When an innovative New Zealand company develops a cutting-edge aerial camera system a stone’s throw from an airport where a helicopter operator services A-list movie productions, it offers a fortuitous match. Add to that jaw-dropping scenery of mountains, lakes, valleys, waterfalls, forests and fiords, of epic movie proportions on their doorstep, and that’s a trifecta.
Think about the reason you’re reading this article. I suspect, like myself, your passion for all things aviation began at a young age. Perhaps it was influenced by a family member already working in the industry, or it seemed part of your genetic makeup – something flowing in your veins. For me it began when
This story featuring Dave Unwin's airtest of the Piper PA-28 Cherokee Archer LX first appeared in the August 2019 edition of Australian Aviation.
This story from the Australian Aviation archives is from August 2011, when Owen Zupp took the Alpha 160A on a flight test.
A United States pilot has offered a cautionary tale about what can happen when an aircraft is flown beyond its limits and bad choices are made.
Matt Hall has become the first Australian to win the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, realising a dream eight seasons in the making at the season-decider in Chiba, Japan on Sunday.
