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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Mar 2023, 22:15
Replies: 76
Views: 22,761
Posted By DeRated

I was a Mobil refueller at Essendon/Melbourne...

I was a Mobil refueller at Essendon/Melbourne airport in 1970 (Pre Tulla).. Any fuel removed was declared contaminated and probably sent to the Mobil refinery at Yarraville.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Jul 2021, 02:32
Replies: 42
Views: 12,464
Posted By DeRated

For some of the old(er) PNG crew - I remember Bob...

For some of the old(er) PNG crew - I remember Bob Walton at Hoskins checking under laplaps for breast feeding piglets in the 1970's on AirNuiGini F27s and DC3s.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th May 2021, 23:48
Replies: 126
Views: 22,746
Posted By DeRated

The main thing of interest, of course, is why is...

The main thing of interest, of course, is why is it on the beach?

Obviously it was the baby's fault!

(Thanks John, for your reasoned information)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Apr 2021, 16:02
Replies: 11
Views: 4,282
Posted By DeRated

Hatches, Harness, Helmet......

Hatches, Harness, Helmet......
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Feb 2021, 17:01
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,064,540
Posted By DeRated

Originally Posted by bob johns

Kate,

Bob Johns

Many years since I've spoken with Bob so this might not be accurate. Would be approaching his eighties I think.

Try R Johns Moree, NSW in White Pages (02) 6752 2450...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Jan 2021, 03:41
Replies: 5
Views: 1,618
Posted By DeRated

..... with free accommodation.

..... with free accommodation.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Dec 2020, 21:33
Replies: 7
Views: 2,139
Posted By DeRated

If you look at google earth (3rd Sep 2019) you...

If you look at google earth (3rd Sep 2019) you will see the windsock to the south east of the farm, circled by the spraylines. Those spraylines continue north across the access track (east-west)...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Oct 2020, 01:13
Replies: 9
Views: 3,724
Posted By DeRated

Country Air, Rockhampton about 1973/74.

Country Air, Rockhampton about 1973/74.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Oct 2020, 18:46
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,064,540
Posted By DeRated

Yes, I just found and downloaded the Missionary...

Yes, I just found and downloaded the Missionary bush pilot videos - in particular the Hoskins area where I was Senior Base Pilot for two years in the mid 70's. The video quality is superb but as...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Sep 2020, 01:35
Replies: 41
Views: 10,486
Posted By DeRated

or on the blackberries....

or on the blackberries....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Aug 2020, 04:06
Replies: 247
Views: 105,759
Posted By DeRated

Lake Murray incident.... Send me a PM and...

Lake Murray incident....

Send me a PM and I'll respond as it's off topic here.

Brian
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Jul 2020, 02:55
Replies: 247
Views: 105,759
Posted By DeRated

Neil Brooker - Lake Murray special

25th March 1983

I was the second SAR to arrive at Lake Murray after a twotter from Tabubil.

ELCOM had just installed power lines near the western threshold which effectively restricted the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Mar 2020, 00:26
Replies: 38
Views: 12,400
Posted By DeRated

I worked for Mobiloil during 1970 at Essendon and...

I worked for Mobiloil during 1970 at Essendon and drove an avgas tanker from Essendon to Tulla to begin operations there. That was around January 1971.

As you said re the JUHI fiasco - we were...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Sep 2019, 04:17
Replies: 242
Views: 111,516
Posted By DeRated

non-standard left turn away from all your visual references...

it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to adopt a non-standard left turn away from all your visual references.

...and when you've turned right - finished your outbound leg and now turn right...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jun 2019, 07:04
Replies: 83
Views: 42,780
Posted By DeRated

You reckon someone flying for this mob can afford...

You reckon someone flying for this mob can afford an iPhone......?

I did night freight from Hobart via Launceston and Devonport to Essendon in the late 70's in the same type.

We tried renting a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Feb 2019, 22:07
Replies: 23
Views: 4,959
Posted By DeRated

He has MSFS.....

He has MSFS.....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Feb 2019, 22:14
Replies: 48
Views: 11,462
Posted By DeRated

Why wouldn’t you practise stalling....

... when you 'nearly' practice stalling every landing!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Jan 2019, 18:55
Replies: 13
Views: 3,609
Posted By DeRated

Some details that don't stack up: The...

