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Monthly Archives: January 2014
Episode 284: The new Brisbane West Wellcamp airport
ATC Ben, Damien, and Jonesy join Grant to talk about the new Brisbane West Wellcamp airport being built near Toowoomba. Damien has some fantastic analysis & raises a few points about its location, its impact on the military bases nearby … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged airspace, ATC Ben, Brisbane West Wellcamp, Damien, Jonesy, NoSteve, Toowoomba
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The PCDU Delay Filler
In early 2014 Steve & Grant hadn’t produced an episode of PCDU for a while and this quick audio-extra explains why. Here’s a hint: Steve had been off getting operated on and Grant was about to get married. Oh my!
Episode 282: Not Hot Enough in Alice?
With Steve just about to go into the surgeon’s hands, Grant calls on ATC Ben, Jonesy and Kathy Mexted to help out. As you might expect, the result is a bit of a roller coaster as the team talks about: … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 77SQN, 787, 787-9, A320, Air New Zealand, AIR9000, AIR9000 Phase 7, Alice Springs, ANZ, Boeing, downgrade, engine, failure, helicopter, Melbourne, Moody's, Nevada, NoSteve, Qantas, RAAF, Red Flag, Thales, training, USA, YMML
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Episode 281: Starting 2014 off with NZ News
Steve and Grant kick off the new year on the AusDesk by reporting about New Zealand! Yeah, that works, right? :) Glyn Powell, the man who made the fuselage & wings of the DH Mosquito recently restored by AvSpecs in … Continue reading
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Tagged 787, 787-9, Air New Zealand, Alice Springs, Australia, Brindabella Airlines, C27, crisis, first flight, Glyn Powell, Mosquito, New Zealand, NZ, Qantas, Queen's Service Medal, RAAF, restoration, retrench, REX, staff
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Episode 280: We’re all goin’ on a Summer Holiday
Sorry gang, Christmas & New Year are in our Summer Holidays down here so we’re out having fun at the beach, doing BBQs and generally trying to relax (yeah, right, we wish). We’ll get back to another AusDesk next week.