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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st May 2022, 23:18
Replies: 32
Views: 8,371
Posted By greybeard

Cool Be careful of history, those who ignore it tend...

Be careful of history, those who ignore it tend to repeat it
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Mar 2021, 03:47
Replies: 505
Views: 529,754
Posted By greybeard

Another Like Button. 55 years ago, you know,...

Another Like Button.
55 years ago, you know, yesterday it feels like, my Company's Managing Director and founder (retired) would meet most aircraft at the airport, call me by my Christian name and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Aug 2020, 23:21
Replies: 26
Views: 5,568
Posted By greybeard

You might consider being on the upwind side of...

You might consider being on the upwind side of track as the wake will drift as it descends????
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jul 2020, 13:58
Replies: 7
Views: 1,662
Posted By greybeard

My DC 3 manual states oil tank 24 gals(imp), min...

My DC 3 manual states oil tank 24 gals(imp), min for T/O 17 gal for wright cyclone engines
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2020, 03:20
Replies: 3
Views: 3,851
Posted By greybeard

The use of "seat packs" to load freight in F-28's...

The use of "seat packs" to load freight in F-28's was extensively used in WA from the 1970's, sometimes in a mix of Pax/freight.

A canvas type bag, strapped to the seat belts, seat loadings...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Apr 2020, 08:12
Replies: 21
Views: 6,553
Posted By greybeard

Independence is next???

Independence is next???
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Apr 2020, 08:11
Replies: 141
Views: 55,703
Posted By greybeard

If there is an afterlife in Aviation when we so...

If there is an afterlife in Aviation when we so called eradicate this virus.
Whether we have a seniority list or rampant favoritism/brown nosing it will not really matter, the employers will shaft...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Mar 2020, 04:07
Replies: 35
Views: 9,669
Posted By greybeard

PH-MOL was also in Western Australia for a short...

PH-MOL was also in Western Australia for a short time, MMA (later to be Ansett)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Mar 2020, 23:58
Replies: 506
Views: 150,513
Posted By greybeard

From my log book MMA had the following F-27 ...

From my log book MMA had the following F-27

MMO, MMR, MMS, MMV, MMB( short time 100 series), MMU (also short time)

On loan FNA, FNG when F-28s were in major service.

Others may have been in...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2020, 00:04
Replies: 5
Views: 6,752
Posted By greybeard

The comments and behavior alluded to in #1 are...

The comments and behavior alluded to in #1 are what is dragging this ONCE valuable Board into oblivion.

Contrary to the stated start date i have been here since PPRUNE was a broadsheet in the "90s.
Forum: Tech Log
11th Mar 2020, 11:07
Replies: 8
Views: 2,089
Posted By greybeard

Where do these so called Simulator Instructors...

Where do these so called Simulator Instructors come from??

They need to be taken behind the boy's toilets and given a reality check.

I have 5,000 hours of that kind of work, never needed to be...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2020, 23:12
Replies: 24
Views: 7,629
Posted By greybeard

LKW in Singapore may have used SIA, BUT full use...

LKW in Singapore may have used SIA, BUT full use of crew rest on long trips, changed the crew if they objected until one compliant was found
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Nov 2019, 08:12
Replies: 24
Views: 9,148
Posted By greybeard

Cool Apart from all the above, Fokker issued a...

Apart from all the above, Fokker issued a directive as far back as 2005 that the use of more than idle reverse could cause damage to the engines and an inspection was mandated.if used.

Idle...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Oct 2019, 05:08
Replies: 76
Views: 37,199
Posted By greybeard

Cool Not a low pass, taken just as the gear doors...

Not a low pass, taken just as the gear doors closed.
Tennant Creek 07 when we were doing the centre runs
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Sep 2019, 04:34
Replies: 76
Views: 37,199
Posted By greybeard

The DC-3 in the background was either ANX or ANZ...

The DC-3 in the background was either ANX or ANZ on "loan" to MMA a a freight backup.

As for the F-28, 10,000 hours, Australia, France, Belgium, all 1000, 2000 3000 4000 types, great times.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Aug 2019, 01:08
Replies: 23
Views: 11,580
Posted By greybeard

We had quite a ride for the last 30 years, never...

We had quite a ride for the last 30 years, never regretted the move to quit and move on and on a few times
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Apr 2019, 00:40
Replies: 30
Views: 16,348
Posted By greybeard

Cool Hi ball or similar were in Australia in the 80s,...

Hi ball or similar were in Australia in the 80s, I actually saw one between Mt Isa and Alice Springs from our aircraft.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Mar 2019, 02:37
Replies: 29
Views: 5,870
Posted By greybeard

Cool At best the forecast is a guess by a scientist...

At best the forecast is a guess by a scientist based on statistical data and old observations.

The Broome based met Observer was there for years and could predict with uncanny accuracy fog,...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Mar 2019, 01:07
Replies: 40
Views: 11,459
Posted By greybeard

Perth, Morawa, Yalgoo, Mt. Magnet, Cue,...

