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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Sep 2012, 00:35
Replies: 9
Views: 2,045
Posted By skylane

I heard that it was the first C208 approved for...

I heard that it was the first C208 approved for RPT ops, and CASA had a field day! Two crew and more equipment than the multi-crewed Brasiia. They couldn't make it pay against the opposition's old...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Oct 2011, 00:06
Replies: 17
Views: 5,260
Posted By skylane

Remember in the early sixties, a Vulcan doing ILS...

Remember in the early sixties, a Vulcan doing ILS approaches into Hobart and then tracking visually via the city back for another approach. Apparently was on a training flight from Woomera.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Oct 2011, 01:21
Replies: 3
Views: 2,516
Posted By skylane

Interesting to note the ATSB heading, "Aircraft...

Interesting to note the ATSB heading, "Aircraft Handling Incident". One could only think that it was a loss of control whilst conducting engine failures after take off.

Its only 18 months or so...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Jun 2011, 09:22
Replies: 45
Views: 6,620
Posted By skylane

Whilst ringing Jeppesen in Canberra gets you a...

Whilst ringing Jeppesen in Canberra gets you a copy of the latest amendment, it doesn't solve the late delivery problem, which has been going on for some time.

Perhaps its time that the regulator...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Jun 2011, 09:17
Replies: 405
Views: 69,533
Posted By skylane

Is the spokesman for Careflight (on radio) the...

Is the spokesman for Careflight (on radio) the same Don Campbell that worked for the RFDS in Broken Hill?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Jun 2011, 09:13
Replies: 66
Views: 18,336
Posted By skylane

I doubt if Heron Airlines would have done the...

I doubt if Heron Airlines would have done the modifications, they would have been incorporated before the aircraft were exported to Australia.

Connair modified their aircraft so that they were...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Jan 2011, 19:28
Replies: 33
Views: 11,136
Posted By skylane

Customers choice, 90 mins in a Saab 340 in the...

Customers choice, 90 mins in a Saab 340 in the weather, or 50 mins in a ERJ170 above the weather with FF points and full cabin service?

I can remember the Kendal 340A's struggling to get above...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Jan 2011, 02:44
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

Actually, doing a VAR letdown in a jet was no...

Actually, doing a VAR letdown in a jet was no different to slower aircraft. Usually, the final approach leg was aligned pretty close to the runway in some cases. DPO inbound leg got you visual to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jan 2011, 07:43
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

Yes, 150 kias, 30 degee heading changes, best G/S...

Yes, 150 kias, 30 degee heading changes, best G/S to the aid. Overhead, turn onto the outbound heading and descend!. The DME homing was good for places like Strahan, where the NDB range was about 30...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Jan 2011, 21:31
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

You are right Dora-9, one ADF plus DME gave you...

You are right Dora-9, one ADF plus DME gave you the two aids and met the alternate requirement.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Jan 2011, 06:29
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

Talking about this thread in the crew room, one...

Talking about this thread in the crew room, one of the lads mentioned that either a TAA or Ansett F-27 clipped a hangar taxying in one night at Launceston in about 1957. Any one know the details?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Jan 2011, 03:22
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

What a sad sight!

What a sad sight!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Jan 2011, 23:47
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

Is it correct that the Department of the day...

Is it correct that the Department of the day introduced DME Homing and letdown charts due to the early F27 having only one ADF and one VAR/VOR receivers. This installation required an alternate at...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jan 2011, 09:45
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

Any one remember the TAA F27 incident in October...

Any one remember the TAA F27 incident in October 73 at Wynyard, where the aircraft was flown in IMC below 300'
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Jan 2011, 22:44
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

I was surprised when they laid the gravel strip...

I was surprised when they laid the gravel strip at DPO, because in the sixties and early seventy's, the boundary markers on the northern side of RW24/06 were displaced to allow for a grass strip, the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Jan 2011, 11:59
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

Launceston also used a temporary gravel strip in...

Launceston also used a temporary gravel strip in the early sixties when they upgraded the runway. From memory a AN F-27 crashed short of the 32 threshold and was destroyed by the ensuing fire, but I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Dec 2010, 23:30
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

What was the roster pairing for the MIldura...

What was the roster pairing for the MIldura overnight? Did the crew do a Wynyard/Devonport before or after Mildura?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Dec 2010, 08:44
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

From Australian Aviation - first flight of the...

