Category: General Aviation

ATSB won’t probe mid-air crash as it must ‘prioritise resources’
General Aviation

The organisation said it understood the next of kin “wanted answers” but had to allocate its resources towards cases that would generate the “greatest public safety benefit”.

Two dead as glider collides mid-air with recreational aircraft
General Aviation

The incident took place just before 3pm on Wednesday, with the wreckage of the two aircraft being found 200 metres apart in a paddock at Kybong, near Gympie.

Pioneering Catalina flying boat lowered from Powerhouse ceiling
General Aviation

In 1951, the Catalina completed the first return flight from Australia to South America. The aircraft was piloted by Sir Patrick Gordon Taylor, his two-week journey was the first crossing of the South Pacific Ocean and a vital step in expanding the global aviation network.

ATSB stumped by Piper Cherokee’s loss of power
General Aviation

The incident occurred in June last year while the pilot conducted circuits at Moorabbin Airport, in Melbourne’s southeast. The aircraft hit trees before crashing into the ground.

Pilot CEOs more likely to try tax avoidance
General Aviation

Deakin University study was conducted on the hypothesis that “thrill-seeking” executives would be more likely to take risks

Outback Air Race wraps and raises $750k
General Aviation

Husband-and-wife team Ian and Connie Warburton won the competition in their 1974 Piper Cherokee 140. The event saw 86 entrants fly a total of 3,800 kilometres across three different states.

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