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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd May 2024, 06:14
Replies: 11
Views: 1,797
Posted By By George

Great pilot and another sad loss to aviation....

Great pilot and another sad loss to aviation. Flew the Bristol 170, DC-4 and L100 as a Captain not to mention extensive GA aircraft. A total aviation enthusiast. Never cracked the domestic airline...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Apr 2024, 06:58
Replies: 13
Views: 3,017
Posted By By George

Finally, found a method to get the pigeons off my...

Finally, found a method to get the pigeons off my solar panels. Can the F18 come back please.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Apr 2024, 20:49
Replies: 17
Views: 2,532
Posted By By George

I still remember Bob Vowles in the Ansett F27...

I still remember Bob Vowles in the Ansett F27 circling over the Aero Commander that ditched in the Straight, watching helplessly as the poor chap drowned. The Bass Straight is not for the faint...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Apr 2024, 02:24
Replies: 41
Views: 7,539
Posted By By George

Indeed! The definition of darkness is an...

Indeed! The definition of darkness is an aeroplane cockpit at night without electrics.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Apr 2024, 21:26
Replies: 41
Views: 7,539
Posted By By George

Yes, I was thinking the same thing and...

Yes, I was thinking the same thing and personally would have waited for what Mr Boeing quaintly calls 'ground contact imminent'. Again, not being critical; I wasn't there and other factors might...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Apr 2024, 23:46
Replies: 41
Views: 7,539
Posted By By George

In defence of ‘Make it happen Captain’ my old...

In defence of ‘Make it happen Captain’ my old CAR5 licence has ‘B55/B58’.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Mar 2024, 22:14
Replies: 110
Views: 41,544
Posted By By George

Kundry you are being unfair to 'a certain...

Kundry you are being unfair to 'a certain operator'. As far as I know the Aerostar (HFY) was never on the books. I think it had some maintenance completed there. The Baron (BKA) was used for training...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Feb 2024, 20:09
Replies: 15
Views: 2,723
Posted By By George

If safety really was "our highest priority at all...

If safety really was "our highest priority at all times" no jet would be operated outside controlled airspace. Waddling along at min clean with the nose up at 6 degrees you can't see anything out the...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2024, 21:02
Replies: 3
Views: 1,444
Posted By By George

I met Ian McRitchie who was shot down on that...

I met Ian McRitchie who was shot down on that raid during the mid-seventies. He was still flying and owned a Beechcraft Queenair based at Moorabbin in Victoria. Fascinating gentleman and a real...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Feb 2024, 01:32
Replies: 113
Views: 8,971
Posted By By George

I have completed several flight reviews for...

I have completed several flight reviews for owners in their aircraft including an EFIS RV6 that I was not familiar with. Before the flight I got hold of a POH and learnt everything I could about the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Feb 2024, 20:41
Replies: 4,988
Views: 740,815
Posted By By George

Is that RAAF Point Cook in the background?

Is that RAAF Point Cook in the background?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jan 2024, 05:09
Replies: 11
Views: 2,204
Posted By By George

Cocos Island is another one where the runway goes...

Cocos Island is another one where the runway goes between the greens, and with no fence. At least the players on Cocos halt play while you thunder past. With the old Bangkok 21L/R they seemed to keep...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jan 2024, 20:49
Replies: 104
Views: 37,332
Posted By By George

My first flight in an aeroplane, London to...

My first flight in an aeroplane, London to Germany (Munich?) in 1957. Sat opposite my brothers on a four-seat table complete with linen tablecloth, fine china and stainless-steel knives. My father in...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Dec 2023, 04:50
Replies: 35
Views: 7,939
Posted By By George

So, in an effort to keep up, if the autopilot did...

So, in an effort to keep up, if the autopilot did the landing we would have to say, 'It' did it with them pilots watching?

Autopilots must have feelings too, especially if they are called George.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Dec 2023, 04:34
Replies: 409
Views: 112,997
Posted By By George

A single engine jet is designed to operate with...

A single engine jet is designed to operate with live seats. If this aircraft had these, two fine individuals would still be with us. Why is there so much opposition to live seats in a civilian...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Nov 2023, 20:48
Replies: 56
Views: 8,319
Posted By By George

In today's world plenty of wrongdoings; 1. No...

In today's world plenty of wrongdoings;
1. No Hi-Vis vests.
2. No seatbelts.
3. No rotating beacon on moving aircraft.
4. Support vehicle on wrong side of the road.
5. Unregistered towing...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Oct 2023, 14:02
Replies: 56
Views: 8,319
Posted By By George

Nice bloke Garry, worked with him at Ansett. He...

Nice bloke Garry, worked with him at Ansett. He was not treated well by Ansett or the RAAF, a little underrated in my opinion. Could never understand why, although he did call a spade a shovel. I...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Oct 2023, 11:19
Replies: 9
Views: 4,485
Posted By By George

Very steep nose attitude, not at all ‘flat’ so it...

