Fairey Firefly Crashes Mike Wansey’s Fairey Firefly AS. 6, VH-HMW (ex. WD828) has been badly damaged in an accident! The Firefly, better known as ‘Mickey’s Mouse’ took off from Camden NSW, on Saturday December 12th, on an initial test flight following maintenance work on the aircraft. Shortly after becoming airborne engine power was lost and
Swift Air Navigation Computer I recently had the opportunity to appraise the Swift Air Navigation Computer from the private pilot’s point of view. After reading the manual I initially had some reservations about absorbing the vast array of relevant information. However, I realised even though my personal knowledge of computers is limited, I had exactly
You are in the picturesque snow-capped Alps, breathing in the magnificence and serenity. Then, rudely, the atmosphere is shattered by the thunder of two Mirage fighters rocketing up a narrow valley and disappearing over the next ridge. You are in Switzerland. The pilots of the vanishing Mirages are civilians. A half a world away, on
Sydney Airport At the time of writing the situation concerning landing priorities had made no progress and we have not even received an acknowledgement of the ABAA appeal to the Minister. The unacceptable situation still continues with a recent example being one of many which must be viewed by all as a waste of manpower,
Awa Secures Rights to Build Sophisticated Air Navigation System AWA’s long-term strategy to concentrate on high-technology products for the overseas market has received a boost with the recent announcement that one of the world’s most sophisticated GA navigation systems is now being manufactured in Australia exclusively for world distribution. The AWA-3100 is being made for