10 Years Ago The USAF Thunderbirds aerobatic team has received eight General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcons. The Thunderbirds were previously equipped with Northrop T-38s but have been grounded since the loss of four pilots earlier this year caused by a mechanical fault in the lead aircraft which prevented a safe pull out from a low

A Chance For Australia In A Changing World Scene? Aviation writer and lightplane designer, Brian Creer, has just returned from a six month study of the General Aviation climate in the USA, where major changes are underway, changes which will be mirrored in Australia in the near future. . . Throughout the world there is

People Air New Zealand has seconded Warren Gwynne to the Orient Airlines Association headquartered in Manilla. James Armstrong has been appointed AWA International Marketing Manager for electronic warfare products. Vice Admiral Alan Beaumont is to take up the position of Chief of the Defence Force in April 1993 in the rank of Admiral, succeeding General

New Caa Flight Forms Introduced: As a part of its drive to simplify procedures and reduce costs to industry, the CAA has introduced new forms to cover flight notification, flight plans and flight notes. The flight notification form only requires departure point, ETD, route segments, flight level/altitude and time intervals. It reflects the various changes