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generally - like an open mic - just a carrier wave - nothing else - no chopping etc

Whilst sitting in my driveway and/or garage - when scan around to find some activity - i have noticed that i have been getting interesting interference on every step ... my rig is mounted in the car - running of the second battery - so no car noise/interference present I noticed that is starts aroun...

Even thou 121.5 may not be offically monitored - the ebribs that are out there (older style) will have still some coverage and being monitored - as the airliners typically monitor 121.5 (Guard). There are many ways in which the old 121.5 beacons could be tracked. Typically - an airliner would notice...

I got 706MkIIG - and i am wrapped with it I did consider the 857 - however i felt that the menus were a little hard to understand and the buttons small - especially for my mobile operation. I mainly use it for mobile - however it is easy to set up back at home for base operations. I am still getting...

Thanks just found the vic park 317406 and 235175 (Mt Barker) nodes

G'day Again

From home - i cant access the local IRLP - will have to go mobile to do that - however i can hit a Echolink station

I cant find a Echolink node for Perth - or surrounding areas ... is there one ?

Found many for IRLP - but nothing for Echolink ....

Any tips ?

Recently i have purchased a Comet SBB-5 aerial for mobile operations. I 'think' this aerial is ground independent (hope so) and i am looking at mounting in the 4x4 for use with the 706MkIIG - i am lalso ooking around for a nice mobile HF aerial - so ideas would be appreciated on this part as well. F...

2500fpm is a fairly standard rate of climb for most jets - either in the 1st, 2nd segment and after the 4th segment on departure. As you could imagine - the rate of climb backs off whilst cleaning up. It depends on a lot of factors the rate of climb - load on board, depends on whether rated or assum...

good luck to Sky Air World

Hope they do well on those runs. i also heard that they are going to start doing a run from Darwin to Bali. Looks as thou they are a growing company during these uncertain times especially in such a fickle industry.

on PPRUNE forum, the VB guys say it us a VH aircraft in PB livery flying under the PBN call sign with PB crews.... I can tell you right now - it is a VB aircraft (PH livery) with VB Crew but using the Blue bird Call sign - this is happening on 99.99% of the flights to/from Bali The company has deci...

All Done and dusted - Plane flew its mission over Cottesloe beach yesterday arvo - I say - Mission success ;o) G Since we know that the banner tow was a sucess - with the weather clearing, plane not crashing, and correct spelling .... :roll: Do we take that she said YES ?? :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgr...

What is what i wrote not true ?? Yes - i know that VB canut use the Virging title internationally - When VB started up - there was an agreement with VB and another international airline - that prohibited the use of the Virgin callsign internationally - i am very aware of that ... What i was saying i...

TimS - it has nothing to do with "Licences" - what "Licence" does VB have ??!!?? The AOC that VB have - includes an aera international aoc - but cocos is not international - and even if it was - they could still fly up there. - soon you will be telling us that tasmania is interna...

timS wrote:The only way for it to work would be for vb to be a pax flight only.

I would really like to see your figures on this one - why a E190 - could not carry the fuel load/pax load and freight - compared to a Q400 lets say ??

You must know something that others dont ....

Nafenn wrote: gotta love AsA thinking about pilots

Yeh - sure - nice one - makes me laugh ...

Is that why ASA keep issuing TIBA notams ??!!??

TIBA and ASA - really thinking about pilots let alone the punters on board - who have no idea what TIBA is - or when flying thru TIBA !!!