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What are your future plans in aircraft ownership (buy first one or replace existing)
I hope to buy an aircraft within the next 12 months - 24.21%
23 Votes
I hope to buy an aircraft within the next 2 years - 9.47%
9 Votes
I hope to buy an aircraft within the next 2 to 4 years - 7.37%
7 Votes
I hope to buy an aircraft one day - 22.11%
21 Votes
I am going to keep flying the one I have till I can't fly anymore - 18.95%
18 Votes
I am sane...I don't intend to have my own aircraft - 2.11%
2 Votes
OTHER (None of these options match my intentions) - 15.79%
15 Votes
Total Votes: 95
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AOPA CEO Tim Blatch
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30 Jun, 2009 - 6:05 AM
I have been advised that the CEO of AOPA, Tim Blatch has recently been admitted to hospital suffering from a very aggressive form of Leukemia.

Tim was the President of the RAAus back in the early days of the AUF. Those were the tough days of getting the Association going and we can all be thankful for his dedication and support to the aviation industry.

On behalf of everyone here at Recreational Flying we wish Tim a very speedy recovery.

Flowers have been... [Read More]
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AUS: Chopper plunge shocks couple
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02 Jul, 2009 - 4:38 PM
A HELICOPTER that crashed during a training flight at Gold Coast Airport yesterday, killing the pilot, was seen to wobble through the sky before it plunged into a stand of trees.

The 72-year-old student pilot from Maroochydore died when the single-seater Robinson 22 helicopter crashed... [Read More]
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OTH: Bride wants divorce after airport toilet, loo stop
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02 Jul, 2009 - 5:14 PM
A BRIDE has demanded a divorce from her husband of just one week who left her at an airport after their romantic newlywed jaunt because she took long in the toilet.

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USA: Stratos Will Bring VLJ Mock-Up To Oshkosh
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02 Jul, 2009 - 8:30 AM
So far, start-up companies aiming to build very light jets have found the going tough (the now-defunct Eclipse Aviation and Adam Aircraft, for example), but that isn't stopping newer companies whose... [Read More]
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USA: VIDEO: Former Kitfox-Lite Re-launches As Belite Ultralight
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02 Jul, 2009 - 8:30 AM
Belite Aircraft, a new company based in Wichita, Kan., unveiled its prototype airplane Tuesday afternoon in the middle of the city's Old Town neighborhood. The aircraft, which flew for the first time... [Read More]
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AUS: BAE to explore new UAV technologies for Australian DoD
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02 Jul, 2009 - 5:00 AM
Australia's Department of Defence has contracted BAE Systems to perform a new capability and technology demonstrator programme into unmanned surveillance technologies, with the work to build on... [Read More]
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AUS: Qantas traffic continues to plummet, but Jetstar soaring
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02 Jul, 2009 - 11:30 PM
Passengers on Qantas Group services dropped by 2.8% in May, with revenue dipping 3.9% when compared to a year earlier, but it’s when you separate Qantas and Jetstar brands when the numbers become... [Read More]
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CHI: China Southern announces new Australian schedule
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02 Jul, 2009 - 11:30 PM
China Southern Airlines has announced a new Australian schedule for flights between August and October.

Under the new schedule, the airline will operate five weekly, nonstop flights from... [Read More]
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AUS: Tiger to expand domestic fleet
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02 Jul, 2009 - 11:30 PM
TIGER Airways has embarked on an aggressive expansion plan after breaking the long-standing duopoly of Qantas and Virgin Blue on the lucrative Sydney-Melbourne route.

The low-cost... [Read More]
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AUS: RAF continues to eat their own planes
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02 Jul, 2009 - 11:20 PM
The RAF continues to raid spare parts from aircraft in large numbers in order to keep other aircraft operational, new statistics have revealed.

New MoD figures show the cannibalisation... [Read More]
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