Marc Joel Atrero

Dick Smith’s Aerial Calypso Not content with his achievements to date, Australian adventurer Dick Smith has found another Australian aviation explorer from the ‘Golden Age’ of flying to emulate. Little known Australian, Sir Hubert Wilkins, one of the earliest fliers in Arctic and Antarctic regions, is Dick’s latest hero. After evaluating possible types which were

In this, our ninth annual listing of the regional airline operators of Australia, it is pleasing to be able to report what can only be termed as good news. Indeed, growth is strong, stronger than experienced for many, many years while yields are also healthy. The only blight on the horizon is the inevitable march

Solo Around the World, Peter Norvill’s Ultimate Adventure Thirty-seven year old Peter Norvill from Murrurundi in New South Wales recently became the first Australian-born pilot to fly solo around the world, backwards as it were, against the prevailing winds. Not that world records are unknown to this man. He already holds three world records relating

More on the Possible Import Restrictions Saga Readers will recall our July 1988 item regarding the revised DOA Airworthiness Advisory circular that might or might not allow the import and operation of potential ANA 108A type aircraft. Part of the import approval hinged on whether the type in question had been operated in relation to

10 Years Ago • The Defence Minister, Mr James Killen has announced that the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and Panavia Tornado have been deleted from the list of possible replacement aircraft for the RAAF’s Mirage II10s. The list of contenders now consists of the McDonnell Douglas/ Northrop F-18A Homet, Northrop F-18L, General Dynamics F-16 and

Trinidad and Tobago The modern light aircraft for the most part has been a success story of the United States aviation industry, more than that of any other country. In this issue however we’ll look at a product range of the revitalised European light aircraft industry. The Socata TB10 Tobago and TB20 Trinidad are relative