In The Press
A collection of some of the articles and programs that Airborne Aviation and their aircraft have featured in.
Many more features to be found or remembered!
Better Homes and Gardens TV Appearance
April 2007
Johanna Griggs and Rob Palmer from the TV
program 'Better
Homes
and Gardens' filmed
part of a segment with two
of our
Tiger Moths.
Look out for us on TV in early June.
Better Homes and Gardens Website
Fairfax Community Newspapers Article
March 2007
Wartime navigator Fred Appleton visited Airborne Aviation for a tour and flight in a Tiger Moth to celebrate his 87th birthday
Mr Appleton is shown with his crew from RAF 179 Squadron and a Warwick bomber which he flew in during World War II.
Read Full Article
Nickelodeon TV Appearance
March 2007
Kyle Linahan from Nickelodeon came out for a
flight in one of our Tiger Moths.
Official Nickelodeon Website
Airborne Aircraft Used in Official Sydney NYE Activities
31 December 2006
As part of the New Years Eve celebrations on Sydney
Harbour
"Every Hour on the Hour" was introduced to
keep the crowds entertained
from midday onwards.
Airborne Aviation
were contracted to perform a low
level fly past of the Harbour Bridge with special approval
using 3 vintage bi-planes at 2pm.
Our aircraft were shown on the evening news, some
footage
was taken from one of the aircraft as well.
Watch video!
Narromine News - Focus On Aviation
May 2006
Airborne customer Bruce Hall featured on the
front page of Narromine News with company
aircraft VH-JKN.
Bruce presented the local aviation museum
with a camera lens and flying diary that
belonged to his late
father Vic Hall.
Vic was a
founding member of the Narromine Aero Club
and many of the photos featured in the museum
are those taken by Vic using the lens donated.
See article..
Australian Flying - Flying the Chipmunk
January/February 2006
Kerry Larkin from Australian Flying tries her
hand at flying our de Havilland Chipmunk
with
Peter
Forbes, our Chief Flying Instructor.
The six page article features a number of great
shots of the Chipmunk in flight.
Details of our Chipmunk flights can be found in
the Joy Flights section on our website.
You can subscribe to Australian Flying here.
Australian Flying - On Tour in the Outback
November/December 2005
Shelly Ross, editor of Australian Flying, took one of
our current generation Cessna 182T's on a 43 hour
trip around outback Australia.
The nine page article features a number of photos
of our aircraft (VH-SRE) and the outback scenery.
Shelly enjoyed the speed, endurance, load carrying
ability and modern avionics on her Outback
adventure.
You can subscribe to Australian Flying here.
Aeroplane Magazine- Tiger Moth Competition
August 2005
On the front page of Aeroplane Magazine one of our
Tiger Moths was featured as part of the main prize
for a competition.
Interestingly enough the winner of this competition, as
draw by Aeroplane magazine, was one of our own
customers!
Aeroplane Magazine Website
Subscribe to Aeroplane Magazine here.
Australian Flying - Diverting Attention
July/August 2005
Kerry Larkin from Australian Flying talks with Peter
Forbes (Chief Flying Instructor) about flying
diversions.
The five page article features some of our aircraft
as well as our CFI.
The article looks at how and why to fly diversions, as
well as some tips to keep you safe and on track.
You can subscribe to Australian Flying here.
Sydney Morning Herald - Kiss and Tell
January 2005
Kiss and Tell, a regular item in the Radar section of the
Sydney Morning Herald, sent two readers out on a blind
date that began with a flight each in a Tiger
Moth.
Sydney Morning Herald - Tiger Moth Video Article
January 2005
A short video review by the Sydney Morning Herald
on our aerobatic Tiger Moth flights.
View the video article here.
Sydney Morning Herald - "Best Flight in Sydney"
December 2004
Our Sydney Beaches scenic Tiger Moth flight was
mentioned in the Sydney Morning Herald.
A "Best of Sydney" article it listed it as the best flight.
View the full SMH article here.
Full details and current pricing on Tiger Moth flights
can be found in our Joy Flights section.
Stealth Movie - Three Airborne Aircraft Used
March 2004
Stealth is a big budget film (US $135m) that was partly filmed
in Australia.
Three Airborne Aviation aircraft (C172, C310, Citabria) were
used as as static props at Schofields Aedodrome during the
filming.
Official Movie Website
"I'd Do Anything!" TV Show
January 2004
One of our Cessna 172's featured on
a UK game show
called "I'd Do Anything".
In the show the contestant had to land the aircraft
with only verbal assistance to win a prize.
Sydney Weekender - Tiger Moth Flights
Late 90's..
Mike Whitney from Sydney Weekender went flying
in one of our vintage Tiger Moths.
For some time after the segment aired our Tiger
Moth
was seen during the introduction to the show
each
week!
Official Sydney Weekender Website
AOPA Magazine - New Aircraft Article
Date Unknown
Details to come!
Japanese TV Show - Tiger Moth Feature
Date Unknown
Details to come!
Who Dares Wins
Date Unknown
Details to come!