Aviation Forum / Country Specific / Australian Group / September 2008

I saw an article in the local paper about how all students in the Aviation
program at some local high school get a flight on Skywest where they get to
witness the preflight stuff and then ride in the cockpit jump seat for the
flight. Surprised to see an airline in this day and ...

Just heard on the ABC news that CASA will *not* be investigating the
accident, as it is a Police matter.
Why???
Graham

A380 Superjumbo in the air at last!
The first of 20 A380’s to be delivered to Qantas has started flight
testing over Germany, proudly displaying the flying kangaroo livery and
carrying the newly fitted out four class cabin.  The airplane ascended

http://www.gadling.com/2008/08/25/video-of-747-struck-by-lightning/?icid=2001003
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Pretty impressive if it's not faked.
(you can never tell, these days - I thought a B737 water ditching was real til
it was pointed out on here that it wasn't ...)

Hi Team
I have an IO 360 engine with a 3 bladed constant speed prop. I was
taught to never operate with engine power (manifold pressure) greater
than rpm eg 23 inches of MP and 2,300 rpm. I have read though that this

http://www.australian-news.com.au/codethics.htm
Have had an incident non aviation related  concerning a young & keen
Journo over here .
Good person in base terms but still wet behind the ears very keen and

ASA urges Qantas to improve maintenance
   Let the media feeding frenzy begin ( sigh)
September 1, 2008 - 7:19PM
The civil aviation watchdog has ordered Qantas to improve aircraft

http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2008/09/01/15731_gold-coast-lead-story.html
We have lost another legend of Australian aviation and his passenger.
Didn't pull out of a dive during acrobatics in a Yak over Stradbroke Island.
John

....engines failed and it plummeted towards Frankfurt, craching on the runway
.  The striken plane was on it's way to London as it was terrorising all on
board.  Ms Prim, a passenger, said that she had "sh.t herself when there was
this all-mighty vibration".  She went on the say ...

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24254804-2862,00.html
Boy, this sucks. Obviously we are now living in a society where consequences for
ones actions matters little.
These arseholes were only "remorseful" because they realised that their actions

After performing aeros off Straddie - According to Ch. 7
May be Hempels  - VH-ULT?