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Warbirds, classic aircraft, museum and airshow news   Hars Aviation Museum Plans At the Illawarra Regional Airport HARS is planning a breathtaking museum to house and display its growing aircraft collection. With recent acquisitions the museum is parking aircraft in the elements, which in the long term is not good for aircraft structures, paintwork and

Inside corporate flying A candid interview with Navair pilot Rhys McClintock Every pilot aspires to an airline role – right? Maybe, or…maybe it is simply that they have not explored different career options or have been put off by widespread industry chatter that seems to disregard anything other than big jet RPT operations. I put

A war by another name The RAAF in the Malayan Emergency This year has seen the recognition of many anniversaries from World War 1 and World War 2 but there is one anniversary from another war in which Australia was involved which has received little attention. It was the declaration, on June 18 1948, of

A simplistic view Ignoring the economic reality of regional airports The newly formed Australian General Aviation Alliance’s (AGAA) first summit in July reflected the genuine passion and interest in general aviation across the nation. ‘That characterisation is wrong and deeply unfair.’ This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To

Training up Great changes means great caution Headlines speak of unprecedented growth and pilot shortages, and yet it was only a short time ago the industry was stagnant and in a downcast mood. But that stagnation was aided by a lack of strategic planning on some fronts, as the signs were there that growth was

Australia’s well-travelled Noorduyn Norseman bushplanes The Noorduyn Norseman was designed for demanding Canadian bush aircraft operations, able to load large items such as fuel drums and also seating up to nine passengers. The prototype float-equipped Norseman I CF-AYO powered by a 420hp Wright Whirlwind had its maiden flight on November 14 1935 from the St