The recreational pilot of an ultralight registered Vans RV-12 had the engine fail when flying over cane fields east of Beenleigh and attempted to land on Shortcut Road near Jacobs Well



Media images indicate the home-built hit a guide post on the side of the road during the emergency landing and ended-up in a cane paddock - the mature-age pilot was not injured

All operations of the RAAF Roulettes display team have been suspended after an engine of a PC-9 trainer caught fire during the week at the RAAF Base Pearce north of Perth



Last month the Defence Department cancelled all displays by the Roulettes and F/A-18 fighters at the Australian Grand Prix and replaced them with the RAAF Kavanagh VH-FAN registered hot-air balloon - the Avalon Air Show on in March will not be affected (apparently)

A Darling Downs pilot is lucky to be alive after the cropduster aircraft he was flying hit power-lines whilst spraying cotton at a property near Bowenville on QLD's Darling Downs



The 60-year-old experienced pilot - Rob Thomson - was able to safely land his machine at the Oakey Air Base after trying a number of times to land back at his property and was eventually successful after diverting to the more crash-secure military air base

Two people and a dog on board a Piper Cherokee escaped unhurt after the single-engine aircraft they were in crash-landed into a street in south-west Sydney



The PA-28 may have been attempting an emergency landing nearby - the crash brought down power lines causing localised power disruptions for a number of hours

The pilot of a twin-engine Beechcraft Baron operated by Katherine Aviation in the NT was unable to lower the landing-gear due to a mechanical fault and was forced to circle over Nhulunbuy Airport for about an hour to burn off excess fuel before carrying out a successful wheels-up landing



Gove Airport was closed for several hours while the aircraft was removed - the pilot who was the only person on board - was uninjured

If you have the funds and like the idea of owning an airport on an island off the coast of QLD ..well here's you chance to own the last bit of paradise available east of Brisbane on Stradbroke Island



The current issue of Aviation Trader has the airstrip listed for less than $0.5M which includes an 18-year lease with the OZ Government and other operational buildings including a club house and caravans used by visiting aviators when staying over-night