Marc Joel Atrero

This is the eighth annual review of helicopter operations in Australia and is presented in two sections, the first consisting of the numerous helicopter operators under headings generalising their main field of operation, and where possible postal addresses and telephone numbers have been included. The second section has a brief description of each of the

Malaysia Approves Australian Helicopter School Australian helicopter operator Chopperline has been granted approved training school status by the Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation. a Chopperline Flight Training, the company’s flight school division will offer approved courses of 150 flight hours complying with Malaysian regulations which are based on the UK CAP 54 requirements. Students will

Kitty hawk Sold The Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk being restored by Nelson Wilson of Melbourne has been sold to the Australian War Memorial. The AWM has long wanted to obtain a Kittyhawk for its collection and it would appear that Nelson’s happened to appear on the market at the right time. The Kittyhawk, RAAF serial A29-133,

It would appear that aviation is becoming more electronic across the board. No doubt pilots are aware of the hand held computers now available that feature alpha-numeric keyboards and which can accept software cards containing aviation programs. Skynav Aviation Computers, a Sydney based company, offers a card that can be inserted into hardware computer models

Cutting Corners After my sudden retrenchment from a Pacific island airline, I returned to Melbourne unemployed. Being in my middle fifties, I was offered no hope of a job with any of the airlines, commuters included. The curt, unfriendly manager of a major commuter airline was frank in his refusal even to interview me. He

Raaf ‘Slice’ of Defence Budget ‘Cake’ Declines as Navy Projects Muster Steam! The declining, although expected, share by the Royal Australian Air Force, of funding for major capital equipment is outlinedin theFederal Government’s Defence Budget on August 20. Quite clearly the F/A-18 Hornet acquisition program has not only wound down, but even the money being