Marc Joel Atrero

Inmarsat Monitoring And Aviation Anecdotes You may be aware that each year around October, I travel to Atlanta in the United States to attend a radio communications monitoring convention. It is one of the ways I can keep up to date with technology and the latest ideas. Last October, after jetting my way with Qantas

Fleet Defender By Microprose I’m feeling particularly cocky as I fly the F-14B Tomcat back to the carrier. This is my first mission on this simulation and I have just splashed three MiG-23s, one with a Sparrow, one with a Sidewinder and the last after a furious turning fight where I took a few hits

Major Defence Programmes Given The Go Ahead NZ Defence Minister Warren Cooper has announced plans to spend $NZ330m on four long awaited and sought after projects, three of which are aviation related. The major component of the spending is the agreement in principle for $NZ200m to be spent on six new naval helicopters to replace

Sampling ‘Shabby Blue One’ The Ca-25 Winjeel Non-flying people might think there is something wrong with me, but I know most pilots will understand when I recount that on honeymoon last year, at a remote West Australian seaside resort, I was only able to forget about aircraft until I heard the sound of a Gipsy

Gps Precision The US is now, more than ever, committed to satellite technology over conventional ILS and MLS navigational aids. According to the US Department of Transportation, several thousand general aviation and public use airports throughout the country will soon have their own satellite technology for bad weather landings. To date, three airports in the

An Damaged In Williamtown Accident Saturday December 17 saw North American T-28D Trojan VH-XVT suffer damage at Williamtown, NSW. The big warbird was taking off from the RAAF base, near Newcastle, when it suffered a power loss. The Trojan was landed in a paddock with the undercarriage down. The aircraft overran the paddock and went