Monthly Archives: July 2012

Episode 208: Lies, Damned Lies & Statistics

Posted on July 31, 2012 by admin

While Steve & Grant are often accused of making statistics up on the spot (like 28.2% of all statistics), this week it appears that Dan Webb is not the only one who can crunch the numbers! Both Qantas & Virgin … Continue reading →

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Episode 207: Escaping to Work

Posted on July 29, 2012 by admin

Just for a change, Steve’s out on the remote link because he’s run off to work to escape more PCDU editing. Of course, this means Grant’s left in the studio to run the recording and *GASP* edit the show! Qantas … Continue reading →

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Episode 206: Hooroo with an iPad

Posted on July 17, 2012 by admin

We managed to dig up a couple of interesting stories and they’re not *all* about being nasty to Qantas: Virgin tops Qantas in SkyTrax awards, coming in at an improved 12th best in the world against Qantas’ fall to 15th … Continue reading →

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Episode 205: Ballooning to the Max

Posted on July 10, 2012 by admin

Grant’s back from Mildura and he’s exhausted. He’s been flying hot air balloons all week and has not only had his first solo (on July 4th, no less!) but he’s finally completed his private pilot (balloon) certificate. Woo hoo! We … Continue reading →

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Episode 204: Max’s Favourite Australian

Posted on July 3, 2012 by admin

It’s “Carbon Tax Sunday” and Grant’s out in the cold empty rural lands near Mildura so we bring Anthony “The Voice” Simmons (Max Flight’s favourite Australian) to help with the news discussions. Once Grant’s given us an update on the … Continue reading →

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