March - April 2005 - Vol 9 No 2

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Cover story

Is this the future? - New technology is set to revolutionise radar. Shown above is an artist’s impression of a hand-held cockpit display showing terrain and traffic information on a moving map

What went wrong?

Vulture clash - Hit at 300km/hr

Foggy thinking - A mist mistake

In the dark - Won’t do that again

The right stuff

Never too late - The world’s oldest aerobatic pilot

Flying Ops

Illusory indications - What you see...not what you get

Wire worry - Hazard number one

The facts on fuel - Advice for private ops

Fuel to burn - Advice for RPT ops

Cabin Crew

Listen up - Passengers need prompting

Cutting edge

Heads up - A trial of heads up display units

Airworthiness

Open door disaster - Turkish Airlines crash re-visited

Mid-life crisis - Australian aircraft are getting older

The importance of placards

Helicopter safety

Also:

ADs & AACs

Safety Rules

This issue's safety rules information includes:

• Sharper focus for rule reform

ATSB supplement

Australian Transport Safety Bureau

• Brake fires and evacuation
• Fatal accident after takeoff from Jandakot Airport
• Safety briefs

Regulars

Readback - Flak and flattery
Flight notes - Developments in aviation safety
Short Final - The lost art of stick and rudder