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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Sep 2018, 23:05
Replies: 26
Views: 12,605
Posted By chimbu

Vale Fatty

Australia was too lifeless and uninteresting to contain such a character and he is best remembered from his New Guinea days.
Only a towering, colourful country could frame and tame such a big man.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Jul 2014, 22:46
Replies: 24
Views: 9,289
Posted By chimbu

The truth you say. Sure you're not a product of...

The truth you say.
Sure you're not a product of institutional conditioning?
Only an outsider could (and can) see the many problems of Q.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Jul 2014, 22:23
Replies: 24
Views: 9,289
Posted By chimbu

Fact: The socialists decided to sell 49% of...

Fact:
The socialists decided to sell 49% of Qantas. Even allowing 25% foreign participation, nobody wanted in.
Keating therefore woke up one morning in '92 and hit upon the bright idea of bundling...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Jun 2013, 02:05
Replies: 53
Views: 14,359
Posted By chimbu

"As for Qantas"- Well. The politically...

"As for Qantas"-

Well.
The politically incorrect ones can't be published
But-
Quite A Nice Trip, All Survived
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Aug 2012, 11:48
Replies: 23
Views: 6,950
Posted By chimbu

Sherm I'm not sure what you are trying...

Sherm


I'm not sure what you are trying to do here.


Invoke a sense of nostalgia for events 23 years ago?


Remind the reader of the silly decision you made then?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Feb 2012, 04:56
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,058,013
Posted By chimbu

Talking Beeeg news

Beeeg news
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Feb 2012, 04:49
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,058,013
Posted By chimbu

Even Randy Wendel would be good to find;)

Even Randy Wendel would be good to find;)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Oct 2011, 23:10
Replies: 6
Views: 1,580
Posted By chimbu

Indeed, not original. EW or ANSW used to...

Indeed, not original.

EW or ANSW used to operate Mascot- Casino- Twba return by F27 as long ago as 1960. IFR, RPT, two pilots and two flight attendants

Likewise, most of Queensland was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Feb 2011, 21:59
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,058,013
Posted By chimbu

He's your man tinny, Rogers 1. In pensive mode. ...

He's your man tinny, Rogers 1. In pensive mode.
45 years ago indeed. Time like an ever rolling stream etc.

Never mind. Keep up the good fight, carry your halbards to the enemy, refuse reheated...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Feb 2011, 05:40
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,058,013
Posted By chimbu

As I recall it as an F/O, Bill Rodgers used to...

As I recall it as an F/O, Bill Rodgers used to CALL gear down as per the manual- spoken words- "gear down".

So it may not have been him.

We had two Rogers/ Rodgers in MAL-

Rogers 1 and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Sep 2010, 06:00
Replies: 5,917
Views: 810,958
Posted By chimbu

Feather #3 has it. Madang, Papua New Guinea 1967....

Feather #3 has it. Madang, Papua New Guinea 1967.
You have control.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Sep 2010, 06:11
Replies: 5,917
Views: 810,958
Posted By chimbu

This one's been done already. My mistake. It's...

This one's been done already. My mistake.
It's getting harder to find new aerodromes.
Maybe the rules should be altered to allow different and interesting pictures of old material.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Sep 2010, 01:05
Replies: 5,917
Views: 810,958
Posted By chimbu

Sorry, not Cooly.

Sorry, not Cooly.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Sep 2010, 22:20
Replies: 5,917
Views: 810,958
Posted By chimbu

Sorry Des, no relation of Chimbu Warrior. I am...

Sorry Des, no relation of Chimbu Warrior. I am the original Chimbu with no added flavourings or colours. I have discarded 'ar$e grass' however for 'budgie smugglers'. The better to disport my aging...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Sep 2010, 07:34
Replies: 5,917
Views: 810,958
Posted By chimbu

Morning Des: "in Dublins fair city- where the...

Morning Des:
"in Dublins fair city-
where the girls are so pretty..."

Interesting date for the pic of Perth. The 727 on the tarmac would indicate mid 80s at latest with the new terminal not...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Sep 2010, 21:27
Replies: 5,917
Views: 810,958
Posted By chimbu

Jandakot!. I think not. Perth Intl. more...

Jandakot!.
I think not.

Perth Intl. more like.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Aug 2010, 20:25
Replies: 5,917
Views: 810,958
Posted By chimbu

Well done Des, Port Moresby Intl, Jacksons Strip,...

Well done Des, Port Moresby Intl, Jacksons Strip, 7 mile. Bombed almost daily by the Japanese in '42.

http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv173/milcor/PortMoresbyTWR.jpg

You have control.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Aug 2010, 06:31
Replies: 5,917
Views: 810,958
Posted By chimbu

Sorry, no cigar. Correct hemisphere, wrong...

