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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th May 2024, 04:00
Replies: 30
Views: 3,815
Posted By drpixie

We always tell pilots, if you have to, use the...

We always tell pilots, if you have to, use the longest and hardest runway you can get.

It will sound horrible (search youtube). But for small/medium aircraft, expect very little hull damage - new...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Apr 2024, 00:21
Replies: 6
Views: 2,094
Posted By drpixie

Yup. Part of CASA's Great Reorganisation And...

Yup.

Part of CASA's Great Reorganisation And Simplification Project.
Before what you want to know might have been hidden somewhere in hundreds of pages of CAOs.
Now it could be somewhere in...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Mar 2024, 05:45
Replies: 227
Views: 102,846
Posted By drpixie

Now you don't think it was something simple and...

Now you don't think it was something simple and silly, like ... someone leans on seat motion switch, seat moves, pilot (instinctively) grabs control wheel, autopilot lets go, shake-and-wobble...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jan 2024, 06:31
Replies: 36
Views: 5,628
Posted By drpixie

Well there. That's what wrong with that 737-Max....

Well there. That's what wrong with that 737-Max. No struts! Nothing holding those wings on. It's no wonder the doors fall off. :hmm::*
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Dec 2023, 21:16
Replies: 21
Views: 5,694
Posted By drpixie

And the squadron of Spitfires :)

And the squadron of Spitfires :)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Nov 2023, 00:40
Replies: 57
Views: 14,507
Posted By drpixie

Waypoint WENDY

I miss meaningful waypoint names. While the waypoint still exists, does anyone know who "WENDY" was? (Between BLT and AV.)
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Jul 2023, 10:12
Replies: 37
Views: 8,396
Posted By drpixie

I used to summarize all the requirements as: can...

I used to summarize all the requirements as: can you guarantee a safe result, even when something (anything) goes wrong? It's never stated, but that's the basis of IFR ops - no guarantee of getting...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Jun 2023, 07:59
Replies: 12
Views: 4,120
Posted By drpixie

Do take care. If you claim 500 hrs and get a job...

Do take care. If you claim 500 hrs and get a job on that basis, you wouldn't want to fall short if the company has 500 hrs insurances minimums. Perhaps be clear about it - identify PIC hrs, pilot...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th May 2023, 04:13
Replies: 41
Views: 8,853
Posted By drpixie

For almost all working pilots, it's a job, just a...

For almost all working pilots, it's a job, just a job. Not a bad job, to be sure, but it's a job. Look at how many senior airline crew bid for minimum flying! I know a couple of people who've got the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Apr 2023, 02:23
Replies: 106
Views: 43,162
Posted By drpixie

The middle wing - duh :bored:

The middle wing - duh :bored:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Mar 2023, 01:43
Replies: 4
Views: 1,870
Posted By drpixie

The original tunnels were built during WW2 and...

The original tunnels were built during WW2 and sheltered Churchill from the little remembered Luftwaffe attach in Dec 1940 and Eisenhower Mar 1941. If you know where to look, the southern tunnels are...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Mar 2023, 06:39
Replies: 16
Views: 4,468
Posted By drpixie

As a basic guide to the new regs - almost nothing...

As a basic guide to the new regs - almost nothing about what we can do has changed, but the page count is about 10 x larger, and a few things have changed names. :ugh::ugh::ugh:
So it about 10 x...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Feb 2023, 20:58
Replies: 4
Views: 1,109
Posted By drpixie

Quick answer - any change to a type rated...

Quick answer - any change to a type rated aircraft will need an STC - so yes.
(STC not required for maintenance, repairs, painting, but just about anything else...)

Yes 717 - or an EO, though...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Jan 2023, 09:50
Replies: 148
Views: 57,174
Posted By drpixie

Yeah - ever since they stopped using...

Yeah - ever since they stopped using thrombulators, things haven't been the same.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jun 2022, 03:40
Replies: 17
Views: 6,537
Posted By drpixie

I believe it was written off due spar damage ......

I believe it was written off due spar damage ... fitting a new wing costs more than another aircraft :(
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Mar 2022, 22:51
Replies: 11
Views: 4,936
Posted By drpixie

I know the runway and the aircraft well....

I know the runway and the aircraft well. Bankstown runways are the worse that I know of, for standing water. With all the rain, I've no doubt the runways had LOTS of standing water, and braking (it...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Feb 2022, 02:11
Replies: 11
Views: 3,645
Posted By drpixie

Not sure if anything has changed, but CASA used...

Not sure if anything has changed, but CASA used to be very reluctant to transfer a US ATPL to a preexisting CASA license holder, for the obvious reason that it's a way to get around CASA standards....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Jan 2022, 21:02
Replies: 82
Views: 31,249
Posted By drpixie

To avoid confusion here, AirMed is not associated...

To avoid confusion here, AirMed is not associated with Pelair - completely different companies, completely different operations, very different ethos, no relationship between them.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Dec 2021, 21:19
Replies: 82
Views: 31,249
Posted By drpixie

Know a few people ... significantly worse...

