Australian Flying

Several years ago I made a deal with the then management of CASA, and it went simply like this: if you do something I don't like, I am going to say publicly that I don't like it. However, if you do something I like, I am going to say publicly that I

1 Minister calls for more Information on Moorabbin Master Plan 2 ATSB zeroes in on Dodgy Seat Mechanisms 3 Global PC-12 Fleet reaches 10 million Hours in Service 4 CASA to decentralise Oversight Functions 5 Viva Energy buys SkyFuel 6 ATSB issues Insp

Dassault-owned ExecuJet is one of the largest and most diversified maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) organisations in Australia. With facilities in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, it handles maintenance for several brands of executive jet

Textron Aviation announced earlier this year that the Garmin Autoland system would be a standard feature of the new Denali single-engined turbo-prop. Autoland is a system that enables passengers to press one button and the aircraft will select an air

Italian manufacturer Piaggio Aerospace is once again up for sale, after the company fought its way back from the brink of extinction. Extraordinary Commissioners Carmelo Cosentino, Davide Rossetti and Vincenzo Nicastro are opened tenders to purchase

Cirrus Australia East has seen a marked increase in demand for aircraft in the post-pandemic era, driven by customers' inability to rely on airlines. Cirrus Australia East, which is the approved agent for QLD, NSW and ACT, has experienced a demand in

The Federal Government in May extended the ADS-B rebate program​ ​by another 12 months as avionics shortages threatened to derail the scheme. The subsidy program, designed to encourage ADS-B fitment to VFR aircraft, was due to end on 31 May this year

AOPA Australia announced in May that plans were underway to stage a repeat of the classic 1976 Australian Air Race. The air race took place from 20-24 October 1976, and ran from Perth to Sydney via Adelaide and Melbourne. AOPA, with support from SkyF

Jett Bennet, at the mere age of 17, defies the expectations of a typical teenager. He exudes a quiet and self-contained demeanour, but his dedication to his passion of becoming the world’s best aerobatic pilot is unmistakable. He possesses a single-m

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Introduced in the early 2000s, Tecnam’s P2002 Sierra quickly became a popular aircraft from this Italian manufacturer. It quickly became used as a trainer in multiple flying organisations around the world including some military forces. Apparently th

Korum Ellis whipped off his headset, and prompted me to do the same. We had a sensible conversation without competing with the ambient cockpit noise, something I haven’t been able to do airborne since the last time I went gliding. That’s what you get

Everything was normal as the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar slid down final at Dallas Fort Worth airport. But in aviation things can change quickly, and for Delta 191, they did … and catastrophically. The aircraft hit the ground one mile short of the runway

In the minds of most aviators, the word biplane is likely to be associated with vintage aeroplanes, or the Pitts Special. The biplane configuration itself was probably made obsolete in the 1930s, yet there are still plenty of aircraft with two wings

Richard Bach has a gift for taking the exhilaration of flight and turning it into words. His Jonathan Livingstone Seagull is a classic of all literature genres, not just aviation. A Gift of Wings is a collection of short stories centred around the fl

This internationally recognised standard outlines the quality system requirements for organisations like Leonardo that are primarily involved in the aviation industry, specifically in the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) process. The certifica

Robert Cassidy resides in the tranquil little town of Bothwell in central Tasmania. But that hasn't always been the case. In past lives he was a US Army helicopter pilot, multi-engine charter pilot, 747 freight dog and captain of heavies right across

Within the aviation fraternity, the name Bose is synonymous with noise canceling headsets. But of course, outside aviation, Bose is also widely known for its high quality home and car audio systems. Based in Massachusetts, USA, Bose introduced the fi

The Cambridge Dictionary defines the word "recreation" as “(a way of) enjoying yourself when you are not working.” For aviators, enjoyment comes from various elements of flying, be it the challenge of replicating every detail from your training, bein

The astounding evolution in medicine that lets most of us live longer is also keeping many of us flying longer. The life expectancy in Australia of both men and women at the turn of the 20th century was less than 55 years but people born in 2018-2020

As some readers may already be aware, the Australian aviation community suffered a sad loss in March with the passing of former ABAA CEO David Bell OAM. A long-term contributor to this publication, David was recognised as a true gentleman of the Aust

It is important to pay tribute to the Australian aviation industry, for the thousands of men and women who work, day-in, day-out to get us safely to and from our destinations around the country and to the rest of the world. We owe a debt of gratitude