Marc Joel Atrero

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

Airline News This Issue We Report the Deliveries of A320s to Tiger Airways and Strategic, and the Departure of a Virgin Blue 737‑800. Aircalin A330-202 F‑ojse Departed Noumea on March 23 as Flight Ac980 for Maintenance in Hong Kong. To Cover Its Downtime Aircalin Has Been Operating Air Tahiti Nui A340‑300s on the Noumea to

Training for when it goes wrong While there has been an increasing trend towards greater automation in aircraft, a some flying schools are beginning to offer courses which borrow from aerobatics to equip pilots to better manage emergency situations. Emergency Manoeuvres Training (EMT) is a relatively new discipline in civilian flying training in Australia, and

The recently released National Aviation Policy White Paper “Flight Path to the Future” detailed the considerable contribution of the aviation industry to the social and economic well-being of our nation. By formalising the role of ASTRA, the government has given the industry a unique opportunity to demonstrate that the various industry sectors can work together

Piaggio’s military trainer is the epitome of ruggedness, and it flies well, too. This four-seat tricycle gear aircraft started life as a two-seat tailwheel trainer built by Piaggio in the early fifties for the Italian air force, designated P. 148. The larger P. 149 was intended as a civilian training/touring aircraft, but suffered poor sales