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On a jet engine I’m not so sure it’ll work. It’ll be interesting to see if on a windy day when air will freely flow through the engine and spin the N1 fan if that will help cool the shaft and reduce motoring time. On a turboprop you can stop the propeller from spinning with a brake while still...

Honestly, I don’t know if it’ll be more difficult or not but I personally don’t like the idea of it. There are already fingerprints on the navigation displays, why guys feel the need to point things out with their finger on the screen I’ll never know.

The rotor shafts for the N1 (The big fan you can see at the front of the engine) and the N2 are subject to thermal build up after the engine is shut down and will bow. To straighten it out again, CFM have introduced an extended motoring to straighten it out again before fuel is introduced. Even...

Yes that’s true, but they’ve also mixed fly by wire into the flights control system (namely the speedbrakes) and added modifiers to the spoilers on landing just to name a few. There is no doubt it is still a 737.

Last night saw some big storms closing in on SYD. We made it out just in time from SYD to MEL. We got vectored off the departure track to accomodate aircraft coming in from MEL doing exactly what those photos show to avoid the storms.

Finally got the chance to fly the MAX last night (8IC). Here are my thoughts in no particular order. - Loved the new plane smell. Never had that before. - The start up took well over 5 mins to get both engines going. This was interesting seeing as the aircraft had arrived from PER 2hrs earlier...

Absolutely valid point. It’s interesting to see how people interpret MELs differently. Some take it as it is, others try and read way too much into it. I would say they would be trying to troubleshoot the problem. Perhaps call maintenance watch and operations in BNE? You’re right though it...

Definitely sounded like paxing crew to me before boarding. After looking into the engineering report, it seems like they didn’t get an anti ice caution light not illuminating on the system annunciator panel on the glare shield. This procedure is checked at the end of the FO’s scan. Once the...

At the moment…a change of duty most likely. They handle everything with regards to our duty. Delays, extensions, changes, etc.

Should be on flight mode prior to pushback. Same goes for our iPads too. During the turnarounds are obviously ok. Especially if we need to make a call to flight ops for fuel and/or crewing. No.

I’m hoping for the 757.

The requirements of the clearance must still be met all while we don't hit the other aircraft. For example, if we are inside ATC's wake turbulence separation, we'll get a "caution wake turbulence" advisory from them, but not necessarily reduce speed to gain that distance back. I agree, to use...

TCAS is a wonderful tool. When I'm required to "maintain visual separation", I am now responsible for flying a safe distance (don't hit the other guy!) and for maintaining my own wake turbulence separation. You can try to eyeball it, but at night it is much harder to tell if you're closing in...

Anything that has offensive language or symbols. A little while ago the policy was relaxed and staff are now able to wear the same as passengers. So basically anything that resembles footwear, and anything that looks like clothes is ok to be worn.

On staff travel, you have access to the lounge only if you are a member. You don't need to have airline status. But there is an annual fee to pay. For pilots only, during the Paul Scurrah days, we were given access to the lounge during extended turnarounds to get watered, caffeinated, and fed...

Yes. Especially during the wet season, if CNS has weather requirements on it, ie holding, you can bet that TSV will also have it as well and that also needs to be carried.

Not a whole lot to be honest. The Max is much better on fuel and has an operating weight of 3 tonnes more than an NG. I think there still are some caps but from what I can tell from crew operating it they’re operating pax loads of about 140. Will be interesting going into northern hemisphere...

That's why I was glad to see LH ops before moving to domestic. Certainly made my comfort zone bigger. You definitely know the type.

Yep, no idea. I tried getting it out of him later enroute, and he wanted some sort of performance margin in there. Still makes no sense to me. Not quite. We will both look at the plan, and then each come up with a figure. Most people will take more than the flight plan on most flights (good...

An alternate is not required for every flight. The ability is there (i.e, there is space if you want to carry it). If weather conditions require an alternate, then Sydney or Adelaide will definitely be carried. Correct, it's not our money. But in my experience, it'll usually come from the top...