Marc Joel Atrero

Know your limitations She’ll be right mate, just get their money, put ‘em on board and go fly”. Profound words that many a new-start commercial pilot has heard that could well be the invitation to a disaster. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest

Only one new type is shown in the New Allocations this issue, the latest development of the Diamond Twin Star. VMX is Hawker Pacific’s Diamond Twin Star VI demonstrator which, at the time of going to press, has completed a sales tour of Australia and had started on its New Zealand tour. The aircraft has

Corsair wings south The fabulous Corsair, VH‑III, Triple India left Darwin on Wednesday October 15 bound for its new home in Victoria. Its first leg was the 3. 8 hour flight south to Alice Springs, a day after having been test flown with the two 570 litre external drop tanks. This content is available exclusively

Tackling aviation’s future challenges to reach its future promise Some experienced voices are predicting a doubling in the size of the Australian aviation industry over the next 20 years. This sounds like good news yet we still have a tendency to talk our industry down. Self-deprecation seems to be an Australian trait but it may

Securing Australia’s metropolitan airports The role and contribution of Australia’s metro airports to both economic and socioeconomic prosperity is often overlooked and misunderstood. The Australian Airports Association (AAA) has recently addressed this issue through the release of its paper “Securing the future of Australia’s Metropolitan Airports” at the AAA National Conference in November on the

The potential for better things to come The last decade has been very frustrating for anyone interested in aviation policy and safety outcomes, but some recent activities may be indicating a slow change towards a much more positive future. While CASR Part 61 continues to cause consternation on a number of fronts including cost, practicality