September/October2021

Australian Flying

Australia's premier General Aviation magazine

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A Matter of Interpretation
This very learned reader has raised the point of the data required by the CASRs for take-off performance not aligning with reality. It proved an excellent test of the new CASR Part 91 plain English guide, and right or wrong, shines a light on how a p
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RotorTech achieves Record Attendance Goal
Rotary aviation industry convention and exhibition RotorTech 2021 set a new record for attendance last June. The event, which was held at the Royal International Convention Centre in Brisbane, attracted more than 1800 visitors over three days, a reco
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Avidyne releases Vantage Avionics
Avionics manufacturer Avidyne announced a new suite of avionics in July aimed at upgrading GA cockpits. Called Avidyne Vantage, the new avionics are being released as a retrofit to replace ageing Avidyne systems that have been in use for many years.
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The Connected Cockpit
Aviation has an epigram for everything, but one of the classics is, “when the weight of the paperwork equals the weight of the pilot, you’re cleared for take-off.” While the mighty EFB has certainly lightened our load in terms of having to carry maps
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Neither Stranger nor Enemy
The name “Comanche” translated from the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Comanche people, means “enemy”, or “stranger”. But the Piper Comanche seems to only have loyal friends, not enemies, although many people are strangers to the type. The Piper
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FAA certifies Helitak Black Hawk Tank
Helitak Fire Fighting Equipment has been awarded FAA STC Certification for their FT4500 UH60 Black Hawk tank. In 2018, the Helitak FT4500 Fire Tank underwent rigorous flight-testing and trials in conjunction with High Performance Helicopters (HPH) in
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A Pioneering Spirit
Jim Hazelton must have been the only pilot in the world who loved headwinds. Whilst the rest of us curse them for killing our groundspeed, to Jim it just meant he got to spend more time in the air. For him, there was no better place than the cockpit
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The Journey Of An RV-7
One way to counteract the jolt of life in a foreign city is to start building an RV7 in your apartment. Mike Killingsworth and Mac Knell never had a cross word in the 13 years they worked together on the project, which, after 12 months, came from Hon
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Putting it Simply
ASA has signaled its commitment to listening to and acting on feedback from the aviation community with the finalisation of three new plain English guides to the safety regulations. Plain English guides are now available covering the general operatin
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40 Years Of The ABAA
Both the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) and the Australian Business Aviation Association (ABAA) were formed in 1981, following strong business aviation growth internationally and in Australia in the 1970s. IBAC, together with several
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A Dry Argument
Jim Davis has 15,000 hours of immensely varied flying experience, including 10,000 hours civil and military flying instruction. He is an established author, his current projects being an instructors’ manual and a collection of Air Accident analyses,
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Facing Down the Storm
If the success of June’s RotorTech Helicopter and Unmanned Flight Exposition demonstrated anything, it was that the Australian helicopter and unmanned flight communities are a resilient bunch, and that face-to-face engagement is still high on the ind
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How To Angry-up The People
Pip Spence has begun her tenure as Director of Aviation Safety by declaring that CASA isn’t broken, sentiments which are sure to attract severe criticism from an aviation community suffering from a distinct lack of belief in the integrity of the regu
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Federal Government Hands Out $29.5 Million To Regional Airports
In late July, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Barnaby Joyce announced $29.5 million in grants for regional airports. The funding is part of Round Two of the Regional Airports Program (RAP) and
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Textron’s Denali to carry Beechcraft Brand
In the days leading up to Oshkosh in July, Textron Aviation announced that it was shifting the in-development Denali turbo-prop from the Cessna brand to the Beechcraft brand. The Beechcraft Denali will join the King Air 260 and 360/ER in the line-up
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Parts Unknown
I could have nearly cried. My favourite aeroplane had been destroyed after another hirer tried to land at an airfield unfamiliar to him without doing much homework first. There was an obstruction on the runway; a call to the owner would have told the
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Jim’s Analysis
There’s a lot more to this than meets the eye. I have noticed that single engine Cessnas run out of fuel a lot more often than Cherokees. My guess is that the ratio is about five-to-one against Cessna. There has to be good reasons, and there are inde
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Seize the Breeze
Kreisha Ballantyne is one of the most recognisable aviation writers in Australia. With experience writing for several aviation titles, Kreisha has a broad base of experience, an ability to tap into important general aviation issues and a talent for e
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With Your Own Two Hands
The SAAA began as the Ultralight Aircraft Association of Australia and later became the Sport Aircraft Association of Australia. Before the annual Ausfly event at Narromine, airshows and gatherings were held for many years at Latrobe Valley and then
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Locomotion In Your Hand
There will be many times in your piloting career that you will wish you could drive an aircraft into and out of the hangar. Alas, they are unable to do it under their own power, so alternative sources of locomotion are needed. Generally muscle-power
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Former Red Bull Pilots sign-up for WCAR
World Championship Air Race is gaining momentum for the 2022 season with more pilots committing to the competition. After announcing Australian Matt Hall as the first competitor in April, WCAR now has 12 pilots on the books, including former Red Bull
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Strength in Numbers
Flight training organisations (FTOs) typically serve two masters: the airline industry and general aviation. Already battered by COVID and suffocating layers of regulation and associated costs, with even more regulatory changes to come, the industry
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Night Flying And Other Nonesenses
Jim Davis has a passion for instructing. He has been training civil and military pilots, in the air and on the ground for 50 years. His other passion is writing, which he studied at Curtin University in Perth. You can see, and buy, his two pilot text
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Assuming the Mantle
Pip Spence is one of the most well-credentialed bureaucrats to ever occupy the office of Director of Aviation Safety. With stints behind her at the Department of Transport Airports Division, NBN, Western Sydney Airport and Department of Prime Ministe

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