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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Apr 2013, 22:58
Replies: 11
Views: 5,382
Posted By The Mentalist

Save your money and stay a PPL. No point waisting...

Save your money and stay a PPL. No point waisting $12K for an IFR rating and the rest for a CPL. To find out in 3-4 years that you are getting screwed royally and you have spent most of your left...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Apr 2013, 08:06
Replies: 10
Views: 5,700
Posted By The Mentalist

There is a reason for that pay rate. It's so...

There is a reason for that pay rate. It's so expensive to live in that ****hole you need every dollar you can get to make ends meet. It would be interesting to know what the working hours are? I'd...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Apr 2013, 08:26
Replies: 98
Views: 35,790
Posted By The Mentalist

Have turned back in the same area in a C210 at...

Have turned back in the same area in a C210 at 400ft due to the same conditions. Easier to wait it out at Kunna's or track east until you get clearer skies. Also have been 35nm over water west of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Mar 2013, 21:04
Replies: 121
Views: 27,686
Posted By The Mentalist

When I was taught Night flying. The rule was as...

When I was taught Night flying. The rule was as soon as you rotate you are IFR until 1500ft then you can look out. Has worked for me the last 20 yrs. Twin ops is the same, just a little more...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Mar 2013, 19:42
Replies: 192
Views: 45,538
Posted By The Mentalist

Stopped going when they started charging...

Stopped going when they started charging admission for all the fly-in aircraft.Living in Darwin you get a military airshow every two years. PITCH BLACK!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Feb 2013, 18:08
Replies: 4
Views: 706
Posted By The Mentalist

Did mine back in 1998. Not sure if it's still the...

Did mine back in 1998. Not sure if it's still the same now but the only thing required is a flight test/Afr/Bfr with some low level flying due to the terrain (Sth Island) down valleys between...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Feb 2013, 06:29
Replies: 10
Views: 1,920
Posted By The Mentalist

Seems after 4 years the ****hole is still the...

Seems after 4 years the ****hole is still the same. All you wanna be "pilots" are better off getting or keeping current job and save your money than "go north". On the other hand if you want to burn...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Jun 2011, 05:15
Replies: 27
Views: 7,352
Posted By The Mentalist

Back in 2008 the same company had a B58 land on...

Back in 2008 the same company had a B58 land on the road due to fuel issues. ie; not enough to get back to Alice. Hopefully not the same issue again.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Feb 2011, 10:26
Replies: 103
Views: 29,726
Posted By The Mentalist

Josh, I am refering to what the Mgr of BA was...

Josh, I am refering to what the Mgr of BA was quoted in the NT News. I know this has been done in the past as I was one that was used like that.
Then again the Australian is quoted as saying "a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Feb 2011, 04:56
Replies: 103
Views: 29,726
Posted By The Mentalist

Years ago training for NVFR, on rotation to the...

Years ago training for NVFR, on rotation to the south of YMEN (Rwy 17?) AH toppled upside down. Not much of a problem after all these years of night and IF flying but back then it was a bit of a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Feb 2011, 02:23
Replies: 103
Views: 29,726
Posted By The Mentalist

The Three sisters to this A/C (TBE,TBG,DVN) are...

The Three sisters to this A/C (TBE,TBG,DVN) are all C310R and all perform differently, ranging from rotate speed to leave the runway to climb speed on two engines and CHT's at/below redline. One will...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Feb 2011, 10:27
Replies: 103
Views: 29,726
Posted By The Mentalist

Eternity & Baron Beeza, Thanks for putting my...

Eternity & Baron Beeza, Thanks for putting my short prod into what I was trying to get across. If it was XGX from BA then condolences to the new pilot and a sad day for the company who struggles...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Feb 2011, 23:38
Replies: 103
Views: 29,726
Posted By The Mentalist

C310 Down in the TIWI's

A C310 is down on Bathurst Is after dropping off the Tiwi Bombers Last night. Anyone know more? Which Charter company in Darwin? Poor Guy, probably had an EFATO.:uhoh: Apprently happend about 10pm.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Aug 2010, 00:17
Replies: 7
Views: 1,973
Posted By The Mentalist

Carrying smelly/drunk black fellas is better on...

