Little Wings, big heart
When young children require hospital treatment he tyranny of distance can make an already difficult time for families even more stressful. NSW-based Little Wings seeks to ease some of these difficulties through the astute application of aviation in a very professional manner. Over five years Little Wings has completed over 1,250 flights, with more than
Wings over Illawarra underway
The opening of the Wings Over Illawarra airshow for 2017 at Albion Park was met with clear, crisp morning skies. Soon those same skies played host to a variety of aircraft old and new, much to the delight of the swelling crowd below. Following the descent of the Australian flag in company with the Australian
F-35 arrival highlights a new beginning for Australian aerospace manufacturing
Not far from where the F-35A will touch down on Friday to make its Australian debut sit a number of forgotten buildings. These hangars in a back corner at Avalon Airport were once hives of activity in the late 1980s and early 1990s as the then Government Aircraft Factory built Australia’s then ‘new’ frontline fighter
“On Wings of Waste” takes flight
There was a significant flight that took place on Thursday morning at Illawarra Regional Airport at Wollongong. A two-seat Vans RV-9 set course for Tyabb, Victoria under the banner of the “10 per cent solution”. Powered by a single WAM120, three-cylinder turbo-diesel, the 120hp (90kW) powerplant uses conventional fuel blended with 10 per cent fuel
Living in the Age of Airplanes. More than a movie
At the opening of the film, Living in the Age of Airplanes, narrator Harrison Ford suggests that you “leave behind everything you know about airplanes”. While this may seem at odds with the title, it is indeed sage advice, for only with a blank canvas can one truly appreciate the significance of this film. We
Sully the movie – one pilot’s perspective
For those yet to see the movie Sully, I highly recommend it. I came away entertained, and as an Airbus A320 pilot, pleased with the technical accuracy. Obviously the culling demands of screenwriting call for year-long investigations to be severely paraphrased and certain items were tweaked for dramatic effect, but all in all, it is a
