July 2008 Archives

5DME Adelaide now has nearly 500 quality photographs on line. Various aircraft including jets, turboprops, classic piston, gliders and general aviaition photographs are available to enthusiasts.

5DME have some of the most interesting aviation enthusiast photos available from South Australia.

See the eb site www.5dme.net

Now we have included and Info Sheet Section under the REAL THING>GENERAL INFO menu. This section provides PDF Info Sheets on Aircraft ID and other subjects.

The section will grow as material is produced.

Please feel free to print out and keep the data sheets for your personal reference only.

We have added further images to our gallery. This collection was provided by Alliance Airlines. There are several images including in the hangar at Adelaide, the Outback and more.. See the Turboprop section.

We have had the opportunity to photograph a selection of Rossair Cessna 441s. They have been added to the Photo Gallery.

Also, there is a new selection of the Surf Rescue Helicopter (SA).

Check out the Gallery for details.

We now have over 400 images on file.

(Excerpt from Virgin Blue News 8 May 2008)...

Virgin Blue Airlines Group is increasing its investment in pilot training infrastructure, with the commissioning today of a $10-million EMBRAER aircraft simulator at its Brisbane Airport training facility. The simulator is the only EMBRAER simulator to operate in Australia and is the first electric motion simulator to be installed in this country.

See fully story on the Virgin Blue Web Site