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Don’t Let the Dipstick Fool You
Imagine you’re enjoying a flight on a beautiful, clear, sunny day after hiring an aircraft from your local aero club. Flying straight and level, you...
Aircraft Rigging – Control Operating Systems
Aircraft control operating systems play an essential role in ensuring the safe and reliable operation of recreational aircraft. From control cables and pulleys to turnbuckles,...
Zonsen CA510 and Rotax 912 – A Technical Comparison for RAAus Aircraft
The arrival of the Zonsen CA510 into the Australian light-aircraft market provides aircraft owners and manufacturers with another potential four-stroke engine option. Rated at approximately...
Oil Systems and Filters
Draining Oil Oil, in service, is constantly exposed to many harmful substances that reduce its ability to protect moving parts. The main contaminants are: Because...
Aircraft Brakes and Systems
Aircraft brakes operate under extreme stress and varied conditions. They are susceptible to malfunction and damage. On review of the OMS reports we have seen...
Flying the Tecnam P-Mentor
FIRST IMPRESSIONS | GROUP G A modern, stable and capable trainer – and a glimpse of the opportunities Group G can bring to recreational aviation....
Loss of Control: What is the data telling us?
Loss of Control (LOC) continues to be a significant contributor to reported occurrences within recreational aviation in 2026 as well. Analysis of the available data...
40 YEARS IN THE MAKING, THE BOOMERANG RETURNS
Remarkable warbirds and vintage aircraft head west as the four-week countdown begins to Wings on the Warrego. An Australian-built WWII fighter painstakingly restored over four...
