Backflip Back just before WW2 I was in Sydney after learning to fly at the Royal Newcastle Aero Club and heard that an air pageant was to be held at Coonabarabran near my hometown, Baradine. So I made some phone calls and succeeded in buying a ride to Coona in a Cirrus Moth. On the
R44 Clears Faa Special Certification Review, But R22 Comes Under Ntsb Fire The US Federal Aviation Administration has cleared the Robinson R44’s compliance with certification requirements and the Robinson Helicopter Company standards of design, manufacture and quality control assurance, after conducting a Special Certification Review (SCR) of the four seat piston helo at the bequest
Regional Airline News Newcastle Aviation has leased the former Kendell Airlines Metro Ii Vh-Bis from International Air Parts in Sydney. The entry into service of Vh-Bis now gives Newcastle Aviation an operating fleet of six Metroliners — Metro IiIs Vh-Ssm, -Sst, -Ssv, -Ssw, and Metro Iis Vh-Bis and -Wgx. The Metroliners mainly operate on night
Ansett Nz “Cash Positive” Ansett New Zealand’s operations are “cash positive” says an Ansett spokesman but he will not say whether the airline has turned around a seven year run of losses — estimated at some $NZ200 million. Ansett Australia public affairs manager Peter Young said before the “cash positive” statement that the New Zealand
Tasmanian Jet Provost Number Two While restoring its ex-Singaporian Air Force T4 Jet Provost, s/n 356, the Tasmanian ‘Project Jet Provost’ syndicate that owns the aircraft were keen to obtain a new canopy for the aircraft. Following up on an advert in a UK publication, they developed a contact who went to buy an RAF
Four of our “On the Airbands” readers have written to enquire: “What is Qantas 180, and where is it bound?” This flight is the recently inaugurated Tokyo/Darwin service. Equipment used is a Boeing 767-238, with the Tokyo departure on Monday evening, with an early morning Tuesday arrival in Darwin, followed by the continuation through to