Global Aviation Magazine Issue 4

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CONT E NT S I NS I DEI S S UE4

HAATS: HI GHALTI TUDE ARMY AVI ATI ON TRAI NI NG SI TE Paul Fi l mer r epor t s f r om Vai l , Col or ado,wher et he Ar my Nat i onal Guar dt eac hesr ot ar ywi ng pi l ot st he s ec r et sofoper at i ngathi ghal t i t udes andi ndi f f i c ul tt er r ai n.

SYDNEY KI NGSFORDSMI THI NTERNATI ONAL

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Sy dney Ai r por ti s t he bus i es ti n Aus t r al i a and t he maj ori nt er nat i onal gat eway f or v i s i t or st ot he c ount r y .

PaulDunnt ak esal ookats omeoft he oper at or st obef oundatt hi si mpor t ant ai r por t .

THE 100t h ARW & OPERATI ON UNI FI ED PROTECTOR Gl ennBeas l eyheadst oRAFMi l denhal l as he j oi ns t he 100t h ARW on an ai r t oai rr ef uel l i ngmi s s i oni ns uppor t ofoper at i onsov erL i by a.

FLEET AI R MUSEUM: YEOVI LTON

ARM RNAS

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LEARNI NG TO FLY Gar et h St r i nger t al k st oJ on Pr i c e, bet t er k nown t o hi ss t udent s and s oc i alnet wor k i ngc ont ac t sas‘ Capt ai n J on’aboutex ac t l ywhat ’ sr equi r edand how y ou go about obt ai ni ng y our Pr i v at ePi l ot ’ sL i c ens e( PPL )i nt heUK.

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Eagl eCount yAi r por t ,l oc at ed i n Gy ps um, near Vai li n Col or ado i sk nown f or i t s unus ual appr oac h and depar t ur epr oc edur esduet o t he s ur r oundi ng t er r ai n and i s al s o home t of r equent v i s i t or si nhi ghendbus i nes s j et swhoownpr oper t yi nt he ar ea.Ai r c r af tandhel i c opt er manuf ac t ur er sc anal s oof t en be s een her e wi t h new ai r c r af t under t ak i ng hi gh al t i t udet es t i ngpr ogr ams .On t henor t hs i deoft heai r por t , howev er ,i sas mal lbutv i t al c omponentoft he Col or ado Ar my Nat i onal Guar d( CO ARNG) ; t he Hi ghAl t i t ude l ust r at i ng t he poi ntaboutt he sur r oundi ng t er r ai n,t hi s Amer i can ARNG Av i at i on Tr ai ni ng Si t e Above - Il r l i nesB757banksl ef tasi tdepar t sf r om Eagl eCount yAi r por t ’ sRunway07 c ommonl y r ef er r ed t o as Ai HAATS. Theor i gi nalpr ogr am s t ar t ed i n 1985 as an i nt er nal c omponentoft heCO ARNG wi t h t he s pec i f i c ai m of t r ai ni ng i t s own pi l ot s at hi gheral t i t udesasSAR,f l ood r el i ef and f i r ef i ght i ng mi s s i onsi nt ot hemount ai ns wer e, at t hat t i me, or i gi nat i ng at Buc k l ey AFB l oc at edt ot hes out heas tof Denv er ,r equi r i ng f l i ght t o t hewes ti nt ot hemount ai ns and at hi gher al t i t udes .

Al t hough t he ar ea ar ound Denv er i s al r eady hi gh at 5280 f eet , and dens i t y al t i t udepl ay sahugepar ti n A Wyomi ngAr myNat i onalGuar d5159GSAB UH60A si t sont opofDomePeak a t 1 2 , 2 0 0 f e e t e l e v a t i o n al lav i at i onher e,onc ei nt he mount ai ns oper at i ons up t o 14, 000 f eetbec ome us edt ok nowi ngwhatmanoeuv r est hehel i c opt eri s ev enmor epr obl emat i candc r i t i c al . c apabl eofper f or mi ng,ormor ei mpor t ant l ywhati t c annotdo.

