A Grand Design
Fast, slow, short-field, heavy-lifter. Often an aircraft’s role can be ascertained merely by looking at it. Yet, even when the design suggests the suitability of an aeroplane to a particular task, there can still be much to be discovered when we pause to look a little closer. Such is the Cessna Grand Caravan EX.
Read MoreGA Hopes for Reform
There was a genuine sense of optimism among delegates at the Wagga Wagga GA Summit.
Read MoreLittle Gem
While aviation was my first career, it’s been a good 11 years since I’ve been at the controls of an aircraft: there’s a big difference between a Tornado F.3 and today’s subject, the Diamond DA62
Read MoreCouncil Housing
Australia’s oft-touted pilot shortage is, in some small way, set to be remedied by Qantas’ announcement that they will be opening a brand new Pilot Academy in the near future.
Read MoreStepping Up: The Piper M600
Have you ever wanted the luxury of a personal touring aircraft with the performance of a turboprop? Piper has made the step up a manageable exercise with the M600.
Read MoreBehind the Scenes: Ansett Aviation Training
With thousands of new commercial pilots needed throughout the Asia-Pacific region in the coming decades, Australia's Ansett Aviation Training is working tirelessly to develop the next generation of aviators.
Read MoreLycoming Thunderbolt
Red Bull Air Race pilots demand the very best from their aircraft, and that's why the Lycoming Thunderbolt has been the official engine of the series for the past four years.
Read MoreWinging It
When you look at modern aircraft design, it’s amazing to think that human flight once balanced on the fragile skeleton of the Wright brothers’ famous and history-making invention, the Wright Flyer.
Read MoreRust Bust
The Pentagon has stopped taking delivery of F-35 Lightning II fighters from Lockheed Martin, including at least one aircraft for Australia, due to unresolved corrosion issues.
Read MoreLeonardo Da MRO
The Australian Ministry of Defence and Leonardo have set plans in motion to establish a helicopter transmission repair and overhaul facility in Melbourne.
Read MoreCareer Break
Jalal Semoso, a former Queensland state high school student, has landed a job as a flight dispatcher in Papua New Guinea with local airline, Air Niugini.
Read MoreCAE Expands in Australia
Canadian simulation and training specialist CAE has inaugurated a new office in Canberra, Australia, to support growth within the market.
Read MoreThe Lap of Luxury
From microlights to superjets, many manufacturers are offering options aimed at making each and every journey more comfortable than ever before.
Read MoreWings Over Illawarra
May is a massive month for Aussie aviation enthusiasts, because it heralds the arrival of the ever-popular Wings Over Illawarra air show.
Read MoreICE, ICE Baby
With the advent of modern technology, fuel mixtures and electronics, the Internal Combustion Engine's alleged demise might be decidedly premature.
Read MoreBehind the Scenes: Asia Pacific Aerospace
There are thousands of glorious planes and helicopters soaring through the bright blue skies above Australia every day, and Asia Pacific Aerospace are responsible for keeping many of them up in the air.
Read MoreFlight Files: Tecnam P2008
The Tecnam P2008 was introduced back in 2009, but it remains a highly advanced aircraft that provides a glimpse at the future of light sports aviation.
Read MoreMaking an Exhibition of Yourself
In all honesty, who doesn’t like a good day out at the Airshow?
Read MoreMade at Home
The 1930s saw a number of well-funded Australian aviation organisations scrabbling around for business. Aviation historian Keith Meggs checks out a hornet and a moth project that didn’t get off the ground for long.
Read MoreGo West
If you dream of flying high above the beautiful, rugged coastline of Western Australia, but haven't gained your pilot's license yet, then the crew at Bunbury Flying School are ready to help you take the big step into the world of aviation.
Read MoreSingle Scoop: The Popularity of the Single-Engine
Whether it’s carrying us into to battle in wartime or faithfully delivering us from point to point in peaceful skies, the piston single reigns supreme.
Read MoreBehind the Scenes: Aviation Australia
The appropriately-named Aviation Australia are dedicated to producing the best pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers in the country.
Read MoreFlight Files: Da Bushcat
If there's one country that's as wild and rugged as Australia, it's South Africa. With baking deserts, ferocious coasts and harsh mountain ranges, it's no wonder that some truly tough light aircraft have come out of there.
Read MoreInside Track: Captain Manfred Baudzus
Under the spotlight this month is Captain Manfred Baudzus, Senior Sales Director, Asia Pacific at Embraer Executive Jets.
Read MoreA Horrible Warning or an Extraordinary Example?
John was fuming. This was the third time this month that the flight examiner had failed one of his students. Again, it was some of those damn Non-Technical Skill performance criteria that had been the issue.
Read MoreOutside In & Inside Out
With remote townships and establishments dotted throughout our parched country, traversing the remote reaches of the Australian environment can be a difficult undertaking - aviation has become a matter of necessity not a recreation.
Read MoreBehind the Scenes: Archerfield Airport
For nearly a century, Brisbane's Archerfield Airport has been an integral part of the city's transport infrastructure, growing and evolving as the population surrounding it has boomed.
Read MoreSolving a Sorority Minority
A Women’s Technical Camp was recently held by the Air Force at RAAF Base Wagga. The intention was to give young women a taste of a technical career in the Air Force.
Read MoreJust Landed: New Models Hitting the Runway
From commercial jets to light sports aircraft, we are living in a bountiful era of aircraft and technology.
Read MoreWho Watches the Watchers?
