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PILOT JAKA JAKLIČ AND THE RESTORATION OF THE AERO 3 AIRCRAFT: MOST IMPORTANT IS PATIENCE

How did it start? With my father, who started to restore planes Kurir and Vaja, which he got for the long-term management of the airport in Postojna. The condition was that he gets them if he restores them and they will be stationed in Postojna. Kurir and Aero-3 (which is now being restored in Trbovlje) avoided the directive from Belgrade to destroy them in the 80s. He started the restoration in the mid-90s when I was still a kid. Airplanes Kurir and Vaja Why? I think it was a very big challenge for him. Previously, they worked on other aircraft Read more

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PILOT AND AIRCRAFT DESIGNER FABIO RUSSO:ONCE A DREAM, NOW THE HEAD OF TECNAM R&D

Did you dream of being an aircraft designer? What propelled you to your journey? [FR]: I was born with a passion for aircraft. Probably because where I used to live as a child, airplanes flew over the house, then disappeared just two seconds later behind the building in front of us (in Naples there are many buildings close to each other!)… So this always increased the curiosity about “where they went” behind that building.  Then my father bought me a magazine with aircraft cutaways and he saw that I literally spent days watching those pictures… It was 1986, and I Read more

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ONCE UPON A TIME AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TODAY A SHOPPING MALL

These days, only the name “Letališka cesta ( Airport road) in the BTC shopping center points to the former airport. Not many people (who are not from the aviation industry) know about its impressive history, which is now being quietly renovated into a museum, pastry shop, and archaeological center. The first airport in Ljubljana was in Šiška. Since this airport was in the triangle of railway lines, it could not be developed or included in civil traffic airport network. Slovenes were already panicking because of this; despite the severe economic crisis, they wanted to keep up with other nations. Therefore, Read more

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FOUR-DIMENSIONAL CHESS AND NOT A GAME

Air traffic control consists of multiple services. Which ones and how do they collaborate? Air traffic control as a service consists of several segments, the most basic division being operational and support services. The Air Traffic Control (ATC), Aviation Telecommunications Service (SLT), and Aviation Information Service (SLI) operate in the operational area. The support services employ personnel who are necessary for the normal operation of the company (HR, IT, financial services, etc.). All services operate independently and at the same time interdependently with others. Operational departments are closely intertwined, especially since they work 24 hours a day, 7 days a Read more

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MAJA PUKL, PILOT IN LOVE WITH SEAPLANES

What was it like to spend your childhood at the airport? My father was a pilot in the Yugoslav army, and he introduced me to the love of flying. Later, he continued his career in Zlatarna Celje but has always remained closely connected with aviation as a motor and gliding instructor at Aeroclub Celje, where I spent a large part of my childhood. When my father was flying, students and other club members were looking after me, and sometimes they even took me with them in the back seat of Cessna. When did you start flying? I started flying as Read more

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MARTIN BIBIČ: MILITARY CHEF HOSTING PILOTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD

“I love to fly, I used to fly a lot with Adria Airways. Flying is a special thing. I am sorry that Adria is gone. They were among the best pilots in Europe. Skilled pilots, crews, and mechanics suddenly had their wings cut. Their work, their effort, and their hours have been wiped out. Those were tough times for pilots. Some worked almost for free. I know a military pilot who flew all the big planes but had to settle for one of the smaller ones. He said it was better than nothing, as the other pilots were at home. Read more

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BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER LIKE GALLOPING  A HORSE

“You are not normal, that is not allowed,” responded the wife of a test pilot Marjan Jelen when he came home that day. Not having it among his tasks, yet believing in the aircraft J-22 Orao, Marjan Jelen was the first to break the sound barrier on November 11, 1984, with the speed of Mach 1.04 with a Yugoslav-made plane. DUTY TO TRY Test pilots are known to have an internal need for pushing boundaries. Joining their love for calculated risk with practicality, they end up testing aircraft in many different ways for the safety of those who follow. Pushing Read more

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DON´T FIGHT THE NATURE (addendum)

I wish the crew of the doomed Cessna Skyline, which departed from the Split airport on Sunday 29th May, read my story, published on Friday. I wish they had learned from similar accidents in the past. Again, the stage was set for the perfect storm: weekend flight to the seaside, the passage of a cold front predicted well in advance, getting-home-itis in the cockpit, and the least suitable route selected for flight back. The fact, that weather was rather good at the departure airport, was just one of the things, that kept tunneling the pilot’s mental picture of what they Read more

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DON´T FIGHT THE NATURE (you will lose)

Aviate, navigate, communicate. Flying, like any “unnatural” human activity, is inherently dangerous. But ever-stricter safety measures, principles, and regulations, which are in place almost from the dawn of aviation, have to large extent prevented many accidents or catastrophes from happening. Time after time single most frequent reason for them happening nevertheless, proved to be the so-called human factor, a politically correct synonym for breaking the rules. Be it due to stupidity, lack of knowledge, gambling, or simple arrogance and overestimating of piloting skills. There were incidents and even catastrophes where the underlying cause was of technical nature, but the battle Read more

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BE KIND

There is a longstanding tradition of gliding in this part of the world. Something partially thanks to state-sponsored aeroclubs, as technical culture was cherished and supported in socialist times. Many, who otