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22nd Jul 2021, 00:33
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Posted By bekolblockage

Thank you dr dre. Well said. Whenever I come to...

Thank you dr dre. Well said.
Whenever I come to read this and other threads I generally go straight to your posts.
They help me avoid the utter tripe written by several of the other posters.
15th Jun 2021, 22:58
Replies: 441
Views: 90,750
Posted By bekolblockage

Had first AZ jab 3pm last Saturday. Hardly felt a...

Had first AZ jab 3pm last Saturday. Hardly felt a thing.
Went out for dinner with family. 2 light beers.
No symptoms at all when I went to bed.
Woke at 3am, aching all over and uncontrollable...
23rd May 2021, 00:20
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,778,265
Posted By bekolblockage

Well lucky you and your friends and your insular...

Well lucky you and your friends and your insular little lives.

I worked overseas but regularly (read weekly!) came back and forth to Australia to see my immediate family and parents until March...
26th Apr 2021, 00:15
Replies: 16
Views: 8,188
Posted By bekolblockage

Well I’ve seen this argument put forward multiple...

Well I’ve seen this argument put forward multiple times in the past 40 years, Tassie, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth, Cairns- not saying it doesn’t have some validity- but it’s eventually been ignored in...
26th Apr 2021, 00:10
Replies: 16
Views: 8,188
Posted By bekolblockage

The 2 main centres are in Brisbane and Melbourne...

The 2 main centres are in Brisbane and Melbourne and yes they can be configured to provide contingency in the event that one falls over- albeit not 100% capacity of course.
14th Apr 2021, 23:51
Replies: 55
Views: 15,413
Posted By bekolblockage

If that is true, then how does this achieve the...

If that is true, then how does this achieve the objective?
10th Feb 2021, 01:49
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,778,265
Posted By bekolblockage

So DA has reversed the decision to increase...

So DA has reversed the decision to increase overseas intake numbers due to the “load” on the system.
I heard the tail end of the federal briefing last week and could have sworn I heard the CMO...
7th Feb 2021, 23:32
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,778,265
Posted By bekolblockage

I’d piss off the lot of them.. Can’t stand that...

I’d piss off the lot of them..
Can’t stand that Tiley guy- heard him sprouting off on the radio a few weeks about his private jet and how he was having trouble getting it cleaned and serviced and...
19th Jan 2021, 23:11
Replies: 14
Views: 8,019
Posted By bekolblockage

Guessing SYD slot coordinator has done what many...

Guessing SYD slot coordinator has done what many other international slot coordinated airports have done during Covid- suspend the IATA 80% use-it-or-lose-it rule while demand is disrupted. ie...
17th Jan 2021, 00:00
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,778,265
Posted By bekolblockage

Of those 100,000 , how many would you say were...

Of those 100,000 , how many would you say were related to the International sector of their operations?? My impression was that domestic was still humming along at a moderate pace.
15th Jan 2021, 21:53
Replies: 150
Views: 45,288
Posted By bekolblockage

It’s not that simple. BF check the number of...

It’s not that simple.
BF check the number of days you have spent in Australia in the past 2 years to consider whether you can claim you are a resident of another country or not. Not just...
12th Jan 2021, 02:48
Replies: 871
Views: 959,847
Posted By bekolblockage

Not questioning the basic premise of your post...

Not questioning the basic premise of your post but the quoted excerpt doesn’t sound like the AF447 scenario at all. Is it?
Thought it was stalled all the way into the sea.
21st Oct 2020, 02:50
Replies: 53
Views: 38,756
Posted By bekolblockage

pattern_is_full Disclaimer: Not PP (not for...

pattern_is_full

Disclaimer: Not PP (not for 30 years at least) but ATC and flight procedure designer.
While an extra 50m on the take-off run might not faze you, I would have thought even that...
20th Oct 2020, 05:08
Replies: 47
Views: 15,624
Posted By bekolblockage

My visit was less salubrious in the early 70s;...

My visit was less salubrious in the early 70s; flying on a Merpati Nusantara HS748 from Darwin via Kupang and staying in some thatched cottages on the edge of a then pristine Kuta Beach.

To my...
14th Sep 2020, 05:35
Replies: 105
Views: 33,351
Posted By bekolblockage

As soon as you said 100%, I stopped reading.... ...

As soon as you said 100%, I stopped reading....
Ain't no such thing...
4th Sep 2020, 16:08
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,778,265
Posted By bekolblockage

Best post on this thread so far aviation_enthus. ...

Best post on this thread so far aviation_enthus.
We need to stop searching for the Holy Grail and start following the KISS principle.
25th Aug 2020, 02:42
Replies: 22
Views: 11,496
Posted By bekolblockage

missy As a controller for 43 years, I find that...

missy
As a controller for 43 years, I find that the most embarrassing sub-para you could have highlighted as the reason under the current traffic conditions.
24th Aug 2020, 09:30
Replies: 43
Views: 27,211
Posted By bekolblockage

I realize the camera lens foreshortens the...

I realize the camera lens foreshortens the distance and increases apparent angles but that exit speed and turn off from the centreline is nonetheless impressive- especially in the wet!
I wish they’d...
29th Jun 2020, 05:00
Replies: 76
Views: 44,647
Posted By bekolblockage

Thanks for the advice Mothy. Just as you...

