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Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Jun 2007, 05:38
Replies: 581
Views: 105,721
Posted By separator

From crikey.com.au (subscription version)...

From crikey.com.au (subscription version) 1/6/2007
"Airservices Australia's attempts to recruit controllers from overseas under the sponsored VISA conditions (due to an apparent skills shortage) is...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Oct 2006, 21:12
Replies: 41
Views: 6,277
Posted By separator

Sunfish, It was actually "Cool Hand Luke"...

Sunfish,

It was actually "Cool Hand Luke" where there was a 'failure to communicate'.

sep
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Jul 2006, 23:54
Replies: 84
Views: 19,752
Posted By separator

Binos, You have said too much already. ...

Binos,

You have said too much already.

The High Council will be calling you soon to "discuss" this with you.

Say farewell to your loved ones now.

sep
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Jul 2006, 01:59
Replies: 28
Views: 4,725
Posted By separator

I have posted these before and they are still...

I have posted these before and they are still relevant.

Rules for successful flow control

1. Don’t trust pilots.
2. Don’t trust sector controllers.
3. Don’t trust tower controllers.
4. Don’t...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Jul 2006, 01:41
Replies: 46
Views: 7,009
Posted By separator

Amendment: Remove 'NATS'. Insert...

Amendment:

Remove 'NATS'.

Insert 'Airservices Australia'.

So it goes.

sep
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Jul 2006, 06:41
Replies: 8
Views: 870
Posted By separator

The CEO in question taught me to fly at the...

The CEO in question taught me to fly at the Fiordland Aero Club in the late 70's.

Our paths have not crossed since.

He was, even in those days, shall we say, "an unconventional free thinker".
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Jun 2006, 00:12
Replies: 9
Views: 1,322
Posted By separator

Just be grateful that Richard Reid isn't known as...

Just be grateful that Richard Reid isn't known as "The Underwear Bomber"....

sep
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Apr 2006, 00:52
Replies: 35
Views: 3,516
Posted By separator

I've managed to create a few low level flybys by...

I've managed to create a few low level flybys by QANTAS B744s, just by saying "Go round'.

They were generally much more spectacular than the GP effort.

Perhaps I should seek recompense from QF...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Nov 2005, 22:26
Replies: 7
Views: 1,052
Posted By separator

I hope the Henty House trolley does make an...

I hope the Henty House trolley does make an appearance, I still have some leftover tickets.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Sep 2005, 09:02
Replies: 45
Views: 5,924
Posted By separator

Once again the poor but honest Flow is, rightly...

Once again the poor but honest Flow is, rightly or wrongly, being maligned.
Flow control in CS is a bit of a black art, given the terrain, runway and taxiway restrictions, mix of traffic and often...
Forum: ATC Issues
6th Jul 2005, 01:08
Replies: 65
Views: 12,692
Posted By separator

The joys of perks! I remember a time long...

The joys of perks!

I remember a time long ago in a Certain Northern Port in this wide brown land, when it came to pass that a New Tower/ACC was to be constructed and a radar installed to ease the...
Forum: ATC Issues
18th Apr 2005, 01:28
Replies: 23
Views: 3,370
Posted By separator

Whilst attempting to perform the duties of FLOW I...

Whilst attempting to perform the duties of FLOW I would always rely on using my fingernail dipped in my own blood if the red pen ran dry.

Some exponents of the black art carried a spare whizz...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Sep 2004, 14:01
Replies: 36
Views: 4,703
Posted By separator

Binos, As someone who was working in Cairns...

Binos,

As someone who was working in Cairns at the time of the changeover from Procedural Approach to Radar Approach (actually the last person to be rated on Proc.), I can vouch for your summary...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Jun 2004, 02:26
Replies: 221
Views: 42,218
Posted By separator

The greatest happiness is to scatter your enemy...

The greatest happiness is to scatter your enemy and drive him before you,
to see his cities reduced to ashes, to see those who love him shrouded in
tears and to gather to your bosom his wives and...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jun 2004, 08:00
Replies: 23
Views: 3,740
Posted By separator

Australia 51 d England 15 (6 tries to 2) ...

Australia 51 d England 15 (6 tries to 2)

For info, Sir Clive, when questioned here, stated a few times that it definitely was not a development team, and in fact, was a better team than the one...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Jun 2004, 03:27
Replies: 41
Views: 6,356
Posted By separator

Jerricho, From what I remember of that...

Jerricho,

From what I remember of that particular senior instructor, she played with the numbers in other pursuits as well, not necessarily to her fiscal advantage.

Timothy,

Having worked...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Jun 2004, 03:01
Replies: 1,636
Views: 2,452,764
Posted By separator

Bre901, You would be surprised at the number...

Bre901,

You would be surprised at the number of pilots (powered and non-powered) who, when questioned as to POB, reply confidently with 'zero'.

sep
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th May 2004, 07:38
Replies: 16
Views: 1,663
Posted By separator

C'mon Woomera, we know that you are just a...

