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Search: Posts Made By: kangaroota
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Forum: Space Flight and Operations
16th Jan 2021, 20:58
Replies: 25
Views: 2,588
Posted By kangaroota

Megarocket

NASA are about to test fire 4 RS25 engines together producing 7 megatons of thrust.
My question is, how do you hold the assembly down and prevent damage to the engines straining against the thrust?...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Oct 2020, 18:33
Replies: 92
Views: 33,238
Posted By kangaroota

Speaking of fuses, I read about a device - limpet...

Speaking of fuses, I read about a device - limpet mine I think - that used a boiled lolly as a delay.
Water got in, dissolved lolly, and BANG. Talk about effective low tech!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Oct 2020, 09:00
Replies: 92
Views: 33,238
Posted By kangaroota

Thanks for that Beamr. Are there any recorded...

Thanks for that Beamr.
Are there any recorded instances of the Germans trying to defuse one?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Oct 2020, 18:10
Replies: 92
Views: 33,238
Posted By kangaroota

How were these things detonated? Presumably you...

How were these things detonated? Presumably you didn't want them going off on impact but wait until they buried themselves a bit.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Oct 2020, 08:56
Replies: 92
Views: 33,238
Posted By kangaroota

854 built.[/QUOTE] Thanks for that. Do you...

854 built.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for that.
Do you know how many of those were dropped?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Oct 2020, 02:45
Replies: 92
Views: 33,238
Posted By kangaroota

What was the explosive used in these bombs? ...

What was the explosive used in these bombs?
Also were there few enough of them manufactured and delivered for them all to be accounted for now?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Jul 2020, 20:06
Replies: 26
Views: 4,773
Posted By kangaroota

Can someone give a brief description of the basic...

Can someone give a brief description of the basic differences in the 700 / 800 / 832 series?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Jul 2020, 00:50
Replies: 26
Views: 4,773
Posted By kangaroota

A question for RodH On the HS748 we got the...

A question for RodH
On the HS748 we got the props synchronized as best we could, about 14200 rpm IIRC and then turned on the auto synchronizer.
Sometimes fiddly enough with just two engines.
How...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jun 2020, 10:04
Replies: 158
Views: 118,852
Posted By kangaroota

Danger I once worked for an airline flying tuboprops....

I once worked for an airline flying tuboprops. They were trying to get their junior F/O's hours up quickly to the minimum required to transition to the jet fleet. They expedited the process by...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Jun 2020, 11:27
Replies: 18
Views: 4,620
Posted By kangaroota

SRN4 Hovercraft

What were the credentials of the crew who operated the SRN4 Hovercraft.
Were they conventional seaman?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th May 2020, 02:38
Replies: 20
Views: 6,995
Posted By kangaroota

One of the shiboleths in aviation training is...

One of the shiboleths in aviation training is that before V1, thou shalt stop, and after V1, thou shalt go for an abnormality.
How would you judge someone who aborts a takeoff between V1 and Vr with...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th May 2020, 09:01
Replies: 20
Views: 6,995
Posted By kangaroota

. These are CASA mandated policy. It does not...

. These are CASA mandated policy. It does not prepare you for situations where control difficulties in the air may not allow the luxury of reading an emergency checklist from a book.

...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th May 2020, 03:15
Replies: 45
Views: 11,196
Posted By kangaroota

To those of you who managed to take time to give...

To those of you who managed to take time to give intelligent answers to what I thought was a reasonable question, my thanks.
To those who need to over psycho-analyse everything that appears on...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th May 2020, 12:32
Replies: 45
Views: 11,196
Posted By kangaroota

I have zero experience of long lining. The...

I have zero experience of long lining.
The purpose of the question is to elicit an answer from someone who has.:ugh:
Forum: Rotorheads
9th May 2020, 09:53
Replies: 45
Views: 11,196
Posted By kangaroota

Long Lines

What length of strop is considered 'long lining' and can any operator give me an example of lengths they've used and for what purpose.
Is there a theoretical maximum length that can be used?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st May 2020, 11:12
Replies: 457
Views: 268,086
Posted By kangaroota

Foran isn't in it for the money. Who knows, maybe...

Foran isn't in it for the money. Who knows, maybe trying to save a corpse flat lining on life support is the sort of challenge he's up for.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Apr 2020, 09:13
Replies: 457
Views: 268,086
Posted By kangaroota

That's exactly what I'd expect a prudent investor...

That's exactly what I'd expect a prudent investor to do. It's called due diligence.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Apr 2020, 06:33
Replies: 457
Views: 268,086
Posted By kangaroota

It's now a matter of who can salvage what out of...

