Marc Joel Atrero

After a lack of new types noted in this column in recent months there are no fewer than four shown in this issue’s listing. Nicholas Caudwell’s SNP is a replica of the Sopwith Snipe – a single-seat biplane that came into RAF service during late 1918 only a few weeks before the end of WW1.

New scholarships help create future leaders While changes to government policy – such as access to HECS for flying training – would greatly assist the attractiveness of aviation as a career, there are many changes within the grasp of industry that should also be pursued. At a time when 457 visas are being used to

Making policy more relevant to today’s aviation industry The federal election is upon us. In the world of politics, it is a time for commitments, planning and policy development. In the world of aviation, it is time for us to make our industry issues and opportunities known. The Australian Airports Association has this month released

Is a new runway the only option? The latest on-time performance (OTP) statistics confirm criticisms that Brisbane Airport – ranked 35th for OTP nationally – can’t handle existing traffic levels, a fact worsened by the recent six-month closure of the 14/32 runway. Contributing to this have been large increases in regional scheduled and fly-in/fly-out traffic,

New Mustang owner It arrived in New Zealand in 2011 where it was returned to airworthiness by JEM Aviation at Omaka. gavin conroy North American-built P-51D Mustang VH-FST has a new owner, Ross Pay of Scone, NSW. Ross is the son of the late Col Pay and is already the owner of his father’s CAC-built

Keeping an eye out for fellow aviators As pilots we all make mistakes in our flying. Most times we get away with them but sometimes they rear up and bite you big time on the posterior. Over the years this writer has seen a few of those slip-ups and alerted the pilot of the problem.