Stalling and Constant Angle of Attack Control – get out there and do some!

I used to get scared silly whenever the word “stall” was mentioned in a pre-flight briefing. When I was a student pilot I remember very well the dread I felt before my first lesson on stalling. The thought of letting the instructor pull my power and allowing my plane to ‘fall out of the sky’ […]

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Red Baron Flying School Open Weekend

Red Baron – the specialist flying school based at Bankstown Airport in Sydney – are hosting an “Open Weekend” for aviation enthusiasts, seasoned pilots and beginners alike to chat to staff and students and check out the fleet.  Activities and events run across Saturday-Sunday 5 & 6 November from 11AM to 8PM at the Red Baron […]

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Bankstown Tower Christmas Barbeque

Air Traffic Control at Bankstown Airport are inviting aviation enthusiasts to join them for a Christmas BBQ on Saturday December 10th 2011. The attached image was distributed amongst the local pilot community accompanied by the following email from a Bankstown and Camden Tower representative: —————————- Hi all We would like to invite everyone to join […]

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Matt Hall to fly at Bathurst V8 Supercars 2011

Matt Hall Racing have announced that Matt will be performing aerobatic demonstations over the Bathurst circuit this weekend. Matt will be flying his MXS-R and performing aerobatics on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the race weekend. According to his website Matt said β€œV8’s have given me the opportunity to showcase what I can do […]

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Basair’s Cessna 152 (VH-HCE) crashes after take off at Bankstown

It’s being reported that VH-HCE, a Cessna 152 from Basair, has crashed after take-off at Bankstown airport. Both pilot and passenger are reported to have exited the aircraft safely after it came down. The Cessna (shown left) was reportedly found upside down in a field adjacent to Nancy Ellis Leebold Drive close to the airport. […]

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Rottnest Island Aerodrome

As part of my Airport Challenge I definitely want to fly myself here one day – this is the Aerodrome at Rottnest Island, a 1,300m sealed strip that is used a lot as a training destination for WA pilots due to the strong crosswinds it experiences. View Larger Map Still not sure how to tie […]

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Sydney Harbour Scenic – video footage

Here’s a quick 5minute video I put together of my departure, Sydney Harbour Scenic flight and return to Bankstown Airport in May 2011. The camera used to take the footage was a simple Canon IXUS mouted to the interior by a G-Force suction cup camera mount so there’s a little bit of vibration at some […]

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Bankstown – Maitland VOR – Williamstown VFR Lane – Taree – Williamstown CTR – Bankstown

This flight marked a few aviation milestones for me. Firstly, just before I entered the Southbound VFR lane at Brooklyn Bridge I logged my 100th hour as a pilot. Secondly it was my longest ever flight at 3.8 hours. And finally, it was the furthest North I’d flown myself as I made it up to […]

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Avalon International Airshow 2011

A gallery of shots from the 2011 Avalon International Airshow last month in March. It was a fantastic day out and a great way for aviation enthusiasts across the country to come together to appreciate beautiful machines and the talented people that fly them.

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Light plane crashes after departing Bankstown Airport

A light plane crashed this morning after commencing a flight from Bankstown Airport. The aircraft was reported to have departed YSBK around 8am this morning before the pilot ran into trouble and turned back towards the airport. The transcript of the pilot and ATC went as follows according to an archive recording on liveatc.net: PILOT: […]

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