What better way to kick off the first of the regular “On the Airbands” articles than by supplying an even more detailed RAAF Mission-Callsign list, for the use of those of us who have military UHF on their radio equipment, or we who have VHF gear and can monitor the few military VHF channels available,
Sixty Minutes Incurs Wrath of Ultralight Community Most people involved in ultralight aviation were dismayed at the recent Sixty Minutes TV report on ultralights entitled, “Free to Fly- Free to Die”. While basically giving the industry a dose of bad publicity the show generally overlooked crucially important facts relating to the accidents it so graphically
No. 4: Japan Koku Jieitai – the Japanese Air Self Defence Force – is part of the Japanese Self Defence Forces. These forces are restricted in personnel numbers, equipment types and budgetary allocation by the Japanese Constitution which was drawn up after World War 2 with Allied ‘guidance’. In fact, if one takes the literal