Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorIssue 113: December 1995
December 15, 1995 0 commentThe Disappearing Airports As the year rolls to a close it sometimes brings to mind what the future might well hold for some aspects of aviation in Australia. In particular I have a bad feeling about some crucial aspects of General Aviation, a component of our aeronautical environment that seems to perennially be the subject
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November 10, 1995 0 commentRegister Review Forty five aircraft make up the new allocation section this month including two classic designs from the de Havilland Aircraft Company, the Tiger Moth and Chipmunk. The latest de Havilland Canada Chipmunk to join the Australian register is BSR and comes from the Royal Navy via Sotheby’s auctions. That auction, on November 28
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November 10, 1995 0 commentOverheard I used to fly in Ireland. One day, I was doing circuits, when the following took place: A helicopter with the pilot and his wife were approaching Dublin on a fine day. The only problem was that his mike had jammed open, so we all heard as they discussed not only family business, but
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November 10, 1995 0 commentThankfully, this feature has won wide acceptance from commercial and military pilots, air traffic controllers, ground engineers, tug drivers, airport security personnel, in fact, from a wide range of people involved in commercial GA and military aviation. Rick Hodge is an F28 Captain with Ansett. He now lives in Mount Claremont, WA. Before joining the
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November 10, 1995 0 commentTcas Recommended Our Airspace Management column, “Who is in Control?” (AA April 95) discussed the use of Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS). In that article, we reported that the then CAA had no plans to make the carriage of TCAS mandatory. That looks likely to change following interim recommendations of a Bureau of
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November 10, 1995 0 commentNh 90 Rolls Out The NH Industries NH 90 nine tonne class multirole helicopter rolled out on September 29 at a ceremony at Eurocopter France’s Marignane facility. Five NH 90 prototypes are currently being built, three to baseline standard by Eurocopter France, one to the TTH tactical transport version by Eurocopter Deutschland and one by
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