New Aviation Licence Examination Procedures Planned For Mid 1995 By Norman Lee. In July last year the CAA Aviation Bulletin reported the prosecution and subsequent conviction of an independent conducting officer for selling exam passes in commercial pilot and instrument rating exams. Confronted with other examples of outright fraud, and evidence of abnormally high pass
Oshkosh 1994 — Definitely on an Upswing If the 1994 EAA Oshkosh Convention was any measure of the current state of the General Aviation (GA) industry in America, then it looks like the economic upturn has definitely started. Given the huge crowds that attend Oshkosh, it is the ideal focal point for the GA industry
Flight Instructor Stress The student pilot had not flown for three months so the CFI conducted a dual flight with him prior to authorising him for his first solo cross country. The CFI also conducted a comprehensive briefing prior to the cross country flight which included a study of the weather forecasts, and the action
A21 – McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet Australia reduced its shortlist to only two candidates for the Mirage replacement in November 1979. To fill the Tactical Fighter Force (TFF) requirement, the RAAF was to select between the General Dynamics (now Lockheed) F-16 Fighting Falcon and the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. On October 20 1981, the Hornet
Aviation Industry Report Indicates Australia’s Performance Is Mixed A recently released report by the Bureau of Industry Economics (Research Report 59 August 1994) comparing Australia’s aviation infrastructure with international practice indicates a mixed performance. Since 1991 the BIE has been undertaking a study to develop international performance indicators for Australia’s major infrastructure services. Aviation is
The mood at this year’s Farnborough Air Show was one of quiet optimism. After several years of recession and painful restructuring, civil manufacturers were buoyed by recent trends though military prospects remain fairly subdued. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this