Marc Joel Atrero

Mind Over Matter I well recall my instructor telling me all those years ago as I was about to get airborne for the first time, that my IQ would drop by 50% the moment I stepped into the aircraft. He then went on to say that it would only gradually return to normal after I

The Ether Fighter Senses A Radar Probe The Ether Fighter senses a radar probe and drops its nose, sniffing the electronic air for emissions. The ragged edge of energy from a Doppler radar is sensed, and as the fighter moves along its mission flightpath, it locates the exact position of the radar transmitter. Moving a

Impulse Airlines Impulse Airlines’ plans to become a major Australian regional carrier are well within reach if the airline’s achievements in its relatively short history are any indication. Its decision to lease ten Jetstream 41s will surely help the company on a course to realise this objective. Impulse’s managing director, Gerry McGowan, said on accepting

A22 – Aerospatiale As 350b Squirrel Basic helicopter training for the RAAF and RAN had been carried out by the RAAF at Fairbairn since 1962 on the UH-1B Iroquois. Twenty years later, these early model “Hueys” were overdue for replacement. In August 1982, the Minister for Defence announced a $23 million order for 18 Squirrels:

Banana Formation Monitored by your author, on Bankstown Tower frequency 132.8 MHz, a pair of Cessna Skyhawks inbound in formation from the training area to the west of the field, with the unlikely radio callsign of “Banana Formation”! Yes, you guessed it, you really wouldn’t expect a callsign like that to go uncommented on, by

Airlink Bae 146-200 Enters Service Australian Airlink changed its operating name to Airlink with the delivery and entry into service on September 3 of its first Bae 146-200. Airlink has leased the three aircraft, Vh-Njg, Vh-Njh and Vh-Njj, from National Jet Systems in Adelaide who in turn have leased the aircraft from Trident Aviation Leasing