PlaneTorque Australia

PTA awarded a three year contract – Safety Mgr. for Ultra Shine Aviation

Alan Jupp — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:41:19 +0000

A chance meeting at Jandakot Airport just before Christmas 2012 resulted in PTA assisting Ultra Shine Aviation transition towards gaining its CASR 145 Approval Certificate.

Part of this process involved Alan Jupp being contracted to become their CASA approved Safety Manager.

Additionally Alan has been helping write various manuals, designing and revising others and all the associated forms.

Importantly we are using SMS-Pro Lite as the companies Safety Management System data base.

Issue 50 October 2012

Alan Jupp — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:36:57 +0000

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Alan’s CASA Instrument of Appointment to issue CoA’s revised – Now at Issue 14

Alan Jupp — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:41:13 +0000

Well it took some time but my IoA has now been revised to remove the 38 seat limitation.

Full details, including any limitations can be reviewed by downloading the new instrument.

Most aeroplanes and helicopters covered including aeroplanes with 38 seats or more and Light Sport Aircraft (Aeroplanes & Weight Shift).

Issue 49 – September 2012

Alan Jupp — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:32:56 +0000

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London to New York in an hour could be possible as NASA test new hypersonic jet

Alan Jupp — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 03:39:06 +0000

It could signal the realisation of the holiday-maker’s dream, as a new jet is tested that could transport passengers from London to New York in just an hour. The hypersonic X-51A WaveRider is the baby of the US military and can reportedly reach 4,500mph within seconds. It does so by using a ‘scramjet’ engine and riding on its own shockwave and accelerating to around Mach 6. This new aircraft can travel at five times the speed of sound, so it’s safe to say that it will get around. While this would make everyone’s travelling plans much more convenient, further tests still need to be carried out on the jet, to make sure that it is completely safe and able to perform to the best of its ability.

If it is made available to the public, travellers would be able to take advantage of its powers of acceleration and cut down travel times significantly. Taking a trip would then simply involve booking car parking from somewhere like PARKING4LESS, heading to the airport and getting on an extremely short plane ride. Within no time, travellers could be sunning themselves on the beach or exploring the city of their choice. However, it is still early days and tests still need to be carried out on the jet.

The most recent test plan is to drop the craft from a B52 bomber over the Pacific Ocean. A rocket booster will then ignite, accelerating the craft to around Mach 4.5 and the hope is that the engine will then take over. It is expected to speed the craft to over Mach 6 and lift it upwards to an impressive 70,000ft. This type of flight, at hypersonic speeds is likely to be the next step for aircraft and it will be interesting to see what the future brings.

Nashville, Tennersee, USA – SAAB 340B revisited

Alan Jupp — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 03:51:17 +0000

My first visit to Nashville. I must say I really enjoyed the place and the folk there.

Food – Serves way too large.

This SAAB 340B is destined for Darwin in NT.

Presents very well after a complete repaint. I will catch up with it again in Darwin

Issue 48 – August 2012

Alan Jupp — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:05:14 +0000

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Issue 47 – July 2012

Alan Jupp — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 07:40:42 +0000

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Issue 46 – June 2012

Alan Jupp — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 07:30:12 +0000

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Issue 45 – May 2012

Alan Jupp — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 07:15:11 +0000

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