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1 Embraer delivers 500th Phenom 300 2 Continental Motors becomes Continental Aerospace 3 Garmin G3X approved for Certified Aircraft 4 GippsAero sells 10 Airvans to China 5 Avalon scores Trade Day Attendance Record 6 Federal Court rules against Angel Flight 7 Local Council seeks Options for Armidale Airport 8 Daher announces the TBM 940 9 ATSB Study shows Birdstrikes on the Rise 10 AOPA reignites ADS-B Subsidy Debate SIGN UP TO KEEP UP! The Australian Flying website is updated daily with the latest GA news stories. Visit us online now at www.australianflying.com.au to also check out our free classifieds section, photo and video galleries, blogs, flying tips articles and comprehensive Warbird coverage. And be sure to register for our FREE weekly electronic newsletter, which delivers the latest news FREE to…

Everyone in the southern hemisphere (and beyond) involved in aviation knows what the word “Avalon” means, although officially the event is known as The Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition. Avalon is a biennial six days of industry conferences, seminars, meetings, showcases, negotiations, politics, photo opportunities, technology displays, static aircraft displays, fly-ins, hospitality, food and drink, public relations, and flying displays. And the 2019 event, run from 26 February to 3 March, especially featured heat. The three trade days weren’t that bad weather-wise, relatively speaking, but the following public days were like standing at the gates of hell in a dust storm. Around 40° in the shade, provided that shade wasn’t in an enclosed space, in which case it was probably 5-10° higher. And on the apron, display…

Cessna’s C172 platform has proven harder to kill than Medusa. Despite the rise of new four-seat singles the 172 has managed to hold its crown, out-selling its closest rival, Diamond’s DA-40, by 33% between 2013 and 2017, and easily holding new challengers such as the Tecnam P2010 at bay. However, 2018 delivered a change in fortunes. Although the Skyhawk SP maintained its position, its supremacy in sales shrank to only 17%, this time having to hold off a resurgent Piper Archer III. And now a new threat to the 172’s flank has emerged from the fervent aviation area around Naples in Italy: the Vulcanair V1.0. Of conventional construction from tail to spinner, the V1.0 has a mountain of appeal for those who are wistful for the simplicity of the old…

High-lift devices are enhancements or additions to an aircraft’s wing which serve to increase lift. They may be a fixed component, or they may be a moveable mechanism. That’s the technical description, but let’s look at what that practically means. And we will find that as is the case with many aspects of aviation, there are some blurry lines, as some components may not strictly fit the text book definition. Flaps Flaps are probably the most obvious addition to a wing to increase lift. Basic Aeronautical Knowledge teaches us about the basic theory of flaps, but digging deeper, there are many different types of flaps. Some are not common in GA or recreational aircraft, but they are nonetheless, very interesting. The blown flap is one such example; it’s a flap…

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), headquartered in Washington, DC, is by far the largest in the world, with over 11,000 member companies and individuals. The benefits of travel by business aircraft are quite well understood by many Americans as the business aviation industry is valuable to the American economy. The American domestic airline hub and spoke system, has led to increased utilisation of business aviation by companies and individuals who need to fly direct to their destination and often to two or three destinations in a day and then returning home. This sort of business travel cannot be achieved by flying on the airlines. After the Global Financial Crisis in 2008-09 the NBAA launched the very successful No Plane No Gain initiative, which then led to the trip value…

australianflying.com.au In response to the Australian Government’s LAND 2097 Phase 4 project for a Special Operations Helicopter (SOH) requirement, Hawker Pacific landed in force at the 2019 Avalon air show with a total of five aircraft on show, including the two Bells. The Request for Information (RFI) calls for a proven light commercial or military off-the-shelf helicopter which is already in service and able to be rapidly transported aboard the RAAF’s C-17A Globemaster aircraft. The helicopter must be optimised for operations in dense urban environments and capable of being fitted with simple electro-optic sensors (EOS) and weapons. Four helicopters are required to be uplifted by a single C-17 and while the RFI does not specify a desired size or weight, it must be capable of accommodating two pilots and four…

australianflying.com.au Like it or not we’re all human, which means we make mistakes. In some aspects of life mistakes are a pathway of learning – vividly demonstrating right from wrong and reinforcing knowledge. Sometimes we can afford to make mistakes, however, as we all know too well, this approach does not always apply in aviation. For this reason much thought and research in aviation has gone into the science of "human factors", the discipline that looks at how we think, interact, make decisions and act. This has led to a focus on safety systems, situational awareness, threat and error management, fatigue, communication, human/machine interface and a range of other issues that directly impact on the safety of each and every flight. Quite a bit of our knowledge about human factors…

