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Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2024, 05:38
Replies: 35
Views: 14,445
Posted By gcafinal

Thank you Gne. I appreciate your response even if...

Thank you Gne. I appreciate your response even if you have the same "nothing" luck as me! I find it hard to believe that military operators of the AN/FPN-36 did not keep any documentation (from the...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2024, 03:02
Replies: 35
Views: 14,445
Posted By gcafinal

Angry The AN/FPN-36 Quad Radar

I have to report significant frustration since my last post in 2018, after writing numerous letters to all sorts of people, agencies, schools, military organisations and radar manufacturers. I have...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Jan 2024, 09:55
Replies: 17
Views: 4,467
Posted By gcafinal

Geoff Goodall

This is certainly a shock to the system. I knew Geoff very well and he had supplied me with historical information and aircraft photos for various venues over the years. A perfect human being. Always...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Jan 2024, 04:15
Replies: 13
Views: 2,120
Posted By gcafinal

Would CASA approve such a helipad?

Pridrangaviti Lighthouse Iceland
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I think I would be inclined...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Sep 2023, 03:54
Replies: 7
Views: 1,918
Posted By gcafinal

Red face Airline Systems Safety

The national news in Australia has been dominated by the situation in Qantas. If news reports are to be believed, we are being told that morale in that airline is at an all time low for a number of...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Feb 2020, 04:36
Replies: 185
Views: 93,217
Posted By gcafinal

H'mmm, thank you Capn Rex Havoc. A case of...

H'mmm, thank you Capn Rex Havoc. A case of keyboard finger failure !! B737 MAX it is. The same finger works fine in the cockpit by the way !!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Feb 2020, 23:49
Replies: 185
Views: 93,217
Posted By gcafinal

Boeing 727 MAX This is interesting

I am at a loss to understand how anyone can make judgements of aircrew or anyone else for that matter, when formal investigations have not been completed. I am particularly at a loss, when the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Mar 2019, 17:47
Replies: 4
Views: 1,341
Posted By gcafinal

I previously worked with Bob and he was a perfect...

I previously worked with Bob and he was a perfect gentleman, a very considerate human being and excellent pilot. Aviation needs more like him. I am sorry to hear of his passing.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Jul 2018, 12:18
Replies: 59
Views: 8,888
Posted By gcafinal

CASA

Here it all goes again. Approximately 20 years ago, CASA were tasked to review Australian aviation legislation. The existing Civil Aviation Act 9C requires them to do that. To date, the legislative...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jun 2018, 10:26
Replies: 35
Views: 14,445
Posted By gcafinal

mgahan thank you for your speedy response much...

mgahan thank you for your speedy response much appreciated. I will contact the office you suggested. Cheers.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jun 2018, 06:01
Replies: 35
Views: 14,445
Posted By gcafinal

The AN/FPN-36 Quad Radar

Does anyone out there have any old manuals or photographs of the AN-FPN 36 Quad Radar? This was used extensively by the RAAF in the 1970s-1980s.
...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
16th Jun 2017, 14:12
Replies: 4
Views: 5,973
Posted By gcafinal

Hi Old not Bold, thank you. Yes that is a...

Hi Old not Bold, thank you. Yes that is a possibility that I had not considered. An email has been sent in the forlorn hope that I may be successful. cheers...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
15th Jun 2017, 22:56
Replies: 4
Views: 5,973
Posted By gcafinal

Newforest2. Many thanks for the rapid response....

Newforest2. Many thanks for the rapid response. Very helpful. I have not seen those sites before which is a surprise given the searching I have conducted, so will investigate them. Cheers...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
15th Jun 2017, 12:33
Replies: 4
Views: 5,973
Posted By gcafinal

Britten-Norman Trislander

I have been scrounging around trying to locate a copy of the Pilots Operating Handbook POH for the Britten-Norman Trislander BN3. I am obviously looking in the wrong places because I have been...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jun 2017, 01:47
Replies: 44
Views: 17,629
Posted By gcafinal

LB. I am aware of the regs, however on the rare...

LB. I am aware of the regs, however on the rare occasions I can get an Airservices Australia rep to actually talk to me, they often respond with throw-away lines like "ah its in the regs somewhere -...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jun 2017, 00:03
Replies: 44
Views: 17,629
Posted By gcafinal

Airservices Australia blithely allegedly state...

Airservices Australia blithely allegedly state that an item "is not required by ICAO. "However I would like to see the specific reference. I am not sure that their comment is correct. I was amused by...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Dec 2016, 23:57
Replies: 40
Views: 13,712
Posted By gcafinal

Yes thank you. I think so. Hope everyone has a...

Yes thank you. I think so. Hope everyone has a safe new year 2017. Cheers...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Dec 2016, 21:19
Replies: 40
Views: 13,712
Posted By gcafinal

Yes, I was hoping the logo on the front of the...

