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Wings over Illawarra underway
/ | 2 Comments on Wings over Illawarra underwayThe opening of the Wings Over Illawarra airshow for 2017 at Albion Park was met with clear, crisp morning skies. Soon those same skies played host to a variety of aircraft old and new, much to the delight of the swelling crowd below. Following the descent of the Australian flag in company with the Australian
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/NEW ALLOCATIONS REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AAG/5 Cessna A185E Skywagon 185-1392 7/3/17 Andrew Biggs, PO Box 100 Greta NSW 2334 VH-RKZ PK-RKT N2238T This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Address Password Keep me signed in on this device
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/There was more to Avalon than the F-35! To Avalon to Avalon The biennial airshow that we know as the Avalon Air Show was held over the period of February 28 to March 5. This year there was more emphasis on heavy metal but that that did not prevent some 211,000 people attending. An all
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/Aviation arrivals and departures across the region Qantas Group news. In this issue we report the delivery of an A320-200 to Jetstar Japan. Qantas ferried A380-842 VH-OQJ from Sydney to Manila as QF6009 on February 14 for planned maintenance with Lufthansa Technik. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian
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/Rossair targets a charter and FIFO niche for smaller aircraft Adelaide-based air charter group Rossair is preparing to expand its fly-in fly-out (FIFO) operations in South Australia and Western Australia, with moves already afoot to expand its aircraft fleet. New chief executive Warren Puvanendran, who joined the group in January from Cobham Aviation Services, believes
Read moreFuelled and lubricated
/Taking care of pilot nutrition Nutrition and adequate hydration. Two key words that do not get as much attention with a lot of pilots as adequate fuel supply or the correct airspeed and fuel burn. At flight school we learn a lot, about aerodynamics, aviation law and engines, amongst other subjects. One thing that does
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