Very steep nose attitude, not at all ‘flat’ so it should be recoverable. I wonder why not? Is it the high tail being blanked out?
I read recently of a loss of a Beechcraft B58 Baron after VMCA...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Sep 2023, 21:26
Replies: 188
Views: 70,892
Posted By By George

I strongly suspect the only reason Dave started...

I strongly suspect the only reason Dave started to turn was he suddenly saw or realised the Pawnee was coming. When I flew with him just before the accident, he gave a very detailed brief in the...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Aug 2023, 22:25
Replies: 4
Views: 1,137
Posted By By George

Two hours extra seems unusually longer. When I...

Two hours extra seems unusually longer. When I use to fly the NAT Tracks to JFK, to be stuck behind a 340 was agony. ( 747 .86). I have not flown a 340 but I think they cruise around .82 The real...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Aug 2023, 10:26
Replies: 365
Views: 54,569
Posted By By George

I was wrong, in my previous company (under NZ...

I was wrong, in my previous company (under NZ CAA) it was a requirement to have an instructor rating to check. Even so, during my years training under the Airline system we had to attend Training...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Aug 2023, 08:07
Replies: 365
Views: 54,569
Posted By By George

It is no different coming out of an Airline with...

It is no different coming out of an Airline with years of training experience, you still need the GA ratings. Even more bizarre under the new rules before you can be promoted to be a training captain...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2023, 02:48
Replies: 107
Views: 44,957
Posted By By George

In the book Red Eagles by Steve Davies, recording...

In the book Red Eagles by Steve Davies, recording the secret testing of various Soviet fighters at Tonopah, he quotes a Major Thomas Drake, who apparently had the highest number of flights on the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jul 2023, 13:37
Replies: 188
Views: 70,892
Posted By By George

The pilot of the Jab was a good friend of mine...

The pilot of the Jab was a good friend of mine going back fifty years. We flew together at Connair in Darwin in the seventies.Later he went TAA and I went Ansett. He subsequently went to EK and I...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Jul 2023, 21:23
Replies: 41
Views: 28,125
Posted By By George

On the 4th of April 1976 I had a runaway trim on...

On the 4th of April 1976 I had a runaway trim on a Aztec VH-MBU. If I remember correctly the trim cable was a nine strand affair and seven strands severed and poked through the cabin ceiling lining....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jun 2023, 21:36
Replies: 112
Views: 26,718
Posted By By George

Aviation is the only industry that on the surface...

Aviation is the only industry that on the surface eats its own young. However, like most things there are two sides to a coin. I recently retired (again) from an operator that employed a dozen ex...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Jun 2023, 21:29
Replies: 5
Views: 1,848
Posted By By George

Great bloke, great fun and always had a...

Great bloke, great fun and always had a mischievous grin on his face. Last time I saw him he was deaf as a post and it was difficult to converse. Another of the old guard gone. Sad.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Jun 2023, 23:56
Replies: 545
Views: 130,818
Posted By By George

Spent 11 years in Singapore, nice people, clean...

Spent 11 years in Singapore, nice people, clean and safe. No teenage girls setting fire to your Range Rover or burglarizing your home. No drugs and an attitude to crime that I only wish we could...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jun 2023, 21:56
Replies: 310
Views: 101,561
Posted By By George

On the 16/06/64 at the age of 15 as a member of...

On the 16/06/64 at the age of 15 as a member of 781 ATC Squadron I flew in an Air Display aboard Shackelton WR977 out of St Mawgan. By memory I think it was over Exeter. (We didn't land just a few...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th May 2023, 21:49
Replies: 41
Views: 8,834
Posted By By George

Nothing is impossible but at your age you are...

Nothing is impossible but at your age you are behind before you start, and you need to play catchup. Breaking through the initial GA stage and gaining the hours to be competitive for an Airline job...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th May 2023, 08:25
Replies: 141
Views: 35,988
Posted By By George

GL I feel your pain. From my experience this is...

GL I feel your pain. From my experience this is the toughest part of any flying career, that coveted first job. Most of us have been through this and only the most dedicated survive. I am at the end...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
16th Apr 2023, 01:51
Replies: 3
Views: 2,328
Posted By By George

Interesting to now claim declassification, back...

Interesting to now claim declassification, back in 1980 when I was flying Nomads, we knew this was an aft C of G accident. We used it as an example for the perils of poor loading. The straw that...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Mar 2023, 10:10
Replies: 140
Views: 36,440
Posted By By George

During my early days in aviation I flew Bristol...

During my early days in aviation I flew Bristol Freighters with Air Express based in Essendon Melbourne. If my memory serves me correctly we counted the blades passing the cockpit window, primed on...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Feb 2023, 06:41
Replies: 245
Views: 134,704
Posted By By George

I have trouble with the stall theory. I agree...

I have trouble with the stall theory. I agree they would have been at the back of the power curve, possibly with the stick shaker rattling away but not fully stalled. That aeroplane touched down...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Feb 2023, 21:59
Replies: 4
Views: 1,641
Posted By By George

Singapore airlines had a beautifully restored...

Singapore airlines had a beautifully restored Airspeed Consul (civilian version of the famous wartime Oxford) in the foyer of their Simulator and Training School. After the Silk Air accident, it was...
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