Have you ever noticed that pilots, who are pretty stylish as a rule (see – bomber jackets, aviators, jumpsuits and Tom Cruise) sport some seriously technical looking watches, often on a day-to-day basis?
Read MoreThe Rec Check
It's one of the most important decisions a new pilot can make, and will greatly affect his or her aerial adventures for many years - whether to move into RA or GA
Read MoreBehind the Scenes: Soar Aviation
Training to become a pilot is one of the biggest steps a person can ever make, because it’s the beginning of the realisation of a lifelong dream to fly.
Read MoreBehind the Scenes: Dassault Aviation
For the past nine decades, Dassault has proudly flown the flag for French aviation, with a superb lineup of aircraft that are loved and respected across the planet.
Read MoreThe Interview: Brett Anderson
If you're the proud owner of a beautiful Bristell aircraft, then you'd already know about Brett Anderson from Anderson Aviation - he's the sole distributor of Bristells in Australia, and has a true passion for these very special planes.
Read MoreUn Affettuoso Addio, Luigi
The aviation world is in mourning following the sad passing of the legendary Luigi Pascale at the age of 93. The flamboyant Italian left us after a brief illness, and was still heavily involved in the aviation industry until his final days.
Read MoreINSURE FOR SURE: Manufacturers and Pilots Making Safe
As modern advances shape the technological landscape, the maximisation of safety and safe-practice are integral to every aspect of aviation, from engineering and design to flight training and the safe practice of pilot and crew
Read MoreBehind the Scenes: Hawker Pacific
Cessna, Beechcraft, Bell and Diamond are some of the biggest names in aviation, and one company puts their aircraft in the hands of Australians - Hawker Pacific.
Read MoreInside Track: Mark Diaz
These people are at the front line of aviation, know every rivet and bolt of the aircraft they sell and have a special insight into what prospective customers are looking for in an aircraft. First up, is one of our favourite aviation personalities, Mark Diaz
Read MoreTop Gun Commercial and Military Trainers
It’s no news that modern advances in technology have dramatically altered the way we live. Technology shapes the way we communicate and interact with each other, how we work, how we learn and how we enjoy ourselves. And it’s no different in the world of aviation.
Read MoreEuropean Odyssey
Two men head to Europe for a whirlwind tour of Continental powerplants, props and aircraft maintenance training.
Read MoreBehind the Scenes: Evektor
Evektor proudly claim to turn ideas into reality, and that’s exactly what they do, with a range of light aircraft that are like dreams come true. Let’s take a look at this incredible Czech aviation company.
Read MoreMade at Home: Sum of the Parts
During the hiatus between the Great Wars, Australian aviators were taking to the skies at a frenetic pace.
Read MoreBehind the Scenes: Fly Synthesis
The most beautiful, agile and reliable ultralights fly out of the factories of Italian manufacturer Fly Synthesis. Over the past three decades they’ve forged a reputation for excellence in aviation. This is the story of Fly Synthesis.
Read MorePARAGLIDING IN PARADISE
No feeling in the world is as incredible as hanging 750m above the turquoise seas of Bali, cruising through the sky while attached to a few bits of cord and a length of fabric.
Read MoreBehind the Scenes: Foxbat
When it comes to Aussie success stories in the aviation industry, no names fly higher than Foxbat
Read MoreBat for the Future
Forget the Batwing and the Batmobile - if you want to feel like a superhero, you need to get your hands on a shiny new Bat Hawk.
Read MoreWelcome to Canberra
The downpour didn’t dampen the spirits of plane spotters eager to witness the maiden touchdown of Singapore Airlines into Canberra.
Read MoreBehind the Scenes: CTC Aviation
When it comes to preparing the next generation of commercial pilots for a life in the skies, one name flies higher than the rest: CTC Aviation.
Read MoreThe Grumman American AA-1
The Grumman American AA-1 series is a family of light, two-seater aircraft known for their quick, responsive and unforgiving handling.
Read MoreFour Seater: Ditching the Convertible
Whether flying alone, or with a pretty companion by your side, as a pilot anything is possible.
Read MoreComing of Age
Drones have come a long way in their evolution from top-secret military tools to the cornerstone of entrepreneurial undertakings.
Read MoreBehind the Scenes with Airborne Australia
When it comes to the lightest of light aircraft, Airborne Australia are the masters. They offer the best microlights, gyrocopters and hang gliders in the country, and they’ve been keeping the industry airborne for the past three decades.
Read MoreWHY BOTHER WITH A LOW LEVEL RATING?
Ralph Burnett contends that the creation of an LL ‘rating’ under Part 61 just confirms the regulator isn’t listening to anyone in the industry or reading the policy of the government of the day.
Read MoreBRM Aero Bristell Tail Dragger
It’s been a long time coming, but the first BRM Aero Bristell Tail Dragger (TD) has finally arrived in Australia.
Read MoreAERO Friedrichshafen 2016
AERO Friedrichshafen is now held annually rather than every two years. The 2016 show saw a whopping increase in stands, displays and traffic – air and foot!
Read MoreDefending for Dummies
Recently, I was asked to advise in the defence of an aviation criminal charge against a young man who had allegedly committed a form of terrorist crime. I was not asked to legally defend the young man.
Read MoreBest Seat in the House
In the early months of 1972, NASA and the Cape started final preparations for the penultimate Apollo mission – Apollo 16.
Read MoreDitched Designs Between the Wars
For every aircraft type which enters production, there are many design proposals which are not developed to the production stage. There are many reasons for this, as will be evident to all those associated with the industry.
Read More