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Many of Australian Aviation’s readers would have started their careers as young, inexperienced pilots in Papua-New Guinea, one of the world’s most challenging flying environments. Names such as Tapini, Menyamya, the Kokoda Gap, the Black Cat Gap, and the Owen Stanley ranges, together with images of volatile weather and rock-filled clouds, can evoke memories that
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Vale – Steve Searle Metal was found in the engine’s scavenge filter, which means the engine needs to be removed for inspection. In addition, a problem has been found with the undercarriage and a crack was discovered in the doubler plate of the left lower mainplane spar. It is understood that as a result of
A new year often brings fresh hope and a determination to succeed. You need both in equal measure if you are to survive and thrive in regional aviation. The RAAA will hold a regional aviation summit on 19 March at Parliament House, Canberra, to shine another light on the opportunities and challenges facing regional aviation.
As pilots of light aircraft we need instruments to give us information on how the engine is going and to navigate to our destination. But what happens when suddenly, in mid flight, those instruments are no longer available? Regardless of whether you fly an aeroplane, drive a car or pilot a boat, one thing that
Caribous join the HARS fleet On November 25 2009, Caribou A4-210 touched down at Oakey Army Aviation Base after flying down from RAAF Townsville. After 45 years of service and 18,954 hours of flight, it was to be the veteran transport’s last journey in Australian service, with the Caribous officially retired by the end of
