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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th May 2017, 03:13
Replies: 1
Views: 1,162
Posted By OpsNormal

Illawarra Airport.

Heard there was some interesting goings on and another near miss the other morning... :eek:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th May 2016, 03:53
Replies: 4
Views: 1,916
Posted By OpsNormal

I heard there was once an airport at Bankstown......

I heard there was once an airport at Bankstown... Hoxton Park etc....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Jul 2014, 10:47
Replies: 66
Views: 18,874
Posted By OpsNormal

Please folks take Jaba's lead as it would be far...

Please folks take Jaba's lead as it would be far better to wait for the ATSB to do their thing and finish their report rather than to play it out here first. Suffice to say there is a well loved and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Jul 2014, 01:56
Replies: 24
Views: 7,599
Posted By OpsNormal

AVCGA used to use "VMR" but that may have changed...

AVCGA used to use "VMR" but that may have changed in the 15 years since I was involved.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Dec 2013, 17:59
Replies: 180
Views: 73,616
Posted By OpsNormal

CASA.... Something to answer for? I doubt it very...

CASA.... Something to answer for? I doubt it very much. This was the result of a long chain of events that was set in motion in 2010 when Aeropelican was restructured with a new puppeteer and a whole...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Dec 2013, 10:33
Replies: 180
Views: 73,616
Posted By OpsNormal

Oh you reprobate..... :ouch: Whilst...

Oh you reprobate..... :ouch:

Whilst imparting my verbal caning (please Sir, may I have another.... :E ), you forgot probably the most important one to a dearly departed family member - Reginald.
...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Dec 2013, 06:30
Replies: 180
Views: 73,616
Posted By OpsNormal

There are a few of their aircraft still in the...

There are a few of their aircraft still in the air - a J41, a Metro and (as far as I am aware, which may be incorrect if it hasn't come out of the maint it went into early in the week) a J32. From...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Dec 2013, 07:20
Replies: 180
Views: 73,616
Posted By OpsNormal

Cleared Visual, I hear you and what you are...

Cleared Visual, I hear you and what you are saying for the most part but you are preaching to the choir..... I do think you may be simplifying some of the issues a little, however (as an previous...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Dec 2013, 04:37
Replies: 180
Views: 73,616
Posted By OpsNormal

Councils and passengers can bitch and moan about...

Councils and passengers can bitch and moan about a service being reduced and/or withdrawn but the plain simple fact remains that if they don't use the service (or drive to other ports to use theirs)...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Dec 2013, 20:03
Replies: 44
Views: 15,475
Posted By OpsNormal

So it seems that if CASA went after the cause...

So it seems that if CASA went after the cause with same vigour they persecute GA operators then we might have had a conclusion and/or positive result to this issue over 10 years ago... But engine...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Dec 2013, 09:22
Replies: 180
Views: 73,616
Posted By OpsNormal

Krusty, yes that was what the company brought in...

Krusty, yes that was what the company brought in around twelve months ago for new hires and for crews transitioning onto the J41 from other fleets and/or The Duck.

Management reasoning? Instant...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Dec 2013, 22:06
Replies: 180
Views: 73,616
Posted By OpsNormal

They are going for the same result, just in a...

They are going for the same result, just in a different manner. Though some past and present members of (now) Brindy upper management would seem to have either played into CASA's hands, and other...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Nov 2013, 01:07
Replies: 31
Views: 6,378
Posted By OpsNormal

The opposite to Wally, I headed from multi crew...

The opposite to Wally, I headed from multi crew RPT (of which I had many years in various roles and turboprop aircraft types) into the aeromed world in the recent past. To say that it was an...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Nov 2013, 19:09
Replies: 180
Views: 73,616
Posted By OpsNormal

And one of their Metros is sitting in Domestic 5...

And one of their Metros is sitting in Domestic 5 in Sydney with no tail feathers courtesy of a catering truck, next to one of the grounded JS32s (which has just had an engine change). I hear Fort...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Nov 2013, 03:34
Replies: 128
Views: 32,656
Posted By OpsNormal

Horatio, most of the big(ger) implement decisions...

Horatio, most of the big(ger) implement decisions (for the fires surrounding Sydney anyway) were being made from Round Corner Dural upstairs HQ during the thick of the melee a few weeks ago. This...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Nov 2013, 02:49
Replies: 32
Views: 14,682
Posted By OpsNormal

I am more than just aware of that thanks...

I am more than just aware of that thanks slam_chick. The FMS in my own work aircraft works out a great 3 degree VNAV all the way from top to bottom and also flies it beautifully all by itself. The...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Nov 2013, 22:59
Replies: 32
Views: 14,682
Posted By OpsNormal

Clarrie, I think you'll find that many aircraft...

Clarrie, I think you'll find that many aircraft are unable to use an autopilot coupled VNAV profile to fly an RNAV approach (if that is what you were referring to/asking?).
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Nov 2013, 02:33
Replies: 64
Views: 27,095
Posted By OpsNormal

Easy, add 120'/nm to it... which will exceed the...