Editor’s Pick The struggles the aviation community has with CASA have reached the point now where it is clear that a lack of a co-ordinating body to keep regulation in check is at the root of the problem. This reader articulates it quite nicely. What Authority? Hi, Steve. Talking to young pilots studying for the flight planning exam, the pass rate is appalling: 46% over the past three years, with up to 100% failure rate on some previous exams. A quick check of the FAA, and UK CAA showed an average pass rate over the last few years of 75% and as high as 81%. It is quite clear that CASA has not only taken their eye off the ball, I doubt they even know where the ball is. An…

AirVenture Australia has switched its annual event to Parkes, NSW, scheduled for 20-22 September 2019 The moves comes after only one year at Cessnock in the Hunter Valley. The reason for the change has not been made clear. “We look forward to again hosting the Australian general, sports and recreational aviation sectors at AirVenture 2019 for what promises to be a bigger and improved event where all aviators and their associations are invited and welcome to attend, as they have been in prior years,” AirVenture Australia boss David Young told Australian Flying. “Parkes essentially allows for a better growth of AirVenture, it's better located in terms of airspace and our surveys showed that overwhelmingly somewhere west of the the Great Dividing Range was a preferred site. “The ability to house…

GME’s Accusat MT410G Pocket Pro+ 406MHz Emergency Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) with integrated GPS - Manual Activation has been leading the world’s PLB market due to it’s features and innovation. The MT410G Accusat Emergency Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) offers a massive 7 year battery replacement life, and a 7 year warranty, the unit also features a high intensity flashing LED, a ‘Non Hazmat’ battery pack for simple and cost effective transportation and a 50 search channel GPS receiver with top mounted Quad helix antenna to improve location accuracy to better than 100 metres. gme.net.au…

A well-known maxim in aviation is that beautiful aircraft usually fly well. Good looks are not enough though, they must be backed up by safety, features, and performance, especially if a relative new-comer is to knock an established player off its perch. In 2017, the handsome Guimbal Cabri G2, a French-built helicopter, was the world’s most delivered two-seat rotary aircraft, after years of Robinson R22 domination. With 35 deliveries to the R22’s 34, it looked like the G2 would take over. However, in 2018 Robinson fought back with improvements to the R22, and a new offering, the Cadet, a de-rated, two-seat version of the popular R44, itself the world’s biggest selling four-seat helicopter. The delivery figures for 2018 showed that Guimbal sold 25 G2s, and Robinson 33 R22s and 18…

Despite the increasing importance in recent decades of en route, departures and approach control, the most commonly recognised symbol of air traffic control remains the control tower. Inside controllers scan the sky, taxiways and aprons spotting aircraft and facilitating their movement to, from, and around an aerodrome. For pilots, the tower represents order and control; rules, procedures and radio calls to point aircraft the right way on taxiways and runways, and away from each other, above the ground, everywhere else. The first control tower in Australia was a wooden-frame building extension, built on top of the Australian Aero Club building at Mascot, now Sydney Airport. It had a little gable roof, windows on all four sides, an external stairway and a flagstaff, from which coloured cane balls indicated its status.…

General aviation has for several years been riding a wave of new simulation technology that has brought previously unobtainable levels of realism to flying school training devices. This technology has undoubtedly improved simulation training, but for many schools has remained out of reach economically. One of the most trusted names in flight simulation and training devices, Frasca, is aiming to do something about that with their Reconfigurable Training Device (RTD). The RTD is designed to enable schools to train using the latest sophisticated systems and software without having to shell out the price of a new aeroplane to get it. The RTD doesn’t pretend to be a full flight simulator, but rather a robust and flexible Advanced Aviation Training Device that can represent well enough one of many aircraft types…

australianflying.com.au My love affair with aviation began at a very young age. I am a baby boomer to an ex-RAAF wartime fitter who was always interested in aeroplanes, and I believe he passed on this interest to me. I was about eight years old when Dad and I got involved in building model aeroplanes, small controlled-line at first, which progressively got bigger and bigger and then into radio-controlled aircraft before discovering other pursuits of water skiing, girls, work, marriage and family. At 25 years of age I was seriously injured in my own heavy vehicle and became paraplegic. There followed a long recovery, the learning of new skills to earn a wage and the loss of a lot of the leisure activities I once had. I did get the RV…

