10 Years Ago • A ceremony was held at the RANAS at Nowra on July 2 to mark the disbanding of the Fleet Air Arm’s frontline Squadrons, VF 805 equipped with Douglas A-4G Skyhawks and VS 816 equipped with Grumman S-2G Trackers. Both squadrons had comprised the Carrier Air Group aboard HMAS Melbourne. Until the

The Dragonfly Has Flown The first Cessna A-37B Dragonfly has flown. On May 1 VH-DLO took to the air at Scone, NSW with Col Pay as pilot. Owned by David Lowry of Scone the small side by side jet (33ft wingspan) is the first of the six in the Australia/New Zealand region to take to

Australian Aviation College Planning for Growth The focus of airline pilot training has changed dramatically in recent years. As airline passenger traffic grows, and with it the number and complexity of airliners, the need for airline specific pilot training has expanded. The time has long since passed when airlines could recruit only ex-military pilots, or

“William town Terminal Information . . . In your face . . . Yanks!! Runway one two, moderate actual. Decks . . . steady. Temperature . . . white and hot for squids! QNH . . . one inch! But then again . . . you’d be used to that measurement . . . four