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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Apr 2024, 06:27
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,303,423
Posted By walschaert valve

Hi Glen, if it's any help please contact the...

Hi Glen, if it's any help please contact the Aviation Law Association of Australia and New Zealand, they have members that would be quite happy to take on CASA:

Home | ALAANZ : Aviation Law...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Jan 2023, 22:17
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,054,866
Posted By walschaert valve

After Seaview, Clive McIver ferried a couple of...

After Seaview, Clive McIver ferried a couple of Kingairs to and from China for maintenance at Hawker Pacific at Mascot, and I spent a fair bit of time with him on these trips. That was about 1997. I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Nov 2022, 05:42
Replies: 19
Views: 3,942
Posted By walschaert valve

...apologies for more thread drift, my ex wife's...

...apologies for more thread drift, my ex wife's Uncle Des was involved in getting the submarine for Holbrook and it is indeed true that after it had been installed in the park the Navy had to visit...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Oct 2021, 01:59
Replies: 77
Views: 17,289
Posted By walschaert valve

I have just ordered Fate is the Hunter from a...

I have just ordered Fate is the Hunter from a well know second hand book retailer, there were a few copies available around the place. The one I ordered is coming from the US.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Jul 2021, 06:19
Replies: 8
Views: 3,449
Posted By walschaert valve

Thanks for letting us all know thorn bird. He...

Thanks for letting us all know thorn bird. He must have been a good age.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Feb 2021, 23:01
Replies: 2,832
Views: 1,093,514
Posted By walschaert valve

He was on the ABC Radio National this morning too.

He was on the ABC Radio National this morning too.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Feb 2021, 05:44
Replies: 27
Views: 6,897
Posted By walschaert valve

where are we?

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1299x922/sydney_airport_qantas_1_419daa0b50783bd35c0fe227bea75cd51667df79.jpg
The old tower is at the bottom right corner of this photo, airside at...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Feb 2021, 05:29
Replies: 27
Views: 6,897
Posted By walschaert valve

I think it's V2 because the semi circular part of...

I think it's V2 because the semi circular part of the building is quite distinctive. It's near where Qantaslink Dash 8s depart, from memory.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Feb 2021, 01:45
Replies: 27
Views: 6,897
Posted By walschaert valve

I'm fairly sure parts of the old tower at Sydney...

I'm fairly sure parts of the old tower at Sydney Airport are still there, hard to see among the newer buildings built around it, but once you know it's there it's fairly obvious when taxying past.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Sep 2020, 01:07
Replies: 7
Views: 2,960
Posted By walschaert valve

Hi. Contact Derek at Delta Aviation at Camden.

Hi. Contact Derek at Delta Aviation at Camden.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Aug 2020, 05:25
Replies: 37
Views: 10,602
Posted By walschaert valve

I have learnt something new too, nose wheel...

I have learnt something new too, nose wheel brakes. Had no idea such a thing existed.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Jul 2020, 04:01
Replies: 16
Views: 10,708
Posted By walschaert valve

Not sure if I am missing something obvious, but...

Not sure if I am missing something obvious, but that interior photo only seems to show two lots of engine gauges and two power levers.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Jun 2020, 06:21
Replies: 17
Views: 8,304
Posted By walschaert valve

I seem to recall one of the Norfolk King Airs...

I seem to recall one of the Norfolk King Airs (maybe IBD?) had a plate covering the gap forward of the power levers engraved with something like " the Graham Syphers anti pen device". I assume he may...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Mar 2020, 00:46
Replies: 4
Views: 2,327
Posted By walschaert valve

Could it have been a Grumman GA7? Seem to recall...

Could it have been a Grumman GA7? Seem to recall seeing a yellow on of those at Cowra a few years ago.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Sep 2018, 07:35
Replies: 34
Views: 5,145
Posted By walschaert valve

Fris B - yes, you are correct. That is the...

Fris B - yes, you are correct. That is the deflector, not a shadow.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Sep 2018, 07:34
Replies: 34
Views: 5,145
Posted By walschaert valve

I seem to recall the inward opening door wanted...

I seem to recall the inward opening door wanted to fall in at the top (there was a top rail or some sort to prevent it falling in) when opened, so to close it from the outside there was another hand...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Sep 2018, 02:50
Replies: 34
Views: 5,145
Posted By walschaert valve

Hi Fris B. Fairing, they were good days - lots of...

Hi Fris B. Fairing, they were good days - lots of innovation and lots of overtime. In relation to NSR I seem to recall once modified it would have been an expensive proposition to be mod back to an...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Aug 2018, 23:28
Replies: 34
Views: 5,145
Posted By walschaert valve

Back in the 1980s I was at Hawker Pacific and we...