Bac kt hent hehel i c opt er ss uc hast heUH1andOH6 wer es i ngl e engi ne mac hi nes wi t h poort ai l r ot or Ot heruni t s began as k i ng f oras s i s t anc ei n 1987 aut hor i t yatal t i t ude,s ot heAr myneededt oqui c k l y bef or et hei rhel i c opt er sandc r ewswer edepl oy edt o bec omes mar taboutf l y i ngi nt hemount ai ns .Power Sout h Amer i c af orOper at i on Gol den Pheas anti n managementi st her ul eher ewi t hc al c ul at i onsbei ng Mar c h1988.Dur i ngt hi st i met hef ac i l i t ywask nown madeatev er ys t ageoff l i ghts ot hes t udent sget ast heCol or adoHi ghAl t i t udeTr ai ni ngSi t e( CHATS) .

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Sydney Ki ngsford-Sm i th I nternati onalAi rport

Handl i ngar ound35mi l l i onpas s enger seac hy ear ,Sy dneyAi r por ti st hebus i es tai r por t i nAus t r al i aandt hemaj ori nt er nat i onalgat ewayf orv i s i t or st ot hec ount r y .PaulDunn t ak esal ookats omeoft heoper at or st hatc anbef oundatt hi si mpor t antai r por t .

Sy dney Ai r por t( al s ok nown as Ki ngs f or dSmi t hAi r por t )i sl oc at ed i nt hes ubur bofMas c ot .Aswel l as bei ng t he bus i es tai r por ti n Aus t r al i a,i ti s al s o one oft he ol des t ,wi t ht hef i r s tai r f i el dbei ng es t abl i s hedont hes i t easf arbac k as1919.Ai rs er v i c esex pandedi n s ubs equenty ear s and t he f i r s t pas s engert er mi nalwas bui l ti n 1940.

Aus t r al i an nat i onal c ar r i er oper at es i nt er nat i onal l onghaul s er v i c est o Eur ope,t he US and As i aal ongwi t hs hor t erf l i ght st o nei ghbour i ng c ount r i es s uc h as NewZeal and.Al t hought heAi r bus A380 oper at es an i nc r eas i ng number of i nt er c ont i nent al s er v i c es ,t heBoei ng747400s t i l l f or ms t he bac k bone of t he l onghaul f l eet .

I n addi t i on,t he Boei ng 767 and Ai r busA330ar eal s ous edona mi xofi nt er nat i onalanddomes t i c s er v i c es ,t hr oughoutAus t r al as i a andf ur t heraf i el dt oc i t i esi nAs i a.

Bac k boneoft hes hor t haulf l eeti s t he ubi qui t ous Boei ng 737, oper at ed by Qant as i n bot ht he 400and800v er s i ons ,wi t ht he l as t400 v er s i ons t ol eav et he f l eetby2013.

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OPERATI ON UNI FI ED PROTECTOR

Bet ween Mar c h 16 and Oc t ober31 2011,t he Uni t ed St at esAi rFor c e’ s100t h Ai r Ref uel i ngWi ngf r om RAFMi l denhal li nSuf f ol k ,UK,pr ov i dedKC135t ank ers uppor tf or Oper at i on Uni f i edPr ot ect or-t henamegi v ent oaNATO oper at i onenf or c i ngUN Sec ur i t yCounc i lr es ol ut i ons1970and1973,whi c haut hor i s edt heus eofal lnec es s ar y meanst o pr ot ec tt hos ec i v i l i ansi nL i by a undert he t hr eatofat t ac kf r om Col onel Gaddaf i ’ sf or c es .Gl ennBeasl eywasgi v ent hec hanc et oj oi nt hem.

