Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorRotor Torque
September 17, 2009 0 commentThe NH90 MUH is expected to enter RNZAF service next year with full operating capability by 2013. (Eurocopter) Adf Mrh 90s Prepar E for Sea Trials, Seventh Delivered the Adf’s Mrh 90 Transport Helicopter Project Continues to Progress With the Type Preparing to Go to Sea for First of Class Flight Trials. This content is
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September 16, 2009 0 commentAirline News Air New Zealand 767‑319er Zk-ncg Returned to Auckland From Hong Kong on July 13 as Flight Nz6042 After It Was Fitted With Winglets. The 767 Re-entered Service as a 767-319er/w on July 14 as Flight Nz105 From Auckland to Sydney. Sistership Zk-nck Ferried Out of Auckland for Hong Kong as Flight Nz6103 on
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September 15, 2009 0 commentWhat 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
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September 14, 2009 0 commentAircraft 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
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September 13, 2009 0 commentAERO 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
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September 12, 2009 0 commentThe 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
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