Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorTaking aim
October 15, 2016 0 commentProductivity should be our goal Productivity and safety go hand in hand – simply because if you crash or damage your aircraft, your annual productivity will plummet – along with your bottom line. That’s why so many companies invest so much effort in safety – there is a clear understanding that sensible standards coupled with
Read moreRotor Torque
October 15, 2016 0 commentSeven, Nine networks combine ENG resources https://res.cloudinary.com/momentum-media-group-pty-ltd/video/upload/v1686803044/Australian%20Aviation/V1_fszytm.mov The Seven and Nine TV networks ceased their own helicopter operations for electronic news gathering (ENG) with the commencement of a combined national contract for shared helicopter news operations in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth on September 12. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.
Read moreGetting tired of it
October 15, 2016 0 commentTime to fix CAO 48.1 It is time CASA settled the fatigue risk management system (FRMS) debate once and for all. The current regulations embodied in CAO 48. 1 must be put on hold and CASA needs to carry out a comprehensive review of the new regulations. This should include a comparison with current fatigue
Read morePng’s Flying Doctor
October 15, 2016 0 commentDoctorBazza’s Hands of Rescue takes flight with PNG’s first Beaver A veteran De Havilland Canada Beaver is set to take up residence in Milne Bay Province to operate Papua New Guinea’s first flying doctor service. DHC-2 Beaver P2-HOR has been acquired by carpenter-turned -obstetrician Dr Barry Kirby for use by the not-for-profit Hands of Rescue
Read more18 And All Alone
October 15, 2016 0 commentQueensland teenager Lachie Smart becomes the youngest pilot to fly a single-engine aircraft solo around the world Most 18-year olds are at the first major crossroad of their lives. With their schooldays now behind them and their whole life stretching ahead of them, it can be a daunting time, to say the least. But Lachie
Read moreReady, Steady, Go?
October 15, 2016 0 commentCould it be that slow and steady rather than rapid expansion is the key to making money in the Asia Pacific’s highly competitive budget airline market? The rule seems to have worked for Qantas’s Jetstar family and for what many observers describe as India’s most successful carrier. Asia’s low-cost carriers have gone through some turbulent
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