Grant’s sulking because Max forgot his name last week and it takes all Steve’s producer skills (and a few beers) to get him back into the groove. Once that’s achieved, it’s on with the show:

• CASA acknowledges that the new Wellcamp airport near Toowoomba is likely to have airspace issues once it’s up & running
• Meanwhile, Sydney’s second airport at Badgerys Creek will take up to a year just to get through discussions & negotiations :(
• The recently released Aviation Safety Regulation Review is recommending some major changes in CASA’s approach to industry

One final item is a gratuitous plug for our latest episode of the Plane Crazy Down Under show, where we spend a lot of time going into some depth on the F35 and effort required to bring it online with the RAAF. It’s getting great reviews and if you want to hear lots of juicy info on the F35, the helmet, how the aircraft is best used and what’s involved in bringing such new technology into the RAAF, this is the one for you :)