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Forum: Tech Log
3rd Feb 2021, 19:24
Replies: 16
Views: 8,130
Posted By gulfairs

Angel The nose cone is for the weather radar !!!!!

The nose cone is for the weather radar !!!!!
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Dec 2020, 01:47
Replies: 34
Views: 9,822
Posted By gulfairs

Sheep only have one ambition in life and that is...

Sheep only have one ambition in life and that is to escape! No way will a sheep, lamb or ewe challenge Man.
Cattle are just nosey, the only guy you cannot trust is a lonely bull.
Bulls are never to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Jul 2020, 00:46
Replies: 6
Views: 3,407
Posted By gulfairs

Angel 20/20 hind sight!

The aviators out side Godzone(NZ) should be thank-full that you do not have to put up with the righteous low houred critics that live in NZ.
An article was written that was published in the local...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Jan 2020, 21:44
Replies: 5
Views: 3,809
Posted By gulfairs

if you want to get shafted fly for air nz

if you want to get shafted fly for air nz
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Nov 2019, 22:39
Replies: 502
Views: 161,021
Posted By gulfairs

I was on standby for the fatal flight, and but...

I was on standby for the fatal flight, and but for the grace of God Go I.
The Bull**** that has been written over this accident is basically unbelievable.
I distinctly remember an ALPA member...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Jun 2018, 02:03
Replies: 78
Views: 27,003
Posted By gulfairs

Many Years ago At NZWP a VFR Dominie Call while I...

Many Years ago At NZWP a VFR Dominie Call while I was a Bit Busy.I told Him to Stand by.
About 20 min Later the dominie Called up:
"This is 662 standing by:
Around the aerodrome I do fly, I have...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Apr 2018, 22:45
Replies: 42
Views: 12,158
Posted By gulfairs

I joined TEAL as a Flight Engineer and flew for 6...

I joined TEAL as a Flight Engineer and flew for 6 years as such, and made it to F/O.
In my opinion the biggest mistake the heavy jet operator made was to get rid of the FE/O.
One engine saved...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jun 2016, 02:23
Replies: 53
Views: 12,907
Posted By gulfairs

sit in aircraft while stationary:look straight...

sit in aircraft while stationary:look straight ahead, figure out where the ground is relative to your ears.
When approaching the flare height , the ground will be about a foot from the bottom of...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Jun 2016, 01:52
Replies: 1,292
Views: 228,574
Posted By gulfairs

nz 901

I was nearly on stand by as a lowley First Officer for that particular flight.
I say nearly, because Greg Cassin and I had agreed to switch dutys because of a family illness, and I agreed to change;...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th May 2016, 04:57
Replies: 4
Views: 3,649
Posted By gulfairs

THE PSEUDO INDIGINOUS POPULATION

In nz the native maori can now just walk in to a local body council meeting and take with rights a position on the council.
This equates to the same people marching into Air New Zealand an taking a...
Forum: Medical & Health
9th Apr 2016, 03:11
Replies: 23
Views: 10,174
Posted By gulfairs

Bp. I have had my licence suspended about once...

Bp.
I have had my licence suspended about once every 5 years since i was 30 years old. Always because of hi bp
i am now 81 and still going strong, so in my humble opinion, there is too much hype in...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Dec 2015, 07:18
Replies: 2
Views: 2,685
Posted By gulfairs

CAANZ.

The NZCAA have kept up with their Gestapo tactic's, shoot the pilot, for making a mercy flight or flights to rescue an injured climber out of rugged terrain in bloodshot VFR conditions.
The pilot...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Nov 2015, 23:49
Replies: 38
Views: 27,933
Posted By gulfairs

I thought it was a bit of bloodshot vfr that...

I thought it was a bit of bloodshot vfr that ended in cumulo ice(granit)
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Oct 2015, 20:10
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,494,542
Posted By gulfairs

from 31000 ft can only glide 15 miles

Surely you mean it can glide for 150 miles.

From the usual outer marker point of 10 miles most jets can glide all the way to the thresh hold provided they don't dirty it up with gear and flaps.
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2015, 02:54
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,584,268
Posted By gulfairs

Most professional pilots know to 'never admit any...

Most professional pilots know to 'never admit any physical failing at all to the Feds"
A very famous pilot(now deceased) admitted on a medical that he had had a dizzy spell. That was it, he never...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2015, 19:13
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,584,268
Posted By gulfairs

Men or women who have gone thru an ugly...

Men or women who have gone thru an ugly divorce/separation are most at risk for being temporarily unstable.
my airline made a policy if asked for time out because of serious domestic problems put...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Feb 2015, 22:53
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,439,333
Posted By gulfairs

pitot

I am intrigued, why would the pitot heat fail because of CB activity.

Erroneous IAS is more likely if the static vent became iced up.

Geriatric Flatulance,
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Jan 2015, 20:03
Replies: 8
Views: 2,917
Posted By gulfairs

Pilot Licences.

