Marc Joel Atrero

Pilot Training: The Boom Continues, but Is Change Necessary? If you’re a young person whose mind is set on a career as a professional pilot, the next few years will provide the greatest opportunity for some time for you to make that career a real possibility. Flying training is now in a period of boom

Product Report Icom Ic-A20 Transceiver The ICOM IC-A20 VHF Transceiver is one excellent example of how far technology has progressed in recent years. The IC-A20 is a true Navcom with 200 channel capability. As well as giving to and from VOR indications, it also shows the deviation off course in relation to a VOR station.

The Anatomy of the Tacjammer The practice of using tactical aircraft to carry high power radar jamming equipment originated during WWII, when RAF Defiants fitted with Mandrel jammers first disrupted the operation of the Luftwaffe’s Freya A-band acquisition radars. Defiants equipped with Mandrel jammers or Moonshine deception repeaters and rocket firing Typhoons thus laid the

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Aircrew Team Management Targeted at Saving Lives Welcome to our revised Air Safety column as we continue to run items of interest from the RAAF’s excellent Spotlight journal. Spotlight is produced by the RAAF’s highly respected Directorate of Air Force Safety and though relating primarily to military aviation, contains much of direct relevance and interest

Tristar In February, 1966, American Airlines issued a specification for a twin engined, widebody, 250 seat, short to medium range jet aircraft. Two companies, the newly merged McDonnell Douglas Corporation and Lockheed, responded. Discussions with potential customers ironically led both to make the same major design change, the introduction of a third engine. The L1011