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Search: Posts Made By: kimwestt
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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Nov 2015, 07:59
Replies: 64
Views: 16,467
Posted By kimwestt

One hand man

Yeah - the bloke from Koolan Island - what a dead beat. I timed him one morning, from arriving at the a/c, to take off run, less than a minute, 47 seconds from memory.
That d be a bloody good temp...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Sep 2015, 01:56
Replies: 9
Views: 4,208
Posted By kimwestt

Smile The Chief Pilot

Copied from a US pilot mag but extraordinaringly well written, should be made mandatory for FOI's etc..
:ok:
Leadership. They write books about it. There are seminars, webinars, pamphlets and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Jun 2015, 02:02
Replies: 30
Views: 8,141
Posted By kimwestt

Smile Yep ThornB

But, what an opportunity, for the Govt to resume ownership of the aforesaid airport, for the cost of BAL's debts, and return it to its rightful place, that of being AN AIRPORT, for an airport, by an...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jun 2015, 07:45
Replies: 30
Views: 8,141
Posted By kimwestt

YSBK costs.

And just how many times is the tax payer expected to "repay" the cost of the Bankstown Airport to the bureaucrats?
In the early 80's, you were struggling to find a parking spot for anything, and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Apr 2015, 03:30
Replies: 25
Views: 10,221
Posted By kimwestt

G.Green

Would that be the Balloon Meister Gree:Dn?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Oct 2014, 03:43
Replies: 195
Views: 26,403
Posted By kimwestt

Ex Griffo

Nope - yer rong ;
aviate,aviate,aviate!!!!:=
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Oct 2014, 08:30
Replies: 61
Views: 17,462
Posted By kimwestt

Hmmm..

Tricky Dicky at it again!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Oct 2014, 06:19
Replies: 146
Views: 68,401
Posted By kimwestt

The more things change . . . . .

From the time that the industry knows the retirement date of the incumbent, and the commencement date of the replacement, the industry collectively holds its breath and waits for the much longed for...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Oct 2014, 01:38
Replies: 23
Views: 7,940
Posted By kimwestt

Connies

Leadie,
Does the HARS Connie :ok:come into that equation?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Oct 2014, 02:07
Replies: 7
Views: 2,083
Posted By kimwestt

Toilets

OK I'll check YWOL termorra.:ok:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Oct 2014, 10:47
Replies: 7
Views: 2,083
Posted By kimwestt

How many sealed a/d's with no terminal?

Not very many, I would guess. Having flown over most of Oz, into mostly minor airports, pretty well a terminal (of some description) at all of them Well at least a loo!
How come the Illawarra...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Jul 2014, 00:28
Replies: 83
Views: 30,024
Posted By kimwestt

Hey Kharon

Was that -3's or -10's looks like -3's to me with 3 bladers.
Cheers
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jun 2014, 10:11
Replies: 124
Views: 44,443
Posted By kimwestt

Is it CASA and GA or vice versa?

A quick question - is GA CASA's "sine qua non" or vice versa?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jun 2014, 10:00
Replies: 24
Views: 7,067
Posted By kimwestt

Smile ferris or non-ferris!!

With a recent total hip replacement, and doing SY - Dubai-Istanbul-Bodrum, and return, there were no problems. Sure, the scanner went off, but as soon as I indicated my hip, a quick pass over with...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Apr 2014, 10:42
Replies: 59
Views: 19,791
Posted By kimwestt

Aha - Karma is still alive and well !!!

Aha - Karma is still alive and well !!!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Mar 2014, 08:28
Replies: 48
Views: 8,193
Posted By kimwestt

At YWLM some time ago, had a Metro parked out...

At YWLM some time ago, had a Metro parked out front of the terminal, and loading pax and bags.
I still had my leatherman on me, and the security bloke had a dummy spit. Fair enuf, I'd forgotten to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Mar 2014, 08:14
Replies: 28
Views: 6,035
Posted By kimwestt

Always points to the station ?

If you're doing an NDB in anger, it'll probably point to the nearest TS. . . . :ugh:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2014, 00:27
Replies: 52
Views: 11,044
Posted By kimwestt

He'd be game

If McComic does that tour, he'd need very, very good bodyguards, and exceptional body amour.....:mad:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Dec 2013, 03:44
Replies: 17
Views: 5,700
Posted By kimwestt

Hope the green tree huggers don't get to :=see...

