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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Feb 2017, 04:27
Replies: 1,350
Views: 591,385
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Fortunately we have media experts who have...

Fortunately we have media experts who have already determined the cause of the problem: It's a lack of training to deal with a feathering failure. According to The Age....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Feb 2017, 22:17
Replies: 1,350
Views: 591,385
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

What was reported in media yesterday was that the...

What was reported in media yesterday was that the pilot called "Mayday, Mayday...". That's all they wrote. Heaven knows where they sourced that.

That's not two Mayday calls. It's not even one...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Feb 2017, 03:03
Replies: 1,350
Views: 591,385
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Stunning (although irrelevant) coincidence that...

Stunning (although irrelevant) coincidence that Advance Airline King Air accident (https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4016822/802-1017.pdf) in Sydney in 1980 was also 21 February.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Sep 2016, 05:53
Replies: 56
Views: 20,410
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

And RVMS puts aircraft closer together,...

And RVMS puts aircraft closer together, increasing chance of wake turbulence events.

But isn't this about clear-air turbulence, which is quite different to wake turbulence?
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
16th Aug 2016, 09:01
Replies: 108
Views: 50,031
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

"The captain was startled by the decision" ......

"The captain was startled by the decision" ... Well there's another problem, he forgot the person in the RHS is possibly trying to kill him!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Feb 2016, 02:39
Replies: 39
Views: 9,069
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Why does Xenophon say the right turn over the...

Why does Xenophon say the right turn over the terminal (which doesn't look like it went over the terminal anyway, from the track) was at an unsafe altitude?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Jan 2016, 02:50
Replies: 64
Views: 23,888
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Even Ben Sandilands has stepped in on this issue...

Even Ben Sandilands has stepped in on this issue (and very wisely, too): Hoverboard burns down house near airport | Plane Talking...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
6th Jan 2016, 01:58
Replies: 7
Views: 3,042
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Travel Advisory - Temporary Limitation on Checked...

Travel Advisory - Temporary Limitation on Checked In Baggage Allowance for Kuala Lumpur-Europe Sector Uplifted | Malaysia Airlines...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Dec 2015, 23:30
Replies: 64
Views: 23,888
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Qantas banned these devices and had a huge amount...

Qantas banned these devices and had a huge amount of news coverage on 16 December. Not to have known they are a flight safety issue means you'd have to be living under a rock. Oh, wait...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Nov 2015, 04:15
Replies: 7
Views: 7,342
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Air France flights bound for Paris diverted after...

Air France flights bound for Paris diverted after bomb scare Air France flights bound for Paris diverted after bomb scare...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Aug 2015, 00:16
Replies: 62
Views: 10,284
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Mum and Dad told me back in the day (1950s) they...

Mum and Dad told me back in the day (1950s) they used to weigh passengers for a Dragon Rapide service Southampton - Jersey. But that was all about weight and balance, not to enable them to charge...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Aug 2015, 00:10
Replies: 702
Views: 294,538
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Seriously? How could that work?

Seriously? How could that work?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Jul 2015, 04:15
Replies: 5,414
Views: 3,725,612
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Along with a major in cryptography and TLAs.

Along with a major in cryptography and TLAs.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Jul 2015, 01:32
Replies: 22
Views: 8,683
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Aside from the fact the company emailed everyone,...

Aside from the fact the company emailed everyone, which seems unusual, is there any factual basis to the story?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Jul 2015, 10:22
Replies: 107
Views: 28,346
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Exactly, the FO did call out that they were too...

Exactly, the FO did call out that they were too low. At ROD 2,200 ft/min it was all happening pretty quickly. They pulled up 1,900 ft below the glideslope which sounds like it took 45 seconds or so...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Jul 2015, 06:20
Replies: 107
Views: 28,346
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

QF Captain was feeling low...

From today's Age:

Qantas captain was feeling tired, sick and hardly ate on day his plane flew too low...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Jul 2015, 08:17
Replies: 702
Views: 294,538
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

I find most of those J-class dog-box affairs...

I find most of those J-class dog-box affairs claustrophobic. I preferred the old shared-compartment idea - the whole J-class experience really peaked around the late '90s for me and has got...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Jul 2015, 06:43
Replies: 702
Views: 294,538
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Think he means losing two 777 airframes is...

