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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Mar 2020, 06:31
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

“It is however a flawed concept, particularly in...

“It is however a flawed concept, particularly in the Public Service where performance is not very important, because the manager then concentrates on whatever generates the bonus instead of other...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Mar 2020, 05:11
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

Nah........I’m not going to bite.

Nah........I’m not going to bite.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Mar 2020, 04:17
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

That’s being unfair to apprentice plasterers.

That’s being unfair to apprentice plasterers.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Mar 2020, 06:54
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

”All I'll say is thank God for TCAS and the Big...

”All I'll say is thank God for TCAS and the Big Sky Theory.“

Yup. That’s it in a nutshell.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Mar 2020, 05:55
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

“As for the resistance to class E in Australia, I...

“As for the resistance to class E in Australia, I think it may be a combination of most pilots don’t actually understand it”

Its difficult to know where to go with this.
We know EXACTLY how it...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Mar 2020, 01:22
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

“Are IFR JET Pilots and ATC deliberately trying...

“Are IFR JET Pilots and ATC deliberately trying to be autistic or what?”

Putting aside the gratuitous insult , this thread has drifted to an argument about specific problems at Avalon etc. By far...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Mar 2020, 13:24
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

The last few posts have just demonstrated what a...

The last few posts have just demonstrated what a horses ar#e the system is , and why its loathed by professional aviators.
Just rolling the dice.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Mar 2020, 03:09
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

I have always thought it amusing , in a dark sort...

I have always thought it amusing , in a dark sort of way , when in an RPT jet descending from controlled airspace into Class E giving an all stations broadcast then.......silence. First contact on...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Mar 2020, 09:04
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

Then the industry needs to be told to shut the...

Then the industry needs to be told to shut the f#ck up. The idea of the ” industry” driving policy is part of the problem. I know that idea is archaic but it used to be one of the great strengths of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Mar 2020, 02:55
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

As suggested by AlphaVictorFoxtrot , reintroduce...

As suggested by AlphaVictorFoxtrot , reintroduce FIS and MBZs . Back to the future ! Crazy idea isn’t it !
Normalization of deviance is fatal in aviation.
Somehow over the last 20 years we have...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Mar 2020, 02:38
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

OCTA Aus , you have hit the nail on the head ,...

OCTA Aus , you have hit the nail on the head , inadvertently of course.

“until you know damn well where the other traffic is.”

You cant . That’s the point . The simplest failure of situational...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Mar 2020, 08:10
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

Well , gotta hand it to you Dick. It takes a...

Well , gotta hand it to you Dick.
It takes a lot of chutzpah for you to enter this debate.
Or complete lack of self awareness.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Mar 2020, 09:05
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

”a pretty lucky run ” Is that it ? A defence...

”a pretty lucky run ”

Is that it ? A defence of the system ?

Good grief.

And no , its not the airlines fault. The operator I work for spends simulator time mitigating the risk.

Good...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Mar 2020, 06:13
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

Well , there you have it.

Well , there you have it.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Mar 2020, 02:29
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

OCTA Aus , I’m sure you’d like this thread...

OCTA Aus , I’m sure you’d like this thread closed.
But you never really addressed the issue did you ?
Are non-controlled CTAFs safe or fail dangerous ?
What is your confidence that the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Mar 2020, 04:28
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

And that in a nutshell is it , OCTA Aus. The...

And that in a nutshell is it , OCTA Aus.
The operation was a success but the patient died.
The bureaucratic organisation was a triumph but the outcome was a disaster.
Could only come from a Public...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Mar 2020, 04:16
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

Yup And we have been living with the...

Yup

And we have been living with the consequences ever since.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Mar 2020, 03:31
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

Understood

Understood
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Mar 2020, 01:37
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

buckshot1777 , you are right . Happy to be...

buckshot1777 , you are right . Happy to be corrected. I just did a google search and didn’t pay enough attention to the header.
By the way I don’t think too many Pilots really care much about...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Mar 2020, 01:24
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

I guess it boils down to how many times you want...

I guess it boils down to how many times you want to roll the dice with RPT jets with150 plus pax on board.
AirServices review of airspace around Ayers Rock is a revelation into the way they think....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Mar 2020, 00:56
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

Not just PPL OCTA Aus. I’ll rummage around and...

Not just PPL OCTA Aus. I’ll rummage around and see if I can find my copy of the ASIR I lodged when I , commanding an RPT Jet , almost came nose to nose with a light aircraft doing a scenic at Ayers...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Feb 2020, 22:26
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

iron jayeh , Pilots are capable . But when you’re...

iron jayeh , Pilots are capable . But when you’re in an RPT and the traffic is a 200 hour Private Pilot with sweat on his brow in a non-towered environment the risk is real.
ATSB files are full of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Feb 2020, 04:55
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

Australia is the 15th largest economy in the...

Australia is the 15th largest economy in the world with one of the highest per capita incomes yet we keep convincing ourselves that we cant lead in anything. The recent accident on the Sydney -...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Feb 2020, 03:10
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

PSA Flight 182 ? 1978. 42 years ago...... If...

PSA Flight 182 ? 1978. 42 years ago......
If you’re in ATC megan, see if you can get on a jumpseat going into LAX. Nothing remotely comparable to Australia with a couple of orders of magnitude...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Feb 2020, 00:37
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

I’ll second that.

I’ll second that.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Feb 2020, 03:14
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

Both. The National Airspace System , a brilliant...

Both. The National Airspace System , a brilliant bureaucratic oxymoron, sowed the seeds of failure from day one. The ATSB inquiry expresses it better than I can.

709 incidents , 60 serious,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Feb 2020, 02:25
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

machtuk, don’t think that explanation will cut it...

machtuk, don’t think that explanation will cut it in the subsequent investigation. The risks inherent in CTAFs are well documented , which is why I posted the link to now long forgotten inquiry....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Feb 2020, 01:18
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

That’s the one. Sorry, couldn’t get the link to...

That’s the one. Sorry, couldn’t get the link to copy.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Feb 2020, 00:00
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,306
Posted By George Glass

Sadly we’ve been here before. ATSB...

Sadly we’ve been here before.

ATSB AR-2008-044(2)
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