Hope the green tree huggers don't get to :=see that!!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Dec 2013, 22:53
Replies: 63
Views: 27,482
Posted By kimwestt

Try this

If there is no TAF, then the area QNH prevails.
Given that the area QNH is guaranteed to be within +/- 5 Mb, and at 30' per Mb, you then add 150' to the minima, unless your chart has a correction...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Oct 2013, 07:58
Replies: 40
Views: 8,414
Posted By kimwestt

Thumbs down Downwind indeed

Na - I reckon it's everybody's busines that has the safety and reputation of fellow aviators at heart.
Like others on this site, I witnessed a downwind and intersection departure (20 kts+), short...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Sep 2013, 08:29
Replies: 51
Views: 9,662
Posted By kimwestt

Leaddie

To quote one A.B.Patterson:
"Their eyes were dull, their heads were flat, they had no brains at all."
Apologies to the man from Ironbark.
:ok:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Aug 2013, 02:32
Replies: 51
Views: 9,662
Posted By kimwestt

Leadie

G'day
If you want to remember back a bit further, RM started his bus service out of Hamilton (Vic). He would get all the pax seated, then collect the fares in order to buy the fuel for the trip to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Aug 2013, 09:59
Replies: 51
Views: 9,662
Posted By kimwestt

Leadie

Some time ago, we were involved in running a "Closed Charter" through a third party on our AOC out of a Northern port (very northern).
Despite having had our local (BK) office run their ruler over...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Aug 2013, 14:21
Replies: 29
Views: 6,140
Posted By kimwestt

TOSS

You'll find that if you can leave it on the ground for an extra 10 to 15 kts on the takeoff run, the climb performance improves exponentially!!
Refer to the mutually exclusive statement....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Aug 2013, 12:36
Replies: 29
Views: 6,140
Posted By kimwestt

Wings Level

The NSW countryside is littered with 601 gear doors from putting wheels down when not absolutely straight and level. You have been warned...:eek:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Jun 2013, 01:33
Replies: 2,315
Views: 757,483
Posted By kimwestt

Sunny

If you can, you you might try and find the ATO from the now closed Geelong Airport, I'm pretty sure he's now driving a GLEX out of Moorabin. I've a copy of the AAT report from all that.(somewhere) It...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Jun 2013, 13:20
Replies: 2,315
Views: 757,483
Posted By kimwestt

Angry ICAO Approach indeed

QUOTE "Mr Boyd: We have replied to the association to say that we are taking the ICAO approach, and that is what we have taken all the way through this development of the fatigue regulations."

...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Apr 2013, 02:59
Replies: 2,315
Views: 757,483
Posted By kimwestt

G & S

Or from the Mikado - "Defer, defer, to the noble lord, etc etc."

or

"The Lord High Executioner"
It just goes on and on.
Grrreat stuff !!!
:D:D:ok:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Mar 2013, 04:45
Replies: 192
Views: 45,623
Posted By kimwestt

Hmmmm...

Any truth in the rumour that an aerobatics type fellow cancelled his/her display routine due to untimely CASA goings-on?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Feb 2013, 02:19
Replies: 45
Views: 7,464
Posted By kimwestt

Good ole days.

Or a hot toasted sango 9 pm at DBY. What was that long legged shielas name?
Bloody good sangos!!
:ok::ok:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Feb 2013, 10:00
Replies: 13
Views: 2,480
Posted By kimwestt

Hey Ex FSO

Allright . . . allright. . . I've ordered you 12 dozen indicators for your flying activities.:ok:

semper idem
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Feb 2013, 05:47
Replies: 55
Views: 13,916
Posted By kimwestt

The Barons have a very high nose att when...

The Barons have a very high nose att when landing, lots of drivers had truble keeping the nw high enuf.
Yep, the Baron is the RR of light twins.
The 310 has a lot more room in the cockpit, at least...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Jan 2013, 07:19
Replies: 38
Views: 5,802
Posted By kimwestt

Nuthin there that a D10 can't put right!! An ex...

Nuthin there that a D10 can't put right!!
An ex Kimberley fella might be able to help out there.

Parking Meters . . . FLAT out
Lighting . . . . . . . . Elev -10ft.

As for redoing the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Jan 2013, 01:44
Replies: 158
Views: 84,100
Posted By kimwestt

If my memory is correct, from the late eighties...

If my memory is correct, from the late eighties or early nineties, there is an Islander still at bottom of King Sound, off Derby (YDBY), some young bloke beat up a boat and dipped a wingtip in....
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