ATC Instructions Approaching Maximum Terminal Velocity
Over recent years there has been a speed increase in just about all things
associated with humans - PC's are a classic example
However with aircraft not only has the air speed and aircraft density at major airports
increased during this period - especially within the strict controlled environment of international airports -
so has the rate of speech output of the local pilots and air traffic controllers
During the comings'n goings of peak hour traffic in the Brisbane terminal area both
pilots and air traffic controllers transmit to each other in a rather rapid and almost
non-stop radio communication frenzy that lasts for well over an hour and requires all
persons connected with the service to be in a high state of situation awareness
There is a noticeable speech slow-down for the foreign manned aircraft that appear
on the scene during this busy period looking for a landing clearance!
The News Desk VHF recorded the following comment from an unidentified pilot
to an air traffic controller at Brisbane after the morning commuter aircraft rush hour - quote :- ¹
"I used to think you had the good job ...but I don't now"
¹ Source VHF 124.7 MHz am Saturday 2nd December '00
The Queensland Warbirds inaugural meeting Sunday 3rd was an outstanding success ¹Refer Week One News
Over 85 interested persons attended to support the concept including a number of well respected "older" aviators and guest speakers
An auction was carried out for foundation membership Number One which attracted bids in the thousands as well as a seat for a flight in the T-28 of the newly elected President Kim Rolph-Smith in
formation with the Allison powered Yak-3 flown by Nigel Arnot and Steve Hart in the Sea-Fury
The Tiger Moth's 70th Birthday Celebrations scheduled for next year are now in the early planning stages
The proposed time and venue for the DH 82 Birthday Bash is the first week of September '01 at the Caboolture Airfield
Do you know that there are over 200 active Tiger Moths on the OZ register?
New addition for the CASA web page titled Hot Topics by CASA and in the Certificates issued by CASA - there are only 91 Certificate of Approval holders registered on the web site at release date December 1 2000
The public phone book has 596 ¹ listed! ¹ Source OZ Yellow Pages Category AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE
