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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Mar 2024, 13:00
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,692,453
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

Also: the airline had just ground to a halt, with...

Also: the airline had just ground to a halt, with virtually no revenue coming in and an uncertain future. A lot of people were expecting Qantas to try and cancel the vote and offer up something much...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Mar 2024, 23:07
Replies: 227
Views: 101,735
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

How do you eat your scrumptious crew meal?

How do you eat your scrumptious crew meal?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Mar 2024, 00:17
Replies: 227
Views: 101,735
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

Not since Concorde retired. :ok:

Not since Concorde retired. :ok:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Mar 2024, 22:37
Replies: 227
Views: 101,735
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

OK. Quite simply, when you look at an airliner...

OK. Quite simply, when you look at an airliner from the front, it’s round, not square. When you look at it from on top, it’s narrower at the front. The manufacturers haven’t just arranged for inboard...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2024, 20:45
Replies: 8
Views: 2,620
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

Almost certainly not. At high level, there’s a...

Almost certainly not. At high level, there’s a slight optical illusion in that something that looks the same level (until you get within a few miles) is actually 1000-2000’ lower. I’d imagine this is...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Feb 2024, 10:29
Replies: 12
Views: 5,357
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

Last week I ate a whole chicken

Last week I ate a whole chicken
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Feb 2024, 22:16
Replies: 2,839
Views: 1,100,042
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

Wow. That’s the sort of petulant BS you expect...

Wow. That’s the sort of petulant BS you expect from the CCP.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Feb 2024, 08:17
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,692,453
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

Yes, do tell. (I’d also like to know what...

Yes, do tell. (I’d also like to know what sexualiss is, I suspect I’ve been missing out.)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Jan 2024, 23:01
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

Why assume that, when the cameraman was in Viper...

Why assume that, when the cameraman was in Viper 2?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Jan 2024, 06:37
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

Is there anything at all to suggest this might be...

Is there anything at all to suggest this might be the case, or is it just a random thought bubble?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Jan 2024, 09:48
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

With no background visual references (and your...

With no background visual references (and your head looking at an awkward and unusual angle), depth perception and judgement of closure can be quite a bit more difficult, if you’re not used to it....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Jan 2024, 02:54
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

Both crew in Viper 1 were highly experienced ex...

Both crew in Viper 1 were highly experienced ex Roulettes pilots.

KRaviator, if you consider that Viper 1 was inverted, with Viper 2 below, mostly behind, and crossing sides, it would be difficult...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Jan 2024, 01:35
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

It’s also a moot point, IMHO. I don’t think...

It’s also a moot point, IMHO. I don’t think there’s anything much either pilot in Viper 1 could’ve done to avoid that collision. Inverted as they were, the only place they could’ve gone in a hurry...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Jan 2024, 10:15
Replies: 106
Views: 14,058
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

Whenever Australian pilots talk about this...

Whenever Australian pilots talk about this alleged transgression, I am reminded of the inability of certain individuals to be able to distinguish ‘Hobart’ from ‘Launceston’, while still assuming they...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Dec 2023, 07:02
Replies: 99
Views: 20,649
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

My thoughts exactly. Despite happily doing...

My thoughts exactly. Despite happily doing everything I could ever imagine wanting to do in aviation, the idea of umpiring cricket at a serious level would be terrifying to me. (Partly because I...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Dec 2023, 08:42
Replies: 99
Views: 20,649
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

Thanks Saintly, what a great post to read - a...

Thanks Saintly, what a great post to read - a timely reminder of how most of us felt embarking on an aviation career, and how fortunate we are to do this instead of having a proper job...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Dec 2023, 08:57
Replies: 83
Views: 18,663
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/806x462/img_4222_4355bed45fad0d8eaa24953d30b973fca5596df2.jpeg
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Dec 2023, 10:45
Replies: 83
Views: 18,663
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

Yes, but the wing inspection lights! The wing...

Yes, but the wing inspection lights! The wing inspection lights! Won’t someone think of the children?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Dec 2023, 11:48
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

To be honest, the ‘bully boy moderator’ probably...

