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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Aug 2012, 02:54
Replies: 14
Views: 5,698
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Talking The greatest pilot in history, who said so? He...

The greatest pilot in history, who said so? He did. Time to do away with CRM and move to single Pilot ATP ops.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Aug 2012, 21:24
Replies: 23
Views: 6,950
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Very poignent Sherm, but as a wise old Training...

Very poignent Sherm, but as a wise old Training Captain once told me, "looking in the rear view mirror may tell you where you have been but not where you are heading" have a great day.:ok:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Aug 2012, 01:40
Replies: 167
Views: 70,221
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This thread highlights some very interesting...

This thread highlights some very interesting issues that have never been completely sorted since the introduction of CRM.
When CRM first came to pass we were told we had to take into account all of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Aug 2012, 21:30
Replies: 56
Views: 10,718
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Wheelies are manditory for some tailwheel types...

Wheelies are manditory for some tailwheel types and also helpful in crosswinds for others, best to get it on the ground and under control. In Tailwheel crosswind landings, holding off for a 3 pointer...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Aug 2012, 01:42
Replies: 56
Views: 10,718
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Thumbs up I was trying to avoid getting involved in this...

I was trying to avoid getting involved in this thread, but???
I am really not sure why an endorsement is really neccesary. As mentioned by others, up until the late 1950's nearly everyone learnt on...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Aug 2012, 23:17
Replies: 32
Views: 4,652
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Well Bugger Me, I am sure I could still fly just...

Well Bugger Me, I am sure I could still fly just wearing my "Jock Strap and Runners" and if anyone questioned my authority:mad:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Jul 2012, 02:52
Replies: 77
Views: 15,426
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CB, give AJ a call he should tell you how to blow...

CB, give AJ a call he should tell you how to blow $30m quickly:ok:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Jul 2012, 03:57
Replies: 43
Views: 11,889
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There was nothing wrong with this great design,...

There was nothing wrong with this great design, as said prior the S35 was the pinacle but all other models were streets ahead of other lighties.
The only small problem, which may have accounted for...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Jul 2012, 22:30
Replies: 40
Views: 8,149
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As already mentioned it was a good outcome and...

As already mentioned it was a good outcome and all the young tyros can look and learn the causes and how the pilot saved this relic by reading future editions of the FSM :confused: :confused:...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Jul 2012, 21:30
Replies: 13
Views: 4,286
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Job Selection

I agree completly with all of the above comments. The selection process to appoint Frank as General Manager of TAA shows just how forward thinking the Senior Managment at TAA really was at the time. ...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Jul 2012, 03:46
Replies: 6
Views: 2,102
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I remember the Flockhart Mustang crash well, I...

I remember the Flockhart Mustang crash well, I was 15 at the time and spent a lot of spare time at MB as I lived nearby in Moorabbin. We used to get a few bob for cleaning and polishing RVAC chippies...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Jul 2012, 23:43
Replies: 56
Views: 7,996
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FSM

You can never stop learning from other people miss-adventures, Peter is quite correct it is good reading and maybe even us OLD fellas can still learn. New Pilots do not "know everything" like some of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Jun 2012, 02:55
Replies: 16
Views: 6,804
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Don Charlewood

More than just a true gentleman but a truely great and humble Australian. I have read many of his books and heard him talk on some occassions and was always impressed with his humility.
There was a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th May 2012, 01:14
Replies: 3
Views: 1,448
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The Bard or an Oracle

Great stuff GP, as they say in the classics, it would be funny if it wasn't all true.:{
Keep it up, Oldie
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Apr 2012, 02:01
Replies: 11
FRM
Views: 2,194
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Fatigue

We are just waking up (excuse the pun) to the insidious nature of Fatigue. At a conference last year we were given of evidence of worldwide Medical research clearly indicating Fatigue was the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Apr 2012, 05:27
Replies: 80
Views: 14,061
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Not sure if this is rellevant to the thread but...

Not sure if this is rellevant to the thread but some years ago I was transiting Torrence CA to Palm Springs in a lightie and just about to climb past Mt. Baldy (7000') with a cloud base of 9000' and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Mar 2012, 02:01
Replies: 1,460
Views: 410,662
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G.P. A very good overview, I like you, never flew...

G.P. A very good overview, I like you, never flew for Qantas, a lot of my friends did and loved every minute of it as did their passengers. But in this world of Micro Economics and Globalisation...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Mar 2012, 04:09
Replies: 107
Views: 12,171
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What a great thread, Dickie Gower also organised...

