JUNE 18  2008
The crash occurred in rough terrain near the controversial Reef Cove Resort development site 10km south east of Cairns in FNQ

 
The 40-year-old pilot sustained broken ankles with two passengers suffering non-life threatening injuries - the 4^th person walked away uninjured

The flight was not authorised by the developers

JUNE 17  2008
The News Desk has been informed that Humphrey Maltman - the MD of FTA at Archerfield has finally lost his battle with cancer and passed away

Humphrey was involved with a number of issues relating to Archerfield airport including being the immediate past President of the Archerfield Airport Chamber of Commerce Inc

Humphrey arrived on the scene in the '80's when he was involved as an instructor with Fyfe’s Flight Centre - the x-Rex Aviation (Cessna Dealer) Pilot Training School taken over by Al Fyfe

A few years later Humphrey was in charge renaming it FTA - it is now part of the AV8 group

JUNE 15  2008
As the price of fuel for both passenger jets and light aircraft continue to soar here in OZ and overseas a number of flying projects are taking flight based on electrical energy for propulsion

For example one single-seat flying machine can fly for 1½ hours for only 70 cents - and that's in US cents - impossible you say? ...not by the report the News Desk located in the home-land of light aircraft where there is no suppression on flying machines

 
The Experimental Aviation Association (USA) has reported on the ElectraFlyer-C - a converted motor glider - that cruises at 70 stalls at 45 and has a top speed of 90 mph with a flight duration of 1½ hours

The motor direct-drives a 45" ground adjustable 2-blade carbon-fibre prop allowing a 500-600 ft per min rate of climb - and battery recharge? - 70 cents!