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After ringing around the industry in the days after AusFly 2022, I managed to harvest a whole crop of different opinions about the event, but there was one constant impression that came through in just about every phone call: Narromine may not be the

The Federal Aviation Administration in September announced it had approved the use of General Aviation Modifications Inc. (GAMI) G100UL fuel in all spark-ignition aviation engines and any aircraft powered by those engines. The approval effectively me

Sport Aircraft Association of Australia National Councillor Russell Ford told Australian Flying that AusFly 2022 was a success despite inclement weather keeping some aviators grounded at home. However, some companies that exhibited at AusFly have exp

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Regardless the depth of training or the level of experience, hand-flying on instruments is an arduous task that your life depends on. It’s a matter of juggling the controls so that six instruments stay where you put them and leaping on any diversions

Flight bags are one of the great necessities of general aviation. As pilots we are obliged to be prepared for almost anything, meaning all sorts of accoutrements enter the cockpit the same time that we do. With most GA planes traditionally lacking a

Babcock Australasia (Babcock) continues to invest in its staff, with the graduation of two Rescue Crew Officers (RCO) to Air Crew Officers (ACO) based at Babcock’s Adelaide Airport Search and Rescue Base. The base has two Bell 412s positioned and ope

The flight test is possibly the most crucial moment in the career of a PPL, matched only perhaps by the first solo. It’s a given at this stage that the student is good enough to pass; their instructor would have put them up for it if not. However, ne

As announced to members back in July, we had three nominations for the 2022 RAAus Board Election, resulting in the election being uncontested and each of the nominees, Trevor Bange OAM, Mark Ferraretto and Paul Reddish, being elected unopposed. As Tr

When Ruth applied for her first role in 1992, she planned to work in aviation for six months. Fast-forward to 2022 and she has just clocked up an aviation career spanning three decades. Initially qualifying as cabin crew on the Boeing 737 and 757 for

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,