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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Apr 2024, 23:21
Replies: 36
Views: 3,556
Posted By Cilba

Is Taily putting out a mayday call? I'm getting...

Is Taily putting out a mayday call? I'm getting carrier wave only ...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Apr 2024, 01:10
Replies: 29
Views: 5,794
Posted By Cilba

In answer to Checklist Charlie (post no 4) It was...

In answer to Checklist Charlie (post no 4) It was called Aircrew Team Management. I did it at Healesville in 1987 and the facilitators were Tony Wison and Bob Upham. I still have the handout. I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Nov 2023, 01:23
Replies: 147
Views: 54,140
Posted By Cilba

Would the aircraft have had an aural cabin...

Would the aircraft have had an aural cabin altitude warning?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Jul 2023, 04:41
Replies: 188
Views: 70,937
Posted By Cilba

Great words, 43!

Great words, 43!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jul 2023, 05:08
Replies: 188
Views: 70,937
Posted By Cilba

Please everybody, show some respect. At this...

Please everybody, show some respect. At this stage no one will have any great understanding of the matter .

Bear in mind the media follow these forums.

How do you think the Pawnee tug pilot...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Jul 2023, 20:48
Replies: 3
Views: 1,304
Posted By Cilba

Great bloke!

Great bloke!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Jun 2023, 11:08
Replies: 8
Views: 3,699
Posted By Cilba

Just for the record. when I commenced with Air...

Just for the record. when I commenced with Air Niugini quite some years ago the requirements were ATPL. MECIR and 5,000 hours command all of which had to be in PNG. Also, for the record, I consider...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Apr 2023, 08:21
Replies: 5
Views: 2,733
Posted By Cilba

He checked me out in the Cessna 185 (I had...

He checked me out in the Cessna 185 (I had previous tailwheel time). 6 take offs, 6 full stop landings at 3 different strips. 3 practice forced landings-total time 1 hour, $40. At the conclusion he...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Jan 2023, 02:33
Replies: 32
Views: 6,467
Posted By Cilba

A bit subtle for some, megan!

A bit subtle for some, megan!
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Jan 2023, 19:39
Replies: 11
Views: 3,807
Posted By Cilba

Uplinker- I hear you loud and clear!

Uplinker- I hear you loud and clear!
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Dec 2022, 00:14
Replies: 24
Views: 19,076
Posted By Cilba

From my listening to the ATC recording, it's my...

From my listening to the ATC recording, it's my guess that the right hand seat pilot was a captain. His easy assumption of control, his calm demeanour and clear communication suggest this.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Dec 2022, 00:05
Replies: 33
Views: 4,759
Posted By Cilba

Re Jim Blume and his Cessna 185. I lived in Wau...

Re Jim Blume and his Cessna 185. I lived in Wau not far from Jim in 1979/80. His C185 was a stock standard aircraft at the time, with a Continental O-470 engine (260hp). He had bought it from Talair,...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Oct 2022, 04:29
Replies: 80
Views: 37,916
Posted By Cilba

Well said!

Well said!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Aug 2022, 23:20
Replies: 118
Views: 22,124
Posted By Cilba

Well said, Lead Balloon. Whatever "procedures"...

Well said, Lead Balloon. Whatever "procedures" are in place, the buck stops with the PIC. And as I've said previously, it's not rocket science for someone to hold up the covers one by one, with their...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Aug 2022, 00:15
Replies: 118
Views: 22,124
Posted By Cilba

After push back on many aircraft the nose gear...

After push back on many aircraft the nose gear pin is held up so both pilots can see it. Is there any reason why the pitot covers can't be held up one by one so the pilots can see them?
Forum: Tech Log
29th Jul 2022, 21:21
Replies: 4
Views: 1,679
Posted By Cilba

Some regional aircraft don't have an APU. ...

Some regional aircraft don't have an APU. Putting up reflective screens in the flight deck and pulling down the window shades will help keep the aircraft a bit cooler. Starting the right hand engine...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th May 2022, 03:13
Replies: 46
Views: 22,200
Posted By Cilba

Is it standard procedure to use that sort of tape?

Is it standard procedure to use that sort of tape?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Feb 2022, 06:54
Replies: 33
Views: 4,759
Posted By Cilba

The American missionary in Wau bought P2- SEQ...

