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.

Advice most Profound • The minister’s advisory network has pinpointed a need to align the rules and the risks, but CASA has a different opinion, which will put the minister in a position where he has to choose: reason or regulation?

Australian Flying

An Irksome Airworthiness Directive • 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@affa.com.au or write to: Australian Flying, GPO Box 606 Sydney NSW 2001.

Air Armada celebrates Air Force Centenary • Civil aviation in Melbourne salutes the RAAF.

Airservices revises Class E Proposal • Consultation results in modified airspace design.

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BRM ups the Ante in Bristell Controversy • LSA manufacturer calls in independent opinion on certification.

Championship Air Racing scheduled for 2022 Return • New series to draw on Red Bull experience.

Pacific Aerospace calls in the Liquidators • Iconic NZ plane maker goes into administration

Bridging the Gap • As a trainer and an ATPL, Owen Zupp has crossed paths with all sorts of technological advancements in his career. His background enables him to assess the arguments for and against glass cockpit training for CPLs.

Echoes of the Future • Tecnam’s much-loved P92 LSA has gone through an almost complete transformation that has turned it into a very desirable two-seat option. Steve Hitchen checked it out on a sunny Surf Coast day and came away much impressed.

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RotorTech in the Green • It’s been a long time between RotorTechs thanks to the COVID situation. As Steve Hitchen reports, the rotary aviation industry is getting impatient to be able to get together again and plan the sector’s economic recovery.

Management Tools • Setting the engine controls in GA aircraft for years was a guess-based exercise hampered by the inaccuracy in the read-outs available. Now, Engine Management Systems have transformed cockpits and turned power-setting into an exact science. Steve Hitchen reports.

Students sent to Challenge • Jim Davis remembers the exploits of some very interesting characters that passed through his flying school in South Africa.

Dragging Big Tails • Getting your tailwheel endorsement is one thing, but it’s another thing to cope with the high-powered taildraggers that dominated aviation in the years up to WWII. Tony Self did some investigating to find out what the challenges are.

Five Tips for Success • Why do some flying schools soar whilst others have trouble staying aloft? Paul Southwick asked successful training operations to share their top five tips for keeping customers walking in through the door.

Fire Service faces uphill Battle to deploy ex-Army Black Hawks • Greg Thom presents news and views from the Australian helicopter industry.

Control in your Hands • Honeycomb has the high-tech flight sim peripherals to enhance your computer flying...