Australian flight safety

[Top_Cat]

Yeah, of course. Depends on what caused the incursion but that Emirates is involved again might encourage the ATSB to have a closer look. Emirates pilots who train here have a rep as party animals who, shall we say, enjoy the freedom of being away from prying eyes so there's a perception they're a bit loose with stuff like airmanship and rest periods.

Mind you, Emirates have never had a fatal accident.

[Spark]

Neither have QANTAS

[Top_Cat]

More of a widely believed fact, tbh. QANTAS has never lost a jet but lost a bunch of prop-driven planes before the jet age.

[Top_Cat]

Upvote for recognising QANTAS as an acronym, incidentally.

[Spark]

Haha as opposed to...?

EDIT: Ah, right. Still think of them that way, though.

[Top_Cat]

Yeh, surprising number of people don't realise what QANTAS stands for. You'd think some ****s have never been to a quiz night.

[Top_Cat]

This, people, is when pilots earn their $.

Crosswind Landings during a storm at Düsseldorf B777,767,757 A330 Sturm Andrea, (watch in HD) - YouTube

33kts of cross, gusting to 50kts. For reference, the bug smashers I fly have a legal limit of 15kts.

[Quaggas]

Crazy stuff. I remember being allowed to take off in a Cessna and thinking that the runway was waaay to far left before I'd even cleared the end of it. I declined the opportunity to land the damn thing.

[Top_Cat]

haha, right rudder, right rudder!

[benchmark00]

What is the best airline to fly to Europe with?

Price not a factor btw.

[uvelocity]

Interesting thread, thanks.

[Top_Cat]

Investigation: AO-2012-008 - Loss of separation assurance - Boeing 737, VH-VUJ and a Boeing 737, VH-VZS, 46 km E Tamworth Airport, New South Wales, 8 January 2012

Happened a few days ago.

[benchmark00]

Ch33rs bois.

[Quaggas]

Ch33rs bois.

Air Malawi, of course.

[Spark]

Haha. Surely if you're just looking for quality and not price, you'd be looking at the biggies - Singapore, Emirates etc etc?