Reporting Birdstrikes Since the birdstrike reporting system In Australia was upgraded by the Department of Aviation in 1978, 1501 birdstrikes have been reported – and DofA suspects there are many more unreported instances. . . . From the look of tables supplied to AUSTRALIAN AVIATION, there are those who conscientiously report birdstrikes and those who

Worden was disabled by a Shrike ARM, during the Vietnam War. The proximity-fused missile detonated 30 m above the vessel and crippled its control centre; it was most likely launched by an A-7, with the intention of wiping out a North Vietnamese radar. The defensive measure commonly employed is the powering down of the radar,

What part does punishment play in air safety? How does the threat of punishment further the free exchange of information? These two questions have been passing through my mind over recent times. The matter was brought to a head by recent reports in the daily press. These concerned a pilot who had been charged by

Piper’s new T1040 – factory-designated the PA-31T3 – is Just about the ultimate in single pilot commuter types, as far as the Australian market is concerned. . . Basically a mix of Chieftain fuselage, Cheyenne IIXL nose and undercarriage, and engine nacelles and baggage lockers of the Cheyenne 111, the workmanlike and undeniably efficient T1040