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New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AFF Rotorway Exec 162F 6982 11/2/09 Peter Cronk, 1047 Mount Crosby Rd Karana Downs Qld 4306 N8002E BDE Kavanagh E‑240 KB391 2/3/09 Global Ballooning, 1/173‑175 Swan St Richmond 3121 BGM Gippsland GA8‑TC 320 Airvan GA8‑TC 320‑08‑140 3/3/09 Gippsland Aeronautics, PO Box 881 Morwell Vic 3840 CHA Cessna 172S

Protectionsism’s ugly head If a return to protectionism and government subsidies in Europe and the US becomes a fix to financial woes, we stand to lose. Australian companies exporting aircraft, vehicles and military hardware will be threatened, while offshore defence and airline procurements demanding local content as offsets will find the going tougher. But the

There are two ways to navigate cross country, IFR and VFR. History would record that the latter is the one that most GA pilots use and is the one that can have the most problems. Old lessons are good lessons and are worth repeating to both new and more experienced pilots. This content is available

New Spitfire for Australia Following in the Footsteps of His Famous Father Ross Pay is to Take Delivery of a Mk.ix Spitfire at the End of April. The New Spitfire, Formerly Mh-603, Was Previously Owned by Provenance Fighter Sales of French Valley, California Usa, and is Partly Completed. The Fuselage is Completely Finished and the

412 for Ambulance Victoria Contract Commissioned Australian Helicopters Commissioned Its First of Two New Bell 412eps (Pictured Above) for an Ambulance Victoria Contract on March 13 at the Avalon Airshow. Victorian Health Minister Daniel Andrews and Representatives From Ambulance Victoria, Bell Helicopter and Australian Helicopters Attended the Commissioning Ceremony of Vh-vas ‘hems 5’, Which Was

If golf is considered a ‘mental’ game, then where does that leave aviation? At least in golf the risks are relatively tame. But in aviation, how many of us pay close attention to our mental well being, or perform a mental ‘daily inspection’ before each flight? This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.