Easy, add 120'/nm to it... which will exceed the stabilised approach criteria of just about any company in the last 1000'.

Please do not take this personally..... It has certainly sparked some...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Nov 2013, 00:39
Replies: 30
Views: 11,176
Posted By OpsNormal

Isn't over a dozen >5700kg turboprop movements on...

Isn't over a dozen >5700kg turboprop movements on RWY30 a day enough for you, or do you just argue and throw false claims into a discussion just for the fun of it?

When I used to operate Metros...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Nov 2013, 23:36
Replies: 13
Views: 3,444
Posted By OpsNormal

We've all seen people doing silly, stupid or just...

We've all seen people doing silly, stupid or just not well thought out things. We've all also seen people doing things unwittingly or without intention such as fly enroute in 5-6 ship formation...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Nov 2013, 23:22
Replies: 30
Views: 11,176
Posted By OpsNormal

bankrunner, really? I see Dash 8's, J41's,...

bankrunner, really?

I see Dash 8's, J41's, J32's, Metros, the odd Saab etc all using RWY 30 from time to time, but they mustn't be conducting RPT is that right?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Sep 2013, 10:49
Replies: 16
Views: 8,618
Posted By OpsNormal

Good point puff, but I'm not sure that a Rex F/O...

Good point puff, but I'm not sure that a Rex F/O gets anywhere near $70 even with a fair slab of allowances trying to live in Sydney?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Sep 2013, 05:16
Replies: 16
Views: 8,618
Posted By OpsNormal

Puff, suggest you might want to do your homework...

Puff, suggest you might want to do your homework a little better than that. Sydney is the 8th most expensive city in the world vs New York in 39th.... There is NOTHING cheap about living in Sydney!
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Aug 2013, 08:09
Replies: 136
Views: 16,284
Posted By OpsNormal

OWT= Old Wives Tale.

OWT= Old Wives Tale.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Aug 2013, 07:22
Replies: 136
Views: 16,284
Posted By OpsNormal

Creampuff, are you actually aware that valves...

Creampuff, are you actually aware that valves rotate slowly as they work (otherwise you could make them square, triangular or any other shape you like that would increase valve seat area to get more...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Jul 2013, 23:17
Replies: 26
Views: 7,960
Posted By OpsNormal

There's obviously no problem with training...

There's obviously no problem with training standards around the place is there..... :ugh:

Wow. It is pretty basic really. :rolleyes:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Jul 2013, 00:00
Replies: 8
Views: 7,104
Posted By OpsNormal

That is where I will disagree with you re: Air...

That is where I will disagree with you re: Air Maestro. It is not always as you say "easy" to amend or modify documents contained within it. Having used it for the last 5 years I'm now familiar with...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Jul 2013, 00:38
Replies: 8
Views: 7,104
Posted By OpsNormal

Out'n'about. Did you read your own link? It has...

Out'n'about. Did you read your own link? It has nothing to do with emergency retrievals and in fact has nothing to do with the NT or Chartair at all.

IHT's are not the same as retrievals. RFDS...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Jun 2013, 10:06
Replies: 22
Views: 12,025
Posted By OpsNormal

boaccomet4 wrote: No. The incumbent...

boaccomet4 wrote:



No. The incumbent Chief Pilot remains at Brindabella, a person whom I have worked for there and have much respect for.

Horatio most clearly refers to the previous Chief...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Jun 2013, 23:59
Replies: 22
Views: 12,025
Posted By OpsNormal

Aeropelican as Rod described it ended with the...

Aeropelican as Rod described it ended with the great pineappling of 2010. The few good people who remain there now deserve better than the uncertainty they have had since then. :=

Memories of the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Jun 2013, 21:58
Replies: 43
Views: 7,687
Posted By OpsNormal

The problem is Checkers is that the Regs are...

The problem is Checkers is that the Regs are still the mish mash of rubbish they were before you guys headed off to the You Kaye. Nothing has changed really apart from they've succeeded in making the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Jun 2013, 09:38
Replies: 43
Views: 7,687
Posted By OpsNormal

Centaurus does raise some valid points however...

Centaurus does raise some valid points however having been through the selection process of the operator being referred to recently, any shortcomings in one's claimed IF time become immediately...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Feb 2013, 05:40
Replies: 45
Views: 14,263
Posted By OpsNormal

If my memory serves me right BUY was being used...

If my memory serves me right BUY was being used by Northern Air Charter in mid 2005. I'm not sure who actually owned it at the time but do remember it spent a great deal of time in Matt Overell's...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Jan 2013, 19:18
Replies: 10
Views: 1,843
Posted By OpsNormal

You'd find that Easyjet would have to charge...

You'd find that Easyjet would have to charge around the same as the others due to may factors such as cost of living and doing business in Australia (factor in importing most things and paying for...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Jan 2013, 10:03
Replies: 396
Views: 90,593
Posted By OpsNormal

That is probably because there are no 35 year old...

That is probably because there are no 35 year old Dash 8 airframes in existence. They were introduced and entered service in 1984 making them at the oldest in their late 20s (like I still wish I...
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