May 2007

Classic Fighters Marlborough 2007 – Airshow Report
Andy Heap’s photographs and Megan Foster’s words capture the highlights of this “Classic” biennial Easter airshow in Blenheim.

Australian International Airshow 2007
Specialist photographer Hugh Mitton endured Avalon’s blustery heat to bring the airshow to Pacific Wings’ readers in pictures.

Living With Sinus(-itis)
Demonstrating that men can multi-task, Andy Heap flies the novel and interesting Pipistrel Sinus, tells us about it in writing and provides the photographs.

The Great Aussie Outback Piper Pub-Crawl 2006
Kiwi pilot Ross St-George experienced a warm Aussie welcome when he joined a group of pilots from the Australian Piper Society on a journey through the Australian Outback.

Iranian Interlude
Astral Helicopters’ Blair Quickfall has spent time flying in some of the world’s most “interesting” places. In addition to sharing that valuable experience with Astral’s students, he gives Pacific Wings’ readers an insight into flying in Iran.

Falcon 20 War Games
For 11 years, New Zealand pilot Peter Hirst flew for FR Aviation in the UK carrying out military training exercises for the British Defence Forces. He tells the story of one memorable flight in an aircraft he particularly enjoyed flying, the Dassault Falcon 20.