Yes, I was hoping the logo on the front of the tower may have been useful to confirm its identity as I have no idea who took the picture and I have never seen a picture of the Sydney tower prior to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Dec 2016, 10:19
Replies: 40
Views: 13,712
Posted By gcafinal

Thanks to everyone who assisted to get the photo...

Thanks to everyone who assisted to get the photo visible and also to everyone for their answers. Looks like Parafield is a pretty safe bet. Cheers all.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Dec 2016, 02:04
Replies: 40
Views: 13,712
Posted By gcafinal

Control Tower Identification

That's a nuisance. I note that the image on my post is indicating "pending approval." Thanks for letting me know, much appreciated.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Dec 2016, 08:39
Replies: 40
Views: 13,712
Posted By gcafinal

Where was this control tower - Can anyone assist

I have attached a photograph of an old Australian Air Traffic Control Tower but am unable to properly confirm its location. I was a member of the Royal South Australian Aero Club many years ago and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Jun 2016, 00:01
Replies: 80
Views: 42,025
Posted By gcafinal

CASA

I don't think going to local members and unions will achieve much. I suggest that if problems like these are substantiated then a direct approach to the full membership of the Senate Estimates...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Feb 2016, 03:09
Replies: 27
Views: 15,703
Posted By gcafinal

FLTLT BULLIVANT AND SQNLDR CRUMP

Post from 2010 or thereabouts. "Spitalgate was the home of 644GS - a weekend school commanded by Flt Lt Albert Johnson. No 2 Gliding Centre moved from Kirton Lindsey to Spitalgate in November 1965....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Jul 2015, 07:01
Replies: 45
Views: 7,450
Posted By gcafinal

Aviation regulatory shambles in Australia

Given the discussion on these threads, I was reading through the large number of CASA Instruments and Rulings and came across CASA Instrument 102/15 relating to the Jabiru aircraft. In part there is...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Jul 2015, 08:17
Replies: 60
Views: 12,666
Posted By gcafinal

QSK. If I may say so. Well said.

QSK. If I may say so. Well said.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Jul 2015, 12:51
Replies: 60
Views: 12,666
Posted By gcafinal

Fire crews acting as FIS officers

I personally do not want anyone talking to me on the radio with unqualified opinion backed up by lack of standardisation and no formal training or proper understanding of flying procedures,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Jul 2015, 08:35
Replies: 45
Views: 7,450
Posted By gcafinal

Regulatory Reform

LeadSled, You are absolutely right. I have spent half the day reading the CASA Annual Report 2013-14 and noted the salary ranges being paid to senior CASA management. I could hardly believe my eyes! ...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Jul 2015, 01:36
Replies: 45
Views: 7,450
Posted By gcafinal

Regulatory Reform?

I don't usually write on this forum and I do not have any evidence to support the thread above. What I do know is this.
Major regulatory reform has been going in this country for literally 20 years...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Mar 2015, 22:01
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,066,481
Posted By gcafinal

The old PNG days

There is a chapter in Doug Whitfield's book "The Call of the Kyeema" published by Tangee publishing in Perth, called Letter from New Guinea, that may be of interest to some of you...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Mar 2015, 05:47
Replies: 13
Views: 3,518
Posted By gcafinal

CAOs from the 1980s Class 3 Instrument Rating

After browsing through the posts here, can I ask if anyone actually has a copy I could have of the old Civil Aviation Order from the 1980s that detailed the requirements for the Class 3 rating? Long...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Nov 2014, 10:39
Replies: 2
Views: 1,534
Posted By gcafinal

SQNLDR Colin (Dinny) Ryan

I have good memories of him at RAAF East Sale. In fact I qualified as a GCA controller there and I just looked at my graduation certificate with his signature on it as the CO. He was a good bloke,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Jul 2014, 00:13
Replies: 5
Views: 2,320
Posted By gcafinal

3 Escape Serious Injury - Cessna at Narrikup WA

Looks as though you will be right sms777. I am advised the aircraft will be a right-off. I guess I was being overly optimistic because I liked flying it so much. "Thems the breaks" I guess. At least...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Jul 2014, 07:39
Replies: 5
Views: 2,320
Posted By gcafinal

3 Escape Serious Injury - Cessna at Narrikup WA

That's a real pity, the aircraft was really well looked after and flew beautifully. In still air conditions it never deviated in any direction with hands and feet off. Went in a straight line...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Sep 2012, 11:32
Replies: 53
Views: 15,004
Posted By gcafinal

WA FSUs

The Tinnie Club at Port Hedland was converted to offices by the Town of Port Hedland and also used for party hire purposes. I do not know if it is still standing. The last time I saw it was in 1997...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Oct 2011, 06:47
Replies: 4
Views: 798
Posted By gcafinal

Red face CASA Aircrew Examinations

Today, candidates scheduled to sit the CASA aircrew examinations administered under ASL, arrived to find that the examinations had been cancelled nationally because the internet server at CASA had...
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