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Firstly, the Western Sydney Airport draft Environmental Impact Statement was released for feedback, leading to much speculation as to the future of the Bankstown/Camden training area. With the reduction of the GA training area by more than half, ther

The Albanese Government has released the draft Environmental Impact Statement for Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport for public feedback. The EIS includes assessments of the noise, social and environmental impacts of the WSI pre

They may have a new name and a new look, but the former Wings Over Illawarra is continuing with the exciting mix of flying entertainment and family friendly fun that has made the Shellharbour airshow a crowd favourite since 2007. Airshows Downunder S

Ausfly has been held at Narromine since its inception in September 2012, organised by the Sport Aircraft Association of Australia (SAAA), with AOPA Australia and the Aviation Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Business Association (AMROBA) coming in lat

Initially, she wanted to be a flight attendant but after starting at university, decided to give being a pilot a go; a decision that changed her life. “A lot of hard work and perseverance eventually paid off and before I knew it, I had my first flyin

To resolve issues and make sure Part 149 of CASR and the Civil Aviation Orders (CAOs) function correctly prior to the end of the Part 149 transition period on 1 December 2023, CASA is proposing amendments to several 95-series CAOs. CASA is seeking fe

VH-OPA was not the first aeroplane that we’d owned. In1996, a Piper Archer II, had been in the family for the preceding eight years; it served us well, but not without issues. (I’ll save the story about the in-flight engine failure for another day.)

If you want to be a millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline,” said Sir Richard Branson. Not everyone with an aviation business wants to be a millionaire. Aviation businesses can be a lifestyle or operate as a not-for-profit

There must be a fair number of compelling reasons we do it, but in the end the idea is surely to be able to get to somewhere interesting that is inconvenient to get to by land or sea. Nobody working their way through an RPL or RPC will be thinking to

Manufacturers like de Havilland, Supermarine, Bristol, Hawker-Siddeley, Britten-Norman, and BAC are familiar names, even though many are now defunct; absorbed into larger conglomerates after mergers and industry rationalisation. Nearly all of those f

There are four main reasons why Australia is suffering a severe shortage of LAMEs. Civil aviation maintenance personnel regulatory standards do not require a person to hold vocational education qualifications to perform work or apply for a licence fr

One of the best instructors I ever employed was Manny Ceh, a jovial German (isn’t that an oxymoron like “awfully good” or “pretty ugly”?) Manny was spherical with a round face and a sparkling eye. He would always greet his pupils, male or female, wit

Lord Howe Island is an isolated volcanic island in the Tasman Sea, located approximately 315 NM or 574 KM off the coast of Coffs Harbour. To put this in context, it’s almost twice the distance of the water between Victoria and Tasmania. That’s a lot

Now both fixed-wing and heli pilots, they are a spirited pair crisscrossing the country, ferrying all manner of aircraft and relishing Australia’s natural wonders. “The inspiration to pursue aviation definitely came from my family and their love for

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It was subsequently found that the helicopter’s right forward pylon support link assembly had fractured. “The link assembly is designed to isolate and support the main rotor transmission and rotor, reducing cabin noise and The cause of the failure wa

VH-KSI, which is the companies Eurocopter AS322L1 Super Puma, will participate in the states program, now into its 5th season. Based out of Ballarat this season, the company - in conjunction with local authorities - will ensure the machine and its cr

The helicopter struck the single aerial wire while the pilot was reportedly looking for straggling cattle on a property at Bingegang, Queensland on 4 April 2023. The wire, which ran across the property and was estimated to be at a height of about 5.6

As a young, misunderstood boy, Fred North was never a fan of the rules. Then, on an unremarkable day in 1969, a helicopter touched down in his hometown of Saint-Louis, Senegal, and turned his world upside down. Fifty years later, he’s Hollywood’s go-

As tensions between Australia and China boil over, saboteurs strike to cripple australia’s air and naval forces. An invasion fleet, headed by China’s new aircraft carrier, is on its way south and none of Australia’s treaty partners want to be involve

The year started off with a bang at the Australian International Airshow at Avalon. After a Covid-induced hiatus, the AMDA foundation put on a show that eclipsed those before it, and the weather gods also played the game. To shake things up for gener

The changes embedded in the flight ops rules remain a focal point because of the safety benefits flowing from the new regulations for the aviation community. As many of you are aware, we’ve slowed the pace of the transition so we can achieve the maxi

NBAA’s President & CEO Ed Bolen said, “NBAA-BACE is a threeday celebration of all things business aviation. It’s the biggest business aviation event and the largest purely civil aviation conference in the world”. He added that the annual event, “is a

Aircraft registration: ZS-IWV Owner: Brian& Wynand Investments Date and time of accident: 15 September 2013 Type of aircraft: Piper PA-32-300 Type of operation: Private flight PIC license type: Commercial License valid: Yes PIC age: 22 PIC total hour

EGNOS and WAAS are two instances of the ICAO Space Based Augmentation System or SBAS. But the next generation SBAS, based on dual frequency, multiconstellation (DFMC) technology, looks set to drive future IFR navigation systems. Andrew Andersen repor

Aviation has changed my life in ways I could not have imagined. Growing up in a small Welsh town, most of my peers left school at 16 to work in factories and have babies. We spent our family holidays at a campsite near Cardiff airport, where I would