Aviation Forum / Country Specific / Australian Group / September 2009

A discussion in another group (aus.cars) has raised the question of whether
a 747 landing approach at Princess Juliana St. Maarten airport
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAfQwDizpRo (for reference) is different to a
approach/landing at any other airport apart from scenery.

I hope this link doesn't break ;
http://www.recreationalpilots.com.au/gallery/details.php?image_id=1208&sessionid
=919c5af46a32790e4b77f098cd9f8c8e.
This aircraft is one of 4 Cessna 150's on the RAA register.
My curiosity is aroused as to what the weight limits are for these

Geoff Dixon becomes the face of corporate greed - his payout was
almost 10%of the airlines annual profit!
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
A Sunday Telegraph report reflects what eTB was saying this last week

Former Qantas worker jailed for terror conviction
September 24, 2009 - 11:04pm
SYDNEY (AP) - An Australian court sentenced a former Qantas Airways
baggage handler to 12 years in prison Friday for publishing a

I used to liken the situation to the corruption of the rum corps but
this even out does that. I think there is a considerable parallel with
the corruption that was the spanish inquisition.
I think that hanging should return as punishment for such corruption

CASA, the 'clueless arses stopping aviation',  have just had another
win in their tireless efforts to stop aviation in this country.
Air BP is ceasing the marketing of Castrol Aviator oils in Australia.
presumably because the size of the remaining market made it totally

Just read an article in the Age travel section about the new Boeing 747-8.
What differences, technically, are there compared to teh 400 series?

Just plugging a shot :-)
http://www.warbirdz.net/largepic.php?ID=18251

So now they are looking at pitots from Goodrich - which has been
mentioned used by QANTAS.
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AF447 – lawyers want EUR1 billion     

Boeing begins 787 wing modifications
Boeing has begun modifying two 787 Dreamliners as it pushes toward
meeting its goal of flying the aircraft by the end of 2009.
The company's first 787 to fly, ZA001, along with the static test

Next weekend we are off on a week's excursion to Arkaroola and Broken
Hill for the AAAA Auster rally. More of that anon.
However, on Sunday we thought we had better take Dorothy (our 1946
Auster J1) on a bit of a run to ensure that all was well for the trip

As you all are probably aware, many international flights into SYD were diverted
to MEL this morning.
I wonder, Those that had their flights terminating in MEL must have been pumped.
They'd be getting off the aircraft first, albeit a couple of hours earlier, than

i read elswhere the above aircraft is off to the desert this weekend along
with some sister ships 744's and some 763's anybody know what the rego's of
the 744's and 763's are wonder if they will be grounded for good or maybe
continue flying for somebody else