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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Jul 2014, 03:41
Replies: 2,631
Views: 1,003,359
Posted By Algie

Ah Carrion or whatever, as they say you set low...

Ah Carrion or whatever, as they say you set low standards and woefully fail to meet them. Yet in your own lunchbox....a real legend

Sigh.....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Jul 2014, 01:58
Replies: 2,631
Views: 1,003,359
Posted By Algie

To whichever moderators may be concerned. I...

To whichever moderators may be concerned.

I can manage the fact that little of either Kharon or SARCs posts are intelligible. And I can mange that of those bits that are intelligible little is...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Feb 2014, 05:30
Replies: 39
Views: 8,824
Posted By Algie

I think it a good idea for those who can remember...

I think it a good idea for those who can remember and reflect to do so with quiet camaraderie and fellowship. For many of us those are the things that have sustained us these many years. I'll be...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Feb 2014, 18:36
Replies: 397
Views: 164,221
Posted By Algie

Part of the problem for managers who are focussed...

Part of the problem for managers who are focussed on finding new and better ways to shave costs and increase revenue is that if they don't have an airline background its almost impossible for them to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Jan 2014, 19:52
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,716,714
Posted By Algie

Not quite Sunfish...... I think it was Jim...

Not quite Sunfish......

I think it was Jim Hacker or Sir Humphrey or Paul Keating who first crystallised the concept of dressing up what you've already done and calling it your Plan....that way...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Dec 2013, 04:50
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,716,714
Posted By Algie

Haven't been really paying attention as I have...

Haven't been really paying attention as I have been studying English political history.

Came across this really interesting quote from Oliver Cromwell:

"You have sat too long for any good you...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Nov 2013, 19:51
Replies: 2,631
Views: 1,003,359
Posted By Algie

Often come up away (indeed mostly) from Charon's...

Often come up away (indeed mostly) from Charon's posts (and his/her coterie) bemused, bewildered and mystified. I think of his/her posts as s Churchill said in another context: "a riddle, wrapped in...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Aug 2013, 23:02
Replies: 2,631
Views: 1,003,359
Posted By Algie

004 Good point about the paranoia on...

004

Good point about the paranoia on accountability.

We need (i.e us the public) to own up to some of our own role in this. Forcing Macca's to put "Caution, might be HOT" on coffee cups etc,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Jul 2013, 01:22
Replies: 301
Views: 128,038
Posted By Algie

Sunfish You could have stopped typing after:...

Sunfish

You could have stopped typing after:

"It is necessary to act like a human being to be a good manager and I am also coming to the view that most of the "scientific management" tools we...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Jun 2013, 19:42
Replies: 838
Views: 647,553
Posted By Algie

Wow! A post from K that is a) understandable...

Wow!

A post from K that is a) understandable and b) on the spot.

Well said
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Jun 2013, 06:34
Replies: 838
Views: 647,553
Posted By Algie

Charon I'm guessing that, having allowed a...

Charon

I'm guessing that, having allowed a second-best situation to develop, both the QF and VB crews thought that Mildura was a good option. Certainly a paradise compared to ETOPS planned...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Jun 2013, 05:30
Replies: 44
Views: 13,567
Posted By Algie

Nice bit of airmanship

Qantas 767 MEL-SYD this afternoon-landing in dodgy conditons (X-wind, turbulence,gusts etc). All got worse last 50 ft before TD and at wheel touch it wasn't specially pretty so they gave it away and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th May 2013, 10:50
Replies: 2,315
Views: 755,101
Posted By Algie

Charon I cautioned you a while back to get...

Charon

I cautioned you a while back to get your mind out of the Goon Show scripts and stop the in jokes and sly superiority. You might recall a suggestion to study some Nietzsche...


“Whoever...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th May 2013, 19:19
Replies: 2,315
Views: 755,101
Posted By Algie

Sunfish you are of course right. My little post...

Sunfish you are of course right. My little post was a comment, not the definitive summary of the issue.

It is at the core of the issue to ask why the crew (and in particular PIC) didn't know...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th May 2013, 12:41
Replies: 2,315
Views: 755,101
Posted By Algie

Well said Lookleft, I think, (if I translate...

Well said Lookleft,

I think, (if I translate Kharon's opaque meanderings correctly) that he and his ilk are playing the "My enemy's enemy is my friend" game. But as I said, so little of his...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Apr 2013, 00:06
Replies: 2,315
Views: 755,101
Posted By Algie

Life Lesson # 302 Do Not Disagree With...

Life Lesson # 302

Do Not Disagree With Kharon (or even slightly mock him/her or even ask for an elaboration of metaphors and facts)

He/she or his/her henchmen will attack you verbally and your...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Apr 2013, 21:00
Replies: 2,315
Views: 755,101
Posted By Algie

Prince N Your thoughts are not relevant. ...

Prince N

Your thoughts are not relevant.

Kharon (or Charon, I went to a different school) has his mind set firmly on the far shore as any good ferryman would. Like his Styxian namesake he has...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Mar 2013, 21:14
Replies: 2,315
Views: 755,101
Posted By Algie

I was humouring him. And sadly. given my fondness...

