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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Apr 2024, 13:15
Replies: 182
Views: 49,739
Posted By pithblot

421dog I didn’t much like the Duke...

421dog


I didn’t much like the Duke either, probably because I’d been spoiled on 404s and 421s. The A56TC came into my life briefly sometime after the Cessnas and before the Duke. What a rocket...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Apr 2024, 14:17
Replies: 10
Views: 1,701
Posted By pithblot

Yep, and I’m told, those web sites come back to...

Yep, and I’m told, those web sites come back to bite,
when fraud is the last thing a PhD needs on the resume. Buyer beware.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Apr 2024, 06:30
Replies: 173
Views: 105,397
Posted By pithblot

I'm happy to have been a part of it too, and the...

I'm happy to have been a part of it too, and the good certainally outweighed the bad - especially with the benefit of hindsight. Really did enjoy the flying, camaraderie and sense of being a part of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Mar 2024, 06:11
Replies: 20
Views: 4,909
Posted By pithblot

I’m hard pressed to think of a piston twin that...

I’m hard pressed to think of a piston twin that has a real V1. Training outside the design capabilities of the type (this GA trope) is at best like the old Dusty Springfield song “wishin’ and hopin’....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Jan 2024, 04:42
Replies: 56
Views: 8,151
Posted By pithblot

Respect.

“Quite a bit”, Cloudee, is the under statement of the year. Thank you for posting this link.

What a testimony of outstanding service, heroism and extraordinary breadth of flying experience!...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Jan 2024, 13:16
Replies: 10
Views: 2,309
Posted By pithblot

princex compressor stall Agreed. ...

princex

compressor stall


Agreed.

Folding wheels makes the transition a little more nuanced from the 206.

princex
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Nov 2023, 12:58
Replies: 16
Views: 2,656
Posted By pithblot

dot, FWIW, you could do it. Easily,...

dot,

FWIW, you could do it. Easily, particularly if you are a hard working straight shooter with a bit of common sense. But I don’t think you should. I recon you should lie down until the urge to...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Sep 2023, 12:47
Replies: 44
Views: 9,222
Posted By pithblot

Is that gauge anything like the Fortunate Son...

Is that gauge anything like the Fortunate Son switch?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Jul 2023, 04:07
Replies: 17
Views: 3,035
Posted By pithblot

Oh the Mutton Bird season!

The pokey little patches of grass, or beach, associated with Mutton Bird rookeries in Tassie were quite sporting.

Those strips in the Hunter group (NW tip) were generally more challenging than the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jun 2023, 16:47
Replies: 27
Views: 4,065
Posted By pithblot

Snow eaves

Megan,
yeah, maybe :)

The ‘snow eaves’ are explained in the link below. Another urban legend bites the dust.

Why are the Darwin and Canberra hospitals identical, complete with 'snow eaves'?...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jun 2023, 16:25
Replies: 27
Views: 4,065
Posted By pithblot

Thank you FBF, I expect you are correct. I’m...

Thank you FBF,
I expect you are correct.
I’m dredging the memory of what I recall as the unofficial history of MMA as relayed to me in the crew room back in the 80s.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Jun 2023, 15:54
Replies: 5
Views: 4,092
Posted By pithblot

Hey Sue, A lot of water gone under the bridge...

Hey Sue,
A lot of water gone under the bridge since the Air North days! Who would have thought, back then, that anyone would have a rose named in their honour?
You deserve it, well done, good on...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jun 2023, 09:23
Replies: 48
Views: 18,117
Posted By pithblot

MENELAUS Brevity. I like it.

MENELAUS


Brevity.

I like it.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Jun 2023, 09:11
Replies: 27
Views: 4,065
Posted By pithblot

First Principal Mach E Avelli FP,...

First Principal


Mach E Avelli


FP,
VH-MMA is possibly the -3 that you are thinking of? It was General McArthur’s transport in the Pacific for a time.

Stretching the memory a bit, the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Apr 2023, 08:44
Replies: 5
Views: 2,723
Posted By pithblot

Yes, Max didn’t waste time. A year or two...

Yes, Max didn’t waste time.
A year or two later, with a wet CPL, I stopped for fuel at Cudal in a Cessna 180 and totally stuffed up the landing. Max wandered over with some kindly advice, said...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Apr 2023, 08:25
Replies: 106
Views: 43,042
Posted By pithblot

Ixixly Yes, thanks for going to the...

Ixixly



Yes, thanks for going to the trouble.

​​​​​​​pithblot
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Apr 2023, 07:34
Replies: 106
Views: 43,042
Posted By pithblot

Ixixly Sorry to add fuel… ...

Ixixly



Sorry to add fuel…


Jumping into a simulator does a lot to build confidence and recalibrate perceived performance expectations. It seems to be a thing with every generation of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Apr 2023, 14:50
Replies: 106
Views: 43,042
Posted By pithblot

Skyguardian88 All my training in the...

