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That’s right there isn’t much overlap. It’s very close. They would always carry the fuel for an alternate. You would be crazy to not have fuel to go anywhere else when flying to an island in the middle of the ocean with only one runway. Just take a look at what happened to PelAir’s Westwind at...

Yeah it would be the closest thing I could get to the 757 in my lifetime I think, just without the performance. The -10s really need higher rated thrust engines. The new ones going to VARA will be 27k equipped (current ones are 25k), and you can definitely notice the lack of thrust compared to a...

They definitely can. Their alternate is Saipan which they can just make non-EDTO. Unfortunately because VA no longer fly to HND the ports have been taken out of the database so I can’t use the Jeppesen charts, but this is the closest I could get to showing that.

If an EDTO MEL was applied before they left MEL (too many MELs), then there is no way they could make that direct track to AKL. The FR24 data shows they actually landed early and then left 30mins late. Perhaps something happened on the turn? Every other AKL-MEL flight took that direct tracking...

EDTO does not account for wind. An airline will nominate a diversion speed schedule. This determines the threshold distance and when combined with the maximum diversion time (60, 120, 180, etc) then this results in the maximum diversion distance. But of course the speed, looks at a one engine...

Looks that way. There is an interesting MEL that I had after the aircraft came in from DPS and then we took over the aircraft for a SYD-NAN-SYD. The aircraft had some items used from the emergency medical kit on board. The MEL then lets us depart EDTO but any subsequent flights must then be...

Not HR, but crewing will put you onto the uncontactable list and you don’t get paid for that day. There might also be a please explain from the base manager.

So I just spoke to a QF mate of mine on the 737. He’s BNE based and asked him a few questions of my own as well about it. I had no idea QF did these flights. 1. The crew overnight here but get a maximum of 12hrs off there. For the same amount of flying time, they get more time off in Perth. 2...

The fact that he’s 72 and still flying is impressive in itself. Having never been to Paro, he’s done a better job than I could do. Although, flying a 737 in the Pilbara is pretty much the same right? 😜 (I’m joking in case that didn’t come through)

Underneath the skin, they are all still 737s. Nothing unsafe about it. Sure some have a couple more functions than others and they all weigh a little different, but they all fly exactly the same. This is why VA can’t just get another operator’s 737 and add it to the fleet. They would need to...

Yeah just chop and change like it’s another aircraft. I had a 3 sector day about a month ago and each one was on a different aircraft. SYD - BNE on an 800 then BNE - CNS on the MAX and CNS - BNE on a 700. This week I did SYD - BNE on an 800 then BNE - PER on the MAX, so it’s now just part of a...

Not yet, it’s coming up next month. I’ll find out soon if it’s in the MAX or NG.

Yep, it’s worse by about a tonne.

DPS - OOL is not restricted, but the reverse is. Taking off on runway 14 is the more restrictive of the two departures at OOL.

From what I can tell the 300-400-500 types had varying options but were definitely a lot less than the NG. The biggest one being rounded dials or that hybrid digital readout on the center panel. That then flowed onto the center pedestal with weather radar and navigation options. Not to mention...

They do have the tiller as well, and this is the problem VA are having. Sure, they can get second hand NGs from around the world but the problem is, that they can’t get enough from the one airline to keep the differences across the fleet to a minimum. Otherwise you would end up flying a 4...

I have actually, about once per week on average. It is a good aircraft to handle, rides turbulence so much better, and is a lot quieter which really helps on big days.

All airlines are different because some are allowed to taxi from the right hand seat if there’s a tiller there. Only the ex Silk Air NGs have a tiller fitted so for fleet commonality we aren’t allowed to touch it.

The Captain will hand over once the aircraft is pointing straight down the runway. This is when they will say “you have control”. I will then take control and call for take off thrust to be set. At this point the captain will then push the TOGA button. On landing after passing 60 knots and I...

It handles it the exact same way it does in the cruise with a crosswind. Applies the drift by crabbing into the wind to maintain the runway track all the way until we disconnect it. The problem when it’s very gusty is that it reacts a lot slower than a pilot would. I will more often than not...