 23:10
Replies: 359
Views: 234,858
Posted By DutchRoll

Conspiracy theories seem to be the flavour of the...

Conspiracy theories seem to be the flavour of the 21st century.

There's a strongly politically bipartisan approach to conspiracy theories too. Sure, some particular ones are unique to the Left or...
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