Marc Joel Atrero

Flight Instructor Stress The student pilot had not flown for three months so the CFI conducted a dual flight with him prior to authorising him for his first solo cross country. The CFI also conducted a comprehensive briefing prior to the cross country flight which included a study of the weather forecasts, and the action

A21 – McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet Australia reduced its shortlist to only two candidates for the Mirage replacement in November 1979. To fill the Tactical Fighter Force (TFF) requirement, the RAAF was to select between the General Dynamics (now Lockheed) F-16 Fighting Falcon and the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. On October 20 1981, the Hornet

Aviation Industry Report Indicates Australia’s Performance Is Mixed A recently released report by the Bureau of Industry Economics (Research Report 59 August 1994) comparing Australia’s aviation infrastructure with international practice indicates a mixed performance. Since 1991 the BIE has been undertaking a study to develop international performance indicators for Australia’s major infrastructure services. Aviation is

  The mood at this year’s Farnborough Air Show was one of quiet optimism. After several years of recession and painful restructuring, civil manufacturers were buoyed by recent trends though military prospects remain fairly subdued. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this

Ansett’S Good Result With the float of at least some of its shareholding tipped for the not to distant future (refer P16, AA Sept ’94), Ansett Australia has announced a pleasing result for the 1993-94 financial year. Ansett Australia Holdings (formerly Ati) reported an after tax (but before abnormals) operating profit of $139.9m for the

People Air Vice Marshall Les Fisher will replace Air Marshall Barry Gration (who is retiring) as Chief of the Air Staff from the late November. Other recent RAAF postings include Air Commodore David Rogers who will take over from AVM Fisher as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff; Air Vice Marshall Frank Cox is to