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Michael McCormack introduced a bill to the House of Representatives in late February proposing to amend the Civil Aviation Act 1988. The bill seeks to amend the Act to take into account the cost of regulation, whilst maintaining the primacy of safety. When McCormack rose to propose the bill, it marked another step in a campaign by general aviation groups to force the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to consider the cost implications of regulation. Initially, the campaign also called for safety to be removed as the most important consideration. In his speech, McCormack said that the government was aware of the cost impact of safety regulation on the industry and that the bill would incorporate in to the Act some…

Ken Cannane, Executive Director of the Aviation Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Business Association (AMROBA) believes that effective regulation can lead to jobs growth in the aviation sector. Cannane said in a communique to AMROBA members in March that aviation safety regulation is largely responsible for the shortage of trained people and the lack of jobs growth. “The shortage of pilots and LAMEs has been primarily caused by aviation regulatory changes over the last three decades,” he said. “If we are to take government seriously when they say they support the creation of jobs, especially in micro/small businesses, then the language of the CASRs and associated MOS should provide an economic infrastructure that would encourage businesses to start-up and employ staff. “Based on my own experience, it is a challenge to…

Familiarity is a strange concept. The term describes that top-of-mind recall of where things belong, sometimes instinctively. Pilots familiar with a particular aircraft type can land with a blocked pitot tube, find a landing light switch in the dark and manoeuvre so smoothly that passengers barely notice the turn. Unfortunately, it has a dark side. We’ve all seen people look the wrong way when crossing the street in a foreign country. For pilots, being unable to shake off familiarity can bring some truly undesirable results. The worst cases are those where familiarity in normal operations leads to complacency, rendering a pilot less than capable, even when something simple fails, or the weather turns out worse than expected. The only way to manage over-familiarity is to retain consciousness about the piloting…

Tell a friend or colleague you’re a pilot and nine times out of 10 they’ll respond with “which airline do you fly for?” While the airline sector does constitute a large part of the aviation industry, there are a multitude of career options outside the epaulette-wearing domain of the airlines. Australian Flying chats with a flying school owner/operator, an EFB founder and CEO, a jump pilot, a first officer for a regional airline, an aviation educator and an aerial ag pilot to discuss the perks and downfalls of their jobs, the changes they would like to see to the industry and advice they would offer to pilots considering a career in their sector. Lyn Gray Lyn Gray is a Grade 1 Instructor and Flight Examiner, Director and Head of Operations…

A US aero engine manufacturer is targeting the Australian amateur-built and recreational markets with a highly-tuned and specially-designed engine. AeroMomentum, represented in Australia by MAN Aerospace, brought to the Australian International Airshow their four-cylinder, four-valve AM15 motor, which is available in power ratings from 117, 131 and 147 hp. Weighing in 84 kg, the AM15 carries no weight penalty over comparable options, but sells for much less. The engine is based on a Suzuki block, which is then machined to remove burrs and built on using components specially selected for the purpose. Parts such as cranks, pistons, rods and rings are sourced either from Suzuki or directly from third-party manufacturers to complete the motor. AeroMomentum CEO Mark Kettering knows he is tackling one of the giants of the AB-E industry…

australianflying.com.au Last July the Productivity Commission (PC) was given a reference to examine and report on the current light-handed approach to the economic regulation of Australia’s airports, particularly the monitored airports: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. The PC’s draft report released in February in its main finding asserts “on balance, the Commission is satisfied that airports have not systematically exercised their market power in commercial negotiations with airlines to the detriment of the community.” With regard to the major capital city airports, RAUAG is very disappointed with the report and its findings. We were hoping for an in-depth, analytical, forensic assessment of the actual practices adopted by the airports and their customers. Instead we have a report which is more like an undergraduate assignment based on academic literature on theoretical…