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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Nov 2021, 07:28
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,690,526
Posted By muffman

Depends on your experience levels and how...

Depends on your experience levels and how competitive you think you'd be with QF recruitment. If you have airline or comparable experience, maybe direct into QF makes more sense. Most SOs I know have...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Nov 2020, 09:14
Replies: 19
Views: 7,602
Posted By muffman

Vale Len Sales

I was sad to hear that Len Sales passed away recently. With a career that spanned from the 1940s until well into the 2000s he has touched the lives of many aviators, as a navigator, pilot and an...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Sep 2019, 12:33
Replies: 77
Views: 34,412
Posted By muffman

Thumbs up Just listened to the ATC recordings. Wow - just...

Just listened to the ATC recordings. Wow - just wow.

That recording could be held up as a demonstration of rising to the occasion and clear communication. As someone else said, he'd make a great...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Jun 2019, 01:35
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,690,526
Posted By muffman

You need the Australian ATPL subjects. I know of...

You need the Australian ATPL subjects. I know of somebody who went through the QantasLink recruitment process (which is very similar) and made it to the documentation check on the assessment day...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Mar 2019, 08:53
Replies: 12
Views: 3,345
Posted By muffman

Yep. I found Sasha at Flight Deck Consulting...

Yep. I found Sasha at Flight Deck Consulting excellent. Great, honest input which I was genuinely thinking about when I did the interview. I got the job, so she must've been right.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Jan 2019, 06:49
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,690,526
Posted By muffman

Agree with everything Twitcher said in his well...

Agree with everything Twitcher said in his well thought out post.

I certainly wouldn't recommend putting your life on hold for the Qantas program. It will always be just one of several avenues...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Mar 2018, 22:46
Replies: 46
Views: 14,600
Posted By muffman

No sh!t. :ugh: The main reason this incident...

No sh!t. :ugh:

The main reason this incident exists is that they didn't. And the discussion here is about the myriad reasons why that might have happened.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Mar 2018, 23:04
Replies: 46
Views: 14,600
Posted By muffman

Surely a latent threat (along with many others)...

Surely a latent threat (along with many others) here is that the transition altitude in this airspace is so ridiculously low. They passed over the NDB at 5000ft which meant they needed to set the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Jul 2017, 13:41
Replies: 289
Views: 151,538
Posted By muffman

Air Asia A330 just landed in Brisbane with an...

Air Asia A330 just landed in Brisbane with an apparent engine fire out of Cooly. More prayer required for their engineering perhaps.

As an aside, the small amount of r/t I heard from them was all...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Jul 2017, 23:09
Replies: 20
Views: 12,241
Posted By muffman

Keep SFO-SYD in mind as a fall back option too....

Keep SFO-SYD in mind as a fall back option too. Sometimes LAX flights fill up more quickly for some reason.

Oddly, if you're looking at economy loads, the QF system of upgrading frequent flyers...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Jan 2017, 11:15
Replies: 22
Views: 5,340
Posted By muffman

- Get a tutor for maths and physics so she has...

- Get a tutor for maths and physics so she has the best chance of getting good passes in her HSC exams. Most airlines require it and it is the best use of her time as a 15 year old.

- Join the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Jan 2017, 06:09
Replies: 85
Views: 34,930
Posted By muffman

Was flying through the ATC sectors near this...

Was flying through the ATC sectors near this shortly after it happened today. Well done to the controller on 124.1/119.55 for coordinating the numerous rescue aircraft and accurately relaying...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Sep 2016, 12:42
Replies: 27
Views: 11,289
Posted By muffman

Always enjoy dealing with the Canadian (I think)...

Always enjoy dealing with the Canadian (I think) gent on BN APP. They're all really good but he is a standout. Seems to always make things as easy as possible and keeps you in the loop if anything...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Jul 2016, 11:44
Replies: 15
Views: 6,405
Posted By muffman

Congratulations Keg, well deserved. We haven't...

Congratulations Keg, well deserved. We haven't met but I paxed on a number of your flights on the 767 and knew I was in safe hands. A great contributor around here for as long as I can remember. :ok:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Aug 2015, 08:37
Replies: 225
Views: 93,554
Posted By muffman

Honestly? I doubt the rest of the industry are...

Honestly? I doubt the rest of the industry are really that interested.


No, you have to put emotion aside and make the right decision for your particular circumstances. There is significant money...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Jul 2015, 11:49
Replies: 225
Views: 93,554
Posted By muffman

What are the advantage or disadvantages of things...

What are the advantage or disadvantages of things being included in these side letters? Why does the company want things done like that, and why should the pilots be against it? Never quite...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th May 2015, 08:45
Replies: 225
Views: 93,554
Posted By muffman

The only reason I can see for the DHA is to...

The only reason I can see for the DHA is to provide a pay rise without the company being seen to provide a pay rise. With that in mind, it makes sense for the Captain DHA rate to be higher than for...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th May 2015, 13:07
Replies: 225
Views: 93,554
Posted By muffman

Whilst I don't disagree with your point about...

