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Forum: Questions
3rd Sep 2010, 04:37
Replies: 1
Views: 497
Posted By Robin Pilot

They're amongst the best in the world. Plenty of...

They're amongst the best in the world. Plenty of schools to choose from, too. Do a search in the D&G forum and you'll find heaps of threads discussing schools in most capital cities.

Good luck.
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Mar 2010, 05:53
Replies: 296
Views: 61,310
Posted By Robin Pilot

Blambert - don't worry most of us got it....

Blambert - don't worry most of us got it. :ok:This sarcasm business is lost on some.

To anyone who didn't get Blambert's post - please stay away from anything that even remotely resembles heavy...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Mar 2010, 04:25
Replies: 35
Views: 6,707
Posted By Robin Pilot

No idea about the other codes HD, just repeating...

No idea about the other codes HD, just repeating what I've read in texts. Was trying to be helpful in a spotters thread where maybe everyone doesn't know what QNH means. I could have articulated a...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Mar 2010, 05:21
Replies: 35
Views: 6,707
Posted By Robin Pilot

As others have mentioned it goes back to the...

As others have mentioned it goes back to the morse code days. It means "Question - Natural Height?". The answer would be the atmospheric pressure at sea level for the given time and location. So as...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Feb 2010, 04:58
Replies: 45
Views: 5,513
Posted By Robin Pilot

Any further genuine answers to the OP would be...

Any further genuine answers to the OP would be greatly appreciated by some reading who can spell (myself included). I've only counted one response so far.

(this isn't a spelling forum either...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Feb 2010, 23:30
Replies: 97
Views: 18,137
Posted By Robin Pilot

SLF speaking (to anyone offended by the term...

SLF speaking (to anyone offended by the term SLF):

For god sake. Can no one take a joke anymore? Why are there so many idiots in the world looking for offence in every damn thing?

Why does...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Jan 2010, 02:11
Replies: 72
Views: 15,759
Posted By Robin Pilot

John Travolta wears the Qantas uniform - this is...

John Travolta wears the Qantas uniform - this is due to his role as an official goodwill ambassador for the airline.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Jan 2010, 05:47
Replies: 2
Views: 1,076
Posted By Robin Pilot

Pretty sure it's possible - I know someone who...

Pretty sure it's possible - I know someone who did it (as far as I can remember anyway). You're best off doing it through a tax agent (at the same time as your annual tax return). There is a form to...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jan 2010, 04:19
Replies: 29
Views: 11,535
Posted By Robin Pilot

Looks my my boss has been charged with getting...

Looks my my boss has been charged with getting them sorted out:

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/news/20100114p2a00m0na007000c.html...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Jan 2010, 23:47
Replies: 5
Views: 970
Posted By Robin Pilot

Just had the pleasure of flying around 50hrs with...

Just had the pleasure of flying around 50hrs with them in late 2009 - all long haul. I've flown most of the usual suspects between Australia, UK and USA, and can honestly say that Air NZ were the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th Dec 2009, 03:16
Replies: 8
Views: 4,219
Posted By Robin Pilot

The one in the pic above is the aircraft...

The one in the pic above is the aircraft Kingsford Smith flew from Oakland to Brisbane in the first Pacific crossing - the Southern Cross.

I think this is what you're looking for (copy and paste...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Dec 2009, 00:50
Replies: 10,249
Views: 3,369,369
Posted By Robin Pilot

Been enjoying your posts on here for about a...

Been enjoying your posts on here for about a year, particularly the ones from my area around YCAB. So now I've been let loose here's a few from my first trip with the wife from last weekend.

One...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
7th Sep 2009, 02:49
Replies: 24
Views: 2,743
Posted By Robin Pilot

With out a shadow of a doubt I would report this...

With out a shadow of a doubt I would report this to the authorities in your home country. Not the local police station but an intelligence hotline or similar. Their actions have been enough to raise...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Aug 2009, 00:50
Replies: 37
Views: 4,166
Posted By Robin Pilot

Love that Russell wrote "speling". :} As...

Love that Russell wrote "speling". :}

As you were.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Aug 2009, 01:21
Replies: 3
Views: 2,263
Posted By Robin Pilot

Did my first 15 or so hours with them -...

Did my first 15 or so hours with them - absolutely fantastic school, aircraft and instructors. Unfortunately I had to leave due to an interstate move. But will definitely go back to do my aeros...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Jul 2009, 05:33
Replies: 10
Views: 1,946
Posted By Robin Pilot

Welcome aboard mate. I'm currently learning with...

Welcome aboard mate. I'm currently learning with Aerodynamic Flight Academy at Caboolture. Give them a try - Bryan Carpenter is the man to talk to there, and an absolute wealth of experience (great...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Apr 2009, 00:27
Replies: 1
Views: 506
Posted By Robin Pilot

You might want to consider going to Redcliffe or...

You might want to consider going to Redcliffe or Caboolture also. Much cheaper than the outrageously expensive Archerfield, although further away from where you're staying. I only have experience of...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Apr 2009, 23:53
Replies: 5
Views: 872
Posted By Robin Pilot

Keith P: regarding being a bit contrived and...

