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Search: Posts Made By: Capt W E Johns
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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Feb 2013, 21:51
Replies: 3
Views: 556
Posted By Capt W E Johns

I'd have a close look at these two links here...

I'd have a close look at these two links here (http://www.aia.org.nz/site/aianz/files/NZHA//ARTEX%20Trade%20in%20Augst%202012.pdf) and here...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Jan 2013, 08:11
Replies: 58
Views: 8,252
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Does anyone else see the fundamental problem in a...

Does anyone else see the fundamental problem in a teenager on a restricted license teaching a teenager how to fly? This isn't about hours building or income. Teaching is about imparting knowledge.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Apr 2012, 16:17
Replies: 153
Views: 25,086
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Hi CSD, to answer those in order, and without...

Hi CSD, to answer those in order, and without being facetious (these are my best recollections of the -B in 1998):


We flew an oval circuit, commencing the x-wind turn at 500 AGL. The 700'...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Apr 2012, 18:11
Replies: 153
Views: 25,086
Posted By Capt W E Johns

CT4 Turnbacks

CSD:
I'm calling you out on that one mate. I've done a bunch, both in the -B and -E variants. Both airplanes can fairly comfortably get back on the ground from throttle idle above 500'AGL. From a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Feb 2012, 16:24
Replies: 17
Views: 3,410
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Bypass ratio: Please remain an expat.

Bypass ratio:

Please remain an expat.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th May 2011, 11:33
Replies: 27
Views: 8,566
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Got lost, invented a c0ck and bull story. Or...

Got lost, invented a c0ck and bull story.

Or am I just cynical?
Forum: Military Aviation
28th May 2011, 14:58
Replies: 281
Views: 71,310
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Lightning Mate And you're incapable of...

Lightning Mate


And you're incapable of writing it. Apostrophe buffoonery.
Forum: Middle East
24th Jan 2011, 00:40
Replies: 12
Views: 4,744
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Jack, can you clarify what you know about Saudi...

Jack, can you clarify what you know about Saudi GA? I'm considering options myself.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Apr 2010, 13:20
Replies: 83
Views: 12,688
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Two points from me. First, it is unlikely...

Two points from me.

First, it is unlikely you'll safely make the runway in the case of power loss mid-downwind, no matter what your spacing. You might physically reach the runway you've just...
Forum: Questions
2nd Jun 2009, 12:54
Replies: 30
Views: 6,451
Posted By Capt W E Johns

I've only flown with them once, and found they...

I've only flown with them once, and found they deadened the ambient noise level nicely, but I note that a poster reports they have been known to attenuate audio alerts to the point they are not...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Apr 2009, 10:18
Replies: 29
Views: 6,536
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Bless 'em all. Both my Grandfathers fought in...

Bless 'em all. Both my Grandfathers fought in WW2, and I'm ex-Air Force, having served with Aussies and Kiwis in NZ & Aust and many countries abroad. There's no better combination than the ANZAC's,...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2008, 13:20
Replies: 65
Views: 16,414
Posted By Capt W E Johns

/Rant on At the risk of being accused of...

/Rant on

At the risk of being accused of zealotry (sp?) I too recommend OpenOffice as the alternative to MS Office. oOo is free, open, compatible, capable, cross-platform (MS/Mac/Linux) and will...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th May 2007, 22:57
Replies: 35
Views: 3,937
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Here's an idea - instruct if you have the...

Here's an idea - instruct if you have the experience, ability, and empathy to teach a student. If you want to bore [double entendre intended] holes in the sky to get some other job, don't inflict...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Dec 2006, 02:32
Replies: 3
Views: 1,634
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Pilot crashes Hughes 500 into volcano

And then gets praised. Ref below:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3897558a10,00.html

Anybody here know what sort of performance can be expected in that Hughes 500, 8000' AMSL (plus raised...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Nov 2006, 08:28
Replies: 13
Views: 4,031
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Oh for pity's sake. It's a plane crash, not a...

Oh for pity's sake. It's a plane crash, not a diplomatic or political point scoring exercise. The Iranians are not 10' tall, and nor were the Iraqis nor the Taleban nor the Russians nor are the...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
26th Nov 2006, 03:45
Replies: 20
Views: 5,643
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Nope, you're all wrong - it's the coriolis...

Nope, you're all wrong - it's the coriolis effect. Try it in the the opposite hemisphere and you'll see...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Nov 2006, 06:00
Replies: 6
Views: 907
Posted By Capt W E Johns

The answer is NO, it is not. At least,...

The answer is NO, it is not.

At least, until you have been fully briefed and demonstrated and taught by a competent instructor in the specific aircraft you may wish to sideslip.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Nov 2006, 08:58
Replies: 50
Views: 5,629
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Di_Vosh - right on the money. Well said. You...

