Hars Takes Delivery Of C-54 (Dc-4) December 21 was a significant day for the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) when it took delivery of Douglas C-54 (DC-4) VH-PAF at its Albion Park, NSW, base. The arrival of the big Douglas airliner was the end of a one and a half year interstate restoration by HARS

10 Years Ago • The UK Department of Trade and Industry said on March 13 it will offer aid in the form of a £530 million repayable loan to BAE Systems to assist in the development of the Airbus A3XX. Airbus has estimated development costs of the A3XX at about US$12 billion. Wings for the

In the wake of the demise of yet another General Aviation flight school, one wonders what the future holds for the private pilot in Australia. Not the commercial candidates eyeing a career amongst the flight levels, but the pleasure pilots who populate the skies on fine days below 5,000 feet. The way ahead may well

The Garmin G1000 Cockpits have come along way since the humble ’turn and bank’ indicator and alcohol-filled P8 compass of a Tiger Moth. Just as the silicon chip revolution took the computer from a giant shrine to a hand held brain, avionics that were once constrained to the flight levels are now found amongst the