I used to hold an ATPL for NZ,USA,UK,IRE,LUX.
Big deal!
I also hold a motor car licence that is NZ issued and is valid world wide, with only a couple of exemptions.
So what is different.
I can...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Dec 2014, 20:23
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,439,333
Posted By gulfairs

Airbus 320 prang

I am and old critter, and the last heavy aircraft(being greater than 12500 kg)
was a DC8 73 and then 747 200 preceded by DC10-30.
Non of these aircraft had all the white mans magic of a dozen...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Nov 2014, 03:17
Replies: 275
Views: 179,745
Posted By gulfairs

air nz cutting services

Air New Zealand is still a predator airline, if some one shows up on those cancelled by them they will relight the cancelled operations.
Some years ago a freight company was operating LAX to AMML...
Forum: Tech Log
15th May 2014, 20:49
Replies: 24
Views: 7,450
Posted By gulfairs

reef runwak PHNL

When I operated out of Honolulu, if we had to taxi back to the terminal it was an automatic complete set of wheels change or wait 2 and a bit hours with nitrogen cooling.
The Tyre bead is the weak...
Forum: Tech Log
4th May 2014, 20:54
Replies: 24
Views: 7,450
Posted By gulfairs

hot wheels

That was the norm for Air NZ.
Forum: Tech Log
1st May 2014, 04:46
Replies: 24
Views: 7,450
Posted By gulfairs

Angel cadc failure

At v1-10, one does not really have time to trouble shoot an instrument failure with a 12 hour mostly night sector just after V2.
Your comment sound like my flight operations jury. after two days...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Apr 2014, 06:53
Replies: 24
Views: 7,450
Posted By gulfairs

hot wheels vs brake fire

Back in 1985, in a 747-219 I was faced with an abort at V! -10 due to a CADC failure.
I aborted . and stopped on the runway.

The Flight engineer commented that although the brakes were hot and I...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Apr 2014, 01:19
Replies: 32
Views: 19,994
Posted By gulfairs

Angel The 10 tonne that was carried was only on NZAA...

The 10 tonne that was carried was only on NZAA KLAX sector or Klax NZAA.
That is a 14 hour flight where you are on your own for a little more than a tea break.
By the time was was 5 hours from...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2014, 20:55
Replies: 32
Views: 19,994
Posted By gulfairs

Unless there has been a significant change in...

Unless there has been a significant change in aircraft specifics on fuel burn.
The base figure used to be : one burns 10% of the excess fuel per 1000NMs to get it there.
Most of Ryanair's sectors...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 20:14
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,181,152
Posted By gulfairs

Ramjet555s responce is the only one out of...

Ramjet555s responce is the only one out of 'undreds of replies of rubbish that I have read in the past week.
Unless RR has improved its powerplants exponentially the references to 45000,(FL450) is...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2014, 00:53
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,181,152
Posted By gulfairs

transponder

The reason one switches to standby before changing the code, is that if one cycles the code numbers it does flash other transponder codes.
Which is also a reason for having "Ident".
The transponder...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 21:55
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,181,152
Posted By gulfairs

The only thing that could cut off all...

The only thing that could cut off all communications and all electrical power, followed by silence could only be some form of catastrophic structural failure.
That aircraft had damage history, a...
Forum: Medical & Health
18th Feb 2014, 21:06
Replies: 11
Views: 5,662
Posted By gulfairs

I am now in my 80th year and the NZCAA have found...

I am now in my 80th year and the NZCAA have found a reason to suspend my licence about once every 5 years for a hypertrophy of the Left Ventricle.
I rode a bicycle competitively in my teen years...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Feb 2014, 01:03
Replies: 3
Views: 1,609
Posted By gulfairs

ppl, the rpl was a side issue that has not been...

ppl, the rpl was a side issue that has not been addressed,
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Jan 2014, 23:14
Replies: 3
Views: 1,609
Posted By gulfairs

Flight Instructors annomolies in rules

Should one read on the NZCAA web sight (caa.govt.nz) the requirements to be a category C,B,or A Cat Instructors there is a clash of rules.
The 'Consolidated rule state categorically, that to be...
Forum: Medical & Health
21st Jan 2014, 04:20
Replies: 4
Views: 2,015
Posted By gulfairs

Air crew Medicals

What use are aircrew medicals?

An acquaintance of mine joined Air New Zealand(TEAL) back in 1965 being an ex British Navigator.
Shortly after joining he lost his medical ( Flight Navigator), he...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Nov 2013, 01:22
Replies: 192
Views: 50,108
Posted By gulfairs

I understand that the cvr that was transcribed...

I understand that the cvr that was transcribed was edited.
It commenced 30 min prior to the prang,
with lucas speaking loudly that he did not agree, and jim could stick his ideas up his ar##e,...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
7th Nov 2013, 05:38
Replies: 113
Views: 31,755
Posted By gulfairs

Devil retirement

In New Zealand the state law is one cannot be discriminated against due to race,color,religion or age.
But USA will not allow a captain of a heavy jet to be over 65,
so the flightless kiwi does not...
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