Marc Joel Atrero

What separates a novice pilot from an expert How do some pilots make flying look so easy? If you want to become a better pilot you first need to understand what you are aiming for. The age old saying that “a superior pilot uses his (or her) superior knowledge to avoid having to display his

Aircraft tracking by satellite Perched at 4500 feet, my finger tracks a line along the chart, while I scan outside for landmarks on the way to the NSW township of Goulburn. 400 miles away at the Avalon Air Show, my every move and cross-track error is being observed on the big screen through the growing

AERO COMMANDER/ROCKWELL/ GULFSTREAM 100……………………………………. 3 112……………………………………. 9 114………………………………….. 17 500A, 500B…………………………. 2 500S, 500U Shrike……………… 42 560E………………………………….. 3 680 Grand…………………………… 5 681 Hawk……………………………. 1 685……………………………………. 1 690……………………………………. 9 695 Propjet………………………….. 1 AERONCA/BELLANCA/CHAMPION/ AMERICAN CHAMPION 14-31-2 Cruisair……………………. 1 11BC, 11AC Chief…………………. 2 7AC, 7BCM Champion…………… 5 7ECA Citabria……………………….. 5 7EC Traveler………………………… 2 7ECA Citabria……………………….. 2 7FC

The skies over northern Queensland and the Northern Territory reverberated to the sounds of US and Australian military aircraft over July 6-25 for the biennial Exercise Talisman Saber 2009 (TS09). TS09 aimed to train Australian and US forces in mission planning and conducting combined task force operations to improve combat readiness and interoperability. ABOVE: A

Combating the threat of birdstrikes The first recorded in-flight collision involving a powered aircraft and a bird is believed to have occurred not too long after the first powered flight. In September 1905, Orville Wright was chasing a flock of birds when he struck one. He landed safely but the encounter was fatal for the

ACA 8KCAB Super Decathlon Would you believe it? Here, now, in the 21st Century, there is only one true multi-purpose trainer that can be used for basic flying instruction, tailwheel conversions, formation flying and aerobatics. The latest iteration of a long line of trainers, tourers and load-haulers, this Super Decathlon traces its roots back sixty