The American missionary in Wau bought P2- SEQ from Talair in the late 60s or early 70s. New Tribes operated P2-TAC.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Aug 2021, 13:03
Replies: 35
Views: 13,721
Posted By Cilba

It is not my position to comment on this...

It is not my position to comment on this unfortunate incident.

What I will say that the procedure in a very well disciplined company I worked for was to take the following precautions for any...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Sep 2019, 04:08
Replies: 76
Views: 37,431
Posted By Cilba

It certainly could. It was a remarkable aircraft...

It certainly could. It was a remarkable aircraft when it came to its climb and descent capabilities, and its manoeuvrability when operated in the PNG highlands.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Sep 2019, 06:39
Replies: 76
Views: 37,431
Posted By Cilba

Sunfish- thank you for your prompt and...

Sunfish- thank you for your prompt and informative reply. It is a bit of interesting history. Certainly all the while I flew the F28 I had no issues with the APU.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Sep 2019, 08:00
Replies: 76
Views: 37,431
Posted By Cilba

Puff- quite right! At medium landing weights, and...

Puff- quite right! At medium landing weights, and a ten knot headwind, 320 knots to 8 DME on a straight in approach was easily achievable. VMO was 330.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Sep 2019, 07:55
Replies: 76
Views: 37,431
Posted By Cilba

Sunfish- I have no idea where that notion came...

Sunfish- I have no idea where that notion came from. I flew the F28 (with a couple of breaks) from 1986 until 2007. 17 different aircraft. During that time I never had the APU fail to start, and I...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Sep 2019, 01:46
Replies: 76
Views: 37,431
Posted By Cilba

Great aircraft! 5,000 hours on type in eight...

Great aircraft! 5,000 hours on type in eight countries.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Dec 2018, 22:58
Replies: 43
Views: 11,391
Posted By Cilba

Boeing 737 water bomber

I am actively involved in fire scanning the Queensland fires.
Last Wednesday I was standing on the tarmac at Rockhampton airport. While we watched a large and intense fire started to the west of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Jan 2018, 23:40
Replies: 421
Views: 276,019
Posted By Cilba

I rarely post. I believe it is absolutely...

I rarely post.
I believe it is absolutely scurrilous that anyone can “know” what caused this accident, and then post this “knowledge “as “fact” on a public forum!
Max
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Dec 2017, 02:16
Replies: 80
Views: 53,331
Posted By Cilba

Truly sad news. I rarely post here. I flew...

Truly sad news.

I rarely post here. I flew that aircraft to the same ports in the early eighties.

I am so sorry....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Sep 2017, 11:57
Replies: 25
Views: 9,850
Posted By Cilba

Willie Dori- in the nineties

Willie Dori- in the nineties
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Sep 2017, 09:54
Replies: 56
Views: 28,685
Posted By Cilba

Final cross check

For what it's worth, Air Niugini had the "500 feet" call. Even though a conventional checklist had been read and completed, the crew would cross check with each other that gear, flaps and props...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Mar 2016, 00:04
Replies: 10
Views: 2,668
Posted By Cilba

The Dornier has five crew members: captain, first...

The Dornier has five crew members: captain, first officer, mission coordinator, drop master, and air search observer.

During dropping operations the captain manoevres the aircraft and calls the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Feb 2016, 02:56
Replies: 167
Views: 130,814
Posted By Cilba

Despatch height and speed from Dornier 328

The load as shown is despatched at 130 KIAS, generally into wind, 200 feet above the highest point of the vessel.
It did not take 10 years to get it right. There were successful drops from the...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
22nd May 2009, 11:43
Replies: 81
Views: 20,439
Posted By Cilba

Take the initiative

Before flying with an FO I haven't flown with I ensure I have a few quiet words with him either in the crew room or on the flight deck well before departure time. I start by saying that one of the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th May 2009, 11:06
Replies: 25
Views: 6,660
Posted By Cilba

It happened to me a few times in a Citabria,...

It happened to me a few times in a Citabria, until an engineer advised me to get the tyre pressure spot on. This can be a fiddly job with such a small inner tube. There was no further shimmy with the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd May 2009, 10:49
Replies: 29
Views: 6,587
Posted By Cilba

The spirit was created, and the sprit lives on.

A great uncle lost at Gallipoli, an uncle lost in WW2, my dad a digger in WW2 (now on his last legs), my mum a full time volunteer nursing aid in WW2 (now on her last legs), I'm a Viet Nam vet, my...
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