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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Jun 2018, 03:52
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,690,134
Posted By Sykes

KEG, what we have is a difference of opinion...

KEG, what we have is a difference of opinion based on our differing viewpoints and differing “data sets” that we each have.

Where it gets silly is that all I did originally was to put up my...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Jun 2018, 03:23
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,690,134
Posted By Sykes

I'm bored...

Looks like I've triggered another Qantas pilot, LOL!



You're not comparing the same apples as I am. You're saying that WITHIN THE GROUP, there isn't any bias against Qlink. That may be true,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Jun 2018, 21:58
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,690,134
Posted By Sykes

Keg, your own words give it away: I'm...

Keg, your own words give it away:



I'm not talking about Network, J*, or Cobham. Just Turboprop.

Anyway, how would you know? You're seeing it from the mainline side. I saw it from the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Jun 2018, 02:43
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,690,134
Posted By Sykes

QF can afford to be picky at this point in time....

QF can afford to be picky at this point in time. Cathay Pacific pilots are leaving in droves and the Aussies are all trying to get back home, so hiring has been a win-win for both the pilots and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Jun 2018, 14:45
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,690,134
Posted By Sykes

LOL! Didn't watch "Home Improvement" much when it...

LOL! Didn't watch "Home Improvement" much when it was on, and not for well over 10 years. No idea about the reference. I'll assume it was meant to be something about something.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Jun 2018, 14:15
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,690,134
Posted By Sykes

Maggot You might want to read the post...

Maggot

You might want to read the post again, in the context it was written. I was comparing the SH workload with the Qlink Turboprop workload, which has been (more or less) 19-20 days flying per...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Jun 2018, 07:33
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,690,134
Posted By Sykes

dragon man As said earlier, it's not always...

dragon man

As said earlier, it's not always about flying hours. Regional flying is always limited by duty hours, as very few sectors are greater than one hour. Can only speak for the props (and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Jun 2018, 23:34
Replies: 4,428
Views: 3,690,134
Posted By Sykes

Where they always intended for them to go:...

Where they always intended for them to go: Eastern, Sunstate and Network. I left there late last year. Between them, the turboprop outfits were about 100 pilots fewer than they were 2 years earlier...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th May 2018, 23:09
Replies: 103
Views: 21,986
Posted By Sykes

In the army this kind of thing was called...

In the army this kind of thing was called "Throwing smoke". That is, if something f*cks up and you've got the finger pointed at you, you make some extravagant counter claim that is completely...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th May 2018, 22:57
Replies: 1,092
Views: 807,143
Posted By Sykes

Nothing to do with management. More to do with...

Nothing to do with management. More to do with the fact that Rex pilots can go straight to J*. Qlink pilots are only released to J* or mainline at the rate of one or two per month, if that. So if J*...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Apr 2018, 03:28
Replies: 519
Views: 138,746
Posted By Sykes

Fixed it for you. There are current FO's at...

Fixed it for you.

There are current FO's at Qlink who were on the hold file for over two years. They treat you badly like this so that you're used to it by the time you join!

I left there late...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Mar 2018, 05:42
Replies: 161
Views: 89,681
Posted By Sykes

In fact, EXACTLY THE SAME. That is, Just...

In fact, EXACTLY THE SAME.

That is, Just like Eastern/Sunstate pilots who earned considerably more than their JQNZ colleagues, the Jetstar A320 pilots will earn considerably more than the Network...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Feb 2018, 20:34
Replies: 199
Views: 75,291
Posted By Sykes

This thread is as funny as...

Aussies used to have a sense of humour and could laugh at themselves.

I guess we've become a nation of snowflakes!


This thread was from Fragrant Harbour and ran for a few years. Although...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Jan 2018, 02:47
Replies: 463
Views: 471,084
Posted By Sykes

Oh the Irony

How about YOU following YOUR OWN advice? You haven't even confirmed the Cobham figures. Why not provide updated info from your own EBA?

Bit too hard, though, isn't it? Much easier to bag out...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Jan 2018, 01:55
Replies: 463
Views: 471,084
Posted By Sykes

As opposed to people who criticise from the side...

As opposed to people who criticise from the side without any kind of meaningful contribution. (about 90% of your posts)

Trolls come to mind...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jan 2018, 04:01
Replies: 208
Views: 181,476
Posted By Sykes

Unlike some of my "colleagues"

I can't be bothered trying to reply reasonably, as I see others have, but to no avail.

ImageGear

Please stop posting. Your comments and suggestions are some of the stupidest I've ever heard.
...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Jan 2018, 20:06
Replies: 19
Views: 9,804
Posted By Sykes

Derfred Regardless of Rated De's intentions,...

Derfred

Regardless of Rated De's intentions, if you think that his point is invalid then you're definitely part of the problem.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Dec 2017, 05:45
Replies: 47
Views: 26,572
Posted By Sykes

Interesting comment

eukeybound

Odd that you accuse Rated De of loving the sound of his/her voice. The same could be said of you in the Qantaslink/Qantas recruitment threads.

