Southern Aviation, home of the Bunbury Flying School
November 2011 News
ON THE WING | NOVEMBER 2011 | VOLUME 1, ISSUE 11
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2011 DRAWS TO A CLOSE
It doesn’t take long these days does it, for a year to zip by. But when the year is broken down it can be seen that a lot has been achieved by a lot of people.
We have had students who have never so much as touched any controls in an aircraft start from the very beginning and go through to get their Pilot Licences. These people can now take their friends flying.
Yes, it takes some effort and determination, but the rewards are beyond description. As well as the sheer pleasure flying brings there is also the extra knowledge gained of how our world works, the sky and everything in it takes on a whole new meaning. The friends made, things learned, an expanded world available, and the opportunity of a whole new lifestyle and even career paths available. It can all be yours too.
2012 is just around the corner, do you know what you are going to do with it yet?
There are so many choices and opportunities, we can help you with the aviation based ones. If you would like to know more about what we do please contact us, we are here to help you enjoy and make the most of all that space above the ground.
CERTIFICATE IV IN AVIATION OPERATIONS
It’s getting closer to the exciting new beginning! January/February 2012 marks the start of the official “Certificate IV in Aviation Operations” course we will be running here at Southern Aviation – Bunbury Flying School. This will be a full-time, intensive 25 week ground school course aimed at those wishing to obtain their Commercial Pilot’s Licence. It includes everything you will need to do/have to get you on your way:-
- 150 hours flight time
- Ground school theory
- CPL support pack
- Logbook
- Charts
- Navigation equipment
- Headset and bag
- CASA testing fees
- Practice exams
- CASA exams
To know more about this exciting course please contact us on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone us on 08-97254145. We will be happy to send you all the information!
JINGLE BELLS... JINGLE BELLS...
Ok, so it may not be “politically correct” these days, but, heck! We love Christmas!!!
And whatever you like to call this season, for whatever reasons, where-ever you call home, we would like you to be happy, safe, loving life and enjoying the fellowship of those you love.
Please take extra care when out and about, be considerate of yourselves and all the others out there we share this beautiful country with. We all live here, we all have those we love and care about.
OOPS...
It seems the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a unique device for testing the strength of windshields on airplanes. The device is a gun that launches a dead chicken at a plane's windshield at approximately the speed the plane flies.
The theory is that if the windshield doesn't crack from the carcass impact, it'll survive a real collision with a bird during flight. It seems the British were very interested in this and wanted to test a windshield on a brand new, speedy locomotive they're developing.
They borrowed the FAA's chicken launcher, loaded the chicken and fired. The ballistic chicken shattered the windshield, went through the engineer's chair, broke an instrument panel and embedded itself in the back wall of the engine cab. The British were stunned and asked the FAA to recheck the test to see if everything was done correctly.
The FAA reviewed the test thoroughly and had one recommendation: "Use a thawed chicken."
Weather Stats
Lowest Min 6oC Tues 15th Highest Min 20.4oC Thurs 3rd
Lowest Max 19.2oC Tues 8th Highest Max 33.3oC Thurs 24th
Wettest day Friday 4th with 9mm
Total November rainfall for Bunbury 31.8mm
Highest windgust was 72kmh on Tues 8th
Information from www.bom.gov.au
Bunbury Airport
PO Box 1230
Bunbury, WA 6231
Phone: 08 9725 4145
Fax: 08 9725 7724
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