Barry was struck heavily in the head by a "swing out" hangar door he was opening in windy conditions on Thursday May 24

He is sedated and in intensive care in the PA Hospital and condition at last report was "not as bad as first thought"

His neurological condition is unknown but he has responded to sounds and there is concern for one of his eyes

At 'press release' - May 31 - reports have Barry still sedated in intensive care one week after the accident

An American Airlines Fokker 100 had the right main landing gear collapse on touchdown at USA's Dallas-Fort Worth airport during the past week

There were no reported injures to the passengers or crew with some of the passengers not even noticing that there was a problem

It's amazing that an aircraft can have part of its landing gear collapse and some passengers unaware of what had happened!

May 27 - three people are reported killed in a light plane crash near the New South Wales town of Bourke

CASA chief investigator Peter Boys said today that an air safety breach by CASA director Mick Toller should have been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions

The Federal Opposition claims Mr. Toller received special treatment from the agency because of his friendship with the Transport Minister¹

The USA's Washington University backed Solo Spirit helium filled balloon, piloted by around the world adventurer Steve Fossett, will launch from Kalgoorlie sometime in mid June, 2001

Upon a favourable trajectory forecast, Fossett will launch and fly east from West Australia until he returns again, hopefully, in 15 days time to be the first person to fly a balloon solo around the world

See what happens when you fly overseas without an airways clearance!

Israel destroyed a Cessna 150 (file photo) that entered the countries airspace without a clearance

An Israeli helicopter gun-ship took the Cessna out with nose-mounted cannon fire after the pilot failed to respond to orders to land -

  "upon contact, the helis shells pretty much decimated the aircraft"