C'mon Woomera, we know that you are just a naughty boy!

sep
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st May 2004, 08:23
Replies: 19
Views: 3,147
Posted By separator

Perhaps the green fees are making it uneconomic...

Perhaps the green fees are making it uneconomic to use Bangkok?

sep
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Apr 2004, 03:24
Replies: 10
Views: 2,133
Posted By separator

Reminds me of the old saying: The aircraft...

Reminds me of the old saying:

The aircraft failed to collide, therefore separation must have existed.

That might be the new NAS "Mission Statement".

sep
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Mar 2004, 13:17
Replies: 34
Views: 2,327
Posted By separator

Rob, I feel that the Poms have shoulder some...

Rob,

I feel that the Poms have shoulder some of the blame, after all it was upstanding British judges who handpicked our ancestors ( well mine, at least) to populate the new land.

To quote...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Mar 2004, 06:07
Replies: 48
Views: 11,116
Posted By separator

The only 121.5 facility in ASA towers in usually...

The only 121.5 facility in ASA towers in usually a handheld VHF transceiver which is programmable. It is not there for 121.5 monitoring, it is there if everything else falls over and the tower burns...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Mar 2004, 12:14
Replies: 24
Views: 3,867
Posted By separator

tobzalp, You left one out. The infamous...

tobzalp,

You left one out.
The infamous 11/11 of the early nineties, 1992, I think from memory.
If my fading memory is correct, it was another RHS "spectacular" that went down the gurgler...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Mar 2004, 19:14
Replies: 9
Views: 1,358
Posted By separator

The captain of the Air NZ Jet was Gordon Vette,...

The captain of the Air NZ Jet was Gordon Vette, from memory, and he wrote an excellent book, IMHO, on the Erebus tragedy.

The Cessna in question was indeed a C188, as Wiz pointed out, and there...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Mar 2004, 08:00
Replies: 10
Views: 2,820
Posted By separator

These rules have been posted before, and can...

These rules have been posted before, and can serve as "good rules of thumb" for flow control.

Rules for successful flow control

1. Don’t trust pilots
2. Don’t trust sector controllers
3....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Mar 2004, 07:52
Replies: 74
Views: 9,949
Posted By separator

Bernie saves the day

Latest Press Release from Bernie "Where did it all go wrong?" Smith. From memory this portable unit is SSR only and not TAAATS compatible so I would expect that it would probably be more trouble that...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Feb 2004, 07:55
Replies: 74
Views: 9,949
Posted By separator

Capcom, Last night I steeled myself and had a...

Capcom,
Last night I steeled myself and had a look at the Hansard report of Senate Estimates where Bernie, sundry CASA, ATSB and DoTaRS suits were weaving their magic with smoke and mirrors.
...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Feb 2004, 08:44
Replies: 74
Views: 9,949
Posted By separator

The latest from Bernie Smith, ASA CEO. I find the...

The latest from Bernie Smith, ASA CEO. I find the bit "The model would then be subjected to a full Design Safety Case and Cost/Benefit Analysis" interesting.

sep


Note to all staff from the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Feb 2004, 06:47
Replies: 74
Views: 9,949
Posted By separator

The official Media Release from ASA. Perhaps...

The official Media Release from ASA.
Perhaps more significant for what it doesn't say, than for what it does.

sep

No. 4/04

...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Jan 2004, 18:46
Replies: 6
Views: 745
Posted By separator

It wasn't a dodgy vindaloo the night before was...

It wasn't a dodgy vindaloo the night before was it Sprocket?

sep
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Jan 2004, 20:35
Replies: 11
Views: 1,490
Posted By separator

Were you wearing your Star Trek outfit at the...

Were you wearing your Star Trek outfit at the time, Spod?

sep
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Nov 2003, 20:38
Replies: 8
Views: 2,151
Posted By separator

And it came to pass that the Wallabies did indeed...

And it came to pass that the Wallabies did indeed go!!

Australia 22 d New Zealand 10.

It was very kind of the All Blacks to take part in the tournament, and we wish them all the best as they...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Oct 2003, 10:26
Replies: 15
Views: 2,187
Posted By separator

One wonders if the operator will conduct any form...

One wonders if the operator will conduct any form of meaningful review of procedure, or will they merely go through the motions?

sep
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Oct 2003, 11:38
Replies: 8
Views: 1,474
Posted By separator

I once managed to send around the same DC-10...

I once managed to send around the same DC-10 twice within 7 minutes, once my stuffup, once his. What put it in into possible record contention was the fact that both times the crew did not comply...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Oct 2003, 16:17
Replies: 14
Views: 1,983
Posted By separator

Jerricho, If you are referring to the same...

Jerricho,

If you are referring to the same ex Mt Isa ATC that I am thinking of, you will be pleased to know that he is a very respectable member of the community these days. He has moved on from...
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