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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Sep 2023, 05:25
Replies: 965
Views: 327,243
Posted By lamax

The QANTAS board, Vanessa Hudson and all who work...

The QANTAS board, Vanessa Hudson and all who work under her should heed Don Kendell's quote to his pilots many years ago which was " the customer is your paymaster, not me"
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Jan 2023, 05:37
Replies: 148
Views: 56,793
Posted By lamax

In Australia aviation journalism is an oxymoron...

In Australia aviation journalism is an oxymoron except for a handful of individuals who know what they are talking about. Standards of reporting could easily be improved to the detriment of media...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Nov 2022, 20:49
Replies: 73
Views: 28,846
Posted By lamax

I'm with Krusty, I've seen a LAME try to hang on...

I'm with Krusty, I've seen a LAME try to hang on in start, he let go pretty quickly.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Nov 2022, 04:24
Replies: 73
Views: 28,846
Posted By lamax

It's hard to understand how the strap remained on...

It's hard to understand how the strap remained on a blade if the a/c was taxied with both engines unfeathered and only detached on the runway after TO power applied.Can't remember prop RPM on taxi...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Nov 2022, 03:54
Replies: 73
Views: 28,846
Posted By lamax

Impossible for a person to hold prop stationary...

Impossible for a person to hold prop stationary once condition lever moved out of feather. Prop brake when operational is fitted to RH power unit only to provide bleed air during turnrounds.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Nov 2022, 05:23
Replies: 73
Views: 28,846
Posted By lamax

Wait for the preliminary report. There is a...

Wait for the preliminary report. There is a paucity of good aviation journalism in Australia. Most journos describe moving off the ramp as beginning take off. Questions raised from this incident are...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Jul 2022, 07:09
Replies: 67
Views: 14,086
Posted By lamax

Modifying a SAAB to fly lower and slower with...

Modifying a SAAB to fly lower and slower with less payload and reduced range does not add up to an economical proposition. Development, build and certification costs would also have to be amortized...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Jun 2022, 05:49
Replies: 64
Views: 16,642
Posted By lamax

My boss always reminded his pilots that their...

My boss always reminded his pilots that their paymaster was the passenger and not the boss, maybe that should be kept in mind when criticizing customers who have less that satisfactory customer...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th May 2022, 06:21
Replies: 29
Views: 6,791
Posted By lamax

And don't forget Wagga FSU, Getting back home...

And don't forget Wagga FSU, Getting back home after midnight when Pat Chiswell remained on duty until I landed and kept my wife briefed on my progress, no mobiles in those days!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Nov 2021, 04:25
Replies: 907
Views: 355,285
Posted By lamax

Since learning to fly in 1965 I've observed for...

Since learning to fly in 1965 I've observed for around 20K hours the Australian aviation landscape from the front window of regional aircraft. In that time many dreamers have come and gone in trying...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Oct 2021, 06:01
Replies: 15
Views: 4,238
Posted By lamax

I worked at Morris Motors in Cowley Oxford in the...

I worked at Morris Motors in Cowley Oxford in the 60s, During the war years they repaired wrecked aircraft and flew them out from the company airfield, Many aircraft were worked on by retired...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Jan 2021, 23:03
Replies: 2,839
Views: 1,099,385
Posted By lamax

90% OTP is impressive as REX flights stage...

90% OTP is impressive as REX flights stage through capital city airports where most delays originate, Quick turnarounds in the country may help to regain schedules but operating on time from remote...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Dec 2020, 05:04
Replies: 76
Views: 28,667
Posted By lamax

Arthur trained me 65 to 68, a great instructor...

Arthur trained me 65 to 68, a great instructor and true aviation person, spent a day at his home being show his model collection and other aviation stuff. He was not CFI in my time with the RACNSW.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Jun 2019, 23:09
Replies: 160
Views: 47,880
Posted By lamax

Can't see how any 4 seat aeroplane of any design...

Can't see how any 4 seat aeroplane of any design charging $80 a head regardless of distance travelled can possibly make money. When last I looked there were not many Bentley Continentals in the...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2019, 02:27
Replies: 107
Views: 116,564
Posted By lamax

In the 70s two Herons departed Melbourne, one for...

In the 70s two Herons departed Melbourne, one for Wagga Wagga and one for Merimbula. Somehow pax were mixed up on the tarmac prior to boarding, some alert pax noticed the wrong scenery and alerted...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Jan 2018, 20:28
Replies: 421
Views: 275,155
Posted By lamax

From a retired highly experienced Beaver pilot...

From a retired highly experienced Beaver pilot who flew the accident aircraft in a different guise (no floats). "Put on flap and the Beaver will out turn any aircraft I have flown, try a steep turn...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Aug 2017, 07:42
Replies: 14
Views: 3,149
Posted By lamax

Centaurus' leaky Lincoln must be an English...

Centaurus' leaky Lincoln must be an English thing, DH114 Herons tended to leak when filled to capacity, so did my Morris Marina!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Mar 2017, 06:00
Replies: 271
Views: 171,091
Posted By lamax

Sandiland's comments highlights the paucity of...

