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The airline's final RJ100, VH-NJE, performed its last passenger flight in Adelaide on Friday evening before being met with a water cannon salute, to mark the end of an era for the regional fly-in-fly-out and charter operator.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service south eastern section (RFDSSE) has unveiled its first aircraft donning the organisation’s new national livery.
A preliminary ATSB report into the incident west of Norseman in WA, which killed pilot Hugh Sterle, also suggests its engine was producing power at impact.
The organisers of the event, and its major sponsor The Lottery Office, are now encouraging new teams to get involved in the race, which will take place from August 29 – September 11, 2022.
The GA-8 landed 300 metres further than intended, leading to the aircraft becoming damaged and its landing gear detaching. Neither the pilot nor seven passengers were injured.
Notably, Pipistrel's electric light aircraft, Velis Electro, became the world's first electric aircraft to receive full type-certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency in 2020, and remains the only of its kind to hold this certification.
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