Aviation Forum / Country Specific / Australian Group / June 2005

With the talk of QF merging with another Airline.
I read about KLM & Air France, and it seems that they both still retain
their Brand and are run as seperate companies, and Pax's don't even notice
any difference.

The whole GA industry is on the verge of collaps or has it already
collapsed? Flying lesson prices just keep rising and rising every day.
I am starting to think that airports like Moorabbin will not be around
in 5 years time or maybe 2.  To me learning to fly is now more for

i,m after the following xtals
39.366
39.566
39.800

*MELBOURNE YMML
21:35 UTC, 28/06/2005
TTF SPECI YMML 282130Z 28005KT 0050 FG OVC001 05/05 Q1032
    RMK RF00.0/000.0

I'm a student pilot, and as such have a bit of an idea, i.e. most of it goes
in maintinence cost. I'm just sort of wondering why does the maintinence
cost so much. Pretty much all the maintinence is engine stuff, similiar to
maintinence done on car engines. Is it just that it takes ...

CASA has appointed a temporary PMO Dr Geoff Brock
I had to laugh the lady from CASA said that by stopping me from flying due
to a Endocrinologists report they had not yet received that was keeping the
skies safe.

Came across this article. Good pic of the landing gear sans wheels after
landing.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050616a1.htm
Has anything like this ever happened here?

If this happens what will the Airline be called.
Will it still be 2 companies, but one big profit ?

SMH today, the 25th.......
"The mayor of Marrickville, Morris Hanna, said that Sydney airport should be moved to another location. Failing that,
planes should be made to fly in and out of Sydney airport over Botany Bay."
Being the senior executive of a council (in proximity of a ...

Today I did my first area solo and 'twas grand.
Over the past couple of months I've been flying solo in the circuits
and dual in the training area. Today I was let off the leash and
allowed into the training area alone. I was supposed to practice solo,

BBC NEWS
US spy plane crashes in SW Asia
A US Air Force U-2 spy plane has crashed in south-west Asia,
the US military has said.

Department of Defence Media Mail List
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CPA 170/05
Friday, 24 June 2005

Mr Anderson's handling of some aspects of the transport portfolio, including
air traffic control and airport and port security, have not always appeared
flawless or certain.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15704502-2,00.html

I have been given an antenna
and after doing a bit of searching I can not find any specs on it
from my searching
I have been lead to believe it may be an Aviation antenna