Know a few people ... significantly worse conditions and salary ... plenty have gone (some elsewhere, some just gone).
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Dec 2021, 23:13
Replies: 16
Views: 4,770
Posted By drpixie

It's now about 50 years past the time when...

It's now about 50 years past the time when common/shared CTAF frequencies were acceptable. There are plenty of frequencies, and congestion/confusion reins supreme on 126.7, and on many shared...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Oct 2021, 22:46
Replies: 3
Views: 1,337
Posted By drpixie

Hmmm... the G3X is just the display screen. The...

Hmmm... the G3X is just the display screen. The aircraft will have a bunch of LRUs (line replaceable units) doing the comms, AP, transponder, etc.
One of the LRUs will be a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Sep 2021, 12:24
Replies: 8
Views: 1,959
Posted By drpixie

I've only got a an old 1977 404 manual (though...

I've only got a an old 1977 404 manual (though that's probably about average) but the short answer is NO. For "landing with defective main gear" the manual calls for mixture to idle-cutoff during the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Sep 2021, 09:27
Replies: 33
Views: 7,872
Posted By drpixie

When in doubt, fly the f**** aircraft - which the...

When in doubt, fly the f**** aircraft - which the crew did, and all ended well.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Aug 2021, 02:37
Replies: 23
Views: 21,970
Posted By drpixie

Love it - I'm doing tup-pence and thrip-pence...

Love it - I'm doing tup-pence and thrip-pence approaches from now - but only with old guys who know what a pence is. :)

For those seeing it for the first time - 2D equates precisely to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jul 2021, 02:06
Replies: 44
Views: 11,926
Posted By drpixie

You (well, Angel Flight) will need specific...

You (well, Angel Flight) will need specific approval to use flight numbers - and it's not easy to get that approval.

I don't think there's a problem with saying "ABC Angel Flight Baron ...." - ATC...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Mar 2021, 02:58
Replies: 48
Views: 24,151
Posted By drpixie

John Tullamarine, Got to agree with most of...

John Tullamarine,

Got to agree with most of that. The subject is not about type/class training - it's about "is this person up to understanding and commanding an airliner"?

Having said that -...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Dec 2020, 22:28
Replies: 22
Views: 4,241
Posted By drpixie

More likely, the $4k is just the absolute minimum...

More likely, the $4k is just the absolute minimum the gov can claim - for face-saving and bull****ting purposes.
$US8k/hr seems much more likely for that size aircraft ... perhaps $AU4k is just the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Oct 2020, 06:47
Replies: 31
Views: 8,689
Posted By drpixie

That's a big question on little information. Are...

That's a big question on little information. Are you going from a Cessna single into a turbine? Are you concerned about touch-and-go v. full-stop and taxi around?

As a general guide, go to the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Sep 2020, 02:41
Replies: 73
Views: 20,784
Posted By drpixie

Rings true with what I see in aero-medical. I see...

Rings true with what I see in aero-medical. I see any number of recently retired airline captains who like the idea of a little light aero-medical flying to keep their hand in! (And it's always their...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th May 2020, 11:18
Replies: 9
Views: 3,021
Posted By drpixie

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/639x467/7829211102_94bc2c1e02_z_1a896ccb42f7ef0b5b59d8e3a5e8d40202cb975a.jpg

About 210m in Australia.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th May 2020, 23:32
Replies: 20
Views: 7,032
Posted By drpixie

Part of the problem is that we (aviators) have...

Part of the problem is that we (aviators) have used the term "checklist" for two completely different things: #1 is a check of routine things, #2 is instructions for unusual abnormal situations.
...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th May 2020, 07:16
Replies: 29
Views: 11,996
Posted By drpixie

Nothing left-field in that, a well worn path ......

Nothing left-field in that, a well worn path ... buy "cheap" aircraft, fly for a bit, and go broke ... it's a tradition in Australia.

Compass I
Compass II
Jetgo
Ozjet

... need I go on,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Apr 2020, 03:47
Replies: 6
Views: 1,603
Posted By drpixie

Yes - you have to transition. Get it started now...

Yes - you have to transition. Get it started now - "just" a couple of forms with copies of stuff you didn't know you needed - because it could take a while.

And check everything that comes back -...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Mar 2020, 07:45
Replies: 3
Views: 1,387
Posted By drpixie

"Restrictions" is a vague term - lots of us have...

"Restrictions" is a vague term - lots of us have restrictions like "Reading correction must be available" - no big deal.

PS. The CASA medical guide is (used to be) available online - it assumes...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Jan 2020, 00:44
Replies: 21
Views: 7,824
Posted By drpixie

No - you cannot. The only time you can log...

No - you cannot. The only time you can log copilot is when you are part of a formal multi-crew operation - being when the AOC requires it (commercial op) or the aircraft type rating reqires 2 pilots,...
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