Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorRotor Torque
November 15, 2012 0 commentFaa Approval For Sikorsky’s S-76d The Faa Has Awarded Type Certification To Sikorsky’s S‑76d After An Intensive Flight Test Program. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep me signed in on this
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November 14, 2012 0 commentThe industry’s money The RAAA Convention and Meeting has come and gone once again and the overwhelming impression was one of operators working very hard to run their businesses profitably, supported by small teams of highly dedicated staff. Their core business remains delivering people and freight in a timely and safe fashion to their destinations.
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November 13, 2012 0 commentEarly in the Falklands War in May 1982, the (British) Royal Navy hunter-killer submarine HMS Conqueror sank the Argentine Navy cruiser ARA Belgrano. Three hundred and twenty-three lives were lost, half of all Argentines who died during the conflict. For the rest of the war Argentina’s admirals dared not let their fleet venture more than
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November 12, 2012 0 commentQantas Group News In this issue we report the delivery of a 737-800 to Qantas, an A320 to Jetstar, an A320 to Jetstar Asia, two A320s to Jetstar Japan and a Fokker 100 to Network Aviation, while departing were a 747-400 and a 737-400 of Qantas. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.
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November 11, 2012 0 commentAn old dog learns new tricks ‘Be careful what you wish for…’ In my teens I yearned to be an aerobatic airshow pilot. Now, after 100-plus displays, I can look back on the long, and surprisingly steep climb to achieving that ambition. In the eighties, when I was 32, it took me 24 twenty-minute training
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November 10, 2012 0 commentAviating Whitsundays style At the heart of one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World, the Great Barrier Reef, lie the Whitsundays, combining 74 tropical islands along with many coral reefs and beaches, such as the iconic Whitehaven Beach. Early tourist operators identified the benefit of access to this playground by air and have
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