Why Aircraft have Radios… (Australia)
In my flying career, almost every aircraft I have flown has had a flight radio. So basically, I have been brought up with a...
The Case of the Missing Pilot
A pilot left home about 8:30 a.m. to do some work in his hanger at the airport with his friends. On the way out the door he answered his wife's "what time will you be home?" question with...
Passive Detection System - Power lines.
One of the most effective systems in keeping aircraft high over the land, or on the other hand, destroying an aircraft that wants to fly low, is the passive...
Beware the Drop Bear.
This little article came to me from the Mudgee Mauler (Bill Beamish). It's a series of Emails downloaded from the Corby Starlet...
A Diary from a Trike Pilot – That has moved to paradise!
Dear Diary:
August 12th
Moved to our new home in Ohio. It is so beautiful here. The hills are so majestic....
"Common Dog" ... 01
Welcome to "Common Dog" number one. As the name suggests these articles are on topics with which we are all familiar. But you just never know, you may also have forgotten some of the details, so read on...
SPEED AND DISTANCE ARE CONCEPTS: 1824.4 nm in 37 Flight hours. The Bundy Run, August 2007.
The 2007 Megafauna Flyers trip to Mudgee was over. Our good friend, Harold Niblock was staying an extra couple...
On Sunday 24th October 2010, a group of pilots based in Yarrawonga Flight Training’s Hangar 19 made an impromptu decision to fly north to Urana to see the extent of the floodwaters from Billabong Creek, Wangamong Creek and surrounding...