FLIGHT TEST: BOOMERANG - The Whitney Boomerang launch aircraft has recently arrived at its first home in WA and is creating much interest for its proud new owner, Min Stokes operator of Minovation Flight Training.
HI FLYER: THE HIGH END TBM - As I drove closer it became clear: there was not one, not two, but three majestic personal time machines sitting together on an Essendon ramp that’s usually reserved for the big iron...
LEGAL: FOOD FOR LEGAL THOUGHT - Some years ago I had a client who was a farmer who owned 25,000 acres on the Darling Downs in Queensland. The farmer was growing a good crop of weeds...
THE RUNAWAY BUYER - Leather interior, airbag seatbelts and metallic paint. With manufacturers struggling for pole position in new aircraft sales there is an unusual similarity emerging between the new aircraft market and the new car market.
STUDENT: FLYING BLIND BUT NOT MUTE - My long-suffering instructor Ali, has learnt long ago never to pre-empt my next flying lesson with any advice or pre-warnings should that lesson involve anything out of the ordinary.

FORCE FED-UP - It is my fervent belief (and no one else’s) that the more times you repeat something, the funnier it becomes.
JUST THE TICKET - She’s determined, always meets her deadlines for scant reward and was born into aviation. But, thus far, she’s restricted herself to GA.
OH THE FREEDOM OF FLYING - I never imagined I’d see the day. Fourteen captains of industry with responsibility for a couple of billion dollars in turnover, mouths agape at the thought. “Fly to Townsville in a light aircraft?” What a ludicrous proposition.
THE SNAZZY TASSIE SAFARI - After months of organisation and a few last minute changes, 11 helicopters in total were getting ready to depart from Helibiz at Moorabbin Airport and descend on Tasmania: nine R44’s and two AS350 Squirrels in all.
WASH ‘N GO - Go At first glance, it may sound like teaching your nana to suck eggs, but there is a right way and a wrong way to hose down your beloved machine. A recent CASA bulletin outlined the dangers of not following certain procedures, so read on and discover the correct way to wash an aircraft!

TEST FLIGHT - THE CESSNA CARAVAN - Aviation is a field that one doesn’t get into without the passion to fly. There are numerous easier options to take career wise, both intellectually and financially...
SKY ARROW - THE INSIDE ON THE ITALIAN JOB - Ever since I first saw pictures of the sleek (and, dare I say it, supersexy) Sky Arrow over 10 years ago now, I knew this machine looked like the aircraft I would want to own one day...
JUST ADD WATER - If you’re into boats, quite frankly you’re reading the wrong magazine. Or are you? Most aviators are not only blessed with the insatiable desire to fly aircraft, but also cars...
ATC EMERGENCY RESPONSE - A typical Saturday morning has woken the air traffic and it is gradually building. The peak morning rush, typical of a weekday malaise, is nowhere to be seen...
THE BOATS THAT FLEW - Flying boats occupy a special place in Australian maritime and aviation history and in the general public’s imagination. Warwick Abadee writes about an enduring infatuation...

A LIFE IN THE DAY OF . . .- It’s 4 am; it’s dark; the alarm clock has shattered the pre-dawn peace for the second time and you know that it is not going to get any easier to get up...
HAVING A GOOD ATTITUDE - With the Red Bull Air Race once again visiting our far-flung shores, it is perhaps timely to revisit the distinct advantages of aerobatics for the man in the street (well, the man in the air)...
A GREAT TIME TO BE INVOLVED - How do you think it is for kids these days? Is it the same? I suspect, these days, the impact of aviation on kids is different. Not as much exposure. Fewer aerodromes and air shows. There’s a much wider range of things to stir the young imagination.
A PRIVILEGE AND A PASSION - A 40 year love affair with aviation started for Bernard as a young boy when he visited a model aircraft field. ..
TEST FLIGHT - CESSNA 182 - The Cessna 182 has long been my absolute favourite single engine aeroplane for very many reasons and I have spent many happy hours enjoying its great combination of power, speed and carrying capability...

A SLICE OF THE DREAM- ‘Never mix business with pleasure’. Whoever made that statement obviously wasn’t into aviation, as any half intelligent aviator knows, the ultimate goal is to mix business and pleasure as much as possible...
100 YEARS OF HELICOPTER FLIGHT - Celebrating its centenary, the helicopter industry has grown from strength to strength. Rosemary McRae, President of the Helicopter Association of Australia, reflects on what they have achieved by working together...
ANSETT AIR PASSENGER TICKET LEVY - There are three regular commercial lies uttered. They are: 1. My cheque is in the mail. 2. Yes, my dear, I will love you in the morning. 3. I am from the government and I am here to help you...
KEYWORDS AND THE STUDENT PILOT - The previous training articles have concentrated upon broader topics written with the aim of getting student pilots to think about preparation for...

EDITORS NOTE- It’s refreshing to get out of the office now and again and meet our readership face to face so we didn’t hesitate in jetting off to Queensland last month for the Wide Bay Airshow...
LIVING HISTORY - The past meets the present as our intrepid SAAA pilot makes the trek down to Temora to view the dazzling displays of vintage planes...
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE REGINAL AIRPORT - In the midst of a flourishing economy and massive urban sprawl, most regional airports are faced with the decision – go or grow...
AVIATION SECURITY - Like most Australians, I expect our elected representatives and the attendant bureaucracies to work for the betterment of all Australians in their respective spheres...
LIBERTY XL2 - The Liberty XL2 is the sole aircraft produced by US company Liberty Aerospace who, since gaining full production certification for the aircraft in May 2006...

EDITORS NOTE- Certain sectors of the aviation community have always been slow to embrace new technology...
FERRY TALES - Flying aircraft on a one-way trip is often called a ferry flight and calls for a ferry pilot...
TEST FLIGHT: THE GA8 AIRVAN - Remember in those far off days when Land Rovers were the only four wheel drive vehicles in existence?
SIM-PLY FLYING - Simulator training is recognised as being important for larger aircraft but has been previously uneconomic for general aviation...
ON THE JOB : Bruce Byron, CASA Chief Executive Officer - What lead you to become involved in Aviation?
OUR AGING FLEET- Last month I discussed aircraft corrosion, only one aspect of aircraft maintenance faced daily by our Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineers - LAMEs for short...

EDITORS NOTE - There are many disparate parts to the aviation industry...
THE GREAT DIVIDING RAGE - Once again, the powers that be will increase the distance between sectors of Aviation in Australia as regulations regarding charter operations are re-written...
WEATHER CASA LEARNS - It was said by a wise old aviator that when a pilot first qualifies or gets a professional licence he is given two bags...
WORKCYCLES AND THE STUDENT PILOT - Our first in a regular series on valuable training techniques for the student pilot, Using a methodical process or ‘workcycle’...
MAGNA CHARTER - Anyone involved in aviation knows about charter. Right? Right? Yeah, it’s a bit elusive isn’t it?
TEST FLIGHT: THE JABIRU - The past decade has seen the emergence, in large numbers, of the new breed of light aircraft in both the RAA and VH registered categories...