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Search: Posts Made By: MrApproach
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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Jul 2010, 09:45
Replies: 145
Views: 19,292
Posted By MrApproach

Peuce "For the longer term, as surveillance...

Peuce

"For the longer term, as surveillance technology and equipment develops and becomes readily available, get ASA to include it in its capital program and gradually deploy it across the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Jul 2010, 09:39
Replies: 9
Views: 2,333
Posted By MrApproach

Is it possible that Branson's ambition has out...

Is it possible that Branson's ambition has out grown any tie up with SQ short of owning it and you can be sure that Singapore Incorporated (they don't need a FIRB) won't let that happen.

With...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Jul 2010, 09:29
Replies: 22
Views: 2,973
Posted By MrApproach

<To save $$$ instead of using expensive ATC...

<To save $$$ instead of using expensive ATC staff, a lower paid and slightly less trained FIS operator>

What makes you think a "slightly less trained" employee will accept much less money than an...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Jun 2010, 10:50
Replies: 309
Views: 115,744
Posted By MrApproach

I thought the Singapore veto expired this year....

I thought the Singapore veto expired this year. Godfrey announced last year that the brands could merge in 2010.
Forum: ATC Issues
29th Jun 2010, 10:46
Replies: 38
Views: 9,342
Posted By MrApproach

Ferret you have nailed it, I don't think I have...

Ferret you have nailed it, I don't think I have seen a better round up of the problems in ASA...ever.

Unfortunately for the "workers" in all industries we have become the whipping boys/girls of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Jun 2010, 11:35
Replies: 94
Views: 7,944
Posted By MrApproach

Is it just me or is there a fixation with lines...

Is it just me or is there a fixation with lines in the sky as opposed to good practice? The IFR traffic will be in controlled airspace (E) so will still call where they do now. If you were operating...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Jun 2010, 09:47
Replies: 14
Views: 3,185
Posted By MrApproach

Controllers Preceding post is correct,...

Controllers

Preceding post is correct, pilots are only interested in their own flight however that is human nature, get used to it!
PPL training is a waste unless you are in the tower at a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Jun 2010, 11:30
Replies: 49
Views: 11,012
Posted By MrApproach

The "go and have a look" was all about ATC...

The "go and have a look" was all about ATC declaring a ground visibility while a pilot can observe a flight visibility, hence many a pilot has landed because he could see what he needed. RVR...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Mar 2010, 07:49
Replies: 38
Views: 7,145
Posted By MrApproach

The separation standard in TAS is 5 nm and the...

The separation standard in TAS is 5 nm and the MLAT also receives any ADS-B that might be around. It is used in ML for separation and displayed on TSAD, but TSAD is a situational awareness tool not a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Mar 2010, 07:36
Replies: 17
Views: 2,813
Posted By MrApproach

I thought the Singapore veto on the use of the...

I thought the Singapore veto on the use of the Virgin name outside Australia expired mid-2010, hence VB GM was talking about a re-branding mid-year. They would still need all the PB pilots though and...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Feb 2010, 08:26
Replies: 40
Views: 9,408
Posted By MrApproach

Heathrow Director, what a load of codswallop. I...

Heathrow Director, what a load of codswallop. I have no idea who Roger D and the others are but stop lights are simply a brighter form of holding point lights. I cannot see how the absence of stop...
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Feb 2010, 09:31
Replies: 40
Views: 9,408
Posted By MrApproach

For what it is worth I think stop bars should be...

For what it is worth I think stop bars should be scrapped.

It was a good idea in principle but in practice they seem to be creating more problems than they solve.

The idea, correct me if I am...
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Feb 2010, 06:37
Replies: 16
Views: 16,187
Posted By MrApproach

In Australia the Eurocat-X system assigns codes...

In Australia the Eurocat-X system assigns codes automatically when filed flight plans become "pre-active", 45 minutes before ETD. These are displayed to controllers in the Electronic Strips. Hence if...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Jan 2010, 11:02
Replies: 4
Views: 2,453
Posted By MrApproach

MD83FO I am nor sure what an ATSU is but if you...

MD83FO I am nor sure what an ATSU is but if you mean an ATC tower then the controller does not block anything off, the parameters are set in the equipment.

On the ground your aircraft weight on...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Jan 2010, 08:41
Replies: 23
Views: 4,735
Posted By MrApproach

Cirronimbus I am not familiar with RAAF...

Cirronimbus I am not familiar with RAAF procedures but Airservices Towers use their own pressure and temperature instruments. They used to be inside a Stevenson Shield a few metres away from the TWR...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Jan 2010, 08:30
Replies: 35
Views: 5,979
Posted By MrApproach

Sounds like a reshuffle to get over the...

Sounds like a reshuffle to get over the non-delivery of B787's and a pathetic attempt to react against V Australia's plans. All the flights are ex-SYD so that heavily congested postage stamp will...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Sep 2009, 12:12
Replies: 14
Views: 2,400
Posted By MrApproach

Can't understand why a pilot would be cleared for...

Can't understand why a pilot would be cleared for an ILS approach and a visual approach? Anyone know?

There also seems to be a mix up between go-around and missed approach in some of the posts.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Sep 2009, 11:43
Replies: 352
Views: 44,811
Posted By MrApproach

What a waste of space these so called forums are!...

