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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Apr 2017, 07:36
Replies: 88
Views: 25,496
Posted By Anthill

About f%$#@/ time! ☠

About f%$#@/ time! ☠
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Aug 2016, 05:43
Replies: 100
Views: 48,031
Posted By Anthill

The buzz that the B777 FOs on command by-pass pay...

The buzz that the B777 FOs on command by-pass pay being offered contracts at TT is exactly that. Is/was never going to happen.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Feb 2016, 20:51
Replies: 19
Views: 12,649
Posted By Anthill

QANTAS will resume recruitment shortly as they...

QANTAS will resume recruitment shortly as they have an aging pilot body. Many retirements and promotion will be expected, but complexities could arise with people on exchange from Jetstar or on...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Jan 2016, 08:23
Replies: 51
Views: 17,544
Posted By Anthill

The 'acquisition' of the BAe146 by Eastwest...

The 'acquisition' of the BAe146 by Eastwest always reminded me of the scene from Joseph Heller's 'Catch 22':

Milo Minderbinder: "Here Yossarian, try this. Its Chocolate coated cotton candy".
...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Jan 2016, 09:36
Replies: 51
Views: 17,544
Posted By Anthill

GDay. By my recollection, EastWest had ordered...

GDay. By my recollection, EastWest had ordered the F100 to replace the F28s. Ables had sought to stitch up the airfreight and parcel business in Europe by ordering 60 or so Bae146s, thus depriving...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Oct 2015, 11:53
Replies: 1
Views: 1,784
Posted By Anthill

Travel allowance claims-Nil substanciation required ATO TD 2014/14

TD 2014/19 - Income tax: what are the reasonable travel and overtime meal allowance expense amounts for the 2014-15 income year? (As at 9 July 2014)...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Sep 2015, 04:54
Replies: 15
Views: 3,471
Posted By Anthill

Exchanging foreign currencies.

I have been trying to find a cost effective way of repatriating my allowances (in foreign currencies) back into Australia. Travelex offers "no commission" but the rates that they give equate to a 10%...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Feb 2015, 03:33
Replies: 14
Views: 4,895
Posted By Anthill

Buttscratcher, Your mate was lucky with the...

Buttscratcher,

Your mate was lucky with the birthday and flowers routine. A lot of people, including myself, would find that pretty creepy. I don't think that I would employ someone who stalks...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Feb 2015, 23:28
Replies: 1,450
Views: 630,946
Posted By Anthill

Abandonment of the 'Hold File' is probably...

Abandonment of the 'Hold File' is probably related to the new selection process. The days of being recommended by lots of your mates and an informal interview with a couple of FOMs to see if you are...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Feb 2015, 18:54
Replies: 1,450
Views: 630,946
Posted By Anthill

Most large Australian companies have a 'Social...

Most large Australian companies have a 'Social Media' team which spends the whole day looking at Face Book, Newspapers, Twitter, Pprune, cabin crew.com, etc etc. It would be some people's idea of a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Feb 2015, 02:05
Replies: 10
Views: 8,204
Posted By Anthill

Rumours..speculation...guesswork. Be...

Rumours..speculation...guesswork.


Be assured that we pilots will be among the last to know the answer to this.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jan 2015, 03:16
Replies: 43
Views: 14,781
Posted By Anthill

You're right there, MrFlappy. At 24 (in 1985) and...

You're right there, MrFlappy. At 24 (in 1985) and with 700+ hrs applied to QF when I had all my Senior Com subjects. I got a reject letter saying that my " age for experience ratio was not...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Jan 2015, 00:45
Replies: 43
Views: 14,781
Posted By Anthill

Ha! You wimps should have been here during the...

Ha! You wimps should have been here during the '80s.

- You needed 500 hrs to get a job flying a C182.
- You needed 1000 hrs and 200 twin to get a job flying a Baron.
- You needed 2500 hrs to get...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Jan 2015, 05:10
Replies: 1,450
Views: 630,946
Posted By Anthill

Johnny, that's a very hard question. Once upon a...

Johnny, that's a very hard question. Once upon a time, FO s were getting F50 commands very quickly. Too quickly, like 18 months.

What will determine time to command is the number of FOs in front...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Dec 2014, 07:21
Replies: 1,450
Views: 630,946
Posted By Anthill

And here I agree with ad-Astra. The company only...

And here I agree with ad-Astra. The company only has responsibility to employ you at your entry level position. No company has the responsibility to supply you with a career path.

Life-style is...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Dec 2014, 23:42
Replies: 60
Views: 24,288
Posted By Anthill

In an extreme mental overload, getting out a...

In an extreme mental overload, getting out a mayday would be unlikely. I think that history attests to that.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Dec 2014, 23:15
Replies: 1,450
Views: 630,946
Posted By Anthill

That's looking backwards. History gives scant...

That's looking backwards. History gives scant indication for time to command. At present, there are some 1150 pilots in VAA/VAI, just over half are SFO/FO/SOs; say 620.

Do the math. At 30...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Dec 2014, 21:52
Replies: 359
Views: 235,201
Posted By Anthill

I've got an idea for the chemtards. Aussie Bob,...