Perth, Morawa, Yalgoo, Mt. Magnet, Cue, Meekatharra, Wiluna, Sandstone, Mt. Magnet, Yalgoo, Morawa, Perth.

Very junior F/O, usually considered a passenger???, 3 crew, often left one engine...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Mar 2019, 07:40
Replies: 37
Views: 15,488
Posted By greybeard

Cool One large European operator I had the privilege...

One large European operator I had the privilege of contract work, min fuel was.

Burn A to B, + burn to Alt, + burn for a second approach at Alt and statuary reserves

Command allowed to reduce...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Mar 2019, 07:18
Replies: 298
Views: 109,546
Posted By greybeard

I was vectored to RW 23 after a missed approach...

I was vectored to RW 23 after a missed approach 27L and lightning strike in 1991, seemed it was available but not in normal use.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Feb 2019, 05:51
Replies: 6
Views: 1,443
Posted By greybeard

Give the guy a call or email to say well done

Give the guy a call or email to say well done
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Dec 2018, 01:00
Replies: 29
Views: 5,679
Posted By greybeard

The Ansett course was taken to the Perth and...

The Ansett course was taken to the Perth and Sydney Bases in 1986 with a course in Melbourne for the Facilitators with Keith Wallace
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Oct 2018, 07:34
Replies: 66
Views: 14,222
Posted By greybeard

750 hours, DC-3, first twin and Tailwheel, lots...

750 hours, DC-3, first twin and Tailwheel, lots of wriggle down the runways, would do it again tomorrow, bugger being this old.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Sep 2018, 12:00
Replies: 27
Views: 8,523
Posted By greybeard

My reference was 2002/2003 I sincerely hope it...

My reference was 2002/2003 I sincerely hope it has been sorted, been around too long sometimes.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Sep 2018, 06:49
Replies: 27
Views: 8,523
Posted By greybeard

There was a classic at the Maldives, listed as a...

There was a classic at the Maldives, listed as a PAPI but was a T-VASI in fact.
One operator (ME) got REALLY low until a go-around was done.

Took a year or so to get changed as runway was little...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
24th Sep 2018, 05:53
Replies: 205
Views: 225,256
Posted By greybeard

I was there in the early 1990s when there were a...

I was there in the early 1990s when there were a large number of Expat F/Os on expat contracts. Not on the seniority list so no command AT ALL. given very early the word that "NOT NEEDED, NOT...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Jan 2018, 12:12
Replies: 33
Views: 7,571
Posted By greybeard

Cool VAR at Kalgoorlie Visual tracks from Perth...

VAR at Kalgoorlie

Visual tracks from Perth and Forest, Aural from Norseman and Leonora or Laverton, it was 50 years ago.

Route Check stuff for DC-3 F/Os, I did 2 in the same year, not much...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Jan 2018, 00:42
Replies: 33
Views: 7,571
Posted By greybeard

Cool A DME homing in an F-28 on my final "local" (as...

A DME homing in an F-28 on my final "local" (as we did not use simulators) on my Command check out, 1980.

Also on IFR renewals in a B-58/Seneca II later when needed to keep Australian ratings when...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Jan 2018, 06:27
Replies: 67
Views: 11,156
Posted By greybeard

Thumbs down You don't need an APP or I-phone just a sense of...

You don't need an APP or I-phone just a sense of responsibility for the privilege of being looked after if it all goes pear shaped.

Cancel the b&^%dy thing

:\:\
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Dec 2017, 20:43
Replies: 43
Views: 15,433
Posted By greybeard

No air too ruff old mate, we had the best of it...

No air too ruff old mate, we had the best of it in those days. How goes the iron compass these days?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Nov 2017, 14:04
Replies: 13
Views: 2,570
Posted By greybeard

ref 6, the flag may appear to be back to front,...

ref 6, the flag may appear to be back to front, it is actually "the other side" of the flag on the other side of the aircraft.

SIA does the same on their Aircraft, or at least they did

:ok:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Mar 2017, 23:03
Replies: 45
Views: 20,047
Posted By greybeard

What, no more speed boat rides in the dark to and...

What, no more speed boat rides in the dark to and from Bandos.

Crap duty hours, not good at all.

;)
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Mar 2017, 07:22
Replies: 45
Views: 20,047
Posted By greybeard

Got someone going. Different era, lots more...

Got someone going.

Different era, lots more fun, knew most of the Pax we carried by first names and they us.

A 5 channel VHF, tuneable HF receiver, no FSU except MKR, engine starts were an...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Mar 2017, 07:41
Replies: 45
Views: 20,047
Posted By greybeard

Wimps all of you. PER, Morawa, Yalgoo,...

Wimps all of you.

PER, Morawa, Yalgoo, Magnet, Cue, MKR, Wiluna, Sandstone, Magnet, Yalgoo, Morawa, Perth.

had to be done in Summer for first and last light at Morawa.

3 Crew, DC-3, F/O did...
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