Notev eni nt hegoodol dday soft heAi rFet ehadIev erbeenatt hemai ngat e ofRAFMi l denhal lats uc hanhour .Dr i v i ngar oundt heper i met err oadoft he bas eatj us tbef or e04: 00wasas ur r ealex per i enc e,butanyt i r ednes st hat mi ghthav ebeenpr es entwasbei ngk eptatbaybyt headr enal i ngener at edas It houghtaboutt hedayahead.Aswedr ov ef ur t heront ot hebas et hehul k i ng s hapesofs ev er alKC135Rsc amei nt ov i ew andIwonder edwhi c honeof t hem woul dbemyof f i c ef ort hedaywhen,asapr i v i l egedgues toft heUni t ed St at esAi rFor c e( USAF)andt he100t hAi rRef uel i ngWi ng( ARW) ,Iwoul dj oi n t hem onl i v eoper at i onsi nt heL i by ant heat r e.

FLEETAI RARM MUSEUM

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t r ans i t i oni ng t o Bar r ac udas-t hef i r s ts quadr on t o r ec ei v et hel at t eri ns ubs t ant i alnumber s .Pos twar , Yeov i l t onbec amet hehomeoft heRoy alNav y ’ sal l weat herf i ght er s ,nec es s i t at i ng t he l engt heni ng of t her unway sbet ween1952and1957t oc opewi t h t henew j etai r c r af t .

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Dur i ng t hi s t i me, t he s t at i on bec amet heheadquar t er sofFl ag Of f i c er Fl y i ng Tr ai ni ng and t he Sc hoolofFi ght erDi r ec t i on.Wi t h t he t r ans f eroft he Phant omst o t he RAF,Yeov i l t on l os ti t sf i x ed wi ngas s et sf oraper i od,unt i lt he ar r i v aloft he Sea Har r i er s .The bas er emai ned t he home oft he ‘ Commando’ hel i c opt er s quadr ons , oper at i ng Wes s ex HU. 5,whi c hwer ei nt ur nr epl ac ed byt heSeaKi ngHC. 4.TheFl eet Requi r ement s and Ai r Di r ec t i on Uni t( FRADU)wasal s os t at i oned

atYeov i l t on bet ween 1972 and r educ edc ompar edt owhati tonc e 1995,oper at i ngMet eor sandl at er was ;t wo Hawk s ofFRADU ar e Canber r asandHunt er s . s t at i onedatYeov i l t ont of or mt he Nav al Fl y i ng St andar ds Fl i ght Today ,Yeov i l t on i ss t i l lhome t o ( Fi x edWi ng)whi l e727NASf l i es t he‘ J ungl i es ’( t heni c k namegi v en Tut or si nt heel ement ar yt r ai ni ng t o t he Commando hel i c opt er s r ol e.Thebas ei sal s ohomet ot he af t ert hei rex pl oi t si nt hej ungl es Roy alNav yHi s t or i cFl i ght ,whi c h of Bor neo and Br unei i n t he has s uf f er ed dr eadf ul l y wi t h 1960s )aswel last heL y nxf or c e s er v i c eabi l i t y i s s ues i n r ec ent s i nc et hec l os ur eofRNASPor t l and y ear s , but f i nger sc r os s ed t he i n 1999.Wi t ht he Sea Har r i er s f ut ur ei sl ook i ng a l i t t l e br i ght er hav i ng l ef ts er v i c ei n 2006,t he f ort hef l eetc ompr i s i ng t wo Sea nav al el ement of J oi nt For c e Fur i es ,t woSwor df i s hesandaSea Har r i erc onv er t edt ot heGR. 7and Hawk ,i naddi t i ont oaChi pmunk GR. 9Har r i erv ar i ant sandmov ed t hat i s us ed f or t ai l dr agger t oRAFCot t es mor e. Addi t i onal l y , t r ai ni ng.Wi t hs uc har i c hhi s t or y , FRADU had al r eady mov ed t o i t ’ shar dl ys ur pr i s i ngt hebas eal s o RNASCul dr os ei n1995,meani ng hous est heFl eetAi rAr m Mus eum f i x ed wi ng ac t i v i t y i s muc h ( FAAM) .

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The2011UKai r s how s eas onf ul l yi nt r oduc edt oUK s pec t at or sanewaer obat i cai r c r af t ,wi t hs omeoft hi s c ount r y ’ sbes tunl i mi t edaer obat i c spi l ot sati t shel m.

