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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Mar 2017, 07:01
Replies: 1,534
Views: 989,198
Posted By saabsforever

So they do actually own one then? I believe most...

So they do actually own one then? I believe most of the fleet is leased not sure of the number of owned aircraft. This show is getting interesting. As I predicted a couple of years ago it looks like...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Dec 2016, 22:47
Replies: 17
Views: 5,997
Posted By saabsforever

Mauswara. It was above mtow by several hundred kg...

Mauswara. It was above mtow by several hundred kg from memory, and you right that was not the issue. But it was loaded off the charts at the front c of g wise. they were most likely very lucky it was...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Dec 2016, 19:34
Replies: 17
Views: 5,997
Posted By saabsforever

Madang prang

The over run at madang was caused by a massive overload of the forward freight compartment such that it was not even possible to raise the nose wheel to rotate. The crew did a pretty good job to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Feb 2015, 23:18
Replies: 1,534
Views: 989,198
Posted By saabsforever

Legend- The old 50s seem to be steaming around...

Legend- The old 50s seem to be steaming around just fine and TA seems to be just doing its thing mainly on the north coast, but they do get about for a small fleet. Much better shows in town at the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Nov 2014, 01:14
Replies: 1,534
Views: 989,198
Posted By saabsforever

The horizon looks very empty right now. Only good...

The horizon looks very empty right now. Only good news is a couple of good people in management (against all odds). If they have any Captains left in the New year Link may well fare better than the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Oct 2014, 11:10
Replies: 468
Views: 185,565
Posted By saabsforever

mfx

I think MFX is now parked outside the aeroclub in a red colour scheme and reg DCX i think. It appeared out there one day about a year ago. MFX is no longer in the govt flying unit hanger and the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Oct 2014, 11:34
Replies: 13
Views: 2,558
Posted By saabsforever

Ceramic fan blades in jets were looking good as I...

Ceramic fan blades in jets were looking good as I recall until someone thawed out a turkey and flung it in one end for the bird test.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Oct 2014, 10:38
Replies: 1,534
Views: 989,198
Posted By saabsforever

Hugh, So I guess you figure on finding a couple...

Hugh, So I guess you figure on finding a couple of young blokes to pay for a Dash rating and rush off for a quick Wapanamunda-Moresby-Chimbu then? As for the frills the cheese and crackers made it...
Forum: African Aviation
4th Sep 2014, 09:10
Replies: 4
Views: 4,706
Posted By saabsforever

Let410?

The photo in the article does not show an F27 or a F 27-50 (Fokker 50) I suspect that shot is of a Let 410 or similar. Just saying. My last job was on the F27 a great machine but those old Darts are...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Jun 2014, 02:17
Replies: 228
Views: 451,306
Posted By saabsforever

F50, S340.

The F50 has the same engine family as the Dash and ATR.
The Saab 340 has GE engines and with 200kt gear speed and 175 flap speed will get down and slow down much better than a Dash.
Interesting to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Feb 2014, 22:14
Replies: 7
Views: 3,409
Posted By saabsforever

Should not be a problem, I doubt the saab 340...

Should not be a problem, I doubt the saab 340 would cost much more to run than the 19 seaters anyway.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Jan 2014, 22:12
Replies: 51
Views: 45,928
Posted By saabsforever

DC 8

Well she has departed Port Moresby at last, the locals were wondering how many saucepans could be had from the old girl!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Jul 2013, 11:47
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,066,667
Posted By saabsforever

Bulolo 206

There is also a similar article mentioning the beach crash as well as a near miss with an ALPNG Dash 8. It seems the aircraft has been all over the place with no flight plans or radio calls so...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Sep 2012, 11:24
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,066,667
Posted By saabsforever

B24?

I had heard of a cross on Mt Yule but never seen it in the 90s. But I was told it was to commemerate the loss of many lives (more than a normal crew) when a B24 (or similar large bomber) crashed into...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Aug 2012, 00:07
Replies: 468
Views: 185,565
Posted By saabsforever

Interior panels

Good to see a 185 being brought back to life! I used selkirk fibreglass panels for the interior because the plastic ones just crack all over. But the selkirk ones are very hard to fit. If I did it...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Jun 2012, 11:03
Replies: 34
Views: 7,160
Posted By saabsforever

Cessna corrosion programme

There will be plenty of pots and pans once Mr Cessna has cleaned out the fleet with the corrosion inpection programme. Short story if you have if you have a good clean machine no big deal, just some...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Jun 2012, 02:34
Replies: 34
Views: 7,160
Posted By saabsforever

MFX

The Moresby 185 is P2 MFX, an ex MAF machine owned by Mack Lee in the 90s. It is a nice one to fly I took it to Kerama and back once. But very rough interior. Mack ground looped it in the mid 90s and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Apr 2012, 11:18
Replies: 468
Views: 185,565
Posted By saabsforever

P2 TAC

TAC was an ex new tribes machine. She had the MAF emergency fuel system and the horton stol kit. Seemed to get off the ground well, come to think of it i do not recall getting below about 65 kts for...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Oct 2011, 07:43
Replies: 14
Views: 1,392
Posted By saabsforever

nz 185 insurance

I think the nail was hit on the head with the comment that insurance is used as an excuse rather than a reason not to hire them out.
Have added a Pilot on the insurance with about 300 hrs and 20...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Aug 2011, 08:39
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,066,667
Posted By saabsforever

Airlink bandits

Fairly sure the engines will be gone anyway. Ran into a Kiwi engineer early in the year and he was off to PNG to grab the engines. Apparantly the airframes were of no interest or value to them and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Apr 2011, 06:38
Replies: 50
Views: 21,822
Posted By saabsforever

Same, chances are they are still shuffling the CV...

