Marc Joel Atrero
Author747-400 in Qantas Service
December 17, 1993 0 commentThe 747-400: Four Years in Qantas Service The 747-400 has now been in service with Qantas for four years. Ushered in at the end of the 80s, it, like its predecessor, the analog 747, the-400 will be with us for quite a while-probably five to ten years into the next century. By then it is
Read moreWarbirds
December 16, 1993 0 commentWarbirds Mig Grounding Lifted On March 13 1993, MiG-15UTI (SBLim-2), VH-LSN, crashed at Canberra, killing the pilot and passenger. As a result of the accident the Civil Aviation Authority quickly moved to ground the aircraft type in Australia pending the outcome of the investigation by the BASI and the CAA. The four aircraft that were
Read moreCentrespread – Ansett Shorts Sandringham
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Read moreAircraft of the ADF – A14 Pilatus Turbo Porter
December 14, 1993 0 commentA14- Pilatus PC-6B Porter Since receiving Cessna 180 and Bell Sioux aircraft over 1959-61, Army Aviation had expanded from the RAAF controlled No 16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron to the establishment of the Australian Army Aviation Corps (AAAC) on July 1, 1968. The flying arm of the Corps was No 1 Aviation Regiment, made up
Read moreAudits an Important Air Safety Aid
December 13, 1993 0 commentSafety Audits Hold Significant Potential for Reducing GA Accident Rate The two tier aviation regulation system allows for a deregulated marketplace, free of red tape regulations which are not pertinent to all operators. Aviation operators are afforded a greater latitude of discretion and can make decisions more appropriate to their particular operation and ‘cultural’ requirements.
Read moreGPS Landing System Battle Intensifies
December 12, 1993 0 commentGps Navigation-Where to Now? At a recent briefing given by Trimble Navigation Ltd in Canberra it was stated that a decision between GPS and MLS as the future precision approach landing system must be made within the next two years, due amongst other things, to the rapidly approaching demise of ILS because of frequency problems;
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