The last minute hitch, by Steve Hitchen

Steve Hitchen has been haunting the airports of Australia since 1985. He acquired his PPL through the Scout Association at Casey Field in Berwick, Victoria, and has spent the last 25 years indulging his aviation addiction throughout the eastern seaboard and the outback. He is a former AOPA representative and a member of the TOP Fliers, an itinerant flying club based in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Steve is an air show regular and member of the Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia, as well as a devout supporter of Funflight. He has been writing for Australian Flying since 2000.

25 Aug 2010

At least someone is having a red-hot go at promoting GA to the general masses.

28 Jul 2010

If Julia Gillard is elected to The Lodge, there is bound to be a cabinet reshuffle; party room votes are rarely free. So will Anthony Albanese stay as Minister in control of aviation?

09 Jul 2010

CASA has launched their ageing aircraft project, but is it off to a good start?

11 Jun 2010

Does CASA have the right to even provide guidance on the economics of aviation? We're getting mixed signals from the regulator.

20 May 2010

A couple of years ago I investigated if a pilot could be taught to fly a twin-engined aircraft using only a full-immersion flight simulator.

04 May 2010

This old chestnut has been bandied around for years, but it has gone a bit quiet of late, so I thought it might be time to bandy it around some more.

15 Apr 2010

How I wish this was the beginning of a joke; by the time I have finished telling you, you might think it is.