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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Apr 2024, 10:40
Replies: 11
Views: 2,451
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil With all due respect, MickGO105; Nothing sounds...

With all due respect, MickGO105; Nothing sounds better than a Merlin engine!:=

Not even a 351 Cleveland at 7,000RPM in a GTHO Phase3 going down Conrod Straight!:ok:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Apr 2024, 10:16
Replies: 13
Views: 984
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Kagamuga; Your confidence is far better than...

Kagamuga; Your confidence is far better than mine. And I left the Country over 30 years ago!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Apr 2024, 10:12
Replies: 11
Views: 2,451
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil Whilst I agree that such a flypast is most...

Whilst I agree that such a flypast is most impressive; What I'd really like to see, AND hear, would be a flypast by an Avro Lancaster, accompanied by a Spitfire, Hurricane, Mustang and a DH Mosquito!...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Apr 2024, 07:23
Replies: 36
Views: 3,348
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Question If Tailwheel will permit me to resurrect his Test...

If Tailwheel will permit me to resurrect his Test thread;

I note that the last post on GA was on the 23rd at 1528hrs. The one previous to that was on the 21st at 0717hrs. It appears that...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Apr 2024, 03:28
Replies: 136
Views: 88,870
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Tenk yu tru, Taily.:ok:

Tenk yu tru, Taily.:ok:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Apr 2024, 10:43
Replies: 26
Views: 3,951
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Posting as someone whose next Birthday is the...

Posting as someone whose next Birthday is the Biblical 'three score and ten' and therefore on all probablities will never ever again look for a job in the Industry, I am saddened to have to comment...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Apr 2024, 07:46
Replies: 36
Views: 3,348
Posted By Pinky the pilot

I never read Virgin threads. Too flamin'...

I never read Virgin threads. Too flamin' depressing! (wish there was a 'phooey' smilie)



Roger that. I'm headed back to Japan again soon. Will a six pack of Sapporo Draft do?:D
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Apr 2024, 11:26
Replies: 36
Views: 3,348
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil Surprisingly Taily, I actually noted the same...

Surprisingly Taily, I actually noted the same myself, having logged in several times over that period of time and noted that there were no new posts!! I assumed that either a collective disregard for...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Apr 2024, 09:09
Replies: 4
Views: 1,130
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil Ok MakeItHappenCaptain, come clean now!:= ...

Ok MakeItHappenCaptain, come clean now!:=

You used to write scripts for Yes Minister/Prime Minister, didn't you!:D

There is so much truth to your post though...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Apr 2024, 07:28
Replies: 136
Views: 88,870
Posted By Pinky the pilot

A question; I know nothing about the Belfast but...

A question; I know nothing about the Belfast but can anyone post here on just how good an A/C it was, compared to the C130 Hercules?

I have a vague recollection of once reading somewhere that it...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Mar 2024, 23:55
Replies: 545
Views: 129,455
Posted By Pinky the pilot

I Re the clip posted by Paul O'Rourke; The...

I

Re the clip posted by Paul O'Rourke; The above quote summed that up quite nicely. Just a few seconds into that clip I heard the Announcer say that Amelia's Earhart's aircraft had been...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Mar 2024, 09:54
Replies: 545
Views: 129,455
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil Agreed. Currently repairing a few targets for the...

Agreed. Currently repairing a few targets for the local Rifle Club and I need to ensure that the glue sticks properly.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Mar 2024, 09:04
Replies: 55
Views: 13,716
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Those words of wisdom coming from a Lady who...

Those words of wisdom coming from a Lady who refuelled a Shrike Commander (and a few Chieftains) more times than I've had hot dinners!!:ok:

Betcha miss the Minties and Fruitcake slices!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Mar 2024, 03:24
Replies: 55
Views: 13,716
Posted By Pinky the pilot

deja vu; Check your Pm's please.

deja vu; Check your Pm's please.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Mar 2024, 05:07
Replies: 17
Views: 6,594
Posted By Pinky the pilot

VH-AHX Flying that was my first job after...

VH-AHX Flying that was my first job after gaining my CPL back in '85. Believe it was last seen as a pile of bent metal behind some Hangar in Darwin.:{



VH-OAS Last I heard it had been...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Mar 2024, 08:25
Replies: 31
Views: 4,533
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil And at least 5 Blokes standing (or sitting,...

And at least 5 Blokes standing (or sitting, possibly, in one instance) around, along with the Truck, doing precisely nothing!:confused:

One, on the far left, appears to be taking a photograph....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Mar 2024, 06:01
Replies: 55
Views: 13,716
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Yers! My (Ours, DF) old Mate JH did a bloody good...

