Australian Aviation

Reinventing the Wheel? Flying training is depressed. That is not news. The reasons why flying training is depressed though, extend far beyond the mere after-effects of recession. It now costs between sixty and eighty dollars an hour dual to learn to fly. The cost of a basic restricted PPL (Private Pilots Licence) stands at around

Events surrounding the destruction of KAL flight 007 in September highlight some interesting flaws in the Soviet military in general and the Soviet air defence system in particular. To look at reality, it is inconceivable that the KAL 747 was on a clandestine spy mission as the Soviets claim. Even a mildly attuned aviation and

The Convention on International Civil Aviation held in Chicago, U. S. A. in 1944 led to the formation of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Subsequently, an Accident Investigation Division was formed and international standards and recommended practices for accident investigation were adopted. Australia, as a signatory to the Convention, discharges its responsibilities through the

Tango Alpha Alpha – Flight 460 To Brisbane Sunday, June 26, dawned fine with a cold westerly wind blowing up to 25 knots. In Sydney, that necessitates the use of runway 25 for arrivals and departures, and it was to remain like that for the entire day. I was met by Captain Neville Grady and

V/Stol New Concepts Flexible response is the name of the game, in current warfare, the side which can get the most hardware to the battlefield first is the side most likely to succeed. The ability to respond quickly is an essential part of deterrence, one must have the ability to deploy front-line weapon systems at

Beech Point the Way to Tomorrow With Futuristic Starship Beechcraft, long considered overly conservative in their aeronautical design philosophies, have launched what is without doubt the most visually futuristic aircraft design of recent decades. Aptly designated, Starship 1, the new Beech offering is representative of a new generation of high-performance turboprops that are set to