Mobile One – General Aviation Headset Recently, A A made a flying visit to Mobile One Australia Pty Ltd, manufacturers of a range of aviation headsets. The aim was to have a look at their manufacturing facility and to test their “Head Set General Aviation” (HSGA) to see how it compares with similar headsets on
50 Years Ago . . . May 1 – Pacific. Two Catalinas are seriously damaged during an attack on Tulagi by “Mavis” flying boats. A24-23 is stripped of parts for A24-19 which is then flown to Rathmines. A24-23 is sunk to prevent capture. Malta. PIO Yarra, 185 Squadron, claims a probableJu 88 at night in
Record Growth Making Malaysia Airlines a Haven for Aussie Pilots Rapidly expanding Malaysia Airlines, facing a wave of retirements from its present technical flight crews and a steady stream of new aircraft being introduced into the fleet, will look abroad for expatriate pilots for some years to come. Many will inevitably come from Australia. Flight
The Fork Tailed Devil Part I Lockheed P-38 Lightning The contribution of Lockheed’s twin boom P-38 Lightning fighter to the crucial air battles of World War II has been consistently understated for the last four and a half decades. Receiving far less publicity than its single engined stablemate, the P-51 Mustang, the big twin fought
Taaats – The Background to the Thomson Selection Many critical comment has appeared in the press in the last few weeks over the CAA’s selection of Thomson Radar Australia Corporation as the preferred contractor for the Australian Advanced Air Traffic System (TAAATS). The CAA has been attacked on two fronts, firstly by its own controllers,