Whilst I don't disagree with your point about selfish greed, all the chest beating rhetoric in the world about underpaid FOs doesn't escape the fact that the company rejected the EAA proposal as...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Feb 2015, 13:18
Replies: 55
Views: 15,185
Posted By muffman

I'm not aware of the trial at all, but I would...

I'm not aware of the trial at all, but I would suggest it has a lot less to do with what the passengers want than what the company want in terms of cutting turnaround time.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Jan 2015, 07:45
Replies: 82
Views: 14,705
Posted By muffman

"Caution wake turbulence"

Have heard the phrase "caution wake turbulence" used on CTAFs by medium category turboprops a number of times recently. It is usually directed at light aircraft (LSAs etc)

I'm undecided whether...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Dec 2014, 23:58
Replies: 123
Views: 39,498
Posted By muffman

The only thing you can bid for is a vacancy....

The only thing you can bid for is a vacancy. Surely given that the junior BNE 400 FO's positions are not vacant, nobody else can bid into them and force them out of town.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Nov 2014, 07:11
Replies: 50
Views: 17,498
Posted By muffman

Will VH-SRO fly again? Saw it copped a leading...

Will VH-SRO fly again? Saw it copped a leading edge beating but couldn't tell the extent from the pics.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Jul 2014, 05:49
Replies: 85
Views: 19,769
Posted By muffman

Wreckage has been brought to the surface. ...

Wreckage has been brought to the surface.

Plane crash: Search for answers continues PHOTOS, VIDEO | Bay Post...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Jul 2014, 02:06
Replies: 51
Views: 21,247
Posted By muffman

Looks like the flight departed about half an hour...

Looks like the flight departed about half an hour late. Hanging on pretty tight if they're getting wound up about that. :ugh:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Apr 2014, 01:42
Replies: 256
Views: 231,572
Posted By muffman

I've never flown the type, but my understanding...

I've never flown the type, but my understanding is the ATR has a clutch mechanism in the elevator control run to protect against control jams. If the differential force between the two control...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Mar 2014, 12:38
Replies: 15
Views: 5,449
Posted By muffman

Other than in the case of Perth, where it is...

Other than in the case of Perth, where it is clearly defined, how does the PIC know how much fuel to carry if departing non-compliant?

Assuming the answer is "you don't," is it possible to justify...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Mar 2014, 11:46
Replies: 7
Views: 3,738
Posted By muffman

It's been a few years since I flew into...

It's been a few years since I flew into Bankstown. Happy to be corrected if anything's changed.

The only trick to the WATLE 5 STAR is that if your situational awareness isn't great because you're...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Aug 2013, 11:46
Replies: 7
Views: 1,873
Posted By muffman

Thumbs up Definitely a thumbs up from me. Len and Jeremy...

Definitely a thumbs up from me. Len and Jeremy are both super experienced and very good at what they do. It's a fast course but do all the work they give you and do it exactly the way they tell you...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Jul 2013, 02:18
Replies: 71
Views: 24,288
Posted By muffman

Thumbs up Some alternative airmanship points of view: ...

Some alternative airmanship points of view:

- The less time we spend in a CTAF mixing it with other aircraft, the lower the risk is to the 70 odd people behind us.

- We can usually only...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Jul 2013, 22:58
Replies: 17
Views: 3,624
Posted By muffman

3: Definitely TAS not IAS. IAS has little...

3: Definitely TAS not IAS. IAS has little relevance outside of aerofoil performance and does not really relate to propeller efficiency.

The reduction in efficiency with a turboprop occurs as you...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Jun 2013, 08:06
Replies: 247
Views: 92,782
Posted By muffman

I suspect CFS is being prepared as an alternate...

I suspect CFS is being prepared as an alternate for the 787 in the event that it is required for SYD or BNE. I'd be surprised if they start putting wide bodied jets in there regularly any time soon!...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th May 2013, 20:51
Replies: 247
Views: 92,782
Posted By muffman

Is anybody really surprised that the five...

Is anybody really surprised that the five additional 717s are going to Cobham? Of course they are going there. I don't know anybody at Eastern or Sunstate who thought they were going anywhere else....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Apr 2013, 02:58
Replies: 12
Views: 4,418
Posted By muffman

Talking Is it any surprise QF management don't want to...

Is it any surprise QF management don't want to actively engage with QF pilots in negotiations? What a negative bunch.

I think it looks great.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Mar 2013, 13:37
Replies: 23
Views: 19,819
Posted By muffman

I know a number of guys at QLink who are on their...

I know a number of guys at QLink who are on their second careers, having started flying in their 30s/40s. They are certainly not the majority of new FOs, but equally I suspect they're not the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Feb 2013, 02:13
Replies: 5
Views: 5,363
Posted By muffman

Saw them land on 19 at BNE with the #2 shut down,...

Saw them land on 19 at BNE with the #2 shut down, firies in attendance. Looked nicely pulled off from where I was sitting.
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