What a great thread, Dickie Gower also organised the 30th anviverary of YCEM and requested my Cessna 170A for the re-inactment. I had the original pilot on board, I think his name was Basil? what a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Mar 2012, 21:35
Replies: 1
Views: 933
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AGP Vintage Aircraft Display

Noticed at yesterday's Melbourne AGP. Could I be mistaken? was that a Qantas flyover showing off a 20 year old 747. How to impress the millions of viewers around the world with their latest...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Mar 2012, 19:24
Replies: 25
Views: 5,147
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Airline Safety should always be measured...

Airline Safety should always be measured INCIDENTS NOT ACCIDENTS, in most cases there is only a bees dick difference between an accident and an incident. In both cases safety has been comprimised?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Feb 2012, 01:12
Replies: 53
Views: 12,038
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Interesting lot of technical stuff but what about...

Interesting lot of technical stuff but what about the basics, CRM and monitoring each other, Why do we bother with two pilots up front in a critical phase of the flight and they both just sit there...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Jan 2012, 01:01
Replies: 39
Views: 5,887
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Wally, my old Dad did the same thing, stick yer...

Wally, my old Dad did the same thing, stick yer hand out the window son..... it is amazing that the roads were not littered with kids hands as trucks went passed?
Whats even more scarey is my old...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Jan 2012, 02:24
Replies: 30
Views: 14,693
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Excuse me if someone has already mentioned this...

Excuse me if someone has already mentioned this but with creative accounting anything is almost possible. I have seen the following done on several occassions with seperate compnies with a common...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Jan 2012, 00:35
Replies: 184
Views: 21,628
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We can all sit here and post replies on what an...

We can all sit here and post replies on what an idiot and a moron this "pilot" is but the real issue is how we, as responsable Pilots are viewed by the general public, I suggest a bit of this will...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Dec 2011, 01:11
Replies: 33
Views: 23,948
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Good call Wally, Fatigue is much more incidious...

Good call Wally, Fatigue is much more incidious than we used to beleive, equivilant or worse than the effects of booze.

Judgment in all areas goes out the window including knowing when you are...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Dec 2011, 02:57
Replies: 67
Views: 17,419
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AUSTERS

Firstly Hornet Moths came in two models; DH87A and B. One had tapered wings the other had squared wing tips, not Tiger Moth wings.

Austers were easy to fly but hard to fly well, in came down to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Aug 2011, 01:15
Replies: 5
Views: 1,343
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Vale Bill Bennett

Leslie William Bennett.
Just been advised that good friend and well known YMMB identity Bill Bennett passed away at the weekend aged 84.
Very popular and good friend to all he knew.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Aug 2011, 22:05
Replies: 190
Views: 57,313
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Gnomie, good question, all three are still on...

Gnomie,
good question, all three are still on register and flying.
Tiger DFJ is owned by Borg Sorensen and flies out of Tyabb
Tiger GMC is owned by a fellow in Carnegie.
Auster KBI is owned by...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Aug 2011, 22:51
Replies: 190
Views: 57,313
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From vague recollections it was Racing Driver Bib...

From vague recollections it was Racing Driver Bib Stillwell that took over Brooks Aviation in 1962 and turned it into Civil in 1967. I seem to remember new Beechcraft Aircraft down near the pine...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Jul 2011, 21:55
Replies: 190
Views: 57,313
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What a great thread, many memories and names I...

What a great thread, many memories and names I had forgotten. My first flight at Moorabbin was for my 10th birthday Nov. 1956, Dad took me down for a flight with his good friend Gertie McKenzie,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Jul 2011, 03:18
Replies: 72
Views: 18,178
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Well written Harley, spot on, 45 years on the 140...

Well written Harley, spot on, 45 years on the 140 does little for me other that that first solo, many different types flown since then including many real one's, Chippies,170's and 80's, Super Cubs...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Jul 2011, 22:01
Replies: 72
Views: 18,178
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You are correct Henry, I have never even seen one...

You are correct Henry, I have never even seen one but an old co-pilot friend of mine had flown them and I think he desribed them as "Challenging".:sad:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Jul 2011, 21:35
Replies: 72
Views: 18,178
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What is a real aeroplane? I beleive it is the one...

What is a real aeroplane? I beleive it is the one that does what it is designed to do really well. In 1966 when learning to fly at RVAC MMB My first instructor (B. McInnes) suggested we had a choice...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Jul 2011, 03:03
Replies: 72
Views: 18,178
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With you "Gooneydog" DC9 was a real aeroplane,...

With you "Gooneydog" DC9 was a real aeroplane, best of all the heavies.
Also; Chipmunk, poor man's Spitfire.
Cessna 170A, father of the 180.
Super Cub
No such thing as a bad...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Jul 2011, 03:22
Replies: 249
Views: 40,456
Posted By Old but not bold

Good Aircraft Books

Eileen Steenson's Flight Plan PNG. Still one of my favorite Australian Aviation Books, brings back some great memories.
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