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With genuine enthusiasm and optimism, the aviators attending Natfly 2009 at Narromine were undaunted by a weekend of pretty terrible weather, with vendors reporting aircraft orders and component sales at unexpectedly high levels. There was good attendance at the wide range of presentations and forums…
Fly Synthesis’ fun-flying product range now includes six separate Italian-built light sport and ultralight aeroplane types, the most popular of which is its Texan Top Class 600 LSA. Having won my RAA pilot certificate in a Texan 550, I was more than happy when Australian Director Caz Monteleone invited me to update my Texan experience at his Donnybrook base on Melbourne’s northern fringe.
Airbus Industrie will increase its single-aisle A320 Family monthly production rate from the current rate of 34 to 36, starting in December. Airbus says its decision to raise its single-aisle production rate is driven by the continuing demand and a record order backlog in excess of some 2,300 A320 Family aircraft.
The United Kingdom’s main air traffic service provider NATS (formerly National Air Traffic Services Ltd) is now using wide area multilateration (WAM) in the North Sea off the Scottish coast for helicopter flight following. The system’s us is now also spreading in Australia
Helicopter pilot training professionals contacting AviationAdvertiser say they were appalled to hear that the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) was not investigating the training helicopter crash on Mount Barney near Kyogle on January 28.
The Japanese Ground Self Defense Force has chosen Enstrom Helicopter Corporation to supply the next generation of training helicopters for the JGSDF Pilot Training Program. The program calls for the first evaluation helicopter to be delivered in 2010, with a total of 30 aircraft to joipn the program by 2014.
