https://worldofaviation.com The world's leading aviation news website Fri, 10 Jan 2020 01:52:51 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cropped-Favicon-150x150.png https://worldofaviation.com 32 32 https://worldofaviation.com/2020/01/frozen-in-time-a-flight-over-antarctica/ Fri, 10 Jan 2020 01:52:51 +0000 https://thewofa.com?p=77196 From 31,000 feet Antarctica emerges ambiguously on the horizon. At first one questions whether it is a cloud bank but soon the distinct and jagged profile of mountains put paid to any queries.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2019/11/flight-training-choosing-a-flying-school/ Thu, 31 Oct 2019 19:39:42 +0000 https://thewofa.com/?p=79998 Owen Zupp writes about what some of the factors prospective pilots could consider when choosing a flying school.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2019/10/head-in-the-clouds-feet-on-the-ground-a-look-at-the-flight-simulator/ https://worldofaviation.com/2019/10/head-in-the-clouds-feet-on-the-ground-a-look-at-the-flight-simulator/#comments Fri, 04 Oct 2019 23:00:05 +0000 https://thewofa.com?p=78393 This story by Owen Zupp from the August 2019 edition of Australian Aviation looks at the role and purpose of the flight simulator in pilot training. ]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2019/10/head-in-the-clouds-feet-on-the-ground-a-look-at-the-flight-simulator/feed/ 2 https://worldofaviation.com/2019/09/from-the-archives-airtest-alpha-160a/ Sat, 21 Sep 2019 23:00:47 +0000 https://thewofa.com?p=77771 https://worldofaviation.com/2019/08/from-the-archives-flight-test-diamond-da40-xlt/ Sat, 10 Aug 2019 23:26:15 +0000 https://thewofa.com?p=76147 This story from the Australian Aviation archives comes from July 2013, when Owen Zupp took the Diamond DA40 XLT on a flight test.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2019/07/from-the-archives-flight-test-the-brumby-lsa/ Sun, 28 Jul 2019 05:00:50 +0000 https://thewofa.com?p=75599 This story from the Australian Aviation archives comes from June 2009, when Owen Zupp took the Brumby LSA on a flight test.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2019/07/flight-test-italys-vulcanair-v1-0/ Sat, 13 Jul 2019 05:00:22 +0000 https://thewofa.com?p=75211 This flight test of the Vulcanair V1.0 by Owen Zupp first appeared in the June 2019 edition of Australian Aviation magazine.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2019/06/from-the-archives-flight-test-the-boeing-stearman/ Sun, 30 Jun 2019 05:00:36 +0000 https://thewofa.com?p=74807 This story from the Australian Aviation archives is from November 2011, when Owen Zupp took the classic Boeing Stearman on a flight test.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2019/06/australian-air-force-cadets-reaching-for-the-stars/ Fri, 21 Jun 2019 23:00:56 +0000 https://thewofa.com?p=74588 This story from Owen Zupp on the Australian Air Force Cadets first appeared in the May 2019 edition of Australian Aviation.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2019/06/flight-test-the-cessna-citation-cj3/ https://worldofaviation.com/2019/06/flight-test-the-cessna-citation-cj3/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2019 23:00:52 +0000 https://thewofa.com?p=74246 This flight test of the Cessna Citation CJ3+ by Owen Zupp and photography from Grahame Hutchison is from the May 2019 edition of Australian Aviation.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2019/06/flight-test-the-cessna-citation-cj3/feed/ 1