Yers! My (Ours, DF) old Mate JH did a bloody good job in that case. :ok:

Fuel contamination was the culprit in that particular case, IIRC.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Mar 2024, 07:55
Replies: 59
Views: 10,982
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Likewise.

Likewise.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Mar 2024, 08:14
Replies: 10
Views: 2,946
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil Struth Yeah!!!! Well, what about (dare I...

Struth Yeah!!!!

Well, what about (dare I mention it) Qantas and AJ.:ooh:

Seriously....has anyone ever mentioned or considered just how much things could have been better, had the People who...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2024, 09:39
Replies: 10,328
Views: 4,611,615
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Wish I could have had a decent look at the Rifle...

Wish I could have had a decent look at the Rifle on her shoulder, and the 'scope setup!:ok:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Feb 2024, 08:38
Replies: 59
Views: 7,914
Posted By Pinky the pilot

YLEC has never been the same friendly place since...

YLEC has never been the same friendly place since Desert Flower was sent into (compulsory) retirement!:*

Think On Eyre and others would agree.

Miss ya Minties and fruitcake, don'tcha DF!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Feb 2024, 02:40
Replies: 30
Views: 8,816
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Paywalled here.

Paywalled here.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Feb 2024, 08:25
Replies: 182
Views: 49,743
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Went through my old PNG Album, hoping to find if...

Went through my old PNG Album, hoping to find if I had taken any photos of the two Queenairs that Douglas Airways once operated. Long before I got there, of course. One was, for the entire time I was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Feb 2024, 08:19
Replies: 32
Views: 3,310
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Another lifetime ago when I was but a humble PPL...

Another lifetime ago when I was but a humble PPL I was checked out in a C210 (Thanks CB:ok:) and something very similar, if not indentical to the chart by Bog Down was placed in front of me with...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Feb 2024, 09:51
Replies: 25
Views: 5,561
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil Could do it the same way Hercules did the Augean...

Could do it the same way Hercules did the Augean Stables....sort of....

Flush everything (one) out!!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Feb 2024, 00:02
Replies: 966
Views: 328,675
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Oh of course!! I forgot about that. Thanks...

Oh of course!! I forgot about that. Thanks Chronic Snoozer.:ok:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Feb 2024, 08:26
Replies: 966
Views: 328,675
Posted By Pinky the pilot

With reference to the previous post by Lead...

With reference to the previous post by Lead Balloon;



I posted the above (Post #858) back on the 26th of January.

SOPS replied


There is enough cynicism in me to believe that Joyce will...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Feb 2024, 09:24
Replies: 182
Views: 49,743
Posted By Pinky the pilot

I can still remember, about 25 years ago, living...

I can still remember, about 25 years ago, living in YPLC when working for the second version of ASA and hearing on several occasions, a certain Queen Air at T/O revs somewhere around 0 dark hundred...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Jan 2024, 08:58
Replies: 966
Views: 328,675
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil The definition of a Consultant; A person whom if...

The definition of a Consultant; A person whom if asked what time it is, will ask to borrow your watch, read the time off from it and then present you with a bill for some exorbitant amount of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Jan 2024, 09:13
Replies: 36
Views: 5,533
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Just thought that I'd have a look at the summary...

Just thought that I'd have a look at the summary from Log book #1 and found that I last flew a C210 on 27/8/84.

IIRC it was VH-TEV which had gear doors, and I was told by the Instructor who...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Jan 2024, 06:29
Replies: 142
Views: 33,611
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Fine, roundsounds. My post was my understanding...

Fine, roundsounds. My post was my understanding of the event as I understood it, reading from the previous posts.

Obviously you have information that the previous posts did not convey...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Jan 2024, 09:54
Replies: 142
Views: 33,611
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Now the way I read those two (consecutive btw)...

Now the way I read those two (consecutive btw) posts from page 1, indicates to me that the Accident victim had over 40 hours in RA aircraft but was on his first solo in a VH registered A/C.

The...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Jan 2024, 07:01
Replies: 142
Views: 33,611
Posted By Pinky the pilot

And in most. if not all cases I would submit.

And in most. if not all cases I would submit.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Jan 2024, 06:54
Replies: 966
Views: 328,675
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Devil Just quite possibly I have missed something (not...

Just quite possibly I have missed something (not unusual for me...) but I seem to remember quite some time back, reading that AJ had been ordered to return to Australia to appear before some Senate...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Jan 2024, 08:13
Replies: 36
Views: 5,533
Posted By Pinky the pilot

Perhaps the Mods could consider merging this...

Perhaps the Mods could consider merging this thread with the C210 vs C206.
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