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24th Jan 2024, 20:40
Replies: 142
Views: 33,604
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Incredibly sad. I logged lots of happy hours in...

Incredibly sad.
I logged lots of happy hours in that aircraft back in the day.
28th Dec 2022, 19:46
Replies: 19
Views: 2,126
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Cruise ship companies are guilty of the same...

Cruise ship companies are guilty of the same offence.
20th Dec 2022, 01:36
Replies: 23
Views: 5,207
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So who on the council stood to gain from this...

So who on the council stood to gain from this privatisation? There's obviously no community benefit.
29th Oct 2022, 06:59
Replies: 49
Views: 10,564
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I did my first solo flight off runway 12 at YSCB....

I did my first solo flight off runway 12 at YSCB.

There is no safety issue and never was.

The airport operator is talking bull**** as airport operators frequently do.
23rd Oct 2022, 11:02
Replies: 49
Views: 10,564
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Absolutely disgraceful. I wonder if the new...

Absolutely disgraceful. I wonder if the new government will have the guts to put an end to this sort of nonsense.
18th Oct 2022, 01:44
Replies: 14
Views: 5,336
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Space Yak, I haven't been to NZ for almost five...

Space Yak, I haven't been to NZ for almost five years but I know the Queenstown flightseeing industry has survived the recent upheavals in international tourism.

I know several of the operators....
17th Oct 2022, 23:17
Replies: 51
Views: 8,289
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Exactly. It is a purely British debate.

Exactly. It is a purely British debate.
24th Apr 2022, 01:38
Replies: 101
Views: 39,691
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I have to agree with Duck Pilot. I only did...

I have to agree with Duck Pilot.

I only did scud running over the mountains once and eventually had to divert to an airport (YCWR) in the opposite direction to where I was wanting to go (YSCN).
...
6th Apr 2022, 11:13
Replies: 60
Views: 10,830
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When I worked at a well known Sydney radio...

When I worked at a well known Sydney radio station in the 1980s the callsign of our car/portable radios was VH2TX, so I'm not sure that the number plus two letters proposal is a goer.
27th Mar 2022, 07:07
Replies: 8
Views: 2,794
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Yes Griffo. I visited the museum late last year.

Yes Griffo. I visited the museum late last year.
27th Feb 2022, 04:25
Replies: 136
Views: 75,363
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SEATO? That disappeared a long time ago.

SEATO? That disappeared a long time ago.
31st Oct 2021, 07:35
Replies: 25
Views: 9,302
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It is hard to see how any good could come of...

It is hard to see how any good could come of this. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
6th Oct 2021, 07:01
Replies: 80
Views: 12,690
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ZFT, actually that's the case here as well.

ZFT, actually that's the case here as well.
6th Oct 2021, 03:07
Replies: 80
Views: 12,690
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Where I live masks are mandatory everywhere...

Where I live masks are mandatory everywhere except inside one's own home. I hate the bloody things, and as I'm double vaccinated I'd be happy to go without one and accept whatever risk that involves....
18th Sep 2021, 22:30
Replies: 39
Views: 7,184
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When I started flying lessons I was driving 8km...

When I started flying lessons I was driving 8km to the airport (YSCB). By the time I completed my training I was living in a different city and flying from a different airport (YSCN) which was about...
17th Jul 2021, 11:56
Replies: 33
Views: 6,802
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Exactly, deja vu. That report is riddled with...

Exactly, deja vu. That report is riddled with grammatical howlers and therefore unacceptable.
12th Jul 2021, 07:47
Replies: 21
Views: 2,955
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I got my restricted PPL in 1991 so the GFPT must...

I got my restricted PPL in 1991 so the GFPT must have been some time after that.
Forum: ATC Issues
5th May 2021, 01:13
Replies: 15
Views: 3,099
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What Pera said. That, in fact, is how it's done.

What Pera said. That, in fact, is how it's done.
26th Apr 2021, 21:27
Replies: 441
Views: 91,872
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One AZ shot so far. No reaction.

