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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Apr 2024, 08:36
Replies: 110
Views: 48,201
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Better still, we need cadet pilot academies fully...

Better still, we need cadet pilot academies fully funded by the airlines that will benefit from their pilot graduates. Potential pilots to be selected by the airline and all successful graduates...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Apr 2024, 02:14
Replies: 10
Views: 4,610
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Point taken and post reworded slightly to...

Point taken and post reworded slightly to indicate that the EFFECT of an ICAO audit indicating the regulator has lost control can shut down international flights. Example - Sierra Leone, total...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Apr 2024, 05:13
Replies: 10
Views: 4,610
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Then the risk for PNG is that if the local CASA...

Then the risk for PNG is that if the local CASA is unwilling/unable to get the airline compliant, PNG commercial flights could be limited to domestic only. ICAO has no power to stop that, but by...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Apr 2024, 21:53
Replies: 9
Views: 1,163
Posted By Mach E Avelli

At the very least an airline is likely to require...

At the very least an airline is likely to require a current multi engine IPC. Save up enough to do it in a useful charter aircraft, then you would be employable in GA if the airline thing doesn't...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Apr 2024, 23:15
Replies: 17
Views: 2,448
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Met an old ferry pilot once, who said that if he...

Met an old ferry pilot once, who said that if he ever had to ditch into the North Atlantic in winter, he would do it vertically.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Apr 2024, 04:53
Replies: 17
Views: 2,448
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Anyone considering crossing Bass Strait in a...

Anyone considering crossing Bass Strait in a bugsmasher should use the BOM Marine forecast for offshore conditions. Swell direction is useful to know, because without experience it’s hard to judge...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Apr 2024, 01:41
Replies: 63
Views: 19,220
Posted By Mach E Avelli

A long time ago I worked for an outfit that paid...

A long time ago I worked for an outfit that paid a base salary plus a revenue mile rate. Not too many time wasters in that operation. Paying block hour overtime and expecting OTP? Pigs may levitate.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Mar 2024, 00:27
Replies: 36
Views: 5,929
Posted By Mach E Avelli

In fact any employer not prepared to do a proper...

In fact any employer not prepared to do a proper induction is negligent, and probably not in compliance with the fluffy exposition that they had cooked up by some consultant to hold an AOC.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Mar 2024, 10:10
Replies: 55
Views: 13,716
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Maybe you never worked in the Arctic then? If you...

Maybe you never worked in the Arctic then? If you didn’t get the ladder jammed under the wing, you done good, but…
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Mar 2024, 21:32
Replies: 22
Views: 4,169
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Australia is a signatory to ICAO, which carries...

Australia is a signatory to ICAO, which carries with it certain obligations to properly regulate aviation. Whether we ‘properly’ regulate it is open to conjecture, but we can’t be said to be not...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Mar 2024, 21:09
Replies: 16
Views: 1,939
Posted By Mach E Avelli

The best income protection insurance a pilot can...

The best income protection insurance a pilot can buy is another qualification or skill that enables you to work if you lose your licence.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Mar 2024, 04:25
Replies: 50
Views: 4,141
Posted By Mach E Avelli

The OP started with “if I were to work for…”(the...

The OP started with “if I were to work for…”(the company, not in the aviation business) etc.
He asks whether he would need to be on the books as the company pilot. I don’t see that it matters what...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Mar 2024, 12:30
Replies: 50
Views: 4,141
Posted By Mach E Avelli

In a perfect world, yes, mentoring new recruits...

In a perfect world, yes, mentoring new recruits would be desirable. In reality, at best they get a short induction, then get chucked in the deep end.
I saw a recent advertisement for a chief pilot...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Mar 2024, 10:30
Replies: 50
Views: 4,141
Posted By Mach E Avelli

You are having a go, working to create an...

You are having a go, working to create an opportunity. Ignore the naysayers who suggest a bare CPL with 200 hours does not fit you for what you propose, assuming it’s a fairly basic VFR operation....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Mar 2024, 21:45
Replies: 38
Views: 3,381
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Lives lost may be “statistically irrelevant “ in...

Lives lost may be “statistically irrelevant “ in that most light aircraft crashes only kill one or two occupants. Compared with the road toll, a few bugsmasher prangs are hardly newsworthy, though...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Mar 2024, 00:26
Replies: 38
Views: 3,381
Posted By Mach E Avelli

I think the GA fleet is getting old and tired and...

I think the GA fleet is getting old and tired and maintenance is perhaps now being skimped because of high parts and labour costs.
Also, the approach to training needs to get back to ‘old school’...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Mar 2024, 00:07
Replies: 26
Views: 2,837
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Airline pilots are continually performance...

Airline pilots are continually performance monitored by data transmitted to Big Brother HQ. Any speed, bank angle, g force etc exceedance is known immediately and followed up by maintenance or safety...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Mar 2024, 21:17
Replies: 28
Views: 6,268
Posted By Mach E Avelli

And then they invite you for interview, with...

