Warbirds Mig Grounding Lifted On March 13 1993, MiG-15UTI (SBLim-2), VH-LSN, crashed at Canberra, killing the pilot and passenger. As a result of the accident the Civil Aviation Authority quickly moved to ground the aircraft type in Australia pending the outcome of the investigation by the BASI and the CAA. The four aircraft that were
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A14- Pilatus PC-6B Porter Since receiving Cessna 180 and Bell Sioux aircraft over 1959-61, Army Aviation had expanded from the RAAF controlled No 16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron to the establishment of the Australian Army Aviation Corps (AAAC) on July 1, 1968. The flying arm of the Corps was No 1 Aviation Regiment, made up
Safety Audits Hold Significant Potential for Reducing GA Accident Rate The two tier aviation regulation system allows for a deregulated marketplace, free of red tape regulations which are not pertinent to all operators. Aviation operators are afforded a greater latitude of discretion and can make decisions more appropriate to their particular operation and ‘cultural’ requirements.
Gps Navigation-Where to Now? At a recent briefing given by Trimble Navigation Ltd in Canberra it was stated that a decision between GPS and MLS as the future precision approach landing system must be made within the next two years, due amongst other things, to the rapidly approaching demise of ILS because of frequency problems;
Start of Aew&C Study in New Year The Defence Department and Air Force will conduct a Project Definition Study (PDS) next year into the procurement of an Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system to enter the Royal Australian Air Force inventory towards the end of the century. The PDS will identify a list of