On the 15th May, after months of planning, Air New Zealand used its advanced Required Navigation Performance (RNP) technology to land its Airbus A320 Sydney-Rotorua service, despite a cloud ceiling of just 400 feet at Rotorua.
The flight was a world-first by an A320 aircraft using RNP 0.1 levels. The RNP 0.1 value (referring 0.1 nautical mile) ...
By Allan Udy
It was a case of “third time lucky” for The Vintage Aviator Ltd (TVAL) on Saturday 24th April when Masterton put on great weather for the final flying display of the season—finally allowing the company to debut three World War One aircraft. The assembled crowd of just under 2,000 people witnessed the inaugural public flights of ...
The Vintage Aviator Limited—WWI Anzac Weekend Display
With accompanying photos by Alex Mitchell, Alan Udy reports on the display by aircraft from The Vintage Aviator Limited, during Anzac weekend. The display was an exciting debut for three new aircraft built by The Vintage Aviator.
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At 1:40 p.m. on 26 May 2010, the final flight of the Nimrod MR.2 came to an end as XV229 touched down on the 2,752-metre runway 10 at Manston, Kent International Airport.
The aircraft—flown by a mix of Nimrod Wing crew from RAF Kinloss—had departed from its Scottish ...
By Donald Harward
Have you ever played the game “There I was…”? It is a well-known drinking game that is (or was) commonly played in the backrooms of officers’ clubs worldwide. It involves a story—or rather, a fantastic collection of lies—spun together by a host of pilots who are heavily under the influence of alcohol. It starts something like ...
