Marc Joel Atrero

Instructors see many logbooks. Some new and others with many hours logged. Some are a pleasure to sight while others make one wish they should stay closed. Most instructors find that when it comes to upgrade time a check of the student’s logbook against the flight records will usually find a discrepancy in the hours.

10 Years Ago • On May 5 a new production Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack was to delivered to the Russian air force at Engels air base near Saratov. The aircraft was delivered from the Kazan Aviation plant where it was stored unfinished for several years until funding was received last year. • The maiden flight of

When we asked him about the possibility of any additional Super Hornets being acquired for the RAAF at last July’s rollout of the first RAAF jet in St Louis, Chief of Air Force AIRMSHL Mark Binskin responded with an emphatic “No!” At the time, CAF was adamant that 24 Super Hornets operating in conjunction with

Dc6b For Australian Joy Flight Visit The last DC6B built is to visit Australia next year to help celebrate Australia’s 100th anniversary of powered flight. The big Douglas airliner is to come to Australia from Africa where it is registered as V5-NCG in Namibia. Photos show the aircraft with a single isle and nicely decked

Army Kiowas Go Digital the Army is Upgrading Some of Its Bell 206b-1 Kiowa Helicopters With New Digital Avionics to Address Obsolescence Issues, Reduce Support Costs and Make the Helicopters More Suitable for Lead-in Training for the Tiger Arh, Mrh 90 and Ch-47 Chinook. Under the Army Minor Capital Project 015. 50 Kiowa Navigation Rationalisation

Building-generated turbulence that compromises aircraft handling is becoming a serious topic amongst regional and general aviation operators. It is the subject of a formal ATSB investigation and raises many operational and policy issues. On at least one major airport, one metro secondary airport and one GAAP airport new buildings are causing serious handling problems for