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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No Recovery without Airport Fix: AOPA • AOPA Australia’s Ben Morgan says the Aviation Recovery Framework pays only lip service to a key issue holding back general aviation.

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Textron Aviation buys Pipistrel • US conglomerate seeks entry into the electric power market.

CASA relaxes Community Service Flight Rules • Review of restrictions creates greater pool of pilots and aircraft.

Senate Inquiry postpones Final Report • Further delay pushes report out until October.

FAA certifies Cessna’s SkyCourier • Type certificate awarded to new twin turbo-prop.

In the Wake of the Pandemic • Following on from her 2020 award-winning article on the impacts of COVID on GA, Angela Stevenson does a health check on an industry facing a long battle to recover from the pandemic.

Dynamic Impression • Aerospool’s WT9 Dynamic LSA has struggled to gain traction in Australia, but has been given a boost with a new agent and a 2021 demonstrator. Steve Hitchen checked out the new Dynamic and came away enormously impressed with its sportscar-style and performance.

Collective Effort • Australia’s rotary aviation industry conference and exhibition, RotorTech 2022, is heavily tipped to be the biggest and best there has ever been. The secret to the success of the event is the desire of the industry to get together and work through issues to ensure a healthier future for all operators.

Training the Trainers • One of the knock-on effects of the pandemic has been a significant increase in flying instructors being drawn to airlines, putting pressure on the pipeline right back to fledgling CPLs. Monica Kade explores the problems of training new instructors as well as keeping some of the existing ones in GA.

The author’s experience

Fast Fingers cause Disasters • Jim Davis recalls his commando days when one of his charges showed what happens when you’re in too much of a hurry.

Pilots on Call • Demand for charter services boomed during the pandemic as airlines wound back departures and people shied away from the intense cabin environments in airliners. It has created a corresponding demand for pilots who have the right stuff to fly charter. But Paul Southwick found out that it takes more than piloting skills to fit the type.

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Doing the Maths • Have EFBs and iPad apps killed off the humble yet faithful flight computer? Kreisha Ballantyne revisits this endangered component of dead reckoning navigation.

Kreisha Brushes-up

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Remembering Ben • Author Bob Stevens recounts the astounding aviation career of Victorian high-country legend Ben Buckley.

A Bag with Lift • Flight Outfitters makes a flight bag with plenty of built-in practicality.

WA Helicopter Operators sign for Eve eVTOLs • Dave Soderstrom presents news and views from Australia’s...