IMHO, Rated De is a Pruner who's been...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Nov 2017, 04:34
Replies: 51
Views: 10,392
Posted By Sykes

Perhaps not at the mothership, and perhaps not...

Perhaps not at the mothership, and perhaps not yet. I wouldn't be saying "Never".

Not DIRECTLY related to the App, but Qantaslink pilots have been told that there will soon be a ‘fuel ladder’...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Oct 2017, 12:36
Replies: 63
Views: 27,817
Posted By Sykes

Hold_Short is on it! The pay is bad,...

Hold_Short

is on it!

The pay is bad, and the work is relentless. They can't get enough crew. The FO's they recruit are only there to get enough 737 time so that they can go somewhere else,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Sep 2017, 23:00
Replies: 1,212
Views: 816,942
Posted By Sykes

I agree with the principle. But we're...

I agree with the principle.

But we're talking J*NZ props, and not an established carrier who's had fairly stable crewing suddenly experience a high turnover of crew due to the resurgence of jet...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Sep 2017, 01:49
Replies: 1,212
Views: 816,942
Posted By Sykes

framer Replace "Pilot" with "Pilot...

framer



Replace "Pilot" with "Pilot willing to put up with the truly crap T&C's at J* props" then you're probably not too far wrong.

Almost two years after J*NZ started flying props, they...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Jun 2017, 01:07
Replies: 2
Views: 2,240
Posted By Sykes

You and your alter ego PACPILOT have asked this...

You and your alter ego PACPILOT have asked this at least six times in several threads.

Nobody answering?

Dude, you need to go into as many threads as possible and ask the same question. If...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Mar 2017, 07:48
Replies: 5
Views: 5,032
Posted By Sykes

The crews are being 'done to death' which is why...

The crews are being 'done to death' which is why (after 18 months) the J* operation would fail if it weren't for Eastern/Sunstate Captains going over there to fill in the gaps.

Bull**** rosters...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2017, 20:26
Replies: 3
Views: 3,132
Posted By Sykes

From what I've heard... What an average...

From what I've heard...

What an average roster is like?

Prepare to be flogged! five-and-five min-rest overnights with no crew meals supplied and no breaks

What base pay is?

Well below...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Aug 2016, 05:03
Replies: 3
Views: 2,056
Posted By Sykes

No denial of the candidate acting to undercut...

No denial of the candidate acting to undercut fellow pilots.

Just a "Lets' move on" comment.

Errrr No!

Anyone voting for this person should know of their past actions.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Aug 2016, 07:12
Replies: 3
Views: 2,056
Posted By Sykes

AFAP Elections

The AFAP elections are on again.

There are two nominations for President.

The first name on the list is a person who is on the Sunstate Pilot committee and was on the Sunstate EBA negotiating...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Dec 2011, 21:00
Replies: 35
Views: 4,284
Posted By Sykes

FFS

Obviously Google maps is more accurate than me actually going there around a dozen times... :hmm:



LOL :} XXX I didn't speed when I was going there. Maybe you're one of those drivers who drive...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Dec 2011, 01:31
Replies: 35
Views: 4,284
Posted By Sykes

Prahran to Tooradin

Roger

I lived in Prahran when I started my flying training. I had to go to Tooradin a few times (pick up a/c, job interviews, etc). It only takes around 45 min to get to Tooradin from Prahran.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Nov 2011, 20:45
Replies: 261
Views: 60,682
Posted By Sykes

Incorrect. It was the AFAP not AIPA.

Incorrect. It was the AFAP not AIPA.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Feb 2010, 03:40
Replies: 104
Views: 12,006
Posted By Sykes

Rougueg

Mate, it's YOU who've got your facts wrong...

Clearly, written comprehension is NOT your strong point. :rolleyes:

It may be a "Guaranteed" fact that "oxford has only 1 aircraft with auto pilot...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Nov 2009, 09:42
Replies: 24
Views: 2,765
Posted By Sykes

Steve181

Keep them coming mate! You're like a fine red wine: gets better with age. :} :} :} Just don't go to vinegar... :bored:



I agree! :eek: BUT...

Your first post on this thread is LIKELY to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Nov 2009, 09:22
Replies: 24
Views: 2,765
Posted By Sykes

Steve181

Keep it up mate! You are one funny f**ker :ok:

You've asked some pretty dumb questions on D&G, and your opening comments in this thread are ignorant and insensitive.

When people point that out...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Oct 2009, 12:14
Replies: 145
Views: 22,041
Posted By Sykes

ctg777

Maaate...

It's not just me; I think that most readers here are always "appalled and embarrassed" about ALL your moronic ramblings! :ok:

Cheers...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Sep 2009, 12:44
Replies: 51
Views: 8,022
Posted By Sykes

funnier!

Maybe we can get to funniest by the end of the night?? :\



And tootle pip to you, old bean.

FWIW, the "light twins" I fly often find me being blinded by QF aircraft. What do I do?

I LOOK...
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