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Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2016, 02:07
Replies: 9
Views: 4,285
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

Visibility is reported in metres/kilometres in...

Visibility is reported in metres/kilometres in New Zealand.
The one that gets me every time is the reporting of a distance unit in nm - as if the human eye can spot it!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Aug 2015, 10:58
Replies: 73
Views: 26,521
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

Can't see there being night ops at ZQN for...

Can't see there being night ops at ZQN for non-RNP-AR approaches or departures if night ops do commence.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Aug 2015, 02:39
Replies: 35
Views: 6,085
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

"There used to be a 16 km viz, 3000' cloud base...

"There used to be a 16 km viz, 3000' cloud base requirement as well, that is now gone and day VFR minima apply. I'm not sure I'd want to go VFR at night down to 5 km viz, 600' cloud base"

Not...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Jul 2015, 00:56
Replies: 35
Views: 6,085
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

Glider flight in IMC

In NZ, glider pilots are permitted to fly in IMC subject to the provisions of Part 104 (104.53) - http://www.caa.govt.nz/rules/Rule_Consolidations/Part_104_Consolidation.pdf
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Feb 2015, 01:46
Replies: 21
Views: 6,267
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

Emergency AD lifted in NZ

Robinson helicopters back in the air | Stuff.co.nz (http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/66591440/robinson-helicopters-back-in-the-air)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Nov 2013, 19:42
Replies: 5
Views: 2,815
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

This is probably due to the change on the AIP...

This is probably due to the change on the AIP page to include a disclaimer which must be accepted before proceeding onto the website.
Suspect the app developers haven't updated their programmes to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Jul 2013, 21:22
Replies: 92
Views: 28,721
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

Thanks for the confirmation that the deadline has...

Thanks for the confirmation that the deadline has been extended.

Will be making a submission - personally have 9000 hours turbo-prop PIC and due to work changes have put my application into Air...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Nov 2012, 21:53
Replies: 100
Views: 31,976
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

Still nothing certain - if this report is...

Still nothing certain - if this report is accurate there won't be for another couple of months.

British farmer hunts buried Spitfires in Myanmar | Stuff.co.nz...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Sep 2012, 00:06
Replies: 12
Views: 1,712
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

And on YouTube - the first taxy. De...

And on YouTube - the first taxy.

De Havilland DH 98 FB26 Mosquito engine run and taxi: September 22 2012. - YouTube

We will be there on Saturday - can hardly wait!

I visited the Avspecs...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th May 2012, 02:19
Replies: 53
Views: 22,859
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

And the pilot must have made sure that the debris...

And the pilot must have made sure that the debris narrowly missed the nearby school/kindergarten/hospital (choose one)...;)
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Mar 2012, 03:09
Replies: 79
Views: 13,590
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

Flew domestically on our national carrier with...

Flew domestically on our national carrier with the koru on the tail yesterday. From check-in area to the gate, several signs advising that carryon must weigh 7kg or less and will be checked....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Sep 2011, 02:40
Replies: 624
Views: 76,560
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

This report on Radio New Zealand's Mediawatch...

This report on Radio New Zealand's Mediawatch summed up the value of this book brilliantly (IMHO).
...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th May 2011, 21:14
Replies: 22
Views: 5,158
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

Auckland had 30 kt x wind. Christchurch had...

Auckland had 30 kt x wind.
Christchurch had suffered a major earthquake days before and were in rescue mode.


Again, all info that Ops would/should have known prior to the aircraft departing...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th May 2011, 00:04
Replies: 22
Views: 5,158
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

You mean Jetconnect ops Oops - my mistake....

You mean Jetconnect ops

Oops - my mistake. Shouldn't look like a duck, walk like a duck and talk like a duck...

Who cleared him to land

Not their responsiblity. Much like they don't ask...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th May 2011, 23:33
Replies: 22
Views: 5,158
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

doubt he was privvy to the ins and outs of the...

doubt he was privvy to the ins and outs of the flight.

Airport company follow up all flights that land/take-off in the curfew period for an explanation from the operator as to why it happened, so...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Feb 2011, 18:32
Replies: 32
Views: 6,293
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

Some of the hill suburbs have had a lot of...

Some of the hill suburbs have had a lot of damage, which they escaped last time, due to location of epicentre. Footage on YouTube of large chunks of a hillside collapsing on Sumner RSA. Again, the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Mar 2009, 05:18
Replies: 47
Views: 6,900
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

We crossed the ditch as first-timers to the...

We crossed the ditch as first-timers to the Avalon airshow. Fortunately for us, we were lucky enough to be hosted in one of the corporate chalets so didn't end up in the mud pool on the Saturday. It...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Mar 2009, 02:01
Replies: 11
Views: 1,419
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

Why? Should they have been monitoring cameras...

Why? Should they have been monitoring cameras installed in the toilets to prevent this?



And then there are the drug dealers, con artists, pedophiles, rapists etc who don't fly on any of the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Mar 2009, 01:57
Replies: 55
Views: 7,240
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

We too crossed the ditch as first-timers to the...

We too crossed the ditch as first-timers to the Avalon airshow. Fortunately for us, we were lucky enough to be hosted in one of the corporate chalets so didn't end up in the mud pool on the Saturday....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Jan 2009, 17:31
Replies: 51
Views: 6,218
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

Now that is scary. Guess they don't go flying in...

Now that is scary. Guess they don't go flying in strong winds, do crosswind landings amongst other times a wheeler is necessary.

I have done most of my flying with nw aircraft and due to an...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Jan 2009, 08:22
Replies: 138
Views: 30,419
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

Wish I had been in position to be able to move...

Wish I had been in position to be able to move rapidly clear at the time...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Jan 2009, 07:45
Replies: 138
Views: 30,419
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

Bastardos - typical MS with changing winds...

Bastardos - typical MS with changing winds (windsocks nearly always seem to be pointing in different directions), only vector not used in the show was 10, but even that was used by a couple of a/c...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Nov 2007, 18:53
Replies: 5
Views: 1,893
Posted By Mr & Mrs Rocketboots

Understand nothing was left on the runway as it...

Understand nothing was left on the runway as it opened again shortly after.
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