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    an update

    in Real World Tales

    Posted

    Gidday Stuart,

     

    I Just wanted to say "Congratulations and well done mate!". I know exactly how you feel, and understand that your accomplishments to date have been tough. Keep it up, and I am confident you will excel in this industry (after listening to you so much in the BAe146).

     

    BTW, if you Keep flying the VIC - TAS route as much as you do I think you will get RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) Hours for your QANTAS application? Or at least a reference from Terry!

     

    Now a word of advice from a 5000 Hour CPL......

     

    Wiht all my 20/20 vision I believe, at this point in your career, you should keep going and get ALL your subjects done while you are in study mode, (and can afford the TIME/MONEY to do so).

     

    If your going all the way to "Airline applications" then you should do every subject you can...through ATPL. I guarentee you 100% that these subjects will only become anchors to your career if you don't get rid of them early...believe me I, and a hundred of my mates, will confirm this!

     

    The CPL is tough, the ATPL is tougher but hey, you knew it wouldn't be easy when you signed up.

     

    When I did the ATPL it was ALL Five subjects combined into one

    8 hour exam. The exam started at 08:30, and finished at 17:30 (with one hour for lunch). It was a real test of knowledge, time management, endurance and general smarts.

     

    Since passing the exam I have flown as Captain for airlines overseas, and even taught the ATPL here in Australia.

     

    So, after all that, what I am trying to say is that nothing will be more of a hinderance to your flying career than the ATPL subjects. And the faster you get them out of the way, I truly promise you, the easier your life will be when you apply for jobs as a Commercial Pilot.

     

    And it's only when you don't do the ATPL subjects, and you miss the opportunity of a lifetime, that you realise....."Damn, I knew I should have done them when I had the chance! (I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard a pilot say that!)

     

    Good luck in your future, and the decisions you will make now which will affect your career tommorow.

     

    Cheers mate, and see you all at the convention.

    Daryl.

    Airforce Advice

    in Real World Tales

    Posted

    David,

     

    I know an ex-Tamworth ADF pilot instructor. I will try and get his e-mail address for you and you can ask him yourself. He left there very recently (now instructing in GA) and was high up in the training ranks.

     

    Will let you know as soon as I know.

     

    Regards,

    Daryl

    Flying again !

    in General

    Posted

    Hey Drew,

     

    Good to hear you've been offered some flights. If it's out of Tyalgum just remember to find your "Forced Landing" areas around the field cause it's all hills and tiger country around that area, and you don't want to be looking for a landing spot when your at 2000 ft and it all goes BANG! (knock on wood).

     

    Apart from that, I hope the new move continues to be the right move for you. We'll talk on line mate.

     

    Keep the ball in the middle.

     

    Regards,

    Daryl.:)

    Southern question

    in General

    Posted

    Hey Damien,

     

    From your posts it sounds to me like you are relatively new to commercial aviation?

     

    Congratulations on your getting a jet.

     

    I hope you can sit there now and learn the wisdom of the older shoulders sitting next to you. Or do you already know it all?

     

    Please remember, there are people in this forum with flight experience you can only dream of mate, so please be gentle and give them their dues.

     

    Thanks mate.

     

    Respectfully,

    Daryl

    Touchdown techniques

    in General

    Posted

    Well, David.

     

    Hmmmm, lets see? Now, I have landed on many, many runways in Australia, The Torres Straits, Papua New Guniea, The Solomon Islands, and throughout Asia, The United States, Canada, Europe & Central and Northern Africa. And to give you an idea of what you too may one day face...

     

    I have landed on runways on the sides of hills.

     

    I have landed on hacked-out runways with grass 2 feet high.

     

    I have landed on roads, (Dirt & Bitumen).

     

    I have landed in paddocks at night with car headlights as my lighting.

     

    I have landed on mud filled runways (and got bogged twice - once at each end, & got the video to prove it!).

     

    I have landed on domestic runways - worldwide as Capt & FO.

     

    I have landed on international runways - worldwide as Capt & FO.

     

    I have landed on flooded runways.

     

    I have landed on bomb cratered runways.

     

    I have landed on mined runways.

     

    I have landed on runways with kids shooting AK-47's at me.

     

    I have landed on a flooded runway and hydroplaned the length of it while doing a 270 degree spin, (that was interesting, you should have seen the waiting passengers faces!).

     

    I have landed and blown tyres.

     

    I have landed and swirved to dodge Kangaroos (watch out, they come from nowhere FAST!).

     

    I have landed in a 60 knots X-wind (In Norway it's a common event, apparently. Frightened the you-know-what out of me).

     

    I have landed in 55 degrees celcius in the middle of the Sahara Desert (where I was stationed).

     

    I have landed on Famous runways, (Papy Boyington's rwy, where the Ba Ba Blacksheep squadron of Corsairs was based).

     

    Finally, I have made these landings in everything from C152 to Airliners but, the main thing is I, and every passenger I have ever carried, has walked away from everyone of them. And in the end David, no matter how you work out how to do it, that's all that matters mate.

     

    Cheers,

    Daryl

    Space Shuttle Launch

    in General

    Posted

    Try this one...

     

    After talking on the radio for ten minutes to another aircraft, which used its airline name as the callsign, it was time for me to give my in-flight passenger brief.