One AZ shot so far. No reaction.
19th Apr 2021, 06:41
Replies: 44
Views: 12,616
Posted By On Track

Bubble stuff

I have a number of friends involved in the Queenstown/Milford flightseeing industry. They were all ecstatic to see QF 121 land at ZQN today. Let's hope for everyone's sake that there are no speed...
4th Apr 2021, 21:11
Replies: 33
Views: 7,027
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I was taught that it was illegal to put it back...

I was taught that it was illegal to put it back in the aircraft's fuel tanks.

At one of my aero clubs we poured the drained fuel into a drum and used it later to power the lawnmower.
...
5th Mar 2021, 00:53
Replies: 77
Views: 19,338
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What a load of nanny state bull****, regardless...

What a load of nanny state bull****, regardless of who thought up the idea.

Yes there are alternative outback events to Birdsville. Some years ago we went to the Bedourie camel races and were...
17th Feb 2021, 07:57
Replies: 27
Views: 6,938
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Thanks for the photos, TD. It seems my memory is...

Thanks for the photos, TD. It seems my memory is more reliable than I sometimes give it credit for.
16th Feb 2021, 03:40
Replies: 27
Views: 6,938
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Max Tow, you've left out the tower that came...

Max Tow, you've left out the tower that came after your version 2 and before your version 3. It was located between the Ansett terminal (the area now occupied by T2) and north of 07/25.
9th Feb 2021, 20:13
Replies: 522
Views: 79,479
Posted By On Track

So very true!

So very true!
31st Dec 2020, 22:56
Replies: 14
Views: 5,336
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27/09, be in no doubt that it was Scott Paterson...

27/09, be in no doubt that it was Scott Paterson who killed off the Wakatipu Aero Club. The death of Julianne Kramer in 2012 was a massive blow for the club and led to a period of uncertainty but it...
31st Dec 2020, 05:15
Replies: 14
Views: 5,336
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27/09, the article you mention refers to Colin...

27/09, the article you mention refers to Colin Keel, the airport CEO who succeeded the late Scott Paterson, who did all the damage to the club. Keel is far more enlightened than Paterson, but by the...
Forum: Questions
13th Sep 2020, 00:53
Replies: 37
Views: 24,632
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Some of us are not allowed to travel more than...

Some of us are not allowed to travel more than 5km from home, let alone to another city or another country.

And this is in a liberal western democracy!
11th Aug 2020, 01:11
Replies: 99
Views: 24,389
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Prop swinger, it's not a question of choice. The...

Prop swinger, it's not a question of choice. The law requires me and everyone else to fly on QNH below the transition altitude (which is 10,000 feet across the whole country). The safety benefits...
7th Aug 2020, 07:10
Replies: 99
Views: 24,389
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I don't find QFE complicated. Actually I've never...

I don't find QFE complicated. Actually I've never used it because (a) it's not necessary and (b) it's not available in any of the jurisdictions where I have flown, but I'm sure I could deal with it...
7th Aug 2020, 05:21
Replies: 99
Views: 24,389
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As I sit here in lockdown and under curfew, and...

As I sit here in lockdown and under curfew, and wonder whether life will ever be the same again, this thread surfaces again to reassure me that some things never change.

I still shake my head in...
3rd Aug 2020, 11:43
Replies: 43
Views: 15,000
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I know times are tough but somebody must be...

I know times are tough but somebody must be living in a parallel universe.
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Jun 2020, 04:23
Replies: 13
Views: 2,651
Posted By On Track

Ascend Charlie, we must know each other.

Ascend Charlie, we must know each other.
18th Apr 2020, 06:02
Replies: 223
Views: 90,523
Posted By On Track

A Chinese takeover is the last thing Australia...

A Chinese takeover is the last thing Australia needs. The Chinese already have their fingers in too many pies.
27th Feb 2020, 20:22
Replies: 24
Views: 7,375
Posted By On Track

You did the right thing by not flying VFR into...

You did the right thing by not flying VFR into IMC and the owner should be grateful to you for that. As an aircraft owner myself I would have thanked you for your prudence, and left it at that. I...
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