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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th May 2011, 14:29
Replies: 297
Views: 58,677
Posted By duke of duchess

How funny I have never paid for any...

How funny

I have never paid for any endorsements my employer needs for me to do their work. I didnt want to degrade my career, so many people rushed past me to pay for an A320 or 737 endorsement...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th May 2011, 13:55
Replies: 297
Views: 58,677
Posted By duke of duchess

How funny, wasnt Impulse AKA jetstar the...

How funny,

wasnt Impulse AKA jetstar the first to start the race to the bottom?

Now it seems the guys that started the race are upset because they no longer want to play!

You guys started...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Aug 2007, 15:09
Replies: 129
Views: 25,854
Posted By duke of duchess

A few years back darwin was good, then they had...

A few years back darwin was good, then they had to go and get rid of the guys/girls that new what they were doing and get some more trainees in :(

Singapore has been very good, very busy but very...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Aug 2007, 14:28
Replies: 102
Views: 36,653
Posted By duke of duchess

I never worked for GAM however i did have a lot...

I never worked for GAM however i did have a lot of friends working for GAM, when they first moved into BK.

All my friends were amazed at how by the book they were and found the company an absolute...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jul 2007, 13:57
Replies: 25
Views: 7,329
Posted By duke of duchess

Talking As with any jobs there are good and bad parts of...

As with any jobs there are good and bad parts of the job,

wages are low, when i left capt on the westwind were on around 56k

at the moment i believe progression is quick, the experience you...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Apr 2005, 18:25
Replies: 36
Views: 5,054
Posted By duke of duchess

It’s a joke These security guards are trying...

It’s a joke

These security guards are trying to flex their muscle against pilots because it the first time they have been able to hassle some one in a uniform, and they love it

In Melbourne we...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Jan 2005, 06:11
Replies: 87
Views: 11,722
Posted By duke of duchess

sorry korn old boy, I guess my spelling could use...

sorry korn old boy, I guess my spelling could use a bit of improvment, I would like to thank you for bringing that to my attention I shall aim to improve.

why doesnt this come with spell checker ...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jan 2005, 05:09
Replies: 87
Views: 11,722
Posted By duke of duchess

showing my age hmmmmm, i thought we had to keep...

showing my age hmmmmm, i thought we had to keep up with changes in procedures. isn't that in the job description, and considered part of proffesionalism
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Jan 2005, 15:31
Replies: 87
Views: 11,722
Posted By duke of duchess

ABC Position???? Why are there so many...

ABC Position????

Why are there so many people just giving position reports with out saying Position, and waiting for atc to tell them to go ahead.

It really annoys me when atc are busy and miss...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Jun 2004, 16:35
Replies: 24
Views: 4,859
Posted By duke of duchess

abc you should buy the engineers some gum,...

abc

you should buy the engineers some gum, its amazing what those crafty engineers can do with that stuff.

have fun
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Jun 2004, 21:10
Replies: 24
Views: 4,859
Posted By duke of duchess

If anyone wants to know what the tropopause is...

If anyone wants to know what the tropopause is sitting at, just look at the sigwx chart. Those little sqaures with numbers in it are the tropopause, it can change a lot. i have seen it as low as 220...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Dec 2003, 23:24
Replies: 34
Views: 3,874
Posted By duke of duchess

all these tricky ways! If you ram the nose...

all these tricky ways!
If you ram the nose wheel into the ground hard enough the plane flares for you, no skill required!

Mind you turn the wipers on first to help clear the bitumen from the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Nov 2003, 06:32
Replies: 107
Views: 16,190
Posted By duke of duchess

The one part of the unifoirm i HATE are the...

The one part of the unifoirm i HATE are the wings, and i dont were them unless i really have to, just think about it logically for a minute, a nice piece of metal with sharp bits, usually located...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Nov 2003, 00:11
Replies: 26
Views: 4,180
Posted By duke of duchess

If you go from a GA company to qf or other...

If you go from a GA company to qf or other reasonable airline that puts you on a reduced training salary I think you will find that it is comparable to your last salary, and as soon as your training...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Oct 2003, 00:49
Replies: 26
Views: 4,180
Posted By duke of duchess

I totally agree with Saturn Hey raingauge...

I totally agree with Saturn

Hey raingauge ever wondered why some people end up overseas, like in California,,, it might just be because they have morals and aren't willing to lower the standard...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Oct 2003, 23:09
Replies: 18
Views: 1,709
Posted By duke of duchess

Thumbs down I liked the motorway thing, you just left one...

