July 2022 Outlook Newsletter

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1894 Raymond John Paul Parer (1894-1967), airman and adventurer, was born on 18 February 1894 at South Melbourne, second of nine children of Spanish-born Michael Parer, caterer, and his Victorian wife Myria, née Carolin. Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography, adb.anu.edu.au

1958 The first flight of the CAC CA-28 Ceres prototype was made by Bill Scott at Avalon Airfield, Victoria (Scott was the test pilot for the CAC Avon Sable project, on secondment to CAC from the RAAF Aircraft Research and Development Unit). In the early afternoon of 18 February 1958, Scott carried out several runs along the strip, becoming airborne for brief periods. On the third run he climbed the aircraft away and made a circuit of the aerodrome. After landing, a high-speed run was made with a car alongside the aircraft to observe tail wheel castoring. Weather prevented further flights after the first flight. Source: CAC Ceres - Australia's Heavyweight Crop-Duster

1992 Mr Dick Smith stepped down as CAA Chairman after announcing the best set of aviation safety figures in five years, but frustrated by his inability to introduce affordable safety regulations and to restructure military airspace. As President of the Aircraft Owners' and Pilots' Association, he remained a critic of the Bureau of Air Safety Investigation (BASI). Source: Australian Parliamentary Library

1999 The Review of the regulation by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Aquatic Air Pty Ltd trading as South Pacific Seaplanes; prepared by Mr Stephen Skehill, of October 1998 followed the fatal Aquatic Air crash north of Sydney in July. The report (released 18 February 1999) found that a small number of CASA actions were defective and not preferable although not improper, including non-suspension of Aquatic Air. The CASA Actions arising from the Skehill Report dated 1 February 1999 detailed a specific list of responses to the findings. Source: Canberra Times, 9 October 1999. via aph.gov.au website