Week ending 8th Jul 2012 - Podcast, videos, upcoming events, first flights and news

For the week ending 8th Jul 2012

Podcasts

• Uncontrolled Airspace - "Our Lady of Ceconite" #292
• Uncontrolled Airspace - "Lookout For That Old Weather" UCAP #293
• Uncontrolled Airspace - "Balloon Alliteration" UCAP #294
• The Stuck Mic AvCast - #27 – Oshkosh is Coming, the Australian Flyabout, & the Flight of a Lifetime
• In The Pattern - Episode 22: Canada Geese
• Aviation Xtended - #03: The People’s Mosquito, Edwards AFB and RNAS Yeovilton Air Day
• Plane Crazy Down Under - PCDU Episode 90: Moments in Time
• Airplane Geeks - Episode 204 – Flying Skycatchers
• The FlightTime Radio Show - Show 231
• The FlightTime Radio Show - Show 232

Articles / News

• Flying Magazine - GippsAero GA8 Airvan 
• RAAF -C-130H Gifting Ceremony or facebook
• MailOnline -  They're in SO much trouble: Low-flying Brazilian air force pilots shatter every window of the country's Supreme Court
• Mashable - Researchers Prove Drones Can Be Hacked
• Wired - Gallery: The Tattooed, Undead Planes of the Air Force ‘Boneyard’
• Downwind - Warrnambool CTAF error on VNC
• Australian Aviation - Pilots urged to report wirestrikes
• Australian Aviation - More regional airports operating security screening 
• Owen Zupp - "We Apologise for this Delay, however....."
• PilotTodd - Night XC Flight
• Flying With Fish - An AvGeek Day Out In A Kansas Field … Now This Is Fun!

Videos

• Flying my Solitaire by 91Thomo 
• Pilatus PC-12 (GOPRO Pilot's View) by RyanRothVideo
• Mirage 2000s smashing windows  by frajolaxDD
• Tamworth Adventure Flying by Yankee BravoZulu

Upcoming Events

• 13-16 Sep 2012 AUSFLY Narromine Airport
• 16 Sep 2012 Dawn Patrol 2012 RVAC
• 26 Feb - 3 Mar 2013 Australian International Airshow 2013 Avalon
• 29-30 Mar 2013 Natfly, Temora

 

First Flights

4 Jul 86 - Dassault Rafale 
5 Jul 42 - Avro York 
8 Jul 47 - Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 

Week ending 1st Jul 2012 - Podcast, videos, upcoming events, first flights and news

For the week ending 1st Jul 2012

Podcasts

• Uncontrolled Airspace - "Too Many Crashes" UCAP #289
• FlightTime radio - Show 230
• Airplane Geeks Podcast - Episode 203 – Aviation Careers
• Flaps - Flaps Podcast 13 – June 2012 
• The Pursuit of Wings - Episode 6 – Another Ducky Episode
•  The New Pilot PodBlog - Ep25 - The Wakatipu Aero Club & Mountain Flying in NZ

Articles

• Owen Zupp - Ground Rush. (Part Three) Showing Some Flare
• Owen Zupp - Ground Rush. (Part Four) Landing an Aeroplane
• MyFlightBlog.com - Celebrating Blue Ash Airport 
• Australian Flying - New VNCs Extend Coverage In Eastern States
• Australian Flying - New Medical Gets Approval from CASA Chief
• Australian Flying - FAA Releases Report into Unleaded Avgas
• Flying Magazine - Diesel Economics
• Flying Magazine - Pain at the Pump
• Flying Magazine - How to Build an Airplane
• Flying Magazine - Flight School: Fighting Fear
• You like airplane too? -  3,000 hp on display in the form of “White...
• Downwind forum - Good news for Kyneton Airfield
• The confident pilot - Pinch hitter
• Australian Aviation - New research calls for shake up of turbulence guidelines

Videos

• Mayday - Yakovlev Yak-50, Engine out forced landing video  

Upcoming Events

• 13-16 Sep 2012 AUSFLY Narromine Airport
• 16 Sep 2012 Dawn Patrol 2012 RVAC
• 26 Feb - 3 Mar 2013 Australian International Airshow 2013 Avalon
• 29-30 Mar 2013 Natfly, Temora

First Flights

• 26 Jun 1942 - Grumman F6F Hellcat 
• 26 Jun 1943 - Bell 30 (prototype for the first commercial helicopter)

Week ending 24th Jun 2012 - Podcast, videos, upcoming events, first flights and news

Besides flying there are plenty of other aviation related things to keep you busy,  Here are just a few from the week ending Jun 24th 2012.