Di_Vosh - right on the money. Well said. You might not want to pick on DreamerJules, but I will - DreamerJules, you are (as your nick suggests) still dreaming. Wait till you have the first "P" in...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Nov 2006, 19:41
Replies: 50
Views: 5,629
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Of course the circuit will be bigger if a flatter...

Of course the circuit will be bigger if a flatter approach profile is flown. Assuming you commence final approach from 500' AARP, that point will be significantly further away from the runway on a 3...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Nov 2006, 19:06
Replies: 50
Views: 5,629
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Cringe. I wonder just how big his circuit must be...

Cringe. I wonder just how big his circuit must be in order to allow him to fly a 3 degree glideslope. He can't get more than five or six circuits an hour, rendering his money wasted. And I wonder how...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Nov 2006, 08:42
Replies: 24
Views: 2,885
Posted By Capt W E Johns

OK, I give in. The 'nods and winks' going around...

OK, I give in. The 'nods and winks' going around are perplexing me. C206 + IO550 = ??? Is there some inherent flaw in the combination?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Nov 2006, 23:05
Replies: 24
Views: 2,885
Posted By Capt W E Johns

It wouldn't be the first time jumpers have had an...

It wouldn't be the first time jumpers have had an unexpected "go" call in a stricken aircraft from that particular airfield! (I'm guessing, from the crash site, it was based out of Whenuapai.)
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Nov 2006, 22:11
Replies: 24
Views: 2,885
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Light Aircraft Down West Auckland 4 Nov 06

Radio NZ reporting a light a/c has crashed (into a winery!) in West Auckland. 6 occupants parachuted out before touchdown, pilot was recovered from the a/c and reported safe.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Nov 2006, 20:07
Replies: 46
Views: 6,672
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Hey Chimbu: the DC-3, Caribou, and Harvard don't...

Hey Chimbu: the DC-3, Caribou, and Harvard don't count? And because the CT-4's only be around for the last 3 decades that doesn't count? And how about the fact that the military guys instructing on...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Nov 2006, 02:55
Replies: 114
Views: 15,490
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Great thread, really enjoying the informed...

Great thread, really enjoying the informed discussion (makes a change on Pprune, eh!).

Not withstanding the professionalism and economy derived from correctly handling engines, Pakeha-Boy makes...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Oct 2006, 17:02
Replies: 114
Views: 15,490
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Ahh luxury! In my day... a somewhat unreliable...

Ahh luxury! In my day... a somewhat unreliable CHT gauge mounted on a 'representative' cylinder was all I had. It made good engine management difficult, but not impossible.

More rule of thumb...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Oct 2006, 09:03
Replies: 114
Views: 15,490
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Ahh indeed, on re-reading that is apparent!...

Ahh indeed, on re-reading that is apparent! Consider my hat doffed, sir.

May I say, though, that I have caught more than a couple of dodgy mags on the pre-takeoff mag checks, returning to the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Oct 2006, 08:40
Replies: 114
Views: 15,490
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Some good stuff coming out in this thread at...

Some good stuff coming out in this thread at last. The chap who mentioned the Pelican's Perch articles had it spot on, that is the definitive reference as far as I'm concerned.

I've flown in...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2006, 07:33
Replies: 84
Views: 12,576
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Eagle 86, save your doomsday predictions for the...

Eagle 86, save your doomsday predictions for the street corners and the naive. The fact that George W and a select few lackies (Australia first among them) are bumbling around in the middle east is...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2006, 02:53
Replies: 84
Views: 12,576
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Do I see some cracks appearing in the Coalition...

Do I see some cracks appearing in the Coalition of the Willing?

Well that depends on what we decide counts as a Mission Accomplished, doesn't it. Which side of the ledger did you put Somalia on?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Oct 2006, 20:10
Replies: 18
Views: 2,610
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Just because it's airborne it doesn't have to be...

Just because it's airborne it doesn't have to be owned/operated by the Air Force. Even if there was a desire to give the Army boys some airborne instruction from the RNZAF, it wouldn't happen as half...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2006, 09:06
Replies: 38
Views: 8,633
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Seems to me that the RAF is running up against an...

Seems to me that the RAF is running up against an economy of scale issue: downsizing by x no. of groups/aircraft/squadrons does not necessarily equate to a proportional reduction in the size of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2006, 07:41
Replies: 15
Views: 2,453
Posted By Capt W E Johns

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2152035/joint-st...

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2152035/joint-strike-fighter

Britain warns US over jet software codes

£12bn Joint Strike Fighter order could be scrapped
Matt Chapman, vnunet.com 15 Mar 2006...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Mar 2006, 09:05
Replies: 36
Views: 7,390
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Rating ≠ ability

Rating ≠ ability
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2006, 07:57
Replies: 26
Views: 4,639
Posted By Capt W E Johns

Tinpis is right on. I've found that just a little...

Tinpis is right on. I've found that just a little squirt of gas down the pipes before start, then full lean until after the engine catches, works really well for the Lycoming 540. It avoids the most...
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