Tag Archives: CASA

Episode 382: So long & thanks for all the laughs

Posted on December 23, 2015 by admin

Once again it’s Qantas all the way but this time our friend Richard Muirden was on board the first Qantas flight to San Francisco since 2011 :) CASA goes for awareness rather than registration for drones. To wrap things up, … Continue reading →

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Episode 375: Angels Passing Gas

Posted on November 4, 2015 by admin

Steve’s had a good time being Em-Cee at the OzRunways fundraiser for Angel Flight with Matt Hall in the Regal Air hangar at Bankstown in Sydney but now it’s back to work and producing the OzDesk. In the news today, … Continue reading →

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Episode 372: Grant’s Back on Deck

Posted on October 14, 2015 by admin

Grant’s back on deck (& so is Nykolai :) ) but he’s struggling to remember how to do the AusDesk. Not to worry, Steve helps him get back in the groove and the guys report on: CASA warning drone operators … Continue reading →

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Episode 353: Can Qantas Restore its Credit Rating AND get 787-9s?

Posted on June 10, 2015 by admin

It’s the Queens Birthday long weekend here in Australia and while the boys didn’t get any recognition from Her Majesty, some of their friends & guests of Plane Crazy Down Under did as Chris Sperou & Dave Jacka both get … Continue reading →

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Episode 347: Soap boxes galore as CASA, Jetstar & the F35 feature

Posted on April 29, 2015 by admin

The boys are back and only slightly embarrassed for thinking last week was the US public holiday. Ooops :) Meanwhile, the Australian government have publically given CASA parameters for the changes they want to see made (basically: CASA are to … Continue reading →

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Episode 344: Charges? Charges? We don’t need no steenkin Charges!

Posted on April 8, 2015 by admin

Grant’s getting on his soapbox once again as it seems that CASA are proposing to increase their rates yet many of us think they should first improve their processes and provide safety cases for the services they provide. Sadly, given … Continue reading →

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Episode 333: Boned, Pwned & Droned

Posted on January 21, 2015 by admin

Grant’s tired after completing his CASA panel interview process for aircraft maintenance management (links to PDF file) and Steve’s hungover after a few too many red wines with the “Infrequent Flyer” himself at the Members’ Reserve in the Melbourne Cricket … Continue reading →

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Episode 326: JetGo should go to Wellcamp

Posted on November 26, 2014 by admin

Aside from helping explain where Jabiru comes from, the boys also give an update on CASA’s “Jabiru Consultation Draft”, discuss JetGo’s decision to not fly Sydney to Roma (before it even starts), and enjoy the fact that Brisbane West Wellcamp … Continue reading →

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Episode 325: Jabiru Engine Issues

Posted on November 19, 2014 by admin

Steve & Grant bring you the Australia Sports Desk report … ooops, hang on, that’s the Australia Aviation News Desk report – sorry about that :) CASA are all but grounding aircraft with Jabiru engines due to 40 engine failures … Continue reading →

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Episode 320: Come fly with me

Posted on October 15, 2014 by admin

Grant’s been flying a balloon again and he’s taken Evan Schoo & Albert up with him. They take a moment from the flight to record an intro then Grant slots in the following news items: 1) Changes have started at … Continue reading →

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