Podcasts

• Uncontrolled Airspace - "Out Past Pahrump" UCAP #290
• Airplane Geeks Podcast - Episode 202 – Become a Pilot Day 2012
• Uncontrolled Airspace - "That Isn't Mute?" UCAP #291 
• Flying Podcast - Episode 57 - Chris Walsh - ATCO at Manchester International Airport

Video 

•  Parafield to Murray Bridge in 8 minutes by ytnewt

Articles

• Australian Flying - New Turbo Prop "Perfect" for Aussie Market
• Australian Flying - Tecnam Gets into Surveillance Market
• Australian Flying - Report Warns of Threats to Airport Investment
• Australian Aviation - Air NZ pilot in 777 marathon effort
• Australian Aviation - ILS upgrade for Alice
• Australian Aviation - ATR 42-600 certified
• Australian Aviation - More funds for regional airport security upgrades
• Jetwhine - Is Silence a Symptom of Aviation Atrophy?
• Flying Magazine - Drone Wars Begin
• Flying Magazine - Why China Needs Business Aviation
• Flying Magazine - Fearing a Fearful Flier
• You Like airplanes, too? - Clouds swirl after a C-130J from Air Station Elizabeth CIty, NC....
• Owen Zupp - Ground Rush. (Part Two) Landing an Aeroplane
• Airspeed - Choices, Choices . . .

Upcoming Events

• 13-16 Sep 2012 AUSFLY Narromine Airport
• 16 Sep 2012 Dawn Patrol 2012 RVAC
• 26 Feb - 3 Mar 2013 Australian International Airshow 2013 Avalon
• 29-30 Mar 2013 Natfly, Temora

First Flights

• 18  Jun 1981 - Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
•  20 Jun 1983 - Bombardier Dash 8
• 21 Jun 1933 - Supermarine Walrus 
• 21 Jun 1961  - Aviation Traders Carvair 
• 22 Jun 1984 - Rutan Voyager

Week ending 17th Jun 2012 - Podcast, videos, upcoming events, first flights and news

Besides flying there are plenty of other aviation related things to keep you busy,  Here are just a few from the week ending Jun 17th 2012.

Podcasts

• Airplane Geeks Podcast - Episode 201 – Aerial Robots
• Flighttime Radio - FlightTime Radio Show 229
• The Stuck Mic AvCast - Episode #26 – Our First Anniversary, How We Got Started Flying, & A Year in Podcasting
• Plane Crazy Down Under - PCDU Episode 89: RA-Aus NatFly 2012

Video 

• Sony HX100v Copilot 1929 Ford Tri-Motor airplane over Springfield Illinois (choppy editing but still interesting)
• Landing Temora - Natfly 2012 - Jabiru 230D 
• Low level flying. 

Articles

• The Age - Plane lands on Melbourne freeway
• Owen Zupp - The Forgotten Few.
• Owen Zupp - Ground Rush. (Part One) Landing an Aeroplane.
• Australian Aviation - ‘Simmo’ awarded Oswald Watt Gold Medal
• Australian Aviation - Cessna lands on Melbourne freeway
• Australian Aviation - BAMS Global Hawk crashes in US
• Pilot Todd - Avionics Upgrades
• Pilot Todd - Practice Flight
• Pilot Todd - Long Solo XC!
• Flying Magazine - John Monnett: His Thoughts on Sonex and IKEA
• Australian Flying - Vic Minister Lashes Gillard over Warrnambool
• The Confident Pilot - Ray
• Waving at Aircraft - Aerobatics Consolidation Lesson - my 4 big mistakes

Upcoming Events

• 13-16 Sep 2012 AUSFLY Narromine Airport
• 16 Sep 2012 Dawn Patrol 2012 RVAC
• 26 Feb - 3 Mar 2013 Australian International Airshow 2013 Avalon
• 29-30 Mar 2013 Natfly, Temora

First Flights

• 12 Jun 1965 Britten-Norman Islander
• 14 Jun 1954 PAC Fletcher
• 15 Jun 1943 Arado Ar 234 (1st Jet Bomber) 
• 17 Jun 1955 Tupolev Tu-104