Skyguardian88



All my training in the GA world for type endorsements (it wasn’t called a Type Rating) and IR renewals back in the 80/90s was done in the aircraft. There was no Conquest or PC12...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Apr 2023, 07:39
Replies: 106
Views: 43,042
Posted By pithblot

I was recently medevaced (a patient) at night...

I was recently medevaced (a patient) at night from a remote area. I had no choice in aircraft type. Would have been grateful whatever turned up: PC12 fine, PC12 with a FlightSafety or similar current...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Apr 2023, 06:37
Replies: 106
Views: 43,042
Posted By pithblot

43Inches As does this event…. ...

43Inches


As does this event….
bounce….low level, limited panel, recovery…..loiter…..land…..thank God.

RFDS CFIT accident - all survived....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Mar 2023, 18:32
Replies: 60
Views: 7,091
Posted By pithblot

Fate is the Hunter and Chickenhawk

This is all fair comment and we older folk have a role to play in shaping the attitude of new pilots and ameliorating the inevitable risks new technology brings.

It’s in our power to champion...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Dec 2022, 15:29
Replies: 273
Views: 82,433
Posted By pithblot

Historic: VH-HWY & VH-KUZ

.
These Pprune links cover two accidents mentioned in this thread. They are both worth reading.

2017, C210 VH-HWY, en route Darwin to Elcho near Howard Springs

NT C210...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Dec 2022, 16:02
Replies: 14
Views: 3,909
Posted By pithblot

Spot on Griffo. Cessna 209. Way to go !...

Spot on Griffo. Cessna 209. Way to go ! (https://www.pprune.org/pacific-general-aviation-questions/222800-cessna-209-poh-hire-8.html?highlight=Cessna+209#post11299797)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Sep 2022, 00:29
Replies: 161
Views: 66,783
Posted By pithblot

Stationair8 Yes/no/maybe. The NT Government...

Stationair8
Yes/no/maybe.
The NT Government are in negotiations with CASA and Cessna to approve the C209NG for IFR day and night aeromedical for NTG contractors only. This apparently will be a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th May 2022, 17:06
Replies: 29
Views: 6,802
Posted By pithblot

Agreed I spent my 21st birthday out of the...

Agreed
I spent my 21st birthday out of the winter chill, with the boys in the King Island FSU.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Mar 2022, 04:26
Replies: 4
Views: 1,351
Posted By pithblot

. Thats interesting - 1932 - the same year the...

.
Thats interesting - 1932 - the same year the Sydney Harbour Bridge opened.

Noel was a bit of a fixture, part of the furniture so to speak. Is he still with us?

Anyone here with first hand...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Jan 2022, 06:40
Replies: 347
Views: 162,221
Posted By pithblot

Happy Australia Day

I recall one young hopeful front up to the old Air North office next to the Aero Club on the airport Southern Side. Like the rest of us when looking for a job, he came with resume in-hand and was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Oct 2021, 13:16
Replies: 232
Views: 61,057
Posted By pithblot

SSnR I agree, the Chippie is a lovely aeroplane...

SSnR
I agree, the Chippie is a lovely aeroplane - IMHO much nicer to fly with the Gypsy Major than modified with a Lycoming flat six (can’t remember the model number and can’t be bothered to look it...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Aug 2021, 03:06
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,796,657
Posted By pithblot

Don’t shoot the messenger.

“Frustrated and at a loss to understand why a considerable and growing body of evidence in favour of the cheap, off-patent medication is being not merely ignored but actively rejected, Dr Phillip M....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Aug 2021, 03:41
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,796,657
Posted By pithblot

Veteran of the drug-testing industry speaks out.

Dr Altman’s letter deals with Ivermectin in the management of covid. It has info worth considering.

Veteran of the drug-testing industry speaks out, ‘A Total Lack of Therapeutic Perspective’...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Aug 2021, 18:10
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,796,657
Posted By pithblot

ICU nurse speaks out

This video deals with covid. It has info worth considering.

ICU nurse speaks out (https://www.bitchute.com/video/3gjQE9cFSc1p/)
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Aug 2021, 03:03
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,796,657
Posted By pithblot

Old Rope, Fresh Perspective

Politicians have abdicated responsibility for this Covid crisis
If a foreign power were causing damage on this scale we would regard it as an act of war, and deaths in defence of the country would...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Aug 2021, 08:39
Replies: 91
Views: 39,010
Posted By pithblot

I think Centaurus coined the term “Assault...

I think Centaurus coined the term “Assault Landing”.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Jun 2021, 11:35
Replies: 140
Views: 36,234
Posted By pithblot

Thumbs up Thunder City

Great description aroa....God pulling a string of beads to heaven.

And Lightnings were kinda GA for a while but not anymore. Thunder City (https://www.incredible-adventures.com/capetown2.html)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Jun 2021, 23:21
Replies: 140
Views: 36,234
Posted By pithblot

A 185 with a two bladed prop certainly gets your...

A 185 with a two bladed prop certainly gets your attention.

tdracer, yes, the P&W music emanating from a DC3 is surely not noise!
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