November 17
Dick Smith makes a last-minute appeal to the Federal Government to abandon Airservices changes on Australia's airspace due next week
 
"Mr Smith warned the public to avoid flying from next week because Australian skies would - as he put it - go back to the 1930's"

November 18
OZ Transport Minister Anderson sacks Dick Smith as adviser on airspace reform

November 18
A Piper Arrow aircraft with a family of 4 on board, and on short final to Griffith airport in country NSW, encountered wind-sheer and a crosswind landing and "was forced into trees at the side of the airstrip"
 
The PA-28R on a trip from Orange to Victoria was calling in for fuel when the mishap occurred
 
"One man two women and a boy on board walked away"

November 22
The News Desk has in the past commented on the 'danger' of flying VFR near OZ controlled airspace - an observation based on personal experience over 39 years of private flying VFR
 
VFR flying in the USA - again from personal experience - is far less stressful and does not require the latest up-to-date procedural requirements associated with professional flyers which is normally applicable only to IFR flight


Published in 1996 - "Dreamtime in OZ" - outlines the frustrations facing VFR pilots back then..
That report is HERE