To be honest, the ‘bully boy moderator’ probably should just kill the whole thing off. It’s just the same monomaniacal stuff being pushed over and over again, around and around we go, with nothing of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Dec 2023, 05:37
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

I’d still like to know exactly who ‘Melbourne...

I’d still like to know exactly who ‘Melbourne Control’ is…
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Dec 2023, 10:52
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

Unlike earlier seats like the Mk,4, the Mk.10...

Unlike earlier seats like the Mk,4, the Mk.10 doesn’t have a face-blind handle, just one at the front of the seat pan. You can see this at around the 8 minute mark in the video. Totally unrelated to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Dec 2023, 06:18
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

No, I didn’t, and I’m quite disappointed that you...

No, I didn’t, and I’m quite disappointed that you never considered Canberra or even Nowra. The Monday morning quarterbacks are going to be all over that, and the fact that you’ve gotten into this...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Dec 2023, 05:21
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

No I’m not, I’m applying your logic to other...

No I’m not, I’m applying your logic to other scenarios. You’re repeatedly using the ‘straw-man’ claim to try and get yourself out of awkward spots.


There was 15 kt headwind on 16R. Do you really...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Dec 2023, 04:05
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

Ok George, let’s say you’re right and that after...

Ok George, let’s say you’re right and that after any mid-air collision, the aircraft might break up in mid-air, or pieces could fall off, even if the collision seemed to involve no more than a small...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Nov 2023, 05:33
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

No, I’m not arguing there are no principles to be...

No, I’m not arguing there are no principles to be learned - don’t put words in my mouth. (In fact I believe that sound basic principles might sometimes be more useful than 16 pages of exhaustive...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Nov 2023, 04:57
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

No, I think what you’re missing is not that...

No, I think what you’re missing is not that people should think the pilot was a perfect hero and can’t be criticised. It’s the fact that people who are unfamiliar with the aircraft type, unfamiliar...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Nov 2023, 03:30
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

Maybe rather than shutting down a really good...

Maybe rather than shutting down a really good process, he was facilitating a more practical and workable approach.
Of course there’s a place for the scientific process in aviation safety, but when...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Nov 2023, 01:58
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

I think you might be making an assumption there...

I think you might be making an assumption there ;).



Sure, but that’s just for a single scenario. Now consider everything else that might go wrong on a given trip, and how many different...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Nov 2023, 01:55
Replies: 409
Views: 112,122
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

Of course you are, you’ve spent thousands of...

Of course you are, you’ve spent thousands of words here doing exactly that. Apart from questioning the choice of landing field, you repeatedly claimed he hadn’t declared a Mayday, and then when it...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Nov 2023, 16:02
Replies: 132
Views: 72,529
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

Because I’m not being paid to exercise my...

Because I’m not being paid to exercise my professional judgement and command authority over all those other thousands of flights. Just the one I’m doing now, with the crew, passengers and aircraft...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Nov 2023, 06:54
Replies: 966
Views: 328,620
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

The same sort of discussions have been going on...

The same sort of discussions have been going on for at least the last 15-20 years, without having any apparent ‘negative impact on operational capability and flight safety’. Otherwise, how long would...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Sep 2023, 03:52
Replies: 1,578
Views: 494,886
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

As in, will they give a bunch of people a whole...

As in, will they give a bunch of people a whole lot of cash, when they don’t legally have to, just out of the goodness of their hearts and because they feel guilty about being d1cks for the last few...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Sep 2023, 12:38
Replies: 966
Views: 328,620
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

I don’t know about this statement that ‘the...

I don’t know about this statement that ‘the morale of Qantas pilots has never been lower’. Seems to me that morale’s taken a bit of a upswing over the last few weeks, for some reason.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2023, 22:28
Replies: 210
Views: 48,769
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

Like contrived gender-neutral language, then.

Like contrived gender-neutral language, then.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Sep 2023, 00:58
Replies: 87
Views: 28,854
Posted By itsnotthatbloodyhard

’Appeal again! We can’t possibly be wrong!...

’Appeal again! We can’t possibly be wrong! Waaahhh!’
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