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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Mar 2021, 18:48
Replies: 505
Views: 530,309
Posted By Dora-9

Thank you. I've been desperately trying to...

Thank you. I've been desperately trying to remember just where the antennae were located - you comment rang a bell.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Mar 2021, 09:29
Replies: 505
Views: 530,309
Posted By Dora-9

Of course, once within range the Omegas woke up...

Of course, once within range the Omegas woke up again.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Mar 2021, 21:28
Replies: 505
Views: 530,309
Posted By Dora-9

But how about that wonderful FD110 ADI that was...

But how about that wonderful FD110 ADI that was so big that you could sit inside it?

Not that I'd ever swear (ahem), but I also discovered that just plain shouting/begging/bursting into tears at...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Mar 2021, 05:44
Replies: 505
Views: 530,309
Posted By Dora-9

"E" field (named after Ed Field?) and "H" field...

"E" field (named after Ed Field?) and "H" field antennae. All the B737-200's were wired for dual Omegas but normally only carried one, unless you were doing Air Vauatu or Polynesian flights....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Mar 2021, 19:00
Replies: 505
Views: 530,309
Posted By Dora-9

Didn't we ever George? The whole airline (Ansett)...

Didn't we ever George? The whole airline (Ansett) was just a fun atmosphere, I thought looking forward to going to work every time was quite normal until I ended up with another airline much further...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Apr 2014, 06:08
Replies: 505
Views: 530,309
Posted By Dora-9

Yes, Phil - but he was younger than both of us!

Yes, Phil - but he was younger than both of us!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Apr 2014, 22:18
Replies: 505
Views: 530,309
Posted By Dora-9

Vale Mike Hayes

For those PPruners who don't follow the Fragrant Harbour forum, I must sadly report that Mike Hayes passed away in the US recently. He flew for MMA in 1967-1968, then Ansett 1968-1988...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Mar 2014, 19:02
Replies: 505
Views: 530,309
Posted By Dora-9

Or F**** O"G**** blowing the hapless cyclist over...

Or F**** O"G**** blowing the hapless cyclist over at Rottnest Island?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Feb 2014, 17:53
Replies: 505
Views: 530,309
Posted By Dora-9

arsupport: Despite your tendency to take...

arsupport:

Despite your tendency to take over this thread and turn it into a "look at me" thread (I've really enjoyed the photos though), please don't start condescendingly lecturing me on what...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Feb 2014, 06:06
Replies: 505
Views: 530,309
Posted By Dora-9

I can't agree with you that NOTHING changed after...

I can't agree with you that NOTHING changed after the RMI accident - subsequently there was a very real awareness amongst Ansett crews (at the very least) that if the cabin blower overheat light...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Feb 2014, 02:14
Replies: 505
Views: 530,309
Posted By Dora-9

Well it did - sort of. Ansett Friendships and...

Well it did - sort of. Ansett Friendships and Viscounts acquired a Rootes blower overheat warning light to be precise. I recall on the F.27 if you got a warning the method of determining if it was...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Feb 2014, 00:31
Replies: 505
Views: 530,309
Posted By Dora-9

Apparently with the RAF version, the Argosy...

Apparently with the RAF version, the Argosy CC.1's "beaver tail" (doors capable of being opened in flight) generated a lot of drag, further reducing its performance. IPEC's Argosy didn't have this...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Feb 2014, 22:57
Replies: 505
Views: 530,309
Posted By Dora-9

The Argosy was known in the RAF as 'the flying...

The Argosy was known in the RAF as 'the flying crisp carrier", i.e. you filled the tanks and could then only carry a packet of crisps.

From frequent experience, it was easily overtaken in a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Jan 2014, 10:14
Replies: 505
Views: 530,309
Posted By Dora-9

Boocs: That video was meant to have been a...

Boocs:

That video was meant to have been a training film, but for reasons I've never discovered it never saw the light of day at the time, only surfacing quite recently. The crew are KP in the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Jan 2014, 00:12
Replies: 505
Views: 530,309
Posted By Dora-9

pppdrive - sorry about the delay in responding, I...

pppdrive - sorry about the delay in responding, I was unaware of your earlier posting (#114) until I read your PM.

I had thought your comment was written as the aircraft commander, so it rang...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Jan 2014, 18:18
Replies: 505
Views: 530,309
Posted By Dora-9

pppdrive - you must have been fun to fly with...

pppdrive - you must have been fun to fly with...
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