A13-Link Trainer In 1935 when A14 in the second series of A numbers was allocated to the Tugan Gannet transport, A13 had been conveniently passed over. It was considered that allocating this number to an aircraft would invite bad luck. The A13 block thus remained vacant until 1938, when the first of the Link ground

 Qantas has for some time had a special Flight Service Director (FSD) workstation installed in one of its Boeing 747-4388, VH-OJK. It was actually fitted for the Queen’s most recent visit to Australia following manufacture by ASI Industries of Melbourne. This console is a full Cabin Management System, the Flight Service Director to do his

Australian Defence Force Helicopter School Now Training Own Qfi’s At a recent briefing given by the ADF Helicopter School, details were provided of significant developments in the training of Qualified Flying Instructors (QFIS) to meet the growing needs of the ADF. By way of background, following the transfer of the battlefield helicopter function from the

Building Your Own Kit Aircraft – Is It a Practical Proposition? Ever dreamed about building your own aircraft? Recently I had the pleasure of spending a couple of hours with those well known sport aviation identities, Jake and Barbara Jansen of Canberra who are doing just that. After a lot of hard work, they are