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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Dec 2019, 05:20
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

That has to be the most extraordinary piece of...

That has to be the most extraordinary piece of advice ever given on Pprune, it's OK to not comply with SOP's, you for real? Chippendale acknowledges that the accident flight was in VMC until the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Dec 2019, 04:42
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

Aaaahhh, but is it? You don't see it in the...

Aaaahhh, but is it? You don't see it in the probable cause, just as you don't see the Chippendale comments re lousy briefing, waypoint change, lack of whiteout training etc that he makes in the body...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Dec 2019, 02:41
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

And by that token none of pilots who went to...

And by that token none of pilots who went to McMurdo were professional pilots, in as much as none of them complied with SOP's. I've always wondered why Chippendale failed to address that in his...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
14th Dec 2019, 00:48
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

Thank you CS. Mods, is it possible for you post...

Thank you CS. Mods, is it possible for you post the pertinent info that was deleted?



From which post? More details so I can find it.

TW
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Dec 2019, 23:48
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

CS, not sure to what you refer, seems I'm missing...

CS, not sure to what you refer, seems I'm missing something. Link perhaps?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Dec 2019, 05:55
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

Gets back to compliance with SOP's, which he...

Gets back to compliance with SOP's, which he obviously didn't do. Both the CAD and airline, who both knew what was going on, are just as much complicit as the crews who were busting SOP's. The...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Dec 2019, 02:56
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

It is not known what the conditions were for...

It is not known what the conditions were for previous flights to McMurdo, an example being an aircraft observed operating in and out of cloud at low altitude whilst reporting being in VMC. In any...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Dec 2019, 01:03
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

It is, but I wonder why he makes no investigative...

It is, but I wonder why he makes no investigative comment on the conduct of previous flights and their non adherence to SOP's, which were evident to everyone, Human factors were only just becoming a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Dec 2019, 23:32
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

There is no evidence that he descended through...

There is no evidence that he descended through cloud, in fact there is no evidence that he didn't maintain VMC at all times. I don't know the regs applying at the time in NZ but over here descent...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Dec 2019, 00:53
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

Accident investigation is not interested in...

Accident investigation is not interested in "blame", that's what lawyers do, The underlying interest is why people do what they do. If you want to use the word "blame", there was plenty to be shared...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Dec 2019, 22:20
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

No he wasn't, so say the other crew at the...

No he wasn't, so say the other crew at the briefing. Get your facts right.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Dec 2019, 01:30
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

So what are the requirements for VMC? List them...

So what are the requirements for VMC? List them all.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Dec 2019, 00:38
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

As defined by the AIP, yes, in fact the vis was...

As defined by the AIP, yes, in fact the vis was in excess and complied with the company requirement of 20 km.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Dec 2019, 00:24
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

Quite an accurate summation of the boss, and the...

Quite an accurate summation of the boss, and the competence of the management he had beneath him. Most of those successful flights broke SOP's, the authority knew about it, the airline knew about it,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Dec 2019, 03:28
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

Same could be said of the airline, there was no...

Same could be said of the airline, there was no way they were interested in an impartial examination of the facts, disappearance of pages from the Captains note book, break in and robbery of his...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Dec 2019, 02:13
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

A judge is not required to have an intimate...

A judge is not required to have an intimate knowledge of the subject before him. It could be an aircraft accident one day, finance and accounting the next, collapse of a bridge or building the next,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Dec 2019, 00:02
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

Afraid not, its a demonstration of the failure to...

Afraid not, its a demonstration of the failure to follow SOP from very early on, corporate culture of getting the job done. The CAD did have a report made of an aircraft over a glacier at 1,000,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Dec 2019, 00:35
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

prospector, Hawkins descent to 6,000 is another...

prospector, Hawkins descent to 6,000 is another point that highlights the failure to comply with SOP. The requirements to be met for a VMC or IMC descent,

Permission has been given to descend to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Dec 2019, 05:17
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

prospector, re Hawkins, his case demonstrates the...

prospector, re Hawkins, his case demonstrates the reason the truth will never be known. He stated he went down to 6,000, his F/O said they stayed at 16,000, a reporter said he was told by one of the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Dec 2019, 02:12
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

The nzherald published an article yesterday that...

The nzherald published an article yesterday that hides behind a paywall, titled "Maynard Hawkins: Executive pilots 'sacrificed' in the effort to apportion blame for Erebus". Anyone able to post...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Dec 2019, 00:47
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

morno, there is absolutely no argument about...

morno, there is absolutely no argument about that, the question is why they did it. The reason they did is because that was the SOP adopted. McMurdo controllers stated that no flight ever made its...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Dec 2019, 23:45
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

QF do not descend below the LSALT, period, which...

QF do not descend below the LSALT, period, which is set at 2,000 above the highest terrain. At least that was the standard when I flew as pax, not sure what to make of the 10,000 reference.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Dec 2019, 00:54
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

A strict reading of the requirements would have...

A strict reading of the requirements would have you believe that prospector, however that is not what was said at the briefings nor carried out by crews. As said prior, the very fact that they didn't...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Nov 2019, 21:40
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

PH6, we are but children of our times, the world...

PH6, we are but children of our times, the world moves on and advances, I gave it up 16 years ago.

Your link at post #160 doesn't work for me.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Nov 2019, 05:11
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

The crew should have been alerted to the change...

The crew should have been alerted to the change of coordinates by an "Ops Flash" contained at the top left of the flight plan, the relevant box contained no message of any sort. The way point had...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Nov 2019, 02:48
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

You truly are an idiot. How are you going to...

You truly are an idiot. How are you going to determine a volcano is erupting if you're in IMC? Mods, this prat has had enough airtime, the discussion is going no where, please do the right thing.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Nov 2019, 23:29
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

Absolute nonsense. Prior to the unavailability of...

Absolute nonsense. Prior to the unavailability of the NDB (it never was unavailable, it was on air, but expectation was it could fail as maintenance had been withdrawn) and the institution of the VFR...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Nov 2019, 11:22
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

About the level of observation we've come to...

About the level of observation we've come to expect. I said back at post #3 this thread was a bad idea. Of all the Erebus threads this has reached a new low, thanks to one poster with his bile,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Nov 2019, 00:45
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

I did warn you Tailie. :ooh:

I did warn you Tailie. :ooh:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Nov 2019, 20:57
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

Those two were behind my close the thread...

Those two were behind my close the thread comment, having been on the receiving end of their bile. Folks might review previous threads on the subject to see the invective.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Nov 2019, 01:12
Replies: 502
Views: 161,728
Posted By megan

Best close it now Mods, the subject only raises...

Best close it now Mods, the subject only raises the ire of many, bit like talking about '89.
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