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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Feb 2012, 10:27
Replies: 33
Views: 6,470
Posted By relax737

But you're a retreaded Kiwi tinpis!!! You gotta...

But you're a retreaded Kiwi tinpis!!! You gotta say that.

Green Goblin, there was a similar joke around a few years back when the NZ economy picked up and Kiwis left in droves for home. The best...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Feb 2012, 01:41
Replies: 6
Views: 3,752
Posted By relax737

I support the philosophy that 'fully funded'...

I support the philosophy that 'fully funded' means that there must be enough in the fund to support historical draw downs.

The finance industry, and QF super is part of the finance industry, has...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Feb 2012, 01:19
Replies: 10
Views: 14,660
Posted By relax737

I agree EPIRB, outstanding publication, and a LOT...

I agree EPIRB, outstanding publication, and a LOT more info than the website.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Oct 2010, 22:12
Replies: 22
Views: 2,991
Posted By relax737

Check out Handheld Systems - Handheld...

Check out

Handheld Systems - Handheld Systems (http://www.handheldsystems.com.au).

He knows aviation and was very helpful when I bought my GPS (Garmin Aera 500 - top unit)."
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Sep 2010, 10:02
Replies: 199
Views: 37,082
Posted By relax737

Sure Anthill, get rid of datal seniority and get...

Sure Anthill, get rid of datal seniority and get the cock$ucker$ in the LH seat instead. That's the sort of people that populate JQ management, mostly former AN management, taking care of the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Sep 2010, 11:01
Replies: 199
Views: 37,082
Posted By relax737

404 titan, you will not be popular with those...

404 titan, you will not be popular with those (many) who post here and who are perpetuating the myth of an 'imminent and desperate worldwide shortage' then.

I know little of Ben Sandilands,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Sep 2010, 08:04
Replies: 199
Views: 37,082
Posted By relax737

So the 'desperate worldwide (and Australia is...

So the 'desperate worldwide (and Australia is part of the world) shortage' that others speak of here, is, in fact, a myth??

I have been out of Australia a lot of years; you're right
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Sep 2010, 01:23
Replies: 199
Views: 37,082
Posted By relax737

The good senator may be about to shoot himself in...

The good senator may be about to shoot himself in the foot and local pilots in the heads!!

If 1000/1500 hours is mandated as the minimum for FO in RPT jet operations, and there is a distinct lack...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Sep 2010, 08:58
Replies: 199
Views: 37,082
Posted By relax737

Normasars, exactly right. To make the connection...

Normasars, exactly right. To make the connection is tenuous at best (that's doing it a favour!) and just plain 'no case' at worst.

Many do not enjoy admitting that flying isn't rocket science; it...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Sep 2010, 07:50
Replies: 199
Views: 37,082
Posted By relax737

Quote: Just because the domestic airlines had...

Quote:
Just because the domestic airlines had cadets in the 50’s going directly into the right seat of a large piston twin or turbo props doesn’t mean it was safe.

No it doesn't, but I'm guessing...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Sep 2010, 07:22
Replies: 199
Views: 37,082
Posted By relax737

404 Titan said The reality is that airlines like...

404 Titan said The reality is that airlines like J* etc are using a mythical pilot shortage in this country to justify etc.

We may disagree on the unity issue, but we're as one on the myth of...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Sep 2010, 03:25
Replies: 199
Views: 37,082
Posted By relax737

Dark Knight, you are right on the money. I...

Dark Knight, you are right on the money.

I recall many years ago, joining an airline and flying with an F27 Captain who had joined the airline with a bare CPL, 170 hours from memory, and no...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Sep 2010, 00:48
Replies: 199
Views: 37,082
Posted By relax737

I knew somebody would do it Mr Hat, but will...

I knew somebody would do it Mr Hat, but will never convince me. If it was law or architecture we were talking of, then maybe, but not flying.

Many, many very intelligent people would fly for...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Sep 2010, 22:37
Replies: 199
Views: 37,082
Posted By relax737

puff said is like saying that a commanding tiger...

puff said is like saying that a commanding tiger moth is the same as an A380.

That's almost exactly what the silver bodgie said 21 years ago, but it was a 747 versus a tiger.

Mstr Caution that...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Sep 2010, 04:21
Replies: 212
Views: 64,160
Posted By relax737

Red Jet, I don't want the thread to disappear so...

Red Jet, I don't want the thread to disappear so I'll delete my post, but those are facts, no indemnity insurance required. The two pilots who visited with me would stand by that.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Sep 2010, 02:01
Replies: 212
Views: 64,160
Posted By relax737

I deleted my post, not because it was libellous,...

I deleted my post, not because it was libellous, slanderous or defamatory, but because it was off topic and I don't want to be responsible for the thread being closed.

It's sufficient to say that...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Sep 2010, 01:52
Replies: 199
Views: 37,082
Posted By relax737

Many of those who thought Xenophon a dill for...

Many of those who thought Xenophon a dill for opposing poker machines now think he's an intellectual for taking this stand. He's one or the other.