Al t hough s een pr ev i ous l y at t he 2009 Wor l d Aer obat i c sChampi ons hi psanddemons t r at edbyi t s des i gneratot her ,s mal l erUKev ent s ,t heSbac h300 hass i nc ebeens el ec t edast hemountofc hoi c eby t hec r eam oft heBr i t i s haer obat i cf r at er ni t yandhas , as a r es ul t ,bec ome a muc h mor ef ami l i ars i ght ar oundt hec i r c ui t .I nt hehandsofbot hUKAer obat i c Champi onGer al dCooperandt heMat ador sduoof PaulBonhomme and St ev eJ ones ,t he t y pe has beenr es pons i bl ef ors omet r ul ys t agger i ngdi s pl ay s , f ul lofr api d pac e and i nc r edi bl e agi l i t y .Qui t et he bapt i s m off i r ef oranai r c r af tt hati s ,r eal l y ,s t i l lv er y nov elandf r om whi c hev enmor ec anpr obabl ybe St eve J ones & PaulBonhomme, di spl ayi ng as The ex pec t edi nt hef ut ur e.

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TheSbac h300wast hev i s i onofGer manengi neerandpi l ot Phi l i pp St ei nbac h who, s t i l lnow aged under 40, has ac c umul at edwel lov er4, 000hour si nt heai r .Phi l i pp’ sf l y i ng c ar eerbegani nt hel at e1980swhenhebegant of l yand r epai rgl i der s ,al lt he whi l e gai ni ng ai r c r af tengi neer i ng ex per t i s e.Fol l owi nga15mont hper i odofc i v i ls er v i c e,he wasr ec r ui t edbyai r c r af tdes i gnerWal t erEx t r a–t heman r es pons i bl ef or del i v er i ng a s uc c es s i on of out s t andi ng Ger manaer obat i cai r c r af tt ot hegl obal s t age.

Ex t r a’ sf i r s tdes i gn,t heEA230,hadmadei t sf i r s tf l i ghti n 1983and,al ongwi t ht heol derCz ec hbui l tZl i n50andt he ongoi ng s er i es ofFr enc h CAP model s ,hel ped mov ed c ompet i t i onaer obat i c sf i r ml yi nt ot hegr i poft hemonopl ane des i gn.I nt heWes t er nWor l d,atl eas t ,bi pl aneshadbeen heav i l y ut i l i s ed s i nc e t he f i r s t Wor l d Aer obat i c Champi ons hi psi n1960.Fr om St ampesandJ ungmei s t er st o Pi t t sSpec i al s ,t hey ’ dgr adual l ypr opel l edt heaer obat i car t f r om c ompar at i v el ygent l e,bas i cf i gur est owi l d,mul t i r ol l i ng gy r at i ons ,f l i c k s and t umbl es .They ’ d al s o domi nat ed t he ai r s how c i r c ui t ,popul ar i s ed byt he l i k esoft he Rot hmans Aer obat i c Team and i t s of f s pr i ng and a c l ut c h ofs ol o per f or mer s ,i nc l udi ngBr i anLec omber ,Ri c har dGoodeand Phi l i pMees on.

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Or i g i n a l l yc o n c e i v e da sac a r r i e r b o r n ea n t i s u b ma r i n ewa r f a r e( A SW)a i r c r a f t ,i nl a t e r y e a r si ta s s u me ds e v e r a lo t h e rs p e c i a l i s e dr o l e sa n dh a das u r p r i s i n g l yl o n gs e r v i c e c a r e e r ; e v e nt o d a yt h eV i k i n gr e ma i n si ns e r v i c e , a l b e i t i nv e r ys ma l l n u mb e r s .P a u l Du n n f i n d so u t mo r e .

TheVi k i ngwasdev el opedasar es ul tofami d1960s USNav yr equi r ementf orar epl ac ementf ort heagi ng Gr umman S2 Tr ac k er .The r equi r ementbec ame k nown as VSX ( r ef er r i ng t o Heav i er t hanAi r , Ant i Submar i ne, Ex per i ment al ) and t eams f r om L oc k heed and Conv ai r / Gr umman bot h dev el oped pr opos al s .

