After many years of mismanagement the RAAF has found itself short of experienced pilots and crew and now want to fill the "operational status" gap by employing former military pilots and technicians who are of "mature age" and still looking for work

Click HERE and HERE for details about the "oldies" defending OZ

It happens at all airports - both civil and military

RAAF Amberley, next door to Archerfield, went into an emergency standby situation on Tuesday 13th., when a Lockheed P-3C Orion reported trouble with one of its wheels that was down but not confirmed as locked

Restricted access to military airbases means that any news coverage is limited when it comes to incidents and accidents giving a false impression to the public of the good military 'safety' record

Another new Cirrus aircraft arrives on the field - see July '00 News Week One for previous details

The SR20 had just completed¹ a successful 6 week sales demonstration tour of the southern states

 ¹Wednesday February 7

Caboolture airport - NW of AF - will be very active this week-end with the Queensland aerobatics championship in progress and the search for an apparent missing ultra-light - Click HERE for the ultra-light details

How the OZ Government spends your money, $200m, in the pursuit of non-existent aerodromes

Click HERE for a special report from the Sydney Morning Herald on the "Badgerys Creek" rather expensive fiasco dubbed the invisible airport

Interesting report from the Sunday Herald Sun this week, promoting the Victorian Avalon Airshow, a story about "Biggles from the bush"