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Forum: ATC Issues
2nd Oct 2012, 09:59
Replies: 11
Views: 4,448
Posted By DirtyPierre

Having been the AsA rep at many RAPAC meetings in...

Having been the AsA rep at many RAPAC meetings in Darwin, I know what the civil aviation operators think of RAAF control.

The problem is, RAAF controllers are not trained in civil operations like...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Sep 2012, 10:54
Replies: 11
Views: 4,448
Posted By DirtyPierre

That's a laugh! In the RAAF you do either Tower...

That's a laugh! In the RAAF you do either Tower or Approach, both nearly always with radar.

In ASA you can do;
- procedural Tower/Approach at a regional tower,
- radar tower at a regional tower...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th May 2012, 05:20
Replies: 63
Views: 25,769
Posted By DirtyPierre

Hey Plaz. check your PMs. DP

Hey Plaz. check your PMs.

DP
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Jan 2012, 22:08
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,999,058
Posted By DirtyPierre

Increments

Not correct. You get your pay increase on your 1st rating/endorsement aniversary. Sometimes the pay increase is back paid due to the paper work not getting put in quickly or their is a hold up in...
Forum: ATC Issues
29th Dec 2011, 07:09
Replies: 26
Views: 9,116
Posted By DirtyPierre

300 grand a year....tell him he's dreaming. ...

300 grand a year....tell him he's dreaming.

Plaz, I'll approve your leave, I do admin for Tops.:ok: I'll call you up on your days off, but you still don't have to come in. We could just chat on...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Dec 2011, 05:49
Replies: 26
Views: 9,116
Posted By DirtyPierre

Plaz the bot

Hi Plaz,

We've still got a couple of overseas hires in Oz.

Hunter - American with us since the 80s
Byron - the canadian loves living in Oz
UAS(E) - one swedish controller (mind you she was an...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Aug 2011, 06:37
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,999,058
Posted By DirtyPierre

Plaz, So you went to Aisle 5! Mate, if you...

Plaz,

So you went to Aisle 5! Mate, if you want to come back, you could tell those above me where you'd like to go. We are short everywhere.

Drop me an email from time to time mate. It would be...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Aug 2011, 02:31
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,999,058
Posted By DirtyPierre

Brisbane ATC Course Instructors

Hi Plaz,

The courses in Brissie are run by a combination of ATC Instructors based in Brissie and some of the Brissie simulator TGOs, who have instructor qualifications (and are often ex-ATCs as...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Aug 2010, 06:04
Replies: 32
Views: 4,757
Posted By DirtyPierre

Not all the media like Dick

As to Dick Smith making a noise about aviation, here's what the Editor in chief of The Week magazine (David Salter) said in the latest editorial.

" It's time to call Dick Smith's bluff. Here's a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Aug 2010, 22:15
Replies: 32
Views: 4,757
Posted By DirtyPierre

Guys, guys, guys, The reasons neither major...

Guys, guys, guys,

The reasons neither major political party have any strong policies on aviation in Oz is because:

- none of the pollies actually understand aviation, for instance I'm sure that...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th May 2010, 07:09
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,999,058
Posted By DirtyPierre

Plaz, Good to hear from you. How's the surf?...

Plaz,

Good to hear from you. How's the surf?

Mate, XXXX???!!! Can't you get something good that's local? What's the point of going overseas if you're going to drink the beer from home?

Funk,...
Forum: ATC Issues
24th May 2010, 23:19
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,999,058
Posted By DirtyPierre

Hi, I was told those big numbers for Broome...

Hi,

I was told those big numbers for Broome and Karratha. I thought it was a bit big myself but I think it must include the numbers for those replacing the controllers to Broome and Karratha, e.g....
Forum: ATC Issues
20th May 2010, 07:48
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,999,058
Posted By DirtyPierre

From the HR people

Okay girls and guys,

I've been speaking to my contacts in Canberra HR and have found the following information about ATC recruiting delays.

The ATC school, (which is known as the ATC Learning...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th May 2010, 01:18
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,999,058
Posted By DirtyPierre

Hi Sticker Spruce, I have heard the same...

Hi Sticker Spruce,

I have heard the same from other applicants for the April 30 cutoff. I'm not sure why there is such a delay, i.e. wether it is a Canberra HR delay, or problems in the Academy...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Apr 2010, 10:11
Replies: 1,159
Views: 112,354
Posted By DirtyPierre

Civilair - the Opinion of about 900 OZ ATCs

Dick,

You will not find one Austalian ATC in support of Class E airspace over a Class D tower. You don't have to look far to find the Australian ATCs who want Class C airspace over a Class D...
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Feb 2010, 07:20
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,999,058
Posted By DirtyPierre

No, I was asked to join the ailse 1 team and I...

No, I was asked to join the ailse 1 team and I said yes. While I enjoyed my time in aisle 3, after 9 years I thought that a new challenge would be good. After 3 days in the aisle I've discovered, it...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Feb 2010, 10:16
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,999,058
Posted By DirtyPierre

Hey Plaz, I started in Aisle 1 today. You've...

Hey Plaz,

I started in Aisle 1 today. You've gone!:eek: So who's going to gang sign me when I walk in to the room?