L oc k heed l ac k ed r ec entex per i enc e ofpr oduc i ng c ar r i erbas edai r c r af t ,s obr oughtL TVonboar d.L TV ended up dev el opi ng muc h oft he c ar r i ers pec i f i c equi pment ,i nc l udi ngt hel andi nggearandwi ngand t ai lf ol di ng mec hani s ms .I ndeed,t he r es ul t i ng S3 s har edi t smai nl andi nggearwi t ht heF8Cr us ader and i t snos e gearwi t ht he A7 Cor s ai r ,bot hL TV pr oduc t s .

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I n1969,t heL oc k heeddes i gnwass el ec t edast he c ompet i t i on wi nner and ei ght pr ot ot y pes wer e or der ed,wi t ht he des i gnat i on YS3A.The f i r s tof t hes emadei t smai denf l i ghton21J anuar y1972and t heai r c r af tent er ed s er v i c ei n 1974,wi t ht hef i r s t s quadr onbei ngAi rAnt i s ubmar i neSquadr onFORTY ONE ( VS41) ‘ Shamr oc k s ’at NAS Nor t hI s l and, Cal i f or ni a.

under s t andabl yex c i t edt obeoneoft hef i r s tt oget hi shandsoni t .Her emember st heai r c r af tf ondl y . “ Youk now how new aut omobi l eshav et hats mel l ?

I t ’ st hes amewi t hnew ai r pl anes ! ”

Spendi ngt i meatL oc k heedi nt heear l y1970swas f as c i nat i ngf orany onewi t hani nt er es ti nav i at i on, andMEFwaspar t i c ul ar l yex c i t edt omeetl egendar y Thr eegr oupsofNav ypi l ot swer es el ec t edt oat t end t es tpi l otTonyL eVi er .I not herway s ,t hec ompanyat t r ai ni ng wi t hL oc k heed at Bur bank ,i n or der t o t he t i me was s omet hi ng of a t hr owbac k , wi t h es t abl i s hac adr eofi ns t r uc t or sf orVS41.I n1973, engi neer si n pl eat ed s hi r t s ,bow t i es and poc k et Mi c haelEdwar dFi s her( k nownasMEF)wasay oung pr ot ec t or sal lwor k i ng on a br and new,hi gh t ec h S2pi l otwhowass el ec t edt obeoneoft hef i r s tei ght ai r c r af tf ort heNav y .

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L EARNI NG T OF L Y. . . . . .

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di s mi s st hei deawi t houtnec es s ar i l yex pl or i ngi t .Too ex pens i v e per hapsort oo di f f i c ul t ? Too ac ademi c may be?Iwashopi ngt hatt hi sv i s i twoul dl ays ome oft hos et heor i est or es t–andIwas n’ tdi s appoi nt ed. “ Any onec anl ear nt of l y , ”J onc ont i nues ,“ i tr eal l y i s n’ tes pec i al l y di f f i c ul tand t he c ompar i s on wi t h l ear ni ng t o dr i v ei s pr obabl ya f ai rone t os ome ex t ent . “ Ther ear eex ams( mor eofwhi c hbel ow)andy oudo need s ome r udi ment ar yk nowl edge ofmat hsand s uc hl i k ebutnoones houl dbeaf r ai doft hat .I ’ v egot 20, 000hour sofex per i enc eandnotas i ngl eOL ev el t omyname.I fIc andoi t ,any onec andoi t ! ” “ No–i fIc andoi t ,any onec andoi t ! ”s mi l esRy an Wi l s on,oneoft hes c hool ’ sc ur r ents t udent s .

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He hast o budgetv er yc ar ef ul l y buthe’ sgothi s t ar get ,andhe’ sgoi ngf ori t . “ I t ’ snotal way seas yf i nanc i al l y ,andIdohav et o mak es ur et hatI ’ v egott hemoneys et as i de,butI t r yandf l yev er yweek ,andt hes eday si ti sal lIwant t odo.

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