Think he means losing two 777 airframes is probably a precursor to the eventual demise or renationalisation of MH.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Jul 2015, 06:27
Replies: 702
Views: 294,538
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Without seeing the contract it's hard to know if...

Without seeing the contract it's hard to know if other products could be substituted, but I would expect Airbus secured a signature or two against purchases of specific airframes. It's not like...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Jul 2015, 02:08
Replies: 702
Views: 294,538
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Time for a 5% bonus all round, and even more for...

Time for a 5% bonus all round, and even more for the guys in charge!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Jun 2015, 08:12
Replies: 5
Views: 1,981
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Probably depends what kind of a conviction. ...

Probably depends what kind of a conviction. Blowing .08 ten years ago might not be as catastrophic for a career as embezzling the monthly fuel and catering accounts, or a violent offence. It's...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Jun 2015, 08:26
Replies: 43
Views: 11,916
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

From Central Coast Aero Club News August 2013: ...

From Central Coast Aero Club News August 2013:



Magneto issues? Bad earth?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Jun 2015, 06:35
Replies: 702
Views: 294,538
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Which sounds reasonable. Therefore the...

Which sounds reasonable. Therefore the management isn't holding a gun to the pilot's heads, they're holding it to their own heads. Sign this, or I pull the trigger. Oh, whoops, I just failed to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Apr 2015, 05:20
Replies: 702
Views: 294,538
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

First Qantas 777

Strike me! Just saw this depart YMML:

Qantas (QF) #777 ? FlightAware (http://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/QFA777)
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Mar 2015, 06:25
Replies: 174
Views: 39,057
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

OMG... Hacking is the least of our problems. ...

OMG... Hacking is the least of our problems. What if a programmer deliberately or accidentally writes code that causes every airborne aircraft to promptly descend to 100 feet BGL? The Tesla is a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Mar 2015, 03:38
Replies: 64
Views: 16,861
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Nobody is suggesting this is a single issue,...

Nobody is suggesting this is a single issue, GA-focused or even aviation-focused party, are they?

I understood his announcement came out of his frustration on a number of issues, particularly the...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2015, 03:56
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,634,800
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Apparently, it has to withstand a grenade or...

Apparently, it has to withstand a grenade or small arms attack. Press Release ? Airlines Meet FAA's Hardened Cockpit Door Deadline (http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=5623)
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2015, 01:42
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,634,800
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

I seem to remember on UAL93 the sound of the...

I seem to remember on UAL93 the sound of the attempts by persons external to the hijacked FD could be heard distinctly on the CVR, and that was a Boeing.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Mar 2015, 01:16
Replies: 64
Views: 16,861
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

I applaud Dick Smith starting a political party -...

I applaud Dick Smith starting a political party - he could hardly be worse than any of the incumbents. I question, however, his judgement in naming the party after himself. Any party named after an...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2015, 23:10
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,634,800
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

The lockout feature is in case of a crew member...

The lockout feature is in case of a crew member going rogue, turning suicidally feral, or becoming unlawfully compromised by persons outside the hardened flight deck door.

However, you can see the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Mar 2015, 23:29
Replies: 6
Views: 3,235
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Contact engineering on arrival - no, wait, it's a...

Contact engineering on arrival - no, wait, it's a bush turkey! Contact catering...

I have a jar of cranberry sauce left over from Christmas. Give me an address and I'll post it to the pilot!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Feb 2015, 00:42
Replies: 10
Views: 2,446
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Try Fred Parakh at BTI Logistics...

Try Fred Parakh at BTI Logistics (http://btilogistics.com.au/) in Melbourne, 03 8336 9002. His outfit can ship anything from anywhere to anywhere.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Feb 2015, 03:08
Replies: 45
Views: 13,484
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

G'day Bloggsy! I seem to remember being taught...

G'day Bloggsy! I seem to remember being taught about the origins of formation flying in Queen Betty's Flying Club. The idea was to look after your old mate and fly as a single unit.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Feb 2015, 22:28
Replies: 45
Views: 13,484
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Aerobatics provides an excellent foundation in...

Aerobatics provides an excellent foundation in airmanship, and entry and recovery from unusual attitudes.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Feb 2015, 02:46
Replies: 45
Views: 13,484
Posted By VH-Cheer Up

Why would they be flying in formation anyway? ...

Why would they be flying in formation anyway? Migrating North for Winter?

Considering the whole point of formation flying has it's foundation in the Air Force, there seems little point in...
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