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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Jun 2019, 13:02
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

So, the pilot of a PC24 can start the APU, then...

So, the pilot of a PC24 can start the APU, then go about external functions, such as helping to load the patient?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Jun 2019, 04:35
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

Hmm. Still no enlightenment from our friends...

Hmm. Still no enlightenment from our friends from Western Section. Let's try again.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jun 2019, 13:01
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

Yes, I too reckon the WA ones must have done...

Yes, I too reckon the WA ones must have done quite a few unsealed strip landings and takeoffs, given how much this capability was talked up in the media and PR fanfare that accompanied the aircraft's...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Dec 2018, 03:43
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

It appears you esteemed gentlemen are talking...

It appears you esteemed gentlemen are talking more about the training that would be required of the typical RFDS PC-12 pilot. Yes, the typical candidate could indeed be trained in 3-4 weeks, but how...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Dec 2018, 00:37
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

Don't agree, Stallie. For starters, the jet won't...

Don't agree, Stallie. For starters, the jet won't be landing in the outback with flares. As machtuk has said, it is a big step up from the slower and more forgiving turboprop.

Such training of the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Dec 2018, 08:11
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

Nobody here doubts this aircraft will be highly...

Nobody here doubts this aircraft will be highly effective in reality, zanthrus.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Dec 2018, 01:35
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

Back in your day, Bend alot, "getting an...

Back in your day, Bend alot, "getting an endorsement" wouldn't have been much more than flying a few circuits. "Getting an endorsement" in this aircraft is a much, much bigger exercise. The 2-3...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Dec 2018, 13:01
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

I'm sure they could Alice, but the issue is with...

I'm sure they could Alice, but the issue is with the numbers of nurses and doctors. An extra aircraft at the base makes for extra shifts that have to be filled - assuming the RFDS want all the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Dec 2018, 12:20
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

You came up with $20K per pilot per year in...

You came up with $20K per pilot per year in perks. That is $100K per year for just the pilots. Now what about the nurses and doctors? The pilots would be the low men on the totem pole. The nurses and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Dec 2018, 23:15
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

Thanks, TQ. This information inspired me to redo...

Thanks, TQ. This information inspired me to redo my numbers. Rental in Broome is much cheaper than I first thought. The average seems to be around $500 pw. Redoing my numbers puts the total...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Dec 2018, 09:33
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

You're speaking from a pilot's perspective. You...

You're speaking from a pilot's perspective. You said yourself that there may be hours between when the job comes up and when the crew are tasked. How much time elapsed before you were called in this...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Dec 2018, 05:05
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

Bend alot, you have left out the housing costs...

Bend alot, you have left out the housing costs and most of the perks. 7-10 houses would have to be provided to the 7-10 extra staff that would occupy Broome. How much would it cost the RFDS per...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Dec 2018, 04:30
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

Thanks, Icarus2001. A little birdy once told me...

Thanks, Icarus2001. A little birdy once told me it was 80% government, but she was from WA, so that may have been just the Western Section.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Dec 2018, 03:12
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

Bend alot, that rollover and the burnt athletes...

Bend alot, that rollover and the burnt athletes all would have initially gone to the local hospitals for stabilisation (Derby, Kununurra). They would not have been ready for transport to Perth or...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Dec 2018, 10:58
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

Yes, you are missing something. You shouldn't be,...

Yes, you are missing something. You shouldn't be, because I have gone over it several times - see my post #65.

Again:

If a patient has to get from a non-major centre in the Kimberley to Perth,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Dec 2018, 06:58
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

You're referring to pilot duty time. I wasn't. ...

You're referring to pilot duty time. I wasn't. I was referring to the fact that, even though the Broome crew may not yet have been tasked, they and the aircraft have been allocated to the job. ...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Dec 2018, 05:26
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

And the PC24 and crew has to be tied up at Broome...

And the PC24 and crew has to be tied up at Broome waiting 3-5 hours for the patient to arrive? Why not spend those hours on getting the PC24 mobilised and up to Broome?

The Perth/Jandakot based...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Dec 2018, 01:10
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

I'll pay that, but how many Perth/Darwin...

I'll pay that, but how many Perth/Darwin evacuations per year would come from that mine? Maybe one.

The burns cases would still have to initially go into the local hospital, or be evacuated by...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Dec 2018, 00:17
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

Bend alot, I thank you for your exhaustive...

Bend alot, I thank you for your exhaustive efforts to answer my question, but I suspect you are answering a slightly different question to what I have asked (see my post #52). My question is:

Why...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Dec 2018, 23:43
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

You're talking about the Karratha-based Aspen...

You're talking about the Karratha-based Aspen Medical contract, which operate Citations. You're not talking about the RFDS. The only way a contract can have "minimum response times" is if the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Dec 2018, 23:41
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

It doesn't work that way. If you have an...

It doesn't work that way.

If you have an accident somewhere other than one of the major centres (Broome, Derby, Wyndham or Kununurra) then it won't be the jet coming to get you. It will be the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Dec 2018, 01:11
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

Probably true, but still much more expensive than...

Probably true, but still much more expensive than basing it in Perth.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Dec 2018, 00:41
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

If that was the logic, it would be based at Port...

If that was the logic, it would be based at Port Hedland.

Some minor advantages, sure, but now must provide another 4 or so houses for the jet pilots. Not cheap.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Dec 2018, 23:22
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

Nah, still can't see it, Alice. All...

Nah, still can't see it, Alice. All international jobs would be a secondary retrievals, meaning that response time is not critical. And if those patients were taken to Perth, then there definitely...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Dec 2018, 14:12
Replies: 283
Views: 120,876
Posted By FGD135

I don't understand why they would have one at...

I don't understand why they would have one at Broome. The Broome basing would not be cheap.

I cannot see what advantages the Broome basing would bring. Surely, every single job that the Broome...
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