And then they invite you for interview, with instructions to bring supporting documents to prove exam results.
And then you show up with some bullsh!t story about how it’s all “pending” or lost in...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Mar 2024, 00:36
Replies: 9
Views: 1,681
Posted By Mach E Avelli

If you intend working in S.E. Asia you need to be...

If you intend working in S.E. Asia you need to be sure that whatever CASA Licence you hope to convert is acceptable. Usually, you can't fly foreign registered aircraft in a foreign country on a CASA...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Mar 2024, 02:36
Replies: 20
Views: 4,909
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Try to find out the reasons for high pilot...

Try to find out the reasons for high pilot turnover. A mass exodus implies pilots all left at once. Maybe, better opportunities were on offer because of the experience pilots acquired there? If so,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Mar 2024, 01:45
Replies: 9
Views: 1,681
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Although the original concept of the MPL had a...

Although the original concept of the MPL had a ‘sponsorship’ element in which pilots trained to a curriculum that enabled employment with a particular operator, I don’t see any legislation that...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Feb 2024, 23:34
Replies: 16
Views: 3,192
Posted By Mach E Avelli

If the local regulations allow it, log as co...

If the local regulations allow it, log as co pilot while you are RHS. You are not in CASA Land, so disregard how they could interpret it - the flying you do on a foreign licence is none of CASA’s...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Feb 2024, 02:14
Replies: 113
Views: 8,820
Posted By Mach E Avelli

According to ICAO, in your example Fred as owner...

According to ICAO, in your example Fred as owner is the operator and thus gets to assign the PIC.
So, next question is: has Australia filed a difference with ICAO?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Feb 2024, 03:27
Replies: 113
Views: 8,820
Posted By Mach E Avelli

A 'kind of' precedent exists in the airline world...

A 'kind of' precedent exists in the airline world when a line check captain sits in the jump seat to check a new captain on upgrade, or two pilots on an annual route check. The person in the left...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Feb 2024, 01:15
Replies: 113
Views: 8,820
Posted By Mach E Avelli

If there is conflict the best the candidate can...

If there is conflict the best the candidate can do is ask the PIC to terminate the flight. Unless there was a handling issue, most instructors would leave control to the candidate.
It would be a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Feb 2024, 23:19
Replies: 113
Views: 8,820
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Clint, I see your point, though can’t see a...

Clint, I see your point, though can’t see a likely scenario where the instructor would be on the controls in the first place, unless the owner/pilot had already screwed up.
In the rare event where...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Feb 2024, 22:16
Replies: 113
Views: 8,820
Posted By Mach E Avelli

A good briefing will include typical weasel words...

A good briefing will include typical weasel words such as “ On this flight I expect you to conduct it as if you are in command on a single pilot operation. That requires you to do everything; to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Feb 2024, 21:27
Replies: 113
Views: 8,820
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Why would it be “mentally grey”? To turn this...

Why would it be “mentally grey”? To turn this around, what would the instructor log? ICUS? Dual? Supernumerary? There can only be one PIC .
Or does the instructor not have the power to pull back on...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Feb 2024, 19:21
Replies: 113
Views: 8,820
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Indeed. What is SO hard to understand?. The...

Indeed. What is SO hard to understand?. The instructor is PIC…yes even in that RV with the EFIS that the instructor may never have flown.
Whether the pilot being reviewed logs it as ICUS or dual is...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Feb 2024, 06:30
Replies: 113
Views: 8,820
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Did this 'high up' person put it in writing? No? ...

Did this 'high up' person put it in writing? No?
The higher up some are, the more wrong they can be....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2024, 19:34
Replies: 113
Views: 8,820
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Run ups are a bit like checking the function of...

Run ups are a bit like checking the function of landing lights, though of course more important. Checks prove that systems are performing right now, but offer no guarantee that they will be working...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2024, 09:18
Replies: 113
Views: 8,820
Posted By Mach E Avelli

The instructor may well not have an AFR, but to...

The instructor may well not have an AFR, but to instruct would have a higher level CHECK to maintain instructor privileges completed within the past two years - which presumably covers an AFR.
PICUS...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2024, 08:54
Replies: 113
Views: 8,820
Posted By Mach E Avelli

I concur. So if the instructor is clearly waiving...

I concur. So if the instructor is clearly waiving an expectation that you need to demonstrate a run up, either live with it, or if you are really concerned about your safety, cancel the flight....
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Feb 2024, 01:19
Replies: 2
Views: 904
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Your post ended up on an Australian forum. The...

Your post ended up on an Australian forum. The situation here is that it is not possible to get an ATPL until you have the minimum hours. (go to the CASA.gov.au website to check what hours are...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Feb 2024, 02:48
Replies: 59
Views: 6,162
Posted By Mach E Avelli

Which sums up perfectly why we would be better...

Which sums up perfectly why we would be better off with ABSOLUTELY NO CASA Avmed involvement but instead have CASA accept that a pilot could be examined and certified fit by a GP. It’s good enough...
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