I was humouring him. And sadly. given my fondness for Qld, I'm not within several time zones of the Circuit. And don't expect to be.

Anyway. My quota of time for feeling anything about Kharon's...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Mar 2013, 17:47
Replies: 2,315
Views: 755,101
Posted By Algie

Ah Kharon You know not do you.... except...

Ah Kharon

You know not do you.... except that you have of course read Don Quixote as well as the Goon Show scripts.

As for having to read all your earlier posts in order to understand your...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Mar 2013, 05:39
Replies: 2,315
Views: 755,101
Posted By Algie

Couple of points.... As I understand it ICAO...

Couple of points....

As I understand it ICAO has 192-ish member states many of whose capabilities, processes and transparency make even a bad day at CASA look like the Gold Standard of world...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Mar 2013, 09:04
Replies: 39
Views: 18,223
Posted By Algie

As one of those who didn’t know Mr. Strong well,...

As one of those who didn’t know Mr. Strong well, I know little of his personal characteristics. And thus am unable to comment on the legacy he leaves with his family and friends. Despite that I send...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Jan 2013, 10:35
Replies: 86
Views: 18,567
Posted By Algie

Back to basics folks..... Absence of...

Back to basics folks.....

Absence of accidents/reportable incidents DOES NOT EQUAL SAFETY

Just thought I'd mention that

Algie
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Dec 2012, 05:54
Replies: 384
Views: 99,535
Posted By Algie

Ah....the sheer joy of seeing post after post by...

Ah....the sheer joy of seeing post after post by the morally pure, the unsullied, the international experts, the far-seeing, all-knowing wisdom of the ages from those who, dare I say it, fear not the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Dec 2012, 09:36
Replies: 384
Views: 99,535
Posted By Algie

"I have direct information of malfeasance at...

"I have direct information of malfeasance at Bankstown by a FOI, reported it, and it was never independently investigated, which not only cost me money, but the FOI continues to undertake the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Dec 2012, 18:54
Replies: 384
Views: 99,535
Posted By Algie

"I believe that there would be many cases out...

"I believe that there would be many cases out there where CASA operatives have assisted mates to the commercial detriment of another by using some spurious excuse for prosecution. I can identify one...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Nov 2012, 19:55
Replies: 9
Views: 4,196
Posted By Algie

Step 1: Go to The Boeing Company...

Step 1: Go to The Boeing Company (http://www.boeing.com)

Step 2: Read about the Boeing 777 200 LR

Step 3: Order some

Step 4: Start running believable and reliable ultra long range routes...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Oct 2012, 21:10
Replies: 68
Views: 21,195
Posted By Algie

A lesser man than I might point out that Qantas...

A lesser man than I might point out that Qantas has held the Australian travelling public hostage to it's Sydney-centric anti-growth policies for years. The worm finally turns?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Oct 2012, 20:49
Replies: 82
Views: 35,061
Posted By Algie

Emotion about LCC offshoots aside it looks like...

Emotion about LCC offshoots aside it looks like JB has sensibly put a floor under VB's domestic yields ensuring that growth in the bucket and spade brigade segments doesn't erode his upper class VB...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Oct 2012, 10:11
Replies: 4
Views: 2,045
Posted By Algie

Some good thoughts....

I’m not sure if I’m the only one but a lot of the posts here recently sadden me and seem to rob from me some of the joy of flying.

Feeling a little melancholy along these lines a few days back I...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Sep 2012, 22:31
Replies: 15
Views: 4,874
Posted By Algie

Or if you really want to save fuel you could buy...

Or if you really want to save fuel you could buy some 777s.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Sep 2012, 21:12
Replies: 409
Views: 111,360
Posted By Algie

Sunfish's word picture is spot on.....

Sunfish's word picture is spot on.....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Aug 2012, 08:48
Replies: 8
Views: 2,611
Posted By Algie

Indeed, A gentleman who was a gentleman in...

Indeed,

A gentleman who was a gentleman in every respect.

What a dull place the world will become as the likes of Bruce take their last long flight Home.

Some like Bruce, but none better....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Jun 2012, 23:50
Replies: 357
Views: 90,569
Posted By Algie

Sunfish has hit a very obvious nail right on the...

Sunfish has hit a very obvious nail right on the head.

"what is killing corporations, like Qantas, all over the world is the promotion of people with no hands on experience, or bad character, or...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Jun 2012, 21:39
Replies: 670
Views: 159,389
Posted By Algie

For those with a few spare dollars..... I...

For those with a few spare dollars.....

I heard a summary of Warren Buffet's investment thinking a while back. Quite a while. On the back of it I bought some Apple and BHP stock and did well.

I...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th May 2012, 21:16
Replies: 384
Views: 99,535
Posted By Algie

goobeldygook Far be it from me to detract...

goobeldygook

Far be it from me to detract from your wonderful tour d'horizon and showing us all of CASA's flaws. Thank goodness my own professional life has thus far escaped such hawk-like...
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