Australian Flying

Chronicles are the preservers of culture. Within their pages lie the stories of what happened, how it happened, who did it and how it shaped the world. They are the holders of the histories and the references of the past, present and future. For the

In a move that looks sure to shake up the aircraft manufacturing industry, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a pre-publication version of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that will redefine light sport aircraft. The 318-page

Editor: Steve Hitchen stevehitchen@yaffa.com.au Senior Contributor: Paul Southwick Test Pilot: John Absolon Additional editorial input: Kreisha Ballantyne National Sales Manager: Andrew Murphy, 17-21 Bellevue Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010. Tel: (02)

The coffers of aviation charity Angel Flight have been boosted by $600,000 after the successful raffle of an SR22. Organised and run in conjunction with Your Jet Life, the raffle was drawn at Bankstown in June, with the winner an anonymous aviator fr

An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation report published in late June has concluded that a Direct Factory Outlet was built too close to a runway at Essendon based on current standards. The Bulla Road retail precinct (DFO) came into

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Australian Flying crawled into the archives, dusted off the binders, and pulled out a few interesting pieces from its 1960s editions that reflect some of the issues still relevant to general aviati

In February 1963, founding editor, Group Captain Stanley Brogden put together Issue No. 1 of Australian Flying Light Aircraft Monthly, in the offices of the Warrington Publishing. At the time, I doubt he realised the impact the magazine would have on

With the Northern Hemisphere experiencing a continuously hot summer this year, a number of Australian helicopter companies deployed their aerial firefighting assets overseas to assist in battling large blazes. McDermott Aviation who regularly deploys

Earlier this year, I was able to attend the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva. Jointly hosted by the NBAA and the EBAA, it attracted 11,000 attendees from 111 countries, close to 300 exhibitors and a static displa