Enough has been publicised in Australia about the drink-drive syndrome to fill a morgue; but what about flying when “full”? Read some of the crazy things people do when having drunk to excess or wined too well, in various parts of the flying world: The 40-year-old pilot of a Piper PA-18 killed himself and his

The increasing complexity of equipment on the flight deck presents an ever-increasing headache and a very real workload to the pilot in command. With the proliferation of business bracket aircraft on the market, plus the realisation of most forward-looking corporate sectors that such machines are firstly an aid to business rather than a tax relief,

Breitling Navitimer Pluton Pilots watches are being marketed in a multitude of shapes, sizes and qualities. Some of them are currently available in Australia and include types obviously well thought-out and made almost specifically for pilots. Others, unfortunately, don’t belong in the cockpit or flight deck, being adaptations of divers’ watches or other timepieces .

Robinson’s Wee Wonder Adjective phrases like, “Entering a new era,” … ” A new dimension”, usually lard most copy written on new types. Sometimes it’s applied to what is usually the mixture as before, with a new paint scheme or relocated instruments, cosmetic face-lifts or different tyre pressures. The little Robinson R 22, a two-place