I've got an idea for the chemtards. Aussie Bob, why don't you try to PROVE that " chemtrails " are real.

Go and hire a pressurized high performance aircraft and conduct some atmospheric sampling...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Dec 2014, 10:12
Replies: 359
Views: 235,201
Posted By Anthill

ICA :ok: good for a laugh. I'm not sure that its...

ICA :ok: good for a laugh. I'm not sure that its a good ideal to bait the mentally defectives.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Dec 2014, 23:35
Replies: 19
Views: 4,497
Posted By Anthill

Many years ago, Ansett determined that the 2...

Many years ago, Ansett determined that the 2 greatest risks to its operation were 1) CFIT and 2) Jet upset. This resulted in Ansett implementing a genuine jet upset training program.

This program...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Oct 2014, 04:51
Replies: 11
Views: 2,250
Posted By Anthill

PAL used to be available on Unicom. NLK is a bad...

PAL used to be available on Unicom. NLK is a bad weather factory. Carry fuel for an alternate. Tontouta would be the nearest and that's 330nm away. Work on a PNR ( practice this if you haven't had to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Sep 2014, 02:59
Replies: 35
Views: 10,109
Posted By Anthill

Hi Judd, I learned to fly in gliders and...

Hi Judd,

I learned to fly in gliders and before first solo a student had to be able to enter and recover from a fully developed spin. Then again GFA always had a higher standard than CAA/CASA.
...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Aug 2014, 01:58
Replies: 91
Views: 31,350
Posted By Anthill

I just did Austrailia-Japan-Australia with my...

I just did Austrailia-Japan-Australia with my family. Northbound sector was with Jetstar and we came home on QF 22 with Qantas. Overall, each product was satisfactory with the following observations:...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Aug 2014, 10:41
Replies: 4
Views: 4,998
Posted By Anthill

Thanks Redned ( the horse in Midnight).

Thanks Redned ( the horse in Midnight).
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Aug 2014, 07:26
Replies: 1,629
Views: 474,132
Posted By Anthill

The name of the whistle-blower can be obtained by...

The name of the whistle-blower can be obtained by court order. If the imputation made by the allegation has caused unjust harm or damage to a person, they can argue that the Law of Torts needs to be...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Jul 2014, 19:58
Replies: 57
Views: 433,759
Posted By Anthill

Thanks, ah...urban myths:\

Thanks, ah...urban myths:\
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Jul 2014, 12:05
Replies: 57
Views: 433,759
Posted By Anthill

The reason why there is no tram or light rail...

The reason why there is no tram or light rail link to Tullamarine is that the Victorian State Government signed a deal with the owners of Melbourne's tollways that they would never build one.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Jul 2014, 23:24
Replies: 57
Views: 433,759
Posted By Anthill

Answer: Da Big Banks! Australopithecus, the...

Answer: Da Big Banks!

Australopithecus, the well know saying is that "In a gold rush, you don't get rich digging holes, you get rich selling shovels" :ok:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Jul 2014, 14:03
Replies: 4
Views: 2,757
Posted By Anthill

Seniority dictates that QF pilots have the same...

Seniority dictates that QF pilots have the same chance of flying a VA B777 as I have in getting a DEC at Qantas.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Jul 2014, 01:03
Replies: 50
Views: 14,667
Posted By Anthill

Make sure that the position includes a medical...

Make sure that the position includes a medical plan. A visit to a GP will cost you $250. There is no Bulk Billing!

In the car park at KLAX adjacent to RWY 25L threshold there are dozens of camper...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Jul 2014, 15:51
Replies: 121
Views: 42,510
Posted By Anthill

Fly dive, by meeting up with Why Panic you may,...

Fly dive, by meeting up with Why Panic you may, perhaps, see that he is fit and spritely. There is no suggestion that he he violent, only your interpretation - classic creation of a Straw Man...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Jul 2014, 19:17
Replies: 121
Views: 42,510
Posted By Anthill

Don: the self-funded rating issue - a very good...

Don: the self-funded rating issue - a very good point and was a significant reason why I didn't apply for a DEC at Jetgo.



There needs to be IT policies in any workplace that require each staff...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Jul 2014, 23:58
Replies: 121
Views: 42,510
Posted By Anthill

I would also like to point out that the person...

I would also like to point out that the person who calls HR at other companies to perpetuate a Blacklisting will certainly be limiting their own future career options with those companies.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Jul 2014, 23:53
Replies: 121
Views: 42,510
Posted By Anthill

There are quite a few over 50 CzFOs and FOs at...

There are quite a few over 50 CzFOs and FOs at Virgin.

The argument that the employee "was not authorised to send the email" won't hold water. The company holds responsibility to ensure that all...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Jul 2014, 01:26
Replies: 114
Views: 27,212
Posted By Anthill

Clare, I'll be on to you when I retire from the...

Clare, I'll be on to you when I retire from the airlines and go back to my roots with a Gr 3 IR. :ok:

A long time ago, there were still the spivs and rip-off merchant employers. Plenty of people...
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