Formation Flying after 55 Years
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March 17
 Last Friday for the first time in more than
55 years, two Boomerangs were able to formate on each other, Mat Denning in his immaculately restored warbird VH-MHR
and Wayne Milburn flying in the Toowoomba based Aerotec Boomerang VH-BOM
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Mat intends to fly his (new) Boomerang from Toowoomba to Archerfield on Saturday March 29, weather permitting
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Media Source:- The News Desk
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Gyrocopter Holiday Tragedy
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March 20
 The owner-builder and pilot of a gyrocopter
was killed instantly when his machine impacted the ground at Emu Park airstrip about 30km east of Rockhampton
on Wednesday
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Indications from witnesses suggest an engine failure on very short
approach to the airstrip
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The "mature age pilot" was on an extended flying holiday when the
incident occurred
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Media Source:-
The Courier Mail
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Hero CASA Pilot Lost in Bell 47
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March 19
 A Bell 47 helicopter crashed at Caboolture
Airport around 0830hrs claiming the life of a CASA pilot Peter Hope
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The other pilot on board, Mike Williams also a CASA employee, escaped with minor injuries;
a landing skid apparently caught under a nearby support dolly during lift-off
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Peter, awarded a bravery medal for a courageous rescue in 1997, was a flying operations inspector
with CASA
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Media Source:-
The Courier Mail
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C172 Accident in Tassie Claims 4
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March 15
A charter pilot and 3 others on board a single-engine Cessna 172 all died when it crashed shortly
after take-off on remote Trefoil Island off the north-western tip of Tasmania
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The only witness and resident on the small island reported seeing the aircraft go into a steep
dive shortly after take-off
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The pilot and apparent owner of the C172 is reported as a person never
took any risks
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"He obviously loved his aeroplane - it was always serviced and
immaculate"
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Media Source:- News.com.au
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