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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Nov 2011, 05:55
Replies: 1,466
Views: 933,989
Posted By V1OOPS

Besides hearing of others swapping allegiances, I...

Besides hearing of others swapping allegiances, I personally know of one leading travel agent tour rep, a Qantas gold FF and long time Qantas fan, who was offered Lounge access last week on their...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Oct 2011, 01:36
Replies: 109
Views: 34,349
Posted By V1OOPS

I understand Rex's subsidiaries are losing both...

I understand Rex's subsidiaries are losing both brand new and experienced crews, along with other valuable senior management and staff, rather rapidly too thanks to Rex's increasing involvement in...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jun 2010, 04:12
Replies: 10,249
Views: 3,367,518
Posted By V1OOPS

Ah, Radials!

The things you could do with your mates on a sunny afternoon in the days before ASICs and tiger tape [sigh]. Assuming you could find someone with a car and the Old Man let you borrow his camera.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Apr 2010, 07:09
Replies: 10,249
Views: 3,367,518
Posted By V1OOPS

Looks like Yasur on Tanna. A very specky sight...

Looks like Yasur on Tanna. A very specky sight day or at night, and a tummy thumper up close on the rim.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Apr 2010, 01:18
Replies: 10,249
Views: 3,367,518
Posted By V1OOPS

FB, got the Victa snaps, but unfortunately most...

FB, got the Victa snaps, but unfortunately most if not all of your contributions on the previous pages are replaced in my browser by a Photobucket Bandwidth Exceeded gif. I don't see anyone else...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Nov 2008, 23:44
Replies: 73
Views: 9,481
Posted By V1OOPS

I copped a positive once and, while a second swab...

I copped a positive once and, while a second swab was being analysed by the same machine, the security staff elaborated on the list of innocent products/activities above to include things like using...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Feb 2008, 12:13
Replies: 16
Views: 4,802
Posted By V1OOPS

Likewise, when I was both country boy and...

Likewise, when I was both country boy and aspiring aviator I used to watch these guys and dream despite parental discouragement. Still do dream of their type of grass roots flying. Always admired...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Nov 2007, 01:45
Replies: 25
Views: 10,957
Posted By V1OOPS

Danger Mouse: the company agreed to publish a...

Danger Mouse: the company agreed to publish a roster one month ahead which it can adjust up to 2 weeks before the day. Even with that written commitment they have in the past taken every opportunity...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Oct 2007, 22:00
Replies: 6
Views: 1,439
Posted By V1OOPS

No where near as bad as Sunfish's encounter with...

No where near as bad as Sunfish's encounter with customs, but my new DVD player from the US hit Oz customs the day before Easter. They returned it to the airfreight company's bond store where it sat...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Aug 2007, 00:52
Replies: 62
Views: 9,247
Posted By V1OOPS

Cool Quoting woftam: Well oil beef hooked !!!! ...

Quoting woftam: Well oil beef hooked !!!!
According to the text emblazened on my (shrunken?) 1980 vintage T-shirt, that should be 'whale' oil :)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Jul 2007, 21:38
Replies: 129
Views: 25,848
Posted By V1OOPS

Chuckie gets my vote too. Nothing fazes him no...

Chuckie gets my vote too. Nothing fazes him no matter how much traffic there is - a calm flow of instructions and concise info as to why. I reckon he reads minds because as soon as we even think...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Dec 2006, 11:54
Replies: 17
Views: 3,924
Posted By V1OOPS

If I recall correctly, changing tanks in a...

If I recall correctly, changing tanks in a typical tip-tanked Islander involved switching on an electrically driven Meccano-like arrangement of chain, cogs and a valve outboard in each wing. I can't...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Oct 2006, 21:40
Replies: 35
Views: 7,764
Posted By V1OOPS

There was also the unfortunate issue of the power...

There was also the unfortunate issue of the power assisted elevator (or was it the elevator trim?). The original design showed borderline figures to gain certification and instead of building it into...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd May 2006, 07:05
Replies: 7
Views: 1,490
Posted By V1OOPS

I think the only magic power it holds is allowing...

I think the only magic power it holds is allowing the lucky owner an occasional discounted coffee or burger from an airport eatery, and that might just work whether you're working, in uniform or not....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Mar 2006, 05:25
Replies: 18
Views: 2,505
Posted By V1OOPS

If I wasn't often the target of their silly scans...

If I wasn't often the target of their silly scans it might be amusing, at least later in the bar, but the trouble is that this stupidty is our hard earned taxes at work :(
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Feb 2006, 10:25
Replies: 19
Views: 1,779
Posted By V1OOPS

It is a seriously divided 'cattle run' with floor...

It is a seriously divided 'cattle run' with floor to ceiling sheet metal and girders ensuring not even water passes under the divider wall - hence tarmac rain/fuel runoff and exhaust/wind blown...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Feb 2006, 20:12
Replies: 19
Views: 1,779
Posted By V1OOPS

Right about the retail aspect. Retailers were...

Right about the retail aspect. Retailers were promised xx pax/hour past their stores, so AAL obliged by creating a design to match maximum exposure, feeding in the regionals at each end.

Compared...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Nov 2005, 20:30
Replies: 6
Views: 2,194
Posted By V1OOPS

Rostered for the usual 5 with 2 RDOs scattered...

