Marc Joel Atrero

Can’t see the wood for the trees . . . “The airport runway is the most important main street in any town.” — these were the prescient words of highly respected deputy director of Aviation for the Ohio Department of Transportation Norman Crabtree during the American airports building boom in the 1950s. The long-time consultant

New Allocations Registration/type/serial Number/date/owner Or Operator/previous Registrations CVH AAK Bushman H024 2/5/12 George Hacon, “Kallala” PMB 50 Mount Isa Qld 4825 EKF GippsAero GA8 Airvan GA8‑12‑180 4/4/12 GippsAero, PO Box 881 Morwell Vic 3840 EKS GippsAero GA8‑TC 320 Airvan GA8‑TC 320‑12‑181 4/4/12 GippsAero, PO Box 881 Morwell Vic 3840 EPF VulcanAir P68C‑TC 467‑47‑TC 17/4/12 Michael

10 Years Ago The first Boeing 747-400ER was rolled out in house livery at Everett on June 17. Qantas was the launch customer with an order for six aircraft, the first to be delivered in October. Orders are held for eight freighters — two for Air France, three for ILFC and three for an unidentified

With the drawdown of international forces in Afghanistan on the horizon, the RAAF is approaching a critical point in its unmanned aircraft capability. The Heron medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) now operating in Afghanistan provides persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) for Australian ground forces. The lease-agreement Heron was swiftly acquired and deployed on

Food security will underwrite aviation’s role The world is predicted to have 9.1 billion people by 2050, 30 percent more than today — and this means a staggering increase in food production, mostly from already developed agricultural land. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the

Although given scant interest by some pilots at tower airports, the windsock can be a vital piece of equipment to indicate wind direction and strength at tower and non-tower airports. Windsocks are a conical textile tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed. Wind direction is the opposite of the direction in which