Australian Aviation

The Camcopter S-100 has become the first vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) system to receive the approval and will now be able to operate in Australian civil aerospace. The capability received a Defence Aviation Safety Authority Permit in 2017, granted to the Royal Australian Navy.

Alexander Robinson, co-founder of Airly, says we don’t need new aeroplanes or weapons to generate outcomes, but to do more from less and get the most out of what we have.

Adam Thorn speaks to two of Babcock’s aviation personnel working on the front line, senior base pilot Heath Mastin and senior aircrew officer Ryan Hurrell.

In its final report into the incident, the transport safety watchdog noted that neither the pilot of the Extra, VH-IOG, nor the Magni M16C Tandem Trainer gyroplane, G1850, heard each other’s broadcasts or saw the other aircraft until they were about 20 metres from colliding.

Australian Federation of Air Pilots members at Network, which operates Qantas FIFO and scheduled QantasLink services in WA, have begun six rolling 24-hour work stoppages from Wednesday to Monday, adding a further three days to already-planned industrial action.

The new F-35 aircraft are designed with a Technology Refresh-3 package which includes additional munitions capabilities, target recognition, jamming, cyber security, sensor and user interface improvements, processing and data storage enhancements.