The flight simulator is now recognised as a reliable, cost effective and environmentally friendly method of pilot training. In the following article, Tony Corke and Capt Bob Christle of Air Canada examine the flight simulator’s technical progress over the past four decades and at changing training techniques. The flight simulator, as we know it today,

As promised in the last issue, we have updated our military callsigns list so you now have access to the latest available information. And the other big story this issue is Air Force One, which became the most expensive aircraft ever to visit Australia during the recent visit by US President George Bush. The custom

Accident Investigation and the Role of Flight Recorders Most members of the general public would be aware through media reports of a major aircraft disaster, that Regular Public Transport (RPT) aircraft are required to be fitted with a crash recorder or “black box” (actually bright orange or yellow). What is not generally known is that

Let’s Fly – But Safely! Just how effective is this magazine’s regular Air Safety feature (or, for that matter, other published aviation) in preventing the general aviation accidents that so often make newsin the daily press, radio and television bulletins? Pilots who have been in the industry for a number of years could be excused