10 Years Ago It has been reported that Cessna will remove several models from its 1986 production. These will be the Citation I, Model 340, Stationair 8, Turbo Stationair, Turbo Skylane, Cutlass and Model 152 Aerobat. In addition, it is likely that there will be an indefinite suspension of production of the Model 152, Cutlass

N2 – Douglas C-47 Dakota In July 1949 the RAN was offered up to three Douglas Dakotas on free issue from the RAAF, to serve as transports and assist the training of aircrew. Two RAAF aircraft were chosen, C-47A variants serialled A65-23 and A65-43. The classic Douglas C-47/DC-3 transport was the workhorse of the mid

Tas Jet Provost Flies Following fast on the tail of last month’s report on warbird jets now flying in Australia comes news of yet another first flight and a jet at that. The BAe Jet Provost T.4, VH-JPP, made its debut at Devonport, Tasmania, on Saturday June 3. Previously with the RAF as s/n XS-178,

Aopa Backflips On Latest Airspace Proposals In an apparent backflip, the new President of The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Dick Smith, in an editorial in the June issue of the AOPA magazine, is now endorsing the latest CAA airspace proposal. In the editorial he states that the proposal “will result in an internationally