It's now a matter of who can salvage what out of this fiasco. For some it will be the difference between buying their fifth rental property or not.
And for some it will be a question of whether or...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Apr 2020, 00:30
Replies: 457
Views: 268,086
Posted By kangaroota

I'm not privy to pay scales but maybe someone can...

I'm not privy to pay scales but maybe someone can answer this question. If a 14% pay cut across the board saves 74 jobs, what sort of pay cut would be required to save 279 jobs?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Apr 2020, 11:50
Replies: 457
Views: 268,086
Posted By kangaroota

How recently was the last Link pilot moved to the...

How recently was the last Link pilot moved to the jets? Is there any way they can move back to the Link operation?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Apr 2020, 00:35
Replies: 152
Views: 78,297
Posted By kangaroota

My point being - this individual was appointed on...

My point being - this individual was appointed on the basis of his race, not necessarily his suitability. Seems a poor example to choose when cop bashing.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Apr 2020, 10:11
Replies: 152
Views: 78,297
Posted By kangaroota

Damond was murdered by a Somalian immigrant who...

Damond was murdered by a Somalian immigrant who had been fast-tracked into the police force under a diversity scheme. In his two years as a police officer he had three formal complaints against him....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Apr 2020, 10:22
Replies: 457
Views: 268,086
Posted By kangaroota

I very much doubt it. If and when your slot comes...

I very much doubt it. If and when your slot comes up, why would you wait any longer than you need to accept it.
It could be five years down the track.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Apr 2020, 06:00
Replies: 457
Views: 268,086
Posted By kangaroota

Some good points. You can get away with such...

Some good points. You can get away with such behavior when things are going good, but now that jobs are going to be hard to come by, the employment histories on some cv's are going to count against...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Apr 2020, 08:22
Replies: 129
Views: 66,723
Posted By kangaroota

One thing I've learn't from a long career in...

One thing I've learn't from a long career in aviation is how quickly pilot's will turn on each other when the going gets tough.
I have witnessed first hand the hostility at an overseas location when...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Apr 2020, 10:48
Replies: 457
Views: 268,086
Posted By kangaroota

I think there will be a debate soon about how...

I think there will be a debate soon about how long Air New Zealand should be kept on life support.
As an airline it has only ever existed courtesy of protectionist policies (until Richard Prebble...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Apr 2020, 09:15
Replies: 457
Views: 268,086
Posted By kangaroota

[QUOTE=Lapon;10746314]Correct, but thats how the...

[QUOTE=Lapon;10746314]Correct, but thats how the agreement is written.


Irrespective of what is written into the agreement, I'm not sure there is enough goodwill among the taxpaying public at...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Apr 2020, 08:50
Replies: 457
Views: 268,086
Posted By kangaroota

The Link operation should be in a good position...

The Link operation should be in a good position to kick start domestic demand. I'm sure under the circumstances punters would tolerate a prop on the WGN - AKL route and even CHC - AKL with the right...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Apr 2020, 23:22
Replies: 457
Views: 268,086
Posted By kangaroota

How much sim training would be required for a 777...

How much sim training would be required for a 777 pilot down - grading to a 787?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Apr 2020, 19:40
Replies: 12
Views: 4,346
Posted By kangaroota

So the simulators are running as per normal?

So the simulators are running as per normal?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Apr 2020, 08:22
Replies: 12
Views: 4,346
Posted By kangaroota

Maintaining Currency

Are airlines still able to maintain their pilot currency programs during the lock down?
Otherwise there will be a lot of catching up to do when it is finally lifted.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jan 2020, 21:16
Replies: 77
Views: 24,816
Posted By kangaroota

Are there any simple but effective set ups that...

Are there any simple but effective set ups that can mitigate the risk of bush fires. I'm thinking of say a couple of 30,000 litre water tanks just dedicated to a sprinkler system around the perimeter...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Nov 2019, 08:17
Replies: 29
Views: 6,776
Posted By kangaroota

WW2 Glider Pilots

Did glider pilots fly just one mission in WW2 and then join the fray so to speak after landing, or were efforts made to repatriate them so they could fly another mission?
Forum: Rumours & News
12th May 2019, 09:27
Replies: 137
Views: 72,622
Posted By kangaroota

One of the problems with Air New Zealand PA's is...

One of the problems with Air New Zealand PA's is that they have appointed themselves as cultural headmistresses.
Consequently the first thirty seconds is in the indigenous language, at which point...
Forum: Questions
6th Dec 2017, 09:45
Replies: 3
Views: 2,358
Posted By kangaroota

Checkerboard Approach Kai Tak

Have any readers flown the IGS approach RWY 13 at Kai Tak Hong Kong?
I would like to know what height the aircraft was when turn on to final approach was complete.
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