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Episode 15: The Australian Centre for Mission Aviation

Posted on April 16, 2011 by admin
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Following on from the recent chat Milford & Charlie had with Mission Aviation Fellowship, we thought we’d play an interview we recorded a while ago with Dr Bruce Searle, the CEO of the Australian Centre for Mission Aviation. They’re based … Continue reading →

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Episode 5: Way Down Under in Antarctica

Posted on October 16, 2010 by admin
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Grant & Steve chat with Dan Colbourne from SkyTraders about flying an Airbus A319 between Melbourne and Antarctica once or twice a week. He also talks about the weather conditions & atmospheric anomalies he’s encountered, animals they’ve seen and what … Continue reading →

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Episode 3: Air Traffic Control in Australia

Posted on September 11, 2010 by admin
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We’re joined by Phil Vabre from the Airways Museum who gives us a quick view of the history of Air Traffic Control in Australia including some of the more famous crashes that drove development of new technologies & processes. He … Continue reading →

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Episode 1: First Flights

Posted on August 14, 2010 by admin
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We discuss a collection of First Flights that occurred down here including Richard Pearse in New Zealand (who may have flown before the Wright Brothers) and the three “First Flights” here in Australia: December 9, 1909: First powered flight by … Continue reading →

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