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DRW is absolutely a shocker but to a lesser extent LST would be next in my opinion.

Perth 06 in the morning can be very annoying too, same with Darwin on 29 after a summer shower in the evening and with the runway’s inconsistent slope, I have the same answer as you do with Melbourne.

It’s not something that would be taken lightly, but conditions like unforecast fog, pilot incapacitation, obscured windows, and any other situation the pilot in command deems it necessary to conduct. If I had to do an emergency rule break and autoland the aircraft because that was the safest...

There is an ILS at HBA capable of getting us down to 208ft above ground level (AGL). Minimum visibility required is 800m. Fairly standard for an ILS. Once we hit the minima of 208ft AGL we need to at least see the runway end indication lights. If not, you go around. We have approval at some...

For NZ, Samoa, and anytime we are operating under EDTO outside of Australian territory, yes there is a minimum category to nominate that aerodrome. Otherwise no. A good example of this is flying from Perth to the east coast. We will 99% of the time use Forrest as an enroute alternate. This...

Yes absolutely. We even talk about take off alternates on every departure. Whether it’s suitable to come back or divert following an engine failure. For ZQN it will normally be CHC. I haven’t seen the weather but IVC and DUD are also suitable. Great job by the crew though. It’s only for ZQN...

He sounds exactly like I was (and still am!). I'll do my best to give you a rundown of how to get into the industry as best I can. As far as subjects go, physics and maths should be staples for years 11 and 12. The maths component doesn't need to be 4 unit or even 3 unit. But just something...

Looks like there wasn’t enough controllers on and they’ve closed the airspace down over land. They do this and reroute aircraft out over the water. It’s happening more and more lately and unfortunately adding a significant amount of flying time.

That's correct. It's a noise abatement procedure that between 2245-2300 Local (every day), all departures will be off 16L/R and arrivals can be on 34L (only), 25/07, and 16L/R.

While it may come across that way (and I understand what you are saying), but for the sake of a few seconds, rather than just let us land and accept a roll through so we could use idle reverse thrust would have made less noise than sending us around. ATC one night were extremely helpful in...

Nope. It’s 11pm sharp. I have asked for dispensation before only to be told that the company couldn’t get one but to try and make curfew anyway. We got track shortening, high speed climbs/descents and at 500ft on final we got told it just ticked over to 11pm and we got our landing clearance...

That sounds like it would really come in handy if it gives you altitude returns. The radar now works best in the 40nm scale and if I point it -2° then I can tell if we will fly over it or not. I was kind of hoping that kind of thing from the 380 could have been integrated with the Max given the...

Everyone's needs are different, but for me I find it easier to just be on the road for 4 days straight, not have to worry about kids waking me up at all times of the night and then I can reset on my days off. Some guys who live close to the airport prefer the day trips without the need to drag...

Yep, even with that same advice through GA I scared the cough out of myself. Sometimes it’s a wonder how I even got through. But I definitely learned quickly once I had my first charter job that Mother Nature will always win and is to be given the greatest amount of respect.

No. That's the job of the cabin crew to call us every 30mins or so to check. It's amazing how many simply just do not care and why that call is there. Yes, pilots shouldn't be asleep or at the very least some controlled rest. But we are now pulling in 4 sector days over 12-14hr shifts. Do this...

This is the thing about seatbelt signs. Some crew like to think of it as law. But really, we can’t deny a person their dignity when needing the bathroom. So if they need to use the bathroom, then they do so at their own risk. The radar is pretty good and can see the weather. Obviously it can’t...

Here is my guess on the events that happened. Nothing is confirmed and as usual I will wait for the final investigation report. Aircraft was flying around the Bay of Bengal. Around this time of the year the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) moves North. This is essentially the monsoon...

It was absolutely textbook.

I think you mean taking off on 16L? This is known as simultaneous opposite direction parallel runway operations (SODPROPS). It is a noise sharing mode when certain conditions allow it, such as light winds and good visibility. This will usually only happen during periods of low demand. The way...

Probably a 3 day pairing, but if a widebody was to be introduced again (here's hoping!) then the pairing lengths could be greater as they would be under a different contract. I used to have 6 day pairings on the 777 to AUH.