Keith P: regarding being a bit contrived and therefore anticipated when closing the throttle yourself, I read a good tip elsewhere on Pprune whereby you close the throttle when you next hear an RT or...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Apr 2009, 02:10
Replies: 7
Views: 2,245
Posted By Robin Pilot

When it was in Sydney for APEC it was parked a...

When it was in Sydney for APEC it was parked a stones throw from Qantas Drive at YSSY. Certainly not well away from the public - in fact - it would have been difficult to get a spot nearer the public...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Feb 2009, 04:14
Replies: 2,654
Views: 649,177
Posted By Robin Pilot

Thanks for the help guys. So to make sure I...

Thanks for the help guys.

So to make sure I understand this. Despite me booking through the Monarch website (yes there was an Avro logo in the corner - but that means nothing to me), I was in the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Feb 2009, 00:50
Replies: 2,654
Views: 649,177
Posted By Robin Pilot

Thanks Evileyes. Indeed, the airline were the...

Thanks Evileyes. Indeed, the airline were the first port of call. No further information was forthcoming, however. Only "all summer ops from Gatwick cancelled".

I realise that a large handful of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Feb 2009, 22:53
Replies: 2,654
Views: 649,177
Posted By Robin Pilot

Hi all, I've tried a search and had no...

Hi all,

I've tried a search and had no luck so please don't shoot me down.

I'm getting married in Sicily in Sept, and half of my family have had letters from Monarch cancelling their...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Jan 2009, 23:03
Replies: 13
Views: 3,245
Posted By Robin Pilot

I started training with them in November after...

I started training with them in November after moving up from Sydney. Agree with all the positive posts before. Very good bunch.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Jan 2009, 05:59
Replies: 16
Views: 1,540
Posted By Robin Pilot

I have done, and no they're not. We're talking...

I have done, and no they're not. We're talking about verbal comms, not letters to the editor. Personally I like to do both as correctly as possible, but each to their own on a forum.

That'll be...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Jan 2009, 05:32
Replies: 16
Views: 1,540
Posted By Robin Pilot

RS: Every NOTAM, ERSA, METAR etc I've read is...

RS: Every NOTAM, ERSA, METAR etc I've read is written short hand, mate. Keep on topic.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Dec 2008, 04:51
Replies: 106
Views: 27,185
Posted By Robin Pilot

I just had a look at a video on the Daily Terror...

I just had a look at a video on the Daily Terror website, which is from a tracker website.

It shows the liberty descending slightly as it approached the impact point - the Cessna was slightly...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Dec 2008, 04:45
Replies: 106
Views: 27,185
Posted By Robin Pilot

SY Radar is one thing - but where these guys met...

SY Radar is one thing - but where these guys met they would have been having a listen to the ATIS and then dialling BK Tower.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Dec 2008, 04:29
Replies: 106
Views: 27,185
Posted By Robin Pilot

Ex FSO GRIFFO: Thanks mate. No it doesn't and no...

Ex FSO GRIFFO: Thanks mate. No it doesn't and no it won't put me off. I know it's an extemely safe activity - it just saddens me.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Dec 2008, 01:13
Replies: 106
Views: 27,185
Posted By Robin Pilot

Terrible news. RIP everyone, and my thoughts are...

Terrible news. RIP everyone, and my thoughts are with the families. Such a cruel time of the year for it to happen - not that there's a good time.

Have been on a high this morning after my first...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
12th Dec 2008, 04:40
Replies: 13
Views: 2,111
Posted By Robin Pilot

Try Air Asia. They're advertising some...

Try Air Asia.

They're advertising some really cheap flights from Stansted to Gold Coast. From there you could pick up a cheap flight to Sydney or even overland it on a bus (it's about 10 hours...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Oct 2008, 22:23
Replies: 32
Views: 4,355
Posted By Robin Pilot

Compressor stall - re "how would I like if it my...

Compressor stall - re "how would I like if it my mate" etc etc - good point, well made. He'd be off the christmas card list that's for sure. :=

gadude - I agree mate, but reading some of the...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
21st Oct 2008, 22:05
Replies: 33
Views: 6,043
Posted By Robin Pilot

I take your point whatnext - but you haven't said...

I take your point whatnext - but you haven't said anything to support the theory of not practising the technique.

I disagree that you'd suddenly forget the skill - especially if it's something...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
21st Oct 2008, 06:04
Replies: 33
Views: 6,043
Posted By Robin Pilot

At the school I attend (yes I'm a student -...

At the school I attend (yes I'm a student - reading this part of pprune as I get much valuable info from you guys) - spinning is part of the ab-initio training. Students going out to the training...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
21st Oct 2008, 05:40
Replies: 12
Views: 11,971
Posted By Robin Pilot

If it's gay (up yer bum) - push it away.

If it's gay (up yer bum) - push it away.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Oct 2008, 04:17
Replies: 32
Views: 4,355
Posted By Robin Pilot

In my opinion it is entirely appropriate for...

In my opinion it is entirely appropriate for people to come on here and discuss what could have caused the accident. As long as we keep our thoughts/opinions at a sensible level then the value of...
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