Australian Flying

Australian Flying is Australia's premier General Aviation magazine, dedicated to educating and entertaining those at the sharp end of aviation. Each issue of Australian Flying delivers hands on tips to better flying along with advice and reviews on the latest technologies, accessories and techniques on the market. Australian Flying also brings you the latest news and most current topical issues affecting the aviation industry. Australian Flying is staffed by an experienced and dedicated team of writers and pilots who share a common goal to inform and inspire better pilots.

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History that Rhymes • Aircraft manufacture in Australia is a battlefield littered with bodies. Many have risen, several have flourished, nearly all have fallen. Economics was the murderer of most, but the demise of the GA8 Airvan is more mysterious and is beginning to look like an inside job.

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Amateur-built Chinese Whispers • Got something to get off your chest? Australian Flying welcomes your input. Send your AirMail, with your name and contacts (which can be withheld from publishing upon request) to: stevehitchen@yaffa.com.au or write to: Australian Flying, GPO Box 606 Sydney NSW 2001.

A Gathering Storm • Flight training organisations in Melbourne are getting nervous as the Stage 4 COVID restrictions make their impact felt.

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Remembering Paul Phelan • An giant of aviation journalism folded his wings last August.

The End of the Airvan • Mahindra Aerospace called time on the production of the Airvan in September this year.

Pilots and Owners buy out Mooney International • Iconic manufacturer changes hands again.

Three-hour TAFs • The Bureau of Meteorology provide a brief on the new TAF3 and where it applies.

Transavia’s Baby Elephant • Transavia’s Airtruk was one of the most curious designs to ever take to the air, but the disorganised look belied the capability. Kreisha Ballantyne experienced this Australian classic up close.

The Power of Two • In this second part of Australian Flying’s GA Aircraft Guide, we present the twin-engine options that face new buyers.

Competitive Spirits • Most aerobatic pilots like the challenge of a good move well done, but one select group ups the ante by doing it in front of a judge. Paul Southwick investigates what motivates people to fly competition aerobatics.

Approaching the Stall • Incidents both here and overseas have brought stalling back into sharp focus, showing that pilots may lack basic knowledge. Steve Hitchen went back to square one to brush-up on this important skill that could one day stave off disaster.

For Crying in a Bucket! • Is there crying in flying? Jim Davis recounts some incidents where the place of tears in aviation was bought into sharp focus.

From Little Things • Qantas is now one of the world’s largest and most enduring airlines, and one of Australia’s biggest companies. With its centenary celebrations coming this year, Tony Self looks back on the fledgling days when pilots and visionaries ruled the boardroom and Qantas was more like a charter operator.

Generation Next • It’s very easy to characterise young people as a generation more interested in watching screens from the safety of their couch than getting out and doing it, but there are still those that revel in the thrill of genuine aviation. Paul Southwick met a group of go-getters whose enthusiasm bodes well for the future of GA.

Years of Achievement • David Bell of the Australian Business Aviation Association reports on news from the world of corporate aviation.

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