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10 years ago The five remaining RAAF HS748s, A10-602, -603, -605, -606 and -608, were withdrawn from use on June 30. They were offered for sale by tender by the Fowles Auction Group in Melbourne with bids due by July 9. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To

Peter Harlow’s classic Interstate Cadet VCQ is the only new type in this issue’s New Allocations listing. The Cadet is a two-seat tandem, strut-braced high-wing, single-engine, fixed-undercarriage aircraft using a fabric-covered welded steel tube fuselage and wooden wings with metal ribs. Built by the Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation at El Segundo, California during 1941

Be prepared if taking the well-worn path to a pilot career Going north is not an expression that you will find in the dictionary but one that is common knowledge with new commercial pilots seeking their first flying position. In short the expression means a newly-minted commercial pilot travelling to the Northern Territory, northwest WA

Preparing your business as you would prepare for a flight Through its safety courses, AAAA is providing pilots with tools that can help them focus on what is coming rather than what has been. Far from being some kind of hippy foresight based on alignment of the stars, trying to predict the future is something

It is time to remove aviation’s regulatory compliance burden Regional aviation is a highly dynamic environment and can give the appearance of always being at the crossroads. This however can encourage a focus on the challenges rather than the opportunities. As some services are withdrawn due to cost pressures on operators, local councils are starting