Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorWarbirds
November 14, 2016 0 commentHurricane flies in Australia Hawker Hurricane VH-JFW made its first post-restoration flight on Sunday October 2 – the first time in at least 70 years that a Hurricane has flown in Australia. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please
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November 14, 2016 0 commentThe seasonal nature of aerial application Aerial application has just gone through one of the wettest winters in decades, and that means things have been busy and company systems have been tested by the constant need to perform. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading
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November 14, 2016 0 commentIs Australia training more pilots than there are jobs available? That is the question that a lot of newly rated commercial pilots are asking themselves as they try to mount the job ladder looking for flying work with their new commercial pilot licence (CPL). Years ago a new CPL would obtain the licence and then
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November 14, 2016 0 commentBell unveils unmanned Vigilant tiltrotor Bell Helicopter has revealed its V-247 Vigilant tiltrotor unmanned aerial system (UAS) concept which it has designed to satisfy a requirement outlined in the US Marine Corps’ 2016-2026 aviation plan for a larger and armed shipborne UAS. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a
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November 14, 2016 0 commentAviation arrivals and departures across the region Qantas Group news In this issue we report the delivery of a Fokker 100 to QantasLink. Qantas operated a series of charter flights in support of the military exercise Wallaby ’16 with A330-202 VH-EBV. On September 17 VH-EBV ferried from Melbourne to Singapore as QF6003 and then operated
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November 14, 2016 0 commentTime for SBAS to fly! Of those, 1,055 are non-ILS airports. faa The 26th of May 2016 passed largely unheralded but in effect it marked a significant milestone in the transition of aircraft navigation in Australia. On that date some 180 of the legacy ground-based navigation aids, that had served the industry well for over
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