From Australian Aviation - first flight of the Fokker 50 was December 28 1985. Ansett must have been a launch customer, as they were operating them in early 89.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Dec 2010, 22:00
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

Good photo, not much rudder input by the looks of...

Good photo, not much rudder input by the looks of it. When did the F50's go across to the West. Did they fly for Ansett WA, or did Skywest pick them up after the strike.

I remember that Ansett...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Nov 2010, 04:04
Replies: 5
Views: 2,591
Posted By skylane

Recommend the Mutual Benefits Fund run by the...

Recommend the Mutual Benefits Fund run by the AFAP, best rates in Australia. You have to be a member of the AFAP, but I have seen operators organise their own loss of licence for staff through their...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Nov 2010, 22:04
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

Was the F27 that Connair operated ex Ansett?

Was the F27 that Connair operated ex Ansett?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Nov 2010, 00:20
Replies: 10,249
Views: 3,371,792
Posted By skylane

Would 7708 be Biak?

Would 7708 be Biak?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Nov 2010, 00:15
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

Remember the battery carts for the F27, they must...

Remember the battery carts for the F27, they must have quite a capacity, as they provided power for night lighting etc as well as starting engines. Came across one at King Is some years after Ansett...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Nov 2010, 23:09
Replies: 24
Views: 3,266
Posted By skylane

One could surmise that the 727 used the full...

One could surmise that the 727 used the full lenght for departure!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Nov 2010, 22:34
Replies: 5
Views: 1,287
Posted By skylane

Also have cancelled all flights in Feb/March...

Also have cancelled all flights in Feb/March between MEL and DRW due lack of forward bookings and the need to redploy the aircraft on other routes.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Nov 2010, 22:28
Replies: 24
Views: 3,266
Posted By skylane

Wasn't the procedure implemented in the early...

Wasn't the procedure implemented in the early sixties, after a DC4 departed RW30 straight ahead, with a cloud base of around 800'. At about 1500' in IMC, they had a run away propellor. My memory is...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Nov 2010, 09:37
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

On the numbers in this thread, it looks like the...

On the numbers in this thread, it looks like the -500 had a usable payload of about 4.9 tonne, 52 punters and baggage would be a juggle. The numbers I have on the Brasilia gives a payload of 3.0...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Nov 2010, 00:42
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

The BOW of the F27 must have been reasonably...

The BOW of the F27 must have been reasonably high, compared to the Saab/Brasilia. With a 20.0 tonne MTOW on the F27, the SAAB/Brasilia are about 12.0 tonne MTOW for 36/30 pax. Shows the advances in...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Nov 2010, 22:47
Replies: 69
Views: 12,886
Posted By skylane

Devil When the watermelon party decide to have it...

When the watermelon party decide to have it closed, they will grab Julia by the short and curlies, give a little twist and ask if she still wants her job.

Legislation would be enacted in a very...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Nov 2010, 22:58
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

Any one remember the cruise figures, best...

Any one remember the cruise figures, best altitude etc, compared to the current Brasilia/Dash 8/Saab figures
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Nov 2010, 22:55
Replies: 75
Views: 28,934
Posted By skylane

Looks a neat conversion, the cabin would be...

Looks a neat conversion, the cabin would be reasonably quiet, I guess the longer nose would have baggage capability.The performance figures quoted look good, especially the field performance. The 337...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Nov 2010, 22:36
Replies: 13
Views: 5,450
Posted By skylane

Most likely Darwin, as most of the flights can be...

Most likely Darwin, as most of the flights can be handled by Singapore based crews!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Oct 2010, 00:42
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

Ah yes, the DME homing! As you say, the...

Ah yes, the DME homing! As you say, the instructor would go and have lunch! A lot of fun, but useful. Can remember that going to Strahan on the west coast of Tassie, the DME letdown was quicker than...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Oct 2010, 22:54
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

Did Ansett ever get or use a simulator for the...

Did Ansett ever get or use a simulator for the F27/F50?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Oct 2010, 13:15
Replies: 506
Views: 150,821
Posted By skylane

Enjoying the photos and tales - keep them coming....

Enjoying the photos and tales - keep them coming. Imagine it would be a long way from Australia to Europe in the F27.
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