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I’ll be on leave for most of January unfortunately. I’ve got nothing this month to HND but might see if there’s another one for me in Nov. I have a feeling it’s getting competitive now that they’ve decided to close the route and people are opting in to fly it.

Was a first for me as well…

We will select a number of miles to start with when going off the route. Then once we’re happy to come back we can either request a waypoint to track to or ATC will give us one. In the second diversion we were 300nm off the route. To then come back onto the flight plan route would cost us more...

The MAX is great on fuel. Block time home was 8hrs 12mins and we still landed with about 2hrs on top of our fixed reserve fuel. Pax loads were light so the aircraft was just sipping the gas at the other end. The diversion cost us about 800kg or 50mins of fuel.

It was actually really good. Day one was a killer to get to CNS though (SYD BNE PPP BNE CNS). The trip to HND itself was really good. Really took me back to my long haul days and using CPDLC (datalink - a text messaging service with ATC) again. The way up was quite uneventful and at 7hrs...

I haven’t encountered it no, and neither has anyone else that I’ve spoken to. I wouldn’t think many people would even realise they’re on it. VA make no reference to the word MAX in any of the comms as far as I’m aware.

There is trailing edge there at flap 5 but the slats will only extend to the first stage (sealed). Depending if it's an SFP (YI* series, etc) or not (VBY, VOU, etc) then the slats will only go to full (slotted) at F30 and F10 respectively. This is why if we need to slow down on approach, flap 10...

Yep it is. I ran those numbers at Flap 5 because that is our most common setting. If I left it at optimum then it would have been flap 1 with a V2 of 166. I actually needed flap 25 to get out of Hamilton Island the other day. That's always fun as the aircraft levitates off the ground rather...

Seeing as I can't use take off data from KLAX, I've also done a take off performance calculation using the same data. (HW5, 24ºc, Q1010). I thought your speeds looked familiar...

Unfortunately no. I’m on days off before my first HND trip on Friday. Yes I finally opted in given that they are now ending, figured I might as well do a longhaul flight again for old time’s sake.

We check the numbers at least 3 times before departure. After comparing that we have both entered the same information on the iPad then each pilot will verify the numbers written on the take off data card to the FMC. Then again after the final load sheet has been sent to the aircraft. After...

Correct, the threshold of runway 12 is being done first. This will give us a displaced threshold of 829m. Because of this, the ILS is now out of action. Very similar to BNE's 01R displaced threshold. So increased minimums and visibilities have been calculated with temporary charts using GPS and...

Welcome. Turns out, it was the right pack that tripped offline as well, which means no pressurisation of the aircraft, so a return to MEL was a good choice.

I flew VUK yesterday with an air con pack inoperative. Maybe the other one has let go? It sat on the ground for most of the afternoon due to a possible bird strike on arrival into MEL earlier on. I’ll do some digging and see if I can find anything.

Exactly the same technique. Crab into wind and then straighten up during the flare. I’d say the single engine piston is more advanced these days than the 737. Momentum plays a big role for sure though. The Cessna 210 that was landing in front of us as we waited at the holding point was getting...

Pretty much, the keyword there being most. Yesterday's duty was PER-BME-PER-MEL. I operated the PER-BME and PER-MEL sectors (given to me by the Capt). Both had their challenges. BME was 34° and only 10kts of crosswind but the ride was so bumpy and the speed all over the place due to the...

We’re allowed up to our max of 40kts on a 45m wide or greater runway (MEL). Our only restriction on FOs is operating into 30m wide runways (BNK, AYQ, etc) with a maximum of 10kts of crosswind. I personally love the challenge of a good crosswind and am happy that there are some captains willing...

Yep in BNE. Plenty of slots for another one in the centre.

I’ve heard the SYD guys are really not happy about being moved to MEL. To be honest it sounds very similar to working for an airline.

A couple of months ago, I had my first evidence based training sim. This has replaced our cyclic program (but it's still every 6 months). JQ and QF have been running these types of sims for years already and we have only now just caught up. The big difference here is not to get a bunch of...