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Tag Archives: New Zealand
Episode 336: A Gong for OJA? Rock On, Boys!
Grant’s back (and so’s his car!) and the boys have a few aircraft stories to present, including: Qantas’ first 747-400 VH-OJA is being donated to the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) at Wollongong where the arrival is likely to be … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Ayres Rock, HARS, Historical Aircraft Restoration Society, New Zealand, outback onion, Pacific Blue, Qantas, Uluru, VH-OJA, Virgin Australia, Wollongong
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Episode 325: Jabiru Engine Issues
Steve & Grant bring you the Australia Sports Desk report … ooops, hang on, that’s the Australia Aviation News Desk report – sorry about that :) CASA are all but grounding aircraft with Jabiru engines due to 40 engine failures … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 747, Air Force One, Brisbane, CASA, copilot, engine, failure, G20, grounding, Jabiru, Marine One, New Zealand, Obama, pilot, Qantas, RAAF, RAAF Base Amberley, retirement, son, spottersmag, summit
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Episode 319: Shoe horning aircraft into Amberley
Grant’s flying solo for this one after a hectic weekend of social fun. After a quick return to New Zealand news to talk about the Martin Jetpack company going for an IPO, he then covers some problems with CASA’s recent … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Amberley, C17, C27J, CASA, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, F35, IPO, issues, license, Martin Jetpack Company, New Zealand, NoSteve, Part 61, RAAF, Royal Australian Air Force, Spartan
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Episode 318: Grant’s in NZ
In one of the shortest AusDesks of all time, Grant chats briefly with Errol Cavit & Zac Yates after the recent Wings Over New Zealand Forum meet-up in the New Zealand Warbirds hangar at Ardmore Airport near Auckland. In addition … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Ardmore Airport, Auckland, DH.83, Errol Cavit, Fox Moth, New Zealand, New Zealand Warbirds, Spitfire, Wings Over New Zealand Forum, WONZ, Zac Yates
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