Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorAir Safety
August 28, 1993 0 commentThere But for the Grace of God “Clearto go,” my passenger intoned through the Gosport speaking tube from the front cockpit as the steady “green” from the controller’s Aldis lamp shone out from the tower windows. I eased open the throttle of Tiger VH-AZP, feeding in left rudder to counteract the swing. The tail came
Read moreCentrespread -Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
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Read moreAfter Hours – Falcon 3.0 + Operation Flying Tiger
August 28, 1993 0 commentFalcon 3.0 – Plus Operation “Flying Tiger” By Spectrum Holobyte Falcon 3.0 – you love it or leave it. If you love it, after about 20 hours conversion, you will be competent enough to fly detailed missions in one of five “hot” locations in the world. The simulation starts with a comprehensive kit including several
Read moreAustralia’s War Diary
August 28, 1993 0 comment50 Years Ago… August 1-Sardinia. 458 (Wellington) Squadron, now part of No 328 Wing, continues antishipping sorties. F/Lt Douglas and crew are shot down attacking a heavy cruiser off Sardinia. Sicily. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron flies in from Malta. Sgt Fourneau’s engine fails and he ditches. His No 2, Major Theron (SAAF), circles his dinghy for
Read moreAirtest – Citation VII
August 28, 1993 0 commentThe Cessna Citation VII The Cessna Aircraft Company used to have a product numbering system familiar to all fliers. The 100 series were light piston singles (120, 150, 152, 172, etc, with names like Skyhawk, Commuter and Cardinal). Larger singles came into the 200 series, from 206 Skylane to the 208 Caravan. The 300 models
Read moreDefence Update
August 28, 1993 0 commentRaaf Takes on New”Shape” With Fewer Numbers Air Force has taken on a new “shape in recent times, with reduced numbers on strength as at July 1 andmajor reorganisations both the Air Force Office and one of its key units, the Materiel Division. A new redundancy programme implemented this year, which was totally voluntary, saw
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