Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorYester Year
May 17, 2011 0 comment10 Years Ago • After its purchase by Qantas, Impulse Airlines announced on May 1 that it will cease operating under its own name and its eight Boeing 717‑200s and 13 Beech 1900Ds, together with crews, will be contracted to Qantas. The 717s will mainly operate to holiday destinations and will be repainted in Qantas
Read moreIssue 282: A New Gap?
May 16, 2011 0 commentFurther JSF delays puts classic Hornet life of type at risk The RAAF’s air combat transition plan from the classic F/A-18A/B Hornet to the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter is potentially in tatters following the March 15 revelation that the USAF might not declare Initial Operating Capability (IOC) of their F-35A JSF until 2018. Testifying before
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May 16, 2011 0 commentQantas Group News A380-832 Vh-oqj Was Registered to Qantas on March 8 Ahead of Its Planned Delivery to Sydney in Early April. 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
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May 15, 2011 0 commentRnzaf Skyhawks To Become Museum Pieces New Zealand Defence Minister Wayne Mapp has an-nounced that nine of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s 17 mothballed A-4K Skyhawks will be earmarked for museums, including one for Australia, after decade long attempts to sell the aircraft failed. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login
Read moreStaggerwing
May 14, 2011 0 commentBless my old college tutor, Dr Jackson. One of his favourite sayings was, “A bicycle is more than the sum of its parts. ” This could be thrown into any discussion or conversation. Now, decades later, I recall the expression as I stand in front of the Beech D17S ‘Staggerwing’ belonging to Peter Teichman. This
Read moreYing and Yang
May 13, 2011 0 commentUnderstanding experience Few would question that experience in any profession is a good thing. But it also has a dark side unless properly managed. Experience only correlates with expertise, and as the saying goes ‘correlation doesn’t mean causation’. This article is about why experience is necessary to develop expertise and why experience can also prevent
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