Rostered for the usual 5 with 2 RDOs scattered appropriately, but reserve days is location and aircraft type dependant and typically changes over time anyway. Some rarely get one in a month while...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Sep 2005, 09:14
Replies: 3
Views: 1,067
Posted By V1OOPS

That's almost as difficult as finding the biggest...

That's almost as difficult as finding the biggest plane in the New Zealand Airforce ... but not quite.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Jul 2005, 14:04
Replies: 24
Views: 4,578
Posted By V1OOPS

Simple logic would suggest that having even more...

Simple logic would suggest that having even more level headed friendly faces in the cockpit should be a good thing, especially if it means we then outnumber the chopstick welding morons in the cabin....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Jul 2005, 07:06
Replies: 19
Views: 1,769
Posted By V1OOPS

I think it was better suited to the subs it was...

I think it was better suited to the subs it was designed for - we were usually about 4 miles ahead of the Omega read-out on most flights until we slowed joining the circuit. By park brake 'on' it was...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Jun 2005, 10:01
Replies: 59
Views: 8,558
Posted By V1OOPS

ChimbuAnd how many more millions (billions?) will...

ChimbuAnd how many more millions (billions?) will be spent before the paranoia wears off - even in Oz?

It used to be Reds under the bed that kept them awake - now it's Osamas in pyjamas.

The...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th May 2005, 07:11
Replies: 17
Views: 1,721
Posted By V1OOPS

What possibilities? The pictures in my mind are...

What possibilities? The pictures in my mind are of those Cessnas caught in trees or left dangling from power lines.

eg:...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th May 2005, 22:54
Replies: 7
Views: 2,048
Posted By V1OOPS

All very nice ... location, planes, aeros, camera...

All very nice ... location, planes, aeros, camera work and especially (didn't anyone else notice?) the pilot with the pony tail :)

We do race day airshow aerobatics a little more conservatively...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Apr 2005, 09:17
Replies: 78
Views: 9,347
Posted By V1OOPS

Had a door pop only once in 1000 Aztec hours -...

Had a door pop only once in 1000 Aztec hours - I'd let an experienced Aztec pax and PPL close it for me for the first, and from then on, only time. Sounded OK, looked OK, but wasn't OK. Never let a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Mar 2005, 21:51
Replies: 54
Views: 6,386
Posted By V1OOPS

A couple of things - I've been wondering...

A couple of things -

I've been wondering why I even have an ASIC if no one's going to check it during screening or only glance at it airside while they fine me $500 for wearing it...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Mar 2005, 04:23
Replies: 30
Views: 3,831
Posted By V1OOPS

Tried Emirates last year and had one of the best...

Tried Emirates last year and had one of the best trips across the ditch. Great service, food and entertainment options.

Also very cheap if you score one of their $1 fares!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Mar 2005, 03:49
Replies: 3
Views: 1,498
Posted By V1OOPS

Are you sure that's not a SAAB kitted out for...

Are you sure that's not a SAAB kitted out for winter ... ski rack, Swedish flighties, etc?

Looks better now, huh? :)
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Feb 2005, 19:03
Replies: 174
Views: 19,982
Posted By V1OOPS

Al E. Vator you can add one more airline to your...

Al E. Vator you can add one more airline to your list of recent start-ups (Impulse jets and Virgin) that were claimed to not have a chance in hell of surviving by the armchair experts still posting...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Feb 2005, 21:35
Replies: 26
Views: 4,602
Posted By V1OOPS

Correct, and caught on camera. For anyone...

Correct, and caught on camera.

For anyone who missed an explanation - typically the victim is female and responds by pulling the nozzle out of the tank thus turning it into a flame thrower. The...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Feb 2005, 10:50
Replies: 26
Views: 4,602
Posted By V1OOPS

Which bit about refueling? If it's the myth about...

Which bit about refueling? If it's the myth about cellphones triggering explosions, then I'd have to ask why tarmac radios at several more watts and considerably less distance don't get pinged....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Jan 2005, 01:45
Replies: 115
Views: 10,756
Posted By V1OOPS

In response to another natural disaster elsewhere...

In response to another natural disaster elsewhere overseas some years ago, 3 RAAF C130s rocked up with a payload of choppers, etc. Once the humanitarian job was done they packed the choppers back...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Dec 2004, 05:42
Replies: 149
Views: 20,047
Posted By V1OOPS

UltralightsI think ASIC's a waste of time and...

UltralightsI think ASIC's a waste of time and money too ... despite full uniform and accompanied by other crew all with ASICs flapping, security checkers insist on checking inside navbags and inside...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Nov 2004, 19:52
Replies: 34
Views: 4,383
Posted By V1OOPS

Terminal access aside, taxis in Sydney,...

Terminal access aside, taxis in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, etc all seem to have drivers who know less about their city than the infrequent visitor in the back seat. I mean, if a Melbourne taxi...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Nov 2004, 21:01
Replies: 19
Views: 2,731
Posted By V1OOPS

Old Metro II's that had been in the way of a few...

Old Metro II's that had been in the way of a few lightning strikes, besides losing the sharp bits off every pointy fin/wing trailing edge and a melted rear nav light, typically displayed a line of...
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