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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Oct 2006, 04:45
Replies: 77
Views: 14,270
Posted By ccy sam

Now lets if see Boeing can deliver the 787, with...

Now lets if see Boeing can deliver the 787, with all it's new technology, on time!!!!!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Oct 2006, 02:30
Replies: 36
Views: 3,333
Posted By ccy sam

What about the fly by wire aircraft, not just nav...

What about the fly by wire aircraft, not just nav issue but control problems? Not mentioned at all on the program.
Personal experience. On finals in a modern turboprop a few years ago, AP tracking...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Sep 2006, 00:08
Replies: 28
Views: 5,078
Posted By ccy sam

What did he say?

What did he say?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Sep 2006, 04:46
Replies: 23
Views: 4,193
Posted By ccy sam

So lets see. If you join as an SO at 5 years old,...

So lets see. If you join as an SO at 5 years old, you'll get a command about 1 year before you retire. Why would anyone go thru all the grief to join a company that is eating itself?
I am NOT having...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Sep 2006, 23:19
Replies: 23
Views: 4,193
Posted By ccy sam

If a new QF SO started now, would they ever get a...

If a new QF SO started now, would they ever get a command, given that all expansion is taking place outside of mainline?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Sep 2006, 22:21
Replies: 32
Views: 11,477
Posted By ccy sam

I got all my licences in Perth in the early 80s....

I got all my licences in Perth in the early 80s. Only failed the Cpl once. From memory ALL the Department examiners were ex RAAF. Some were good, some had the "civies should not be flying" attitude,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Aug 2006, 07:27
Replies: 81
Views: 23,218
Posted By ccy sam

DJ board signed off on the E190 about 3 weeks...

DJ board signed off on the E190 about 3 weeks ago. Will be operating SY-CB before years end. Crewed by DJ pilots
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Aug 2006, 06:50
Replies: 33
Views: 7,586
Posted By ccy sam

I'll know there is a true pilot shortage when the...

I'll know there is a true pilot shortage when the likes of dj and jq start paying for the endorsment. Won't happen any time soon!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Jul 2006, 23:44
Replies: 27
Views: 4,911
Posted By ccy sam

Back to the original thread. As I/we learned in...

Back to the original thread.
As I/we learned in 89, the truth about pay, matters not a bit. Its who controls the media. Joyce thru QF have all the control (Packer on the QF board).
The punters...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Jul 2006, 06:30
Replies: 31
Views: 5,714
Posted By ccy sam

Lets be clear about this Mud Skipper. DJ DOES...

Lets be clear about this Mud Skipper.
DJ DOES have deice equipment in MEL. Used it the other day after we landed in fog with a heap of fuel on board.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Jul 2006, 08:17
Replies: 48
Views: 7,684
Posted By ccy sam

Its supply and demand, at the moment there are...

Its supply and demand, at the moment there are plenty of pilots willing to shell out the required thousands to buy a job. If and when the airlines cannot find the pilots they need, they will have to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Jul 2006, 22:24
Replies: 7
Views: 1,298
Posted By ccy sam

Virgin Blue are the same as CX. Not worried about...

Virgin Blue are the same as CX. Not worried about the marks, just that you've got them in Australia and not out of a weeties packet from the USA.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Jul 2006, 23:48
Replies: 98
Views: 14,285
Posted By ccy sam

hmmmm lets see......North Korean launching...

hmmmm lets see......North Korean launching missiles into the Sea of Japan and swapping nuclear technology with Iran....Iraq....Somalia....Israel and Palestine.....George W......Terrorist bombs in...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Apr 2006, 07:12
Replies: 0
Views: 915
Posted By ccy sam

737NG End of decent

The 737NG 10.6 FMC update now has an automatic end of descent point. The previous update did not have this feature and only had an EODP if you put in a STAR or manually entered one.
My question is:...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Dec 2005, 01:58
Replies: 73
Views: 9,934
Posted By ccy sam

Mourgo, mate, if your original question was...

Mourgo, mate, if your original question was serious, here is my serious answer.
DON'T DO IT.
Read the accurate posts about costs, low or no pay, low chances of work with good conditions etc. Save...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Dec 2005, 02:51
Replies: 88
Views: 12,385
Posted By ccy sam

Ask yourself this question. Is there any reason ...

Ask yourself this question. Is there any reason for airline managers to improve pilots pay and conditions. Answer...... none. Why?

1 Pilots unions powerless...AFAP, or in companies back pocket...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Sep 2005, 07:02
Replies: 45
Views: 5,937
Posted By ccy sam

ATC Bias

Enroute SY-CS. Jetstar 11 miles behind us on the same route. As we commence descent we're vectored off track and slowed down. Jetstar told to speed up and given track shortening to get ahead of us....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th May 2005, 06:13
Replies: 0
Views: 781
Posted By ccy sam

Flight West entitlements

Anyone from old Flight West know if/when we will recieve the last of our entitlements? I haven't heard anything for a few years.
Also, is Guy still driving taxis, I hope he is.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Aug 2004, 01:58
Replies: 25
Views: 3,351
Posted By ccy sam

Do we have a future?

