Carbon Monoxide, The Enemy Within Your Cabin Heater Since the Air Safety feature ‘Subtle Incapacitation’ (published in the March issue of Australian Aviation) was written, the report of the coronial inquiry into a fatal accident involving a Cessna 182 on a station property in outback South Australia in February 1994 has pointed to carbon monoxide

Pilatus Britten-Norman Islander My first encounter with Pilatus Britten-Norman’s world famous Islander was in Zimbabwe. Nine of us, safari bound, piled out of a vintage Air Zim Viscount and staggered across Kariba’s blistering tarmac into a work weary, bleached orange example . Hefting my bulging bag into the luggage compartment with the others, I was

New Tusks for the Pig: The F-111 Avionics Upgrade Programme Part 1 The RAAF’s F-111 Avionics Upgrade Programme (AUP) is finally underway, after a full half decade of definition and often very partisan debate. The long overdue systems upgrade will result in a substantial improvement in aircraft combat availability while also reducing crew workload through

Sydney Night Freight Operations Restricted The Federal Government has withdrawn approval for a number of operators to fly stage 3 compliant freighters into Sydney airport during curfew hours, and announced plans to transfer all night freight flights to Badgery’s Creek when it opens. The surprise early April decision restricts freight operations into Sydney during curfew