Back in the 1980s I was at Hawker Pacific and we modified a number of B200s for the National Safety Council with inward opening doors. The aircraft could be depressurized and the door opened in...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Oct 2015, 23:11
Replies: 34
Views: 12,606
Posted By walschaert valve

megle2 i think you're correct - I have been...

megle2 i think you're correct - I have been wracking my brain trying to recall it. I was at HP when it was sold, seem to recall the old fella who owned it had passed away and it was being sold by his...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Jan 2015, 22:13
Replies: 0
Views: 1,450
Posted By walschaert valve

Vale Group Captain James (Jim) Morrison

For any one who is interested Group Captain James McClean Morrison (Big Jim) passed away on the 12th January 2015 just a few weeks short of his 90th birthday.

After joining the RAAF in 1943 and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Apr 2014, 01:47
Replies: 5
Views: 2,261
Posted By walschaert valve

Tony's funeral will be tomorrow 30th April at The...

Tony's funeral will be tomorrow 30th April at The Scots College Chapel, Victoria Rd, Bellevue Hill at 1.30pm. "By request, no flowers"
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Apr 2014, 07:16
Replies: 5
Views: 2,261
Posted By walschaert valve

Lovely old fella, would see him every six months...

Lovely old fella, would see him every six months or so at an industry lunch and enjoyed hearing his stories. He will be missed. Vale Tony Paull.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Mar 2014, 01:02
Replies: 57
Views: 26,213
Posted By walschaert valve

JLT are the brokers in London, it's not placed...

JLT are the brokers in London, it's not placed with JLT in Australia and the insurers are a panel of well known and established aviation insurance companies based in France, the UK and elsewhere in...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Jan 2014, 02:40
Replies: 15
Views: 6,956
Posted By walschaert valve

Apparently, I checked a database I have access to...

Apparently, I checked a database I have access to and they were ordered new by "Wards Jet Freight" in 1978 and delivered in 1979. My involvement with them was for a few years in the late 1980s. I did...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Jan 2014, 03:40
Replies: 15
Views: 6,956
Posted By walschaert valve

cac sabre, I presume you are modelling one of...

cac sabre, I presume you are modelling one of these? They had an extra emergency exit above the right crew seat, you can just see the black outline in one of those photos. I understand they were the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Nov 2013, 03:00
Replies: 109
Views: 29,988
Posted By walschaert valve

TWT - 14th November I understand, received a note...

TWT - 14th November I understand, received a note from the ATSB today
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd May 2013, 12:55
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,054,866
Posted By walschaert valve

oh dear, not doing too well with the memory. At...

oh dear, not doing too well with the memory. At least i'm fairly sure it's outside Hawkers at Bankstown!!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd May 2013, 12:17
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,054,866
Posted By walschaert valve

GKA is a B with electric gear, the C had...

GKA is a B with electric gear, the C had hydraulic. I think.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd May 2013, 12:16
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,054,866
Posted By walschaert valve

Chimbu, think I must be confusing the event with...

Chimbu, think I must be confusing the event with the SIL 402C, did that and GKA about the same time because you're right about the landing gear.

Sorry about that.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd May 2013, 04:21
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,054,866
Posted By walschaert valve

P2-GKA

Great photos.

One of them is a photo of P2-GKA outside Hawker Pacific at Bankstown. It had come there after (I think) a wheels up in PNG, and as an apprentice I was part of the team fixing it. I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Dec 2011, 05:12
Replies: 48
Views: 8,460
Posted By walschaert valve

I remember as an apprentice checking for leaks...

I remember as an apprentice checking for leaks after an engine change on a Queenair and being between the engine and the fuselage when I saw a fuel line leaking fuel. I bashed on the side of the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Dec 2011, 00:56
Replies: 20
Views: 5,559
Posted By walschaert valve

I agree with Cactusjack, couldn't have said it...

I agree with Cactusjack, couldn't have said it better myself.

I think he is a misogynistic dinosaur.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Sep 2011, 23:56
Replies: 38
Views: 16,143
Posted By walschaert valve

Interesting thread this. I remember the Don Ende...

Interesting thread this. I remember the Don Ende accident. I also remember a MU2 that came into Mascot after shedding a propeller blade over Newcastle somewhere. The aircraft was uneconomical to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jul 2011, 07:40
Replies: 182
Views: 49,364
Posted By walschaert valve

Pretty sure it was AEQ that was converted to...

Pretty sure it was AEQ that was converted to Excaliber by Hawker Pacific at Banktown in the early 1980s, I was part of the team that carried out the modification. I seem to recall it came from...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Mar 2011, 21:59
Replies: 35
Views: 6,017
Posted By walschaert valve

I went on Tuesday night, I guess there was about...

I went on Tuesday night, I guess there was about 130 people in attendance.

A lot of questions unanswered, especially if you had one relating to return to service of GA aircraft because (in my...
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