Carrying smelly/drunk black fellas is better on the buses as you can kick them off, but not when you are in the air and they're sitting next to you. Less stress in the NT for driving, if it was down...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Aug 2010, 10:39
Replies: 323
Views: 86,669
Posted By The Mentalist

Iphones as MP3 Players? Ever had to use the...

Iphones as MP3 Players? Ever had to use the Iphone as a Phone, but coudn't because the battery is flat as you used it to play music? Give me a plain phone that works anyday for flying remote!
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Aug 2010, 10:18
Replies: 7
Views: 1,973
Posted By The Mentalist

"Adventure Flying"

Don't know the full story down there, but up here the scariest 210 flights are the ones with the following scenario. Guess which company in the Top End.

210 IFR, 3am Departure to be in Ybrl/Yrbr...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Nov 2009, 02:03
Replies: 17
Views: 4,837
Posted By The Mentalist

Wonder if the latest ad for Dash F/O's with Air...

Wonder if the latest ad for Dash F/O's with Air Nugini will affect any of the applicants? I believe that they pay a hell of a lot more than anything in Aus.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Sep 2009, 23:24
Replies: 11
Views: 3,688
Posted By The Mentalist

Update

6 pilots left in Darwin, down to about the same number of planes. not much work going on. One conquest in Alice other one in Cairns with another operator. 404 gone to AV8. plus the wheels up the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Sep 2009, 23:10
Replies: 61
Views: 8,151
Posted By The Mentalist

Has anyone considered what an engine failure...

Has anyone considered what an engine failure before takeoff would be like? Into the gorge or the public road if not done correctly. Worst case dead at the bottom of the gorge or (minor?) injuries on...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Aug 2009, 11:29
Replies: 1
Views: 1,448
Posted By The Mentalist

SCARE NORTH Metro Vacancies

It seems that these days you need to have 250hrs on type to be an FO on the metro to fly with air north looking at the latest advert for pilots. I would like to believe that with those hours you...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Jul 2009, 02:11
Replies: 9
Views: 2,291
Posted By The Mentalist

SA Broome

Anyone got a reply yet from Cobham/Surveillance? Insider rumour is thereare over 100 applicants.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Jun 2009, 03:06
Replies: 4
Views: 1,864
Posted By The Mentalist

Multi Engined, I have a mint original for...

Multi Engined,
I have a mint original for the C210N. Been on the shelf for about 6 yrs. It's the standard Cessna POH that hasn't got any updates/weights for your particular aircraft. The major...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd May 2009, 07:11
Replies: 2,015
Views: 714,809
Posted By The Mentalist

DownIin3Green

My humble apologies, I had a late night. Just call me lazy.
I have always liked the Dash-8, to me it's sexy. Sitting behind a Dash-7 the other day made me think there is one with a couple of extra...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st May 2009, 00:40
Replies: 2,015
Views: 714,809
Posted By The Mentalist

Not sure if it has been mentioned before(Too many...

Not sure if it has been mentioned before(Too many posts). Did anyone notice that straight after the crash the news media and the NTSB only mentioned the copilots hours in detail including hours on...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th May 2009, 04:17
Replies: 23
Views: 3,389
Posted By The Mentalist

Don't know about that one, but there was a...

Don't know about that one, but there was a similar incident in Darwin last night with the Dn-Bali flight got canned due to pilot calling in ill. Flight went this afternoon apparently.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th May 2009, 23:57
Replies: 11
Views: 3,688
Posted By The Mentalist

Anything much happening since Feb. Heard the...

Anything much happening since Feb. Heard the other day from a mate up in Dwn that not much flying is happening, also seems there are a couple of Conquests parked near there with Vincents marking on...
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