Sorry, no cigar.
Correct hemisphere, wrong continent.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Aug 2010, 23:11
Replies: 5,917
Views: 810,958
Posted By chimbu

Thanks Descol, The skillful cropout of 'the...

Thanks Descol,

The skillful cropout of 'the Beehives' (volcanic plugs rising out of the harbour) was a stumper.

Anyone lucky enough to live in Rabaul 'taim B4' would agree about the 'jewel of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Aug 2010, 06:22
Replies: 5,917
Views: 810,958
Posted By chimbu

Surely not the town formerly known as...

Surely not the town formerly known as Simpsonhafen, capital of a German province?
Also known (prior to 1994) as 'the jewel of the Pacific'?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Jun 2010, 06:29
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,058,013
Posted By chimbu

Torres, It looks like MAT, NOT MAL

Torres,
It looks like MAT, NOT MAL
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Apr 2010, 21:21
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,058,013
Posted By chimbu

Nor is there in Australian aviation. It's a...

Nor is there in Australian aviation.

It's a case of shaft the next person before he/ she shafts you.

A metaphor for the post modern condition perhaps?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Apr 2010, 07:18
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,058,013
Posted By chimbu

That's right J Tulla, The newcomer with a...

That's right J Tulla,

The newcomer with a PNG posting would remember best the cameraderie.

All single staff were provided with full board and lodging at a 'mess'. Everyone, pilots, engineers,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Apr 2010, 22:27
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,058,013
Posted By chimbu

As I recall the Cecil Hotel swimming pool was a...

As I recall the Cecil Hotel swimming pool was a vile brown colour.

We called it the 'Cec pool'

Didn't stop every Lae expat using it though. That and the TAA lodge pool when it was built in '72
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Apr 2010, 05:52
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,058,013
Posted By chimbu

Nissan/ Green Island?

Nissan/ Green Island?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Mar 2010, 04:46
Replies: 89
Views: 17,970
Posted By chimbu

WW- Regarding the CVR. Flight Crew are...

WW-

Regarding the CVR. Flight Crew are perfectly entitled to erase recordings after every flight. Indeed many airline pilots do so as a matter of course.

Even if they do not, the tape is...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Mar 2010, 00:18
Replies: 89
Views: 17,970
Posted By chimbu

WW- Even if the FDR was not 'lost', its...

WW-

Even if the FDR was not 'lost', its decoding was valueless. Thus:

"The FDR recorded the keying of the VHF radio system, the time of transmission and its duration. It did not identify the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Jan 2010, 20:14
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,058,013
Posted By chimbu

Noboby is suggesting the copilot should touch the...

Noboby is suggesting the copilot should touch the Tiller.
Guarding the ailerons, or holding some down aileron into wind is the suggestion.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Jan 2010, 22:30
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,058,013
Posted By chimbu

Good point FB, However, I would have thought...

Good point FB,

However, I would have thought that your suggestions would be SOPs.

What ARE APNG F/O's duties on T/O? Why are they there?

As Tinny says, for many years PNG Twin Otter ops...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Jan 2010, 20:58
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,058,013
Posted By chimbu

Which leads to a question: Is there a...

Which leads to a question:

Is there a problem with the APNG C & T structure?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Dec 2009, 01:25
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,058,013
Posted By chimbu

Couldn't be Moresberry Tinny. Too clean. No...

Couldn't be Moresberry Tinny.
Too clean.
No betel juice stains.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Nov 2009, 05:46
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,058,013
Posted By chimbu

And the betel nut stains to tastefully continue...

And the betel nut stains to tastefully continue the red theme inside.

But how to replicate the ripe PNG armpit B.O.?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Nov 2009, 01:55
Replies: 5,917
Views: 810,958
Posted By chimbu

A thousand pardons, post 1527 amended as...

A thousand pardons, post 1527 amended as suggested.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Nov 2009, 22:36
Replies: 5,917
Views: 810,958
Posted By chimbu

Madang, north coast of Papua New Guinea. In...

Madang, north coast of Papua New Guinea.

In 1965 the second busiest airport in the world (for a/c movements) after O'Hare.

Open house if correct.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Oct 2009, 00:59
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,058,013
Posted By chimbu

Bert Counsel, that's him. Had a large family. ...

Bert Counsel, that's him. Had a large family.

First I've seen him with a shirt on.
Must have been going south that day.

Speaking of agents in the Gulf...
What was the name of the old guy at...
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