Any surf in the sandpit buddy?
Forum: ATC Issues
29th Jan 2010, 08:11
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,999,058
Posted By DirtyPierre

I was on one of the selection panels in Melbourne...

I was on one of the selection panels in Melbourne last year that interviewed prospective ATC trainees, and I remember one of our selections was a guy who been passed over before who had a passion for...
Forum: ATC Issues
29th Jan 2010, 04:58
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,999,058
Posted By DirtyPierre

enemyMIG, You don't happen to be a pretty...

enemyMIG,

You don't happen to be a pretty good tiler? Maybe do a bit of restoration work in old pubs, houses, etc?
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Jan 2010, 09:55
Replies: 16
Views: 3,979
Posted By DirtyPierre

If it was for Maroochy Tower TL, he was...

If it was for Maroochy Tower TL, he was overdressed!!:)
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Jan 2010, 07:29
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,999,058
Posted By DirtyPierre

Hi Guys, Just a quick bit of info for you...

Hi Guys,

Just a quick bit of info for you all.

Our HR department (called People and Change) are run from Canberra, and the communication between Canberra and the 2 centres (Brisbane and...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Jan 2010, 00:00
Replies: 159
Views: 34,369
Posted By DirtyPierre

Go you good thing!

As a colleague of Dick N Cider, I fully support his comments.

Also some facts about ATC:

- only about 5% of the population has the aptitude to do the job

- it involves 24hr shift work,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Jun 2009, 09:39
Replies: 32
Views: 4,802
Posted By DirtyPierre

ya goose! :O Krudd went to Nambour bloody State...

ya goose! :O Krudd went to Nambour bloody State High School. All us private boys know that he's a "stanley". (Stanley Stateschooler).
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Sep 2008, 10:06
Replies: 79
Views: 31,194
Posted By DirtyPierre

I wish I was young enough to know everything like...

I wish I was young enough to know everything like you mate! You obviously haven't been watching. It is in the media, daily, weekly and on TV. Sorry it hasn't been on Today Tonight or other lamo hard...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Sep 2008, 11:08
Replies: 79
Views: 31,194
Posted By DirtyPierre

Yes they are. The controllers are the union. ...

Yes they are. The controllers are the union.

Even before Kev and Julia came along, you couldn't just go on strike.

Anyway, this is not industrial. Our CA negotiation is, but not the chronic...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Jul 2008, 10:56
Replies: 27
Views: 8,599
Posted By DirtyPierre

That's why its happening in Oz. TIBA is due to a...

That's why its happening in Oz. TIBA is due to a lack of resources. Human resources.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th May 2008, 09:56
Replies: 95
Views: 14,443
Posted By DirtyPierre

No wonder they nearly hit, they were talking to...

No wonder they nearly hit, they were talking to Melbourne Tower not Melbourne Centre.

Bloody good radios we have in towers these days!:rolleyes:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Apr 2008, 12:06
Replies: 13
Views: 4,942
Posted By DirtyPierre

The reality is guys, that VFR flight plan...

The reality is guys, that VFR flight plan amendment that does not change the SARTIME in any way will, at best, be written on the "scratch pad" of the ATC then filed overnight.
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Apr 2008, 11:51
Replies: 2
Views: 605
Posted By DirtyPierre

Don't use flight notes and don't bother either...

Don't use flight notes and don't bother either Flightwatch or ATC with a flight note amendment because they don't have the note or your details. Put in a flight plan with a SARTIME. Then for any...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Mar 2008, 23:48
Replies: 38
Views: 6,985
Posted By DirtyPierre

In line with the reply from SM4 Pirate, your...

In line with the reply from SM4 Pirate, your transponder can be interogated by any SSR facility. This includes military equipment either ariborne or on the ground.

I'm not at work, but is TNK...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Mar 2008, 04:42
Replies: 81
Views: 10,120
Posted By DirtyPierre

Knackers, The Long Term course in the seventies...

Knackers, The Long Term course in the seventies and eighties had an age restriction on them. You had to be under 24 to be placed on the course. There can be no age restriction in today's world.
...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Feb 2008, 07:36
Replies: 6
Views: 1,610
Posted By DirtyPierre

roomer, Check your pms.

roomer,

Check your pms.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Jan 2008, 07:42
Replies: 699
Views: 132,792
Posted By DirtyPierre

Hempy, much as I respect your opinion, I believe...

Hempy, much as I respect your opinion, I believe this is a furphy. Plenty of good managers in the past have come from within the ATC ranks.

You'll find that most ATCs complaining about management...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Jan 2008, 07:29
Replies: 699
Views: 132,792
Posted By DirtyPierre

Smile Plaz, Me old china, you are really getting...

Plaz,

Me old china, you are really getting cyncial up on Tops. Obviously, I'm going to have to get into aisle 1 very soon. ;) (last word it won't be til May)

Civl Air is a union run by its...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jan 2008, 08:49
Replies: 397
Views: 56,064
Posted By DirtyPierre

Oh NO! Not a Holt!

OMG - You're not one of the Holts are you?

No, we don't have 50s airspace.

In the 50's my dad was the flying doctor at Wyndham and flew first in an Avro Anson then later in a Dove. Oz airspace...
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