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September 2018

Contents

22 Resilient and data-driven
Chief Commissioner Greg Hood on
the contemporary ATSB.
28 Boosted
The Australian Space Agency achieves
launch.
30 Face off
The Farnborough Airshow points to
the future of aviation.
40 Fighter fit
Applying world’s best practice athletic
strength and conditioning to the
RAAF’s fighter pilots.
52 Taking time
The Bremont story epitomises high
performance thanks to perseverance,
Bombardier’s C Series has passion and precision.
metamorphosed into the Airbus 66 Breaking barriers
A220. p46 Technology and the dawn of the new
supersonic era.
72 Equal to the task
The RAAF’s 38 Squadron calls time on
50 years after its seven decades of continuous service.
formation, the Australian 78 Drone literate
Army Aviation Corps is Unmanned systems big and small
looking ahead. p58 are proving a game-changer for force
protection and situational awareness
in Army operations.
90 Hangar 106
The Australian Vintage Aviation
Society (TAVAS) brings to life
Australia’s most significant collection
of WW1 aircraft.
96 A different option
A Sunshine Coast-based flying
academy is providing a different
option for pilot training.

The RAAF is using strength 4 Locked On 104 Warbirds
and conditioning techniques A Kiwi entrepreneur is set on 12 Notam 106 Traffic
from elite sport to better disrupting the satellite launch
prepare its pilots for the business p84 14 Debrief 110 On Target
rigours of dogfighting. photo 20 Racer’s Edge 112 Airports
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26 Pinstripe 112 From the Regions

24 Flight Levels 113 Fire & Ag
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