I liked the motorway thing, you just left one thing out after the toll gates the lanes then merge back into one lane (i.e msa, holding alt etc) so you are now merging with all that traffic into the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Oct 2003, 00:18
Replies: 29
Views: 4,699
Posted By duke of duchess

I should have become a teacher!!!! $1500 a...

I should have become a teacher!!!!

$1500 a fortnight, after only 2 years :( and here i have been flying for 7 years worked my way up through the ranks, spent 10's of thousands of dollars to get...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Oct 2003, 23:51
Replies: 13
Views: 1,233
Posted By duke of duchess

OZBUSDRIVER One other thing to remember...

OZBUSDRIVER

One other thing to remember those of us lucky enough to be floating around with 2 crew have it alot easier than any single pilot operation, true in the approach stage the procedures...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Oct 2003, 23:29
Replies: 12
Views: 2,705
Posted By duke of duchess

with the change to the arbey arrival in ML i...

with the change to the arbey arrival in ML i think it was a department stuff up more so than jepps, the ATC guys said they hadn't got the new arrival info till late afternoon on the day that it was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Jul 2003, 20:39
Replies: 7
Views: 2,009
Posted By duke of duchess

AD/DUNNY/01 Hate to tell you this but your...

AD/DUNNY/01

Hate to tell you this but your info is wrong, no crane air guys are on the metro course, and requirments for crane air are a lot higher than most if not all operators at bankstown, so...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Jul 2003, 22:57
Replies: 26
Views: 3,253
Posted By duke of duchess

Turbo otter I would hate to tell you this but...

Turbo otter I would hate to tell you this but with the pc-12 being pressurised and turbine it takes a lot less planning and monitoring during the descent, than a chieftain for instance.

True not...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
15th Jul 2002, 16:43
Replies: 60
Views: 20,248
Posted By duke of duchess

Ok both planes have the good and the bad ...

Ok both planes have the good and the bad

have only riden in a 404, so lack experience in that machine, i have about 300hrs on chieftains and hate to say it but the 404 wins hands down.

one of...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
2nd Apr 2002, 11:10
Replies: 49
Views: 7,368
Posted By duke of duchess

I never knew Jason, however i did work for the...

I never knew Jason, however i did work for the company once, we were a very tight group then so can only imagine what everyone must be going through now.

my deepest sympathy to all at AA's, Jasons...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
10th Mar 2002, 09:25
Replies: 19
Views: 443
Posted By duke of duchess

Post gaunty,. .. .we do have radar equiped aircraft...

gaunty,. .. .we do have radar equiped aircraft and have the entire fleet being installed with radar as they can be pulled off line.. .. .The regs say i can fly in my size aircraft around storms which...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
9th Mar 2002, 09:29
Replies: 19
Views: 443
Posted By duke of duchess

Angry metrad useful but not provided

I was flying into and out of sydney the other night with cells every were and no weather radar. according to the jeps i can ask for a metrad (weather radar) indication however i get the standard...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
16th Feb 2002, 11:13
Replies: 25
Views: 2,726
Posted By duke of duchess

Post i agree 2 pilots is easier and that inturn makes...

i agree 2 pilots is easier and that inturn makes it slightly safer, but the way most are going on you would think flying single pilot in a jet was instant death.

I only have a couple of thousand...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
13th Dec 2001, 11:23
Replies: 12
Views: 219
Posted By duke of duchess

Thumbs up there are 2 ways of getting time one is to...

there are 2 ways of getting time one is to instruct the other is to do what it sounds like you are doing, just keep at it, i went up north and after 3 months of nothing got a great charter job and...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
9th Dec 2001, 16:41
Replies: 11
Views: 142
Posted By duke of duchess

Talking we got through winter without any major ice, i...

we got through winter without any major ice, i thought the ice season was meant to be over and a couple of weeks back there it was again freezing level 4500 and a sigmet out for sev ice, i thought we...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
25th Nov 2001, 05:54
Replies: 7
Views: 908
Posted By duke of duchess

Post standard rate in syd is around $750 per hour...

standard rate in syd is around $750 per hour should be able to knock it over in 2hrs, it is simple plane to fly!

Have fun

thats what my company charges any way (for all i know it may be...
Forum: Dunnunda, Godzone and the Pacific
26th Sep 2001, 19:28
Replies: 19
Views: 346
Posted By duke of duchess

Thumbs up so things are uncertain at the momet, why does...

so things are uncertain at the momet, why does everyone always focus on the down side?

I am doing night frieght in PA-31's PA-60's and some day runs in a BE-76, 2 weeks ago i was close to getting...
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