Same, chances are they are still shuffling the CV stack and wondering who they want to drag in for a chat.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Apr 2011, 11:20
Replies: 10,249
Views: 3,375,139
Posted By saabsforever

Cool Chuck with a map

Chuck and I had an in flight emergency in the 185 a few weeks back. The GPS battery went flat and where ever we were neither of us had been there before. I introduced Chuck to a map of the area and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Sep 2010, 10:24
Replies: 180
Views: 42,507
Posted By saabsforever

Trim

Just had a good look at the Photo showing the tail of the crashed aircraft. The elevater trim appears to be in the full up position. This could be due to the high impact forces but at least it is...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Sep 2010, 04:27
Replies: 180
Views: 42,507
Posted By saabsforever

EUF trim

Just had a talk with a wise man who used to flight test these things in the dim dark ages. Seems EUF had a manual trim and indeed the electric ones could be a bit dodgy. The Fletcher has a powerful...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Sep 2010, 01:10
Replies: 180
Views: 42,507
Posted By saabsforever

Missing Link

Some thoughts as i feel there is something missing in this sad story:

Yes some jumpers can clown around and there would be room for them all to go to the back for some reason and create a problem...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Aug 2010, 18:01
Replies: 10
Views: 2,399
Posted By saabsforever

As for Jetstar NZ I was invited to interview...

As for Jetstar NZ I was invited to interview along with a few others from the same company. We all got our calculators out and independently decided there was no point in attending an interview as we...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Aug 2010, 07:34
Replies: 468
Views: 185,565
Posted By saabsforever

Chuck, it was Alan Yarnold and he had two eyes,...

Chuck, it was Alan Yarnold and he had two eyes, good bloke.

Yep Jim and SEQ must be long gone from Wau now. SEQ probably in the hanger at Goroka, thats where she went when Jim took leave at...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Aug 2010, 07:18
Replies: 10
Views: 2,399
Posted By saabsforever

OK I can play this game. In a hold pool for an...

OK I can play this game. In a hold pool for an Aussie airline with a Kiwi connection. I only do round figures now so 8000 hrs, 4000 part 121 Turboprop, 3000 Command in 5 countries. 20 years in the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Aug 2010, 03:23
Replies: 468
Views: 185,565
Posted By saabsforever

P2 Gke/ Zk Vke

Tinpis,
GKE has been in NZ for the last 5 years. Been in a good home just north of Christchurch. GKE is a glider in NZ so the reg had to change, and the beige bits are now a dark blue or similar....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Aug 2010, 18:36
Replies: 468
Views: 185,565
Posted By saabsforever

Well Chuck its a bit hard to get down in the...

Well Chuck its a bit hard to get down in the trees when doing a type rating with the CAA!
Made me think quite a few C185/180 on the ramp when i got to PNG in 92. TAC and MFX we know. AWM was often...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Aug 2010, 11:50
Replies: 468
Views: 185,565
Posted By saabsforever

My 2 PNG 185s

:ok:Great to know P2-Tac is back in the air. She was my first ship in PNG and a good one, got me out of the odd spot.
Got pushed up to the mighty Islander and when doing the rating the circuits...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Aug 2010, 08:23
Replies: 26
Views: 6,750
Posted By saabsforever

Maybe a good compromise is to have the same pay...

Maybe a good compromise is to have the same pay scale as the Aussie Pilots, but in NZ dollars. That would account for any difference in cost of living. But unless you are living in Sydney I am not...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jul 2010, 11:00
Replies: 468
Views: 185,565
Posted By saabsforever

On a similar note P2 TAC/TNC ex new tribes ex...

On a similar note P2 TAC/TNC ex new tribes ex transnuigini airways should have its rebuild complete now in Australia.
What happened to MFX from Manabada air after Mac died?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Jun 2010, 03:11
Replies: 412
Views: 125,682
Posted By saabsforever

atr apu

Wizard,
The big tail light and rear fuse was to put the apu in, but they never did. It does not have one. Yes like the Saab the idea was RH engine and prop brake, and just like the Saab seldom used...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Jun 2010, 21:29
Replies: 11
Views: 4,906
Posted By saabsforever

sim

May have changed but a couple of years ago the interview sim check was done in a fixed base sim very similer to the flight experience one, so i think a run around with flight experience would be as...
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