What a waste of space these so called forums are!

I posted a week or so ago some comments about how I thought Class D GAAP might work; did I miss something about the name of this thread?

No-one...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Sep 2009, 06:04
Replies: 352
Views: 44,811
Posted By MrApproach

I really don't think comparisons with every other...

I really don't think comparisons with every other country on the planet will get us anywhere. Countries that do not operate the ICAO airspace structure are all being encouraged to do so, that is why...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Aug 2009, 07:50
Replies: 247
Views: 24,212
Posted By MrApproach

A couple of points: 1. As far as I am aware UK...

A couple of points:
1. As far as I am aware UK ATC does not "control" aircraft in G airspace. Air Traffic Services are offered, be they low level radar or approach into a towered airport. In either...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Aug 2009, 10:55
Replies: 8
Views: 1,317
Posted By MrApproach

There is nothing "mandatory" about an ATIS it is...

There is nothing "mandatory" about an ATIS it is simply a substitute for the controller having to read everything out over the frequency in use.How the ATIS is interpreted by ATC depends on who made...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Jul 2009, 08:25
Replies: 36
Views: 3,753
Posted By MrApproach

Anyone heard of a report from consultants on the...

Anyone heard of a report from consultants on the WLM airspace being kept secret by CASA? If it exists I'll bet the questions it raises go much further than WLM. When you think of it, without a RAAF...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Jul 2009, 08:16
Replies: 25
Views: 5,146
Posted By MrApproach

I guess you have to wonder why we do what we do!...

I guess you have to wonder why we do what we do! Anybody that has been around a few years knows that the senior controllers of old didn't decide sectorisation on the basis of jobs for the boys! It...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Jun 2009, 09:11
Replies: 21
Views: 4,862
Posted By MrApproach

It seems logical to me, and is the procedure...

It seems logical to me, and is the procedure where I live, to include "via flight planned route" when you start using the "cleared to (insert destination)..." type of clearance. I would not think...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Jun 2009, 08:55
Replies: 23
Views: 3,673
Posted By MrApproach

I seem to recall that some airports have the ATIS...

I seem to recall that some airports have the ATIS information supplied by the met office and recorded every 30 mins. The only change then would be if SPECI conditions occurred before the nxt 30 min...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th May 2009, 07:11
Replies: 24
Views: 2,534
Posted By MrApproach

Why would the airports drop their prices when...

Why would the airports drop their prices when they are in a monopoly position? I don't recall Qantas dropping it's prices when the cosy two airline agreement was all the rage!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th May 2009, 09:25
Replies: 36
Views: 3,753
Posted By MrApproach

Funny how the Willy decision came close on the...

Funny how the Willy decision came close on the heels of reports that the RAAF were being pressured to combine their ATC with the civilians. Watch how the plan fades away once they have won that...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Mar 2009, 09:27
Replies: 6
Views: 1,471
Posted By MrApproach

I would not consider the HAZId conducted by the...

I would not consider the HAZId conducted by the company to be valid unless all stakeholders had been involved in the process. They should have included radarman or his/her representatives, if they...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Mar 2009, 06:30
Replies: 9
Views: 4,061
Posted By MrApproach

same problem exists in the US where the NTSB...

same problem exists in the US where the NTSB often criticizes the FAA for what it is doing or not doing. Same situation as here, the FAA does not have to do what the NTSB recommends. It's about...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Feb 2009, 09:21
Replies: 22
Views: 7,467
Posted By MrApproach

Hobay 3 - My information is that all the terminal...

Hobay 3 - My information is that all the terminal capacity in BNE is booked. There are only about six joint user gates currently utilised by Jetstar. Tiger would need a new terminal to mount an...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Feb 2009, 09:15
Replies: 29
Views: 4,899
Posted By MrApproach

Max1 - wouldn't JH have been part of the...

Max1 - wouldn't JH have been part of the Executive who fell over themselves to implement SDE. To congratulate him after he sat in Safety and watched KiwiKin sink under the burden of restructuring...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jan 2009, 08:36
Replies: 27
Views: 3,568
Posted By MrApproach

It is not "unlimited" sick leave, that is a...

It is not "unlimited" sick leave, that is a misnomer. It is sick leave "as required" (by the ailment not by the controller).

ATC's are able to take one day off without a certificate. More than one...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jan 2009, 09:26
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,058,388
Posted By MrApproach

jportzer and others; ATC declares emergencies all...

jportzer and others; ATC declares emergencies all the time without calls from pilots. Often they are for missed position reports and the like which are later resolved but more often at airports where...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Jan 2009, 06:53
Replies: 39
Views: 13,607
Posted By MrApproach

For the military gent earlier in the post - IFR...

For the military gent earlier in the post - IFR is a civilian concept adopted by the military but subject to military adjustments.

If you fly below the LSALT in peacetime then I'm sure it is only...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Jan 2009, 06:24
Replies: 13
Views: 1,883
Posted By MrApproach

A couple of quotes: ICAO Annex 15 defines...

A couple of quotes:

ICAO Annex 15 defines how an Aeronautical Information Service shall receive and/or originate, collate or assemble, edit, format, publish/store and distribute specified...
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