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Slight topic drift here but what do you know about Indonesia's military needs that their defence minister doesn't? As things stand and will do so for years to come, Indonesia's defence interests in the region are aligned with the US, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore. That is to ward off...

It would appear that one of the modernised P-3Cs (designated PUP for Pakistan Upgrade Program) has recently arrived back in Pakistan from the US. See pic below: Photos: Lockheed P-3C PUP Orion Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net Anybody know how how many P-3s are scheduled to undergo this...

With aged aircraft such as these Saabs, mileage (number of hours) is not the issue. It's the number of cycles that you've got to look out for as they have the greatest bearing on aircraft maintenance due to the constant pressurisation/depressurisation and takeoff/landing stresses the components...

'Searching some stats' ? These are THE OFFICIAL Pakistan International corporate accounts audited by the most highly regarded consultants in the world (Pricewaterhouse, Deloitte, KPMG, Ernst and Young). You know, the very same financial statements and reports that PIA takes to show the...

There is nothing in the current financial statements available at : PIA - Corporate Reports which supports your statement. As the one who made the claim, the onus is on you to provide the evidence to back it up. What your chacha says, whom none of us know, does not count. Furthermore, I...

That's incorrect. Maurice Flanagan (Sir), Tim Clarke, Bin Maktoum, "Baker the Snake" of Qatar, Hogan of Etihad (most important characters) have never worked for PIA. Who are these ex-PIA maestros you are referring to? That was only the case a few years ago when Orient Thai Airways...

That's no longer the case. Digital standby instruments have been around for 3-4 years. http://www.thales.co.uk/Portfolio/Documents/fiche_iesi_en_pdf/ https://www1.online.thalesgroup.com/custom/img/helicopter/IESI.jpg...

Since when has RYK (Rahim Yar Khan -the only airport fully funded by Arabs) been used by US drones to strike Pakistan?

Once you take into account fuel + maintenance + aircraft depreciation (and smaller costs such as ATS and flight crew), the cost of operating a G450/500/550 is usually in the $5000-$6000 per flight hour. This cost can depend on a number of factors such as operating climate (sand and heat are not...

They were but there were very little details. It mentioned aircraft type, brief history, airshows attended, display routine and the names of pilots (Pakistani pilots weren't named)

Whilst I agree that the Bell 412EP overall is an excellent and very reliable chopper (thank you Pratt and Whitney), the 412EP is a poor hot/high performer, even with the -3DF engine upgrade. On a summer day above 6000FT, realistically you're looking at six troops at most. To address this...

Why would Saab sell Pakistan licensing rights to assemble and upgrade aircraft? After all, Saab is making good money doing that. Furthermore, do you realise that the ATR family of aircraft have been the best selling turboprop of the last decade due to it's low operating costs? Bang for buck...

Hello folks. I'm considering applying for a job in Islamabad. I would be working in the diplomatic enclave, so the property would preferably be within a 15min walking distance and would only need to be a two bed. Would anyone be able to provide me with an idea of the rental market and how...

Since when does the A380 need a long runway? It has better takeoff performance than the B777, B747 and A340. Emirates managed to get an A380 off BHX's 8500ft runway with an unrestricted load for a six hour BHX-DXB flight. The a380 would need less than 8000ft for a short hop across the gulf...

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Sorry, I'm not familiar with that area. I couldn't find waypoint OLPER but I did find ALPOR between karachi and muscat. See here: http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/3118/42529157.jpg Jeppesen charts are a subscription service. The better organised civil aviation authorities sometime have the...

I mostly fly around the UK and Northern France. The Cirrus will be free for us to use this summer so we're planning a UK-France-Spain-France-Italy-Switzerland-Germany-France-UK trip. If we've got time we plan on Austria too. It's just a hobby, albeit an expensive one. I'm young and single at...

Yes sir. I have about 482hrs total time, mostly in cirrus aircraft. Fortunately for me, a friend's dad owns a 33% share in a cirrus 20. All I have to pay for is the fuel and insurance. :woot:

Sorry, I missed it of whilst cropping. A zoom in of Lahore here: ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting Karachi FIR here: ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting And finally Karachi zoomed in a little: ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting I needed to update and buy...

My Jeppesen charts arrived today. Here's the one for N Pak and Lahore FIR. You can see the intl entry points and high altitude airways. Sadly, It seems Pakistan ATC doesn't have CPDLC. I'll add Karachi FIR later