     

    Subconsciously, I still had the other airlines callsign in my head, so when I welcomed the passengers on board the flight I gave the other airlines name! Ooops :rolleyes:

     

    It's always good when something like that happens, breaks up the repetition of flying the same sector everyday.

     

    Cheers,

    Daryl

    King Air

    in Flight Simulators

    Posted

    I spent my whole career taxiing around on one engine. I flew the DHC-Twin Otter and the ATR-72-210. Both of these aircraft have nose wheel tillers and therefore can taxy easily and comfortably on one engine.

     

    Because of only taxiing on one engine, the ATR had a big fuel saving when a medium to long taxy was involved. Remember, we were doing 10 sectors a day, that means taxiing 20 times, at an average of 10 minutes each, equals 3hrs 20mins of Idle fuel, or about $1000 USD a day!

     

    Single engine taxiing has its place where, if conducted correctly by a proficient operator, can save the company costs through Fuel, Fluids, Parts & Maintanance.

     

    Just FYI.

     

    Regards,

    Daryl.

    Air Traffic Controllers - What do you use ?

    in General

    Posted

    To answer the question on Transponder codes...

     

    I asked a controller recently and was informed that the computer simply picks a number, no order of any sort.

     

    So when you make up a transponder code for an aircraft just pick any four digits up to the number seven. (But not 7600, 7700, 1200 or 2000).

     

    Hope this answers your question....sqwauk 7217 thanks:D

     

    Regards

    Daryl.

    CIR evening

    in General

    Posted

    Thanks for the replies guys,

     

    Ok, I have taken all suggestions on board and will be posting the destination, wx requirements, places to get the information to complete the flight, any special procedures, alternate aerodromes,

    in other words...the whole kit required for the night!

     

    One thing I would like pilots to practise is HOLDING Procedures. There may be quite a few aircraft and, because all are bound for the same destination, HOLDING will play an integral part in the aircrafts flight regime.

     

    To provide ATC with some flexibility, please understand how to HOLD at a RADIAL and DME Fix. So if I said..."Alpha Bravo Charlie, descend 8000 ft, Enter a Left hand, One minute holding pattern on the Brisbane 350 radial at 40 dme". Could you do it? If you can't then start asking now.

     

    The easy part is, if you can HOLD at an intersection then you should be able to do the above because they are both only imaginary (3 dimensional) points in space and time.

     

    If your an IFR beginner DON'T be put off, you will still receive assistance from ATC if you ask.:D

     

    With all the flyins available today I thought it was about time we had a Real World IFR serious one, for the guys that take this hobby seriously :cool:

     

    So watch this space and I will provide all information ASAP.

     

    Regards,

    Daryl.

     

    PS. Until then, keep the ideas coming!

    Roland Collins-Leave of Absence

    in General

    Posted

    Rolland,

     

    I beleive your return to health and well being is what we term in the aviation industry... "a well executed recovery".

     

    Good luck with the future mate, I am sure the world is just that bit brighter now

     

    Enjoy your new found (and well deserved) health.

     

    Regards and best wishes,

    Daryl.

    CIR evening

    in General

    Posted

    Hi guys,

     

    I have been thinking about how to hold a fun night for all the people who are serious about IFR (Instrument) flying, and I have been studying some of the more difficult aerodromes for IFR approaches within Australia.

     

    The night would entail all participating pilots to fly under Instrument Flight Rules, to a designated airport, with myself acting as Approach Controller to provide for maximum workload.

     

    I would like to heap you guys with the whole load of real world IFR procedures, and see how you cope? This wouldn't be for the faint hearted, It would be for IFR Jocks.

     

    As a starter, if you don't know the following abbreviations I would get into the books if you want to join in the fun...

     

    NDB approach, VOR approach, LOC approach, DME arrival, GPS arrival, GPS approach, SID, STAR, ILS approach, DME arc, Holding (standard and non-standard), Missed approach, IAF, FAF, FAP, LR, LB, Localizer, NDB, DME, VOR, LLZ, ILS, IDENT, Intersection (Fix, Arrival, Departure), MSA, LSALT, MNM, MAPt, VASIS, TCH, RVR,

    and so on.....

     

    This is an initial message to see if I get a response for willing participants. If I get enough wanting to do it then I will make application to the SATPAC board and get the ball rolling on a date.

     

    One last thing. I would be firm with the IFR procedures BUT, I would also provide radio assistance to anyone who is trying there best but doesn't understand the procedure assigned to them (based on typical SATPAC ATC assistance morals) so it would end up lots of fun.

     

    Let me know if you want it guys?

     

    Regards,

    Daryl Lyons ATPL:D

    whats evereyones time on line

    in General

    Posted

    Dear Stuart,

     

    If you started this post because you think you have a lot of hours "FLYING," well you are just skimming the surface mate.

     

    Just for your information, my father and I have together logged over 25,000 hours flying in real aircraft, worldwide.

     

    So I hate to burst your bubble but, 500 hours is a long way from being classed "an experienced aviator."

     

    On the up-side.... at 3 hours a day, (that's 1095 hrs per year), and starting today, you should reach the 25,000 hour mark by about September 2023 :eek:

     

    Good Luck Mate :D

     

    Regards,

    Daryl.

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