Some details that don't stack up:

The relevance of a ground level dew point some 6,000+ feet below a moving air mass....... in winter time. Freezing level 7,000 with little or no cloud below...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Aug 2018, 14:20
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,064,540
Posted By DeRated

The Newbies are all driving turbines - where's...

The Newbies are all driving turbines - where's the fun in that!

Of the strips that I operated into around WNB in the 70's, gone are Bali, Witu, Fulleborne, Cape Gloucester, Linga Linga, Siassi.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Jun 2018, 23:39
Replies: 23
Views: 13,020
Posted By DeRated

Did you return his application or pin it on your...

Did you return his application or pin it on your wall as an example to other applicants to follow........?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Feb 2018, 21:18
Replies: 1,350
Views: 590,880
Posted By DeRated

106 meters from the Centreline of Rwy 17.

106 meters from the Centreline of Rwy 17.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jan 2018, 23:05
Replies: 6
Views: 1,815
Posted By DeRated

try here: Aeronautical maps from Omnimap, a...

try here:

Aeronautical maps from Omnimap, a leading international map store with 250,000 map titles. (http://omnimap.com/catalog/int/onc-list.htm)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Oct 2017, 15:14
Replies: 5
Views: 2,694
Posted By DeRated

Some joker turned his globe upside down and he...

Some joker turned his globe upside down and he thinks New Zealand is Norway.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Oct 2017, 05:21
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,064,540
Posted By DeRated

That is a loss! As a non-aviator, Jim has...

That is a loss!

As a non-aviator, Jim has created more aviation history in his writings, collected more names and places than we knew and keeps our memories alive of that wonderful place.

I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Sep 2017, 23:56
Replies: 32
Views: 7,861
Posted By DeRated

The Barwon Heads approach!

The Barwon Heads approach!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Sep 2017, 23:38
Replies: 48
Views: 7,544
Posted By DeRated

two seconds of your time.....

Actually, I found Denis D reasonable - if you met him on equal terms.

He wrote me a contract in 1974 which I re-negotiated, paid my own fare to Moresby, found the 'employed' pilots climbing the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Aug 2017, 02:05
Replies: 69
Views: 11,729
Posted By DeRated

I don't see what's wrong with the report - what's missing?

You really don't get it, do you!

Fuel gauge indicating 50% in Right Hand tank = 25% fuel available and the noise stops..... and you don't want to know why.

The planned fuel consumption, the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Aug 2017, 10:11
Replies: 69
Views: 11,729
Posted By DeRated

The issue I have with the report is the lack of...

The issue I have with the report is the lack of investigation into the Right Hand fuel tank indication of being half full but the actual fuel found to be only 25 L. (total).

Read this:
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Jul 2017, 07:15
Replies: 259
Views: 86,957
Posted By DeRated

It's an opinion - like most of the comments on...

It's an opinion - like most of the comments on this forum!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Jul 2017, 15:10
Replies: 160
Views: 42,411
Posted By DeRated

Needs to have a time stamp I think.

Well, yes - I did find it - with the bifocals and a magnifying glass!

I used the 'Comments' to suggest that the 30% section of the ground was useful for watching the grass grow but could also be a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th May 2017, 00:57
Replies: 16
Views: 2,558
Posted By DeRated

...making hay while he was making hay..... :E

...making hay while he was making hay..... :E
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Mar 2017, 00:36
Replies: 12
Views: 2,522
Posted By DeRated

........ about religion!

....as a younger commercial pilot, the rule was:

"six days shalt thou labour,
on the seventh, do thy washing."
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Mar 2017, 07:17
Replies: 21
Views: 6,583
Posted By DeRated

Why spend billions on a new airport?

Think Labor Goverment, CFMEU, DeSalination Plant and your money! :rolleyes::rolleyes:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Mar 2017, 06:57
Replies: 45
Views: 9,894
Posted By DeRated

You control a dog with high frequency whistles -...

You control a dog with high frequency whistles - so understand how confused it would be airside!

And yes, I've had them run through the prop looking for exhaust whistles that we can't hear.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
15th Feb 2017, 09:07
Replies: 11
Views: 1,887
Posted By DeRated

Take your laptop into a computer store and plug...

Take your laptop into a computer store and plug it in!

Buy what works for you.

I use a 24"" 1920x 1200 monitor because I can carry it around - too big might be an issue.
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