Sandiland's comments highlights the paucity of professional aviation journalists in Australia. The rush to make headlines indicates a lack of expertise and skill in independently researching and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Mar 2017, 08:37
Replies: 271
Views: 171,091
Posted By lamax

Freed of the burden of dragging the aircraft...

Freed of the burden of dragging the aircraft through the air the propellor probably accelerated ahead of the a/c in a graceful descending arc. Not unknown with previous propellor separations.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Feb 2017, 03:32
Replies: 1,350
Views: 589,290
Posted By lamax

I met up with a guy today who recalled an IR...

I met up with a guy today who recalled an IR renewal I did with him at Mangalore in a Metro 11. This a/c would have similar OEI performance characteristics to the B200. After a simulated EF seconds...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Feb 2014, 06:51
Replies: 50
Views: 23,555
Posted By lamax

Kendell operated Navajo, Aero Commander, Heron...

Kendell operated Navajo, Aero Commander, Heron and Metro for around 7 years on Melbourne - Griffith route. Always a marginal proposition, but especially after the drug trade was cleaned up in...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Jun 2013, 08:28
Replies: 838
Views: 647,541
Posted By lamax

Generations of regional airline pilots have never...

Generations of regional airline pilots have never trusted inland city/town morning CAVOK forecasts in winter when anti-cyclonic conditions exist with dry bulb, wet bulb temperatures within one degree...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Mar 2013, 07:28
Replies: 73
Views: 8,153
Posted By lamax

"Flying the Oceans" by Horace Brock is about Pan...

"Flying the Oceans" by Horace Brock is about Pan Am's early flying boat operations across the Pacific and other areas in the Americas.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Nov 2012, 08:24
Replies: 45
Views: 19,227
Posted By lamax

Stationair 8, Kendell operated PA31 VH-DAP from...

Stationair 8, Kendell operated PA31 VH-DAP from 1971, that A/C was imported into Australia in the 1960s and operated by Delhi Allied Petroleum. Stand to be corrected on prior KD history.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Aug 2012, 12:03
Replies: 63
Views: 37,148
Posted By lamax

A take it or leave it attitude may well work with...

A take it or leave it attitude may well work with employee industrial relations but the same attitude with customers can only spell terminal decline.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Feb 2012, 00:01
Replies: 76
Views: 28,667
Posted By lamax

And remember the files RACNSW instructors keep...

And remember the files RACNSW instructors keep on DCA examiners which indicated their favourite subjects for instructor rating renewals. Surprised nobody has mentioned Spike Jennings, plenty of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Jan 2012, 03:11
Replies: 69
Views: 12,882
Posted By lamax

Thanks Dog for the correction about early...

Thanks Dog for the correction about early Melbourne Airport movements, there seemed to be an inordinate amount of time between accepting itinerante traffic and the first RPT operations.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Jan 2012, 06:07
Replies: 69
Views: 12,882
Posted By lamax

Considering Tullamarine did not exist as an...

Considering Tullamarine did not exist as an airport in 1967 it would have been an interesting arrival for Airforce One although I'm sure the old Bulla Servo would have been happy with the fuelling...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Nov 2011, 03:00
Replies: 26
Views: 4,448
Posted By lamax

For a relatively short period around the late 60s...

For a relatively short period around the late 60s traffic lights were installed on General Homes Drive aligned with Sydney's RWY 25 threshold, presumably to protect vehicular traffic from jet blast.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Feb 2011, 04:30
Replies: 362
Views: 138,618
Posted By lamax

Unless an aircraft is lowered vertically under...

Unless an aircraft is lowered vertically under power into water the propellors will always curve rearwards when entering water due to the resultant force of forward airspeed.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Jan 2011, 06:48
Replies: 256
Views: 126,958
Posted By lamax

Manderson, I stand to be corrected, I did my...

Manderson, I stand to be corrected, I did my commercial navs with Arthur Kell, I remember him being photographed with the Lancaster but I'm pretty sure he wasn't part of the ferry crew.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Jan 2011, 04:44
Replies: 20
Views: 3,919
Posted By lamax

Keg, I can understand your frustration on this...

Keg, I can understand your frustration on this story, I commented to the Hun ( Herald Sun) that windshear and missed approaches are common occurences. To date these comments have not been published...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Oct 2010, 00:19
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,857
Posted By lamax

Can't remember a lot of my 20,000 hrs. as pilot...

Can't remember a lot of my 20,000 hrs. as pilot but will never forget paxing on Concorde 20 years ago between Washington and Heathrow. Spent the last 2 hours of the flight standing in the flight deck...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Sep 2010, 09:01
Replies: 309
Views: 115,769
Posted By lamax

Major airline managements have never understood...

Major airline managements have never understood the regional airline environment. Fourty years ago ANSW tried to replace F27 with F28 on high yield, regulated and sole operator routes in NSW. The...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Jun 2010, 09:50
Replies: 16
Views: 6,963
Posted By lamax

I was a school boy in the mid 40s to the mid 50s...

I was a school boy in the mid 40s to the mid 50s and have many happy memories of Mascot as it was known.I spent every available minute after school and on week ends exploring its aircraft and hangars...
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