With car fuel on its way to $3 a litre and aviation fuel headed the same way, does any airline have a future? Fuel price hedging will protect for a while but eventually full price will have to be...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Jul 2003, 14:19
Replies: 100
Views: 13,983
Posted By ccy sam

How did he get the name 'lawn mower man'?

How did he get the name 'lawn mower man'?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Jun 2003, 18:27
Replies: 86
Views: 10,926
Posted By ccy sam

The point is Capt Custard we don't want to fly a...

The point is Capt Custard we don't want to fly a circling approach in a "high speed jet" if we can avoid it. One of the main causes of CFIT.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Jun 2003, 19:05
Replies: 22
Views: 2,767
Posted By ccy sam

G'day 520, 600 hours is plenty to do the IFR...

G'day 520, 600 hours is plenty to do the IFR rating, whether someone will give you an IFR job with those hours is another question. You may have to keep doing the single VFR job but you'll be "johnny...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Jun 2003, 08:55
Replies: 86
Views: 10,926
Posted By ccy sam

Anyone know when CASA will drag itself out of the...

Anyone know when CASA will drag itself out of the 1960s and allow RPT Jets with FMC to fly LNAV/VNAV GPS NPAs?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Jun 2003, 17:25
Replies: 86
Views: 10,926
Posted By ccy sam

Kaptian M, you may remember back in 89 Australia...

Kaptian M, you may remember back in 89 Australia still had its own DME system. The only places that had international DME were international airports. So the last upate for the FMC would have been...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Jun 2003, 17:10
Replies: 11
Views: 2,833
Posted By ccy sam

Thanks to those who replied. BOAC do you have any...

Thanks to those who replied. BOAC do you have any further details that would be helpful on a glide approach from say 25000ft. As far as I know Boeing don't give this kind of information. Things like...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Jun 2003, 14:08
Replies: 11
Views: 2,833
Posted By ccy sam

Windmilling Hydraulic Pumps

Scenario: both engines on a 737 NG flame out due to fuel leak or whatever, the APU is not available and therefore the standby hyd. pump is not available because the transfer busess are not powered....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Jun 2003, 13:30
Replies: 86
Views: 10,926
Posted By ccy sam

From memory the 89 737 had conducted a DME...

From memory the 89 737 had conducted a DME arrival from the south and was circling on rwy 14. The EFIS MAP had shifted and showed the rwy in the wrong place. The wrong place lined up with a prominent...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Jun 2003, 12:40
Replies: 27
Views: 2,865
Posted By ccy sam

Mathew, ask yourself why you want to change...

Mathew, ask yourself why you want to change carreers, is it so you can fly or because you want to escape your current job. If its just to escape then choose anything outside of aviation. If its...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Jun 2003, 18:10
Replies: 9
Views: 1,344
Posted By ccy sam

There's no reason a piston twin driver can't use...

There's no reason a piston twin driver can't use an escape proceedure designed for a turbine aircraft. The problem is that as far as I know a piston twin weighing less than 5700 KG only has to be...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Jun 2003, 13:25
Replies: 41
Views: 12,120
Posted By ccy sam

If DJ ever employ Kiwis, they'll have to live...

If DJ ever employ Kiwis, they'll have to live with some very angry former ansett F/Os who are now Captains. Unable to repeat some of the adjectives these gentlemen use when they see an Air NZ...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Jun 2003, 13:15
Replies: 16
Views: 2,626
Posted By ccy sam

Major Minor, I'd love to tell all but I fear...

Major Minor, I'd love to tell all but I fear pprune would be sued. Tail wheel may be braver than I.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jun 2003, 08:19
Replies: 10
Views: 1,278
Posted By ccy sam

Most RPT jets in Oz can takeoff with 300 meters...

Most RPT jets in Oz can takeoff with 300 meters runway visual range, provided the crew has had the approved training. I suppose the reason why 300meters is the limit is due to the engine failure on...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Jun 2003, 09:27
Replies: 16
Views: 2,626
Posted By ccy sam

Tail Wheel, heard the same thing re other bidders...

Tail Wheel, heard the same thing re other bidders being thwarted in the bidding for FW. I hear there may be legal action, though I would not bet on any satisfaction. Companies being run in...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Jun 2003, 10:24
Replies: 16
Views: 2,626
Posted By ccy sam

I think the sim was canned when the F100s from...

I think the sim was canned when the F100s from American airlines deal fell through.
A real way out rumour is that Alliance is interested in the Perth-Christmas island contract using an A 320.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th May 2003, 11:41
Replies: 16
Views: 2,626
Posted By ccy sam

Agreed SSA, but one wonders if old Flight West...

Agreed SSA, but one wonders if old Flight West would have faired far better if a higher bid for it by an airline from our near north had been accepted. Being the seller and the buyer gives an...
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