Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorInstrument failure
March 23, 2012 0 commentAs pilots of light aircraft we need instruments to give us information on how the engine is going and to navigate to our destination. But what happens when suddenly, in mid flight, those instruments are no longer available? Regardless of whether you fly an aeroplane, drive a car or pilot a boat, one thing that
Read moreA HARS homecoming
March 22, 2012 0 commentCaribous join the HARS fleet On November 25 2009, Caribou A4-210 touched down at Oakey Army Aviation Base after flying down from RAAF Townsville. After 45 years of service and 18,954 hours of flight, it was to be the veteran transport’s last journey in Australian service, with the Caribous officially retired by the end of
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March 21, 2012 0 commentMore Hats In The Ring 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 device. If you check this box before you log in, you won’t have to log
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March 20, 2012 0 comment10 Years Ago Beechcraft delivered its 50,000th aircraft, a King Air 90B, at Wichita, Kansas, on March 23. The company was founded on April 1 1932 by Walter H Beech. 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
Read moreTraffic
March 19, 2012 0 commentQantas Group News in This Issue We Report the Delivery of an A380 and Three 737-800s to Qantas, an A320 to Jetstar and Two Fokker 100s to Network Aviation. Departing the Qantas Group Fleet Were a 747-400 of Qantas and a 737‑400 of Qantas/jetconnect. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become
Read moreThe flying SUV
March 18, 2012 0 commentGippsAero’s GA8-TC The Australian character has long been associated with getting the job done and a practical approach to solving problems. No fuss. No worries. If it were possible to take that philosophy and capture it an airframe, then the team at GippsAero may well have done this in the form of the GA8 Airvan.
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