If you’re like most pilots, you probably see a ‘two-two-five’ as the ultimate punishment for wayward pilots. The reality is that Form 225 is simply the official departmental incident report form. But, it’s never been a successful way for the Department (BASI remains with the DoTC, not the CAA) to find out what’s really going

Future of Hotol Spaceplane in Doubt The UK Government has stopped further funding of the Hotol spaceplane project in a move which is expected to cause the eventual demise of the project. British Aerospace had sought a very modest £Sm a year for the next three years in order to bring the project to the

Will Qantas Get Air New Zealand? The proposed sale of a 25% share in Air New Zealand to Qantas ends a hotly debated topic. The sale, believed to have cost Qantas $NZ180m is still subject to final agreement. (See also separate story elsewhere this issue. ) From the early days the leading contenders were Qantas

Terror Free Takeoffs Takeoffs are exhilarating. There’s the surge of power, followed by an arrow straight run, a lift-off at the precise speed, the feel of the mains rolling for a second after the nosewheel lifts and then the transfer of support from the landing gear to the wings. On the initial climb the ground