A private pilot explains, by way of a hair-raising first-hand account of a near-miss, the importance of maintaining situational awareness.

Out of sheer curiosity of this unique type, Dave Tonks tracks down a sim version of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, but after trying his hand ends up wishing he hadn’t.

European rotary wing giant Eurocopter has expanded its product line with a number of new announcements at the recent Heli-Expo 2011 exposition in Florida.

GippsAero to build NM5; Gulfstream G650 incident; Type-1 diabetic aims for North Pole record; and more.

Jessie Brittingham has been awarded the inaugural Sir Reginald Ansett Scholarship for Aviation at Swinburne University in Victoria.

CASA is giving new focus to the safety regulation of sport aviation in Australia.

CASA has advised that a generally accepted safety measure in the recommended aircraft refuelling process will be dropped.

CASA has come up with a doozy that GA in Australia needs to howl down.

Serious paint job for Piaggio P.180 Avanti II; Cirrus defends China sale; Gus Mauch gets street; and more.

Cessna has announced its new Corvalis TTX high-performance single-engine piston at the Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In & Expo in Florida.

Victorian circumnavigators Ken Evers and Tim Pryse have received recognition from home and abroad for their 2010 round-the-world flight in a GippsAero GA8-TC 320 Airvan.

Bankstown Airport has received an extension for lodging a revised draft Master Plan, with the revision now due on or before February 15 2013.

Airservices Australia Chairman David Forsyth recently canvassed the issues and strategies that the ANSP is focused on for General Aviation and regional Australia.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has issued a warning on hydraulic-boost servos for Robinson R44 helicopter operators.

Airservices Australia and the Royal Federation of Aero Clubs of Australia have announced the winners of the 2011 Airservices Learn to Fly Scholarships.

Heliwest has moved into the offshore operations by securing a contract with Roc Oil.