Thanks for the advice Mothy. Just as you described.
Cruising past Lightning Ridge now on 100.
Almost fell foul of the ‘residential status’ requirement due to regular trips back to Oz getting my...
26th Jun 2020, 01:17
Replies: 76
Views: 44,647
Posted By bekolblockage

Not returning crew. ATC. Absolved from...

Not returning crew.
ATC.
Absolved from exemption requirement due to HK residency is my understanding.
Catch is that this involves a domestic QF connection from BNE initially.
Are the QF checkin...
26th Jun 2020, 01:10
Replies: 76
Views: 44,647
Posted By bekolblockage

Have made numerous calls to the various offices...

Have made numerous calls to the various offices involved...
Still unclear what you mean by “pre-approval”.
Home Affairs confirmed no exemption required as resident for 20+ years.
CX say...
25th Jun 2020, 04:02
Replies: 76
Views: 44,647
Posted By bekolblockage

JMock Assuming you are normal residents of HK,...

JMock
Assuming you are normal residents of HK, what ‘approvals’ and documents did you require?? I just called CX and they said as long as you have Permanent ID Card and Passport at Checkin, no other...
23rd Jun 2020, 13:24
Replies: 76
Views: 44,647
Posted By bekolblockage

I have the same understanding as you. Returning...

I have the same understanding as you.
Returning to HKG from SYD next Monday. Assume by showing HK PID at Checkin that there should be no issues. Let you know how it goes.
16th Mar 2020, 03:04
Replies: 126
Views: 67,741
Posted By bekolblockage

Frequent SLF between HK and Oz here due to my...

Frequent SLF between HK and Oz here due to my work.
One of the problems with the Gov announcing this sort of thing on a Sunday afternoon is that none of the info on the various Department websites...
10th Dec 2018, 20:26
Replies: 78
Views: 27,391
Posted By bekolblockage

I don’t want to fuel the structural failure...

I don’t want to fuel the structural failure discussion- I can’t imagine this is going to be anything other than CFIT- but you brought back memories Fantome.

Paper runs to Hobart in the Heron at...
10th Dec 2018, 13:13
Replies: 78
Views: 27,391
Posted By bekolblockage

Feeling very sad for this poor young lady. ...

Feeling very sad for this poor young lady.
There but the grace of God.. etc etc having spent the early 80's flying in Tassie and a fair bit of it to the west coast and far south west, also in...
1st Apr 2018, 23:01
Replies: 73
Views: 46,494
Posted By bekolblockage

Looks like its going to be off the coast of...

Looks like its going to be off the coast of Argentina. One more orbit and that'll be it...
25th Mar 2018, 08:58
Replies: 572
Views: 231,724
Posted By bekolblockage

I suspect it’s the revised arrival slot at LHR on...

I suspect it’s the revised arrival slot at LHR on the first day of the Summer sched that drove it, not the Dep slot out of Perth the day before.
Forum: North America
15th Jan 2018, 23:02
Replies: 53
Views: 34,520
Posted By bekolblockage

Sounds like APM (Approach Path Monitoring). Our...

Sounds like APM (Approach Path Monitoring).
Our system has it (as well as DPM- Departure Path Monitoring) but not activated yet.
Basically 3-D polygons adapted that trigger an alert if the a/c...
25th Dec 2017, 12:42
Replies: 40
Views: 28,165
Posted By bekolblockage

Your suggestion is as per ICAO phraseology...

Your suggestion is as per ICAO phraseology cxorcist.

“Cross runway .....at...” is the correct phrase.

On the airfield, “Cleared” shall only be used when issuing landing or takeoff instructions....
1st Dec 2017, 01:19
Replies: 14
Views: 9,282
Posted By bekolblockage

Industry SLF here. Something's definitely...

Industry SLF here.
Something's definitely happening.
Colleagues receiving large flight delays back to HK in the next few days; being smsed several days in advance.
My regular 156 on this coming...
5th Oct 2017, 15:03
Replies: 39
Views: 32,783
Posted By bekolblockage

And that is my point; has this ‘agreement’ with...

And that is my point; has this ‘agreement’ with the company been fully thought through in respect of the possibility that another operator using the CX callsign will be given the RF SID unexpectedly?...
4th Oct 2017, 01:39
Replies: 39
Views: 32,783
Posted By bekolblockage

Yes, thanks also. Having listened, I note...

Yes, thanks also.

Having listened, I note that there was a long delay to readback after the initial clearance was issued, which prompts the CDC to reiterate it.
From experience, that is a pointer...
3rd Oct 2017, 23:07
Replies: 39
Views: 32,783
Posted By bekolblockage

I assume, under the agreement with Cathay, that...

I assume, under the agreement with Cathay, that we will automatically assign the RF SID to anybody (777 or -8 ) who calls up for clearance as "CPA086". While an extremely diligent and not so busy CDC...
3rd Oct 2017, 10:02
Replies: 39
Views: 32,783
Posted By bekolblockage

Airbubba, as you say, after 1500Z (in fact after...

Airbubba, as you say, after 1500Z (in fact after about 1430), the aircraft would be issued the noise mitigating SID via the West Lamma Channel.

That crossover period is a hazard in that aircraft...
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