I understand when you're in a corner that you'll...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Sep 2010, 08:08
Replies: 212
Views: 64,160
Posted By relax737

A. Le Rhone, as of yesterday, Tiger in Australia...

A. Le Rhone, as of yesterday, Tiger in Australia was not employing DEC's. That may have changed overnight, but I was talking with a mate there yesterday and it definitely wasn't true then.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Sep 2010, 06:38
Replies: 25
Views: 5,315
Posted By relax737

Great company!!

Great company!!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Sep 2010, 05:16
Replies: 212
Views: 64,160
Posted By relax737

burrito, It is only individuals who exist. If...

burrito, It is only individuals who exist. If they wish, they can become a united group, but total/complete unity is a myth, and anything less than total unity just doesn't cut it. There will...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Sep 2010, 02:50
Replies: 212
Views: 64,160
Posted By relax737

A Le Rhone said As I mentioned perhaps...

A Le Rhone said

As I mentioned perhaps before you retire you might like to leave a legacy of inspiring your young colleagues rather than perpetuating your own misery. At this time of opportunity,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Sep 2010, 00:19
Replies: 212
Views: 64,160
Posted By relax737

skycatcher, I agree entirely, and I am a realist....

skycatcher, I agree entirely, and I am a realist.

Unity is a myth and human nature is what makes it a myth.

orangepeel, because it's divisive to do so and the greatest enemy of the troops is...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Sep 2010, 07:56
Replies: 212
Views: 64,160
Posted By relax737

That's good news mention1, but why would they...

That's good news mention1, but why would they advertise before receiving expressions of interest internally???

It doesn't seem that not mentioning T&C's has dissuaded many with 140 expressions of...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Sep 2010, 07:36
Replies: 212
Views: 64,160
Posted By relax737

Le Rhone, The old pilot shortage chestnut has...

Le Rhone, The old pilot shortage chestnut has been around since I started flying, and is constantly being mentioned by anybody who wants to convince themselves that it exists.

Who mentioned '89??...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Sep 2010, 01:52
Replies: 212
Views: 64,160
Posted By relax737

Gnadenburg and LeRhone, you're talking of a...

Gnadenburg and LeRhone, you're talking of a totally different industrial climate. Those days are gone and they went in '89. Let's not enter into a lengthy discourse on that issue though.

Look...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Sep 2010, 20:11
Replies: 53
Views: 17,760
Posted By relax737

"There is a looming global pilot shortage the...

"There is a looming global pilot shortage the likes of which the industry has never seen".

Mate, if you believe that will translate into better T&C's for pilots, you'd believe in the tooth fairy....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Sep 2010, 12:01
Replies: 212
Views: 64,160
Posted By relax737

Kerry Packer had a favourite expression. It was: ...

Kerry Packer had a favourite expression. It was:

He who has the gold makes the rules.

That's something we, as employees, should never forget. I'm not suggesting that the boss is always, or...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Sep 2010, 02:20
Replies: 212
Views: 64,160
Posted By relax737

"The world is standing at the precipice of a...

"The world is standing at the precipice of a crippling pilot shortage (for qualified, experienced pilots)".

And so it has been for more than thirty years. I started flying back in the 70's, and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Mar 2010, 01:51
Replies: 466
Views: 132,127
Posted By relax737

A very sad situation has resulted in a lengthy,...

A very sad situation has resulted in a lengthy, and very informative, discourse on performance, and one many of us would have learnt at least something from. None of us has a mortgage on all the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Mar 2010, 11:11
Replies: 405
Views: 69,396
Posted By relax737

Quote from P4: SE engines in anything other...

Quote from P4:

SE engines in anything other than VMC by day is crazy

Response:

You old dinosaurs are hilarious.

But that's ok.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Mar 2010, 21:43
Replies: 466
Views: 132,127
Posted By relax737

Ron's old school; I think he flew DC3's inthe...

Ron's old school; I think he flew DC3's inthe RAAF a hundred years ago, and from some of the training I saw at the Aero Club in a Partenavia,real heroic stuff ove at D212, I wouldn't put a lot of...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Mar 2010, 23:44
Replies: 466
Views: 132,127
Posted By relax737

It's most unfortunate Dashunder that the media...

It's most unfortunate Dashunder that the media whores will completely disregard what people like us see as newsworthy in favour of something that is likely to sell more product.

A contributing...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Mar 2010, 11:07
Replies: 155
Views: 47,222
Posted By relax737

eg one guy took off flew first few hours then...

eg one guy took off flew first few hours then other pilot flew and landed, would one of us be able to log that as Co-Pilot time?

amateur, I think it's only legal to log co-pilot time on a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Mar 2010, 22:30
Replies: 466
Views: 132,127
Posted By relax737

obie, I'm more than happy to explain, but not...

obie, I'm more than happy to explain, but not sure whether you want the analogy explained or the bit after, so I'll do both.

An analogy is a similarity or parallelism.

The guy being up to his...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Mar 2010, 04:37
Replies: 466
Views: 132,127
Posted By relax737

ace, you mention that the experienced crew/s tend...

ace, you mention that the experienced crew/s tend make mutual assumptions about each other, and that is absolutely correct.

I recall an incident when working for that very company many years back...
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