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On August 6, 1947 in the first of several such appearances, Howard Hughes told an emotion-charged and sometimes heated US Senate hearing that he had put the sweat of his life and his reputation into his H4 Hercules “Spruce Goose” – and if it was a failure he would leave the country and never return.
New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AAD Pilatus PC‑12/47E 1068 13/11/08 AA Company, GPO Box 587 Brisbane 4000 HB‑FRW ADF Cessna 182S Skylane 18280870 7/11/08 Gerdgrove, 848 Dohles Rocks Rd Griffin Qld 4503 N391ME ADI Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP 172S10029 20/10/08 Australian Air Safaris, PO Box 8 North Adelaide SA 5006 N822TK AFF Gippsland
With a return to work for many operators following recent rain, safety should be at the front of everyone’s minds. But safety needs to go beyond just having an awareness or good intentions. Safety must be supported by a systematic approach which identifies and manages risks and provides tools to pilots to assist them to
Dumping Northwest NSW ports. Rex’s closing Air Link Dubbo’s network will leave a big geographic hole. Eight ports from Lightning Ridge to Cobar, North West of Dubbo, were first served by BAT DC3s after WW11, 7 passing to A/NSW F27s in the early 60s, each getting 3 or 4 shared flights per week direct to
Not a week goes by without an RAAA member calling to discuss difficulties that they are having with their airfield owner. This is particularly true around the time when leases are being renewed/not renewed or changed in some substantial way. Owners are usually trying to maximise their return on their investment and the tenant is
10 Years Ago • British Aerospace announced the conditional launch of the Avro RJX at the Avalon Airshow on February 16. With the same range of cabin configurations as the Avro RJ range, this new version will be powered by four 7000lb (31kN) AlliedSignal AS977-1A turbofans. • After eight years of acquiescence, Iraq began to
