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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Australian Flying

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GA’s Soul laid Bare in Senate Hearing • A senate hearing into the state of general aviation in late November exposed a lot of grievances from all quarters of the industry.

CASA accused of Inequity in Aircraft Weight Cases • After finding two aircraft over the stated empty weights, CASA has been accused of dealing with each one differently.

RAAus appoints New CEO as Part 149 granted • Matt Boutell has taken the reins at Recreational Aviation Australia just as CASA awards the organisation’s Part 149 certificate.

Aircraft Builders to collaborate on P-VOLT • An industry-wide project is underway to build an electric short-haul airliner.

CASA suspends Customer Survey • Regulator blames AOPA interference in 2020 customer satisfaction survey.

Automatic for the People • After some high-publicised accidents where aircraft systems behaved badly, the question of automation in the cockpit has been brought under scrutiny. Author, journalist and airline pilot Owen Zupp looks at the problem of over-reliance on automation in general aviation.

Light Sport Evolution • In this third part of our GA aircraft guide, we dig into the ever-changing world of Light Sport Aircraft to bring you the best of what’s on the Australian market, and a few that are yet to arrive at our borders. There’s so many we’ve had to break it up into two parts. Here we present the A-I of LSAs.

Aviation in Motion • Action cameras could have been designed for aviation, and since their proliferation in the media world, the quality and style of flying videos has increased remarkably. Paul Southwick asked the experts how they do it, and what can the average pilot do to make their in-flight videos look professional.

High Fidelity • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 arrived on the market this year accompanied by graphics that had both sim fans and serious pilots salivating. Was this program good enough to use as a home training tool? Steve Hitchen put FS2020 through the gauntlet to see if it could be a valuable training asset.

Pushing the Acceptable Limits • Jim Davis has met some real characters in aviation, but wonders where the line between character and cowboy is, and how often it gets crossed.

Conspicuous Presence • Australia’s first ADS-B IN/OUT unit for visual flight rules aircraft has been approved, but with technology limited, will it provide extra capability for traffic avoidance? Steve Hitchen did some digging to find out what it’s all about.

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Watch this Space • As drone operations rise dramatically in Australia, so do concerns about how access to low-level airspace will be handled in the future. Paul Southwick investigates how drones, helicopters and urban mobility vehicles are vying for the same patch of sky.

2021 and Beyond: Cause for Optimism • David Bell of the Australian Business Aviation Association reports on news from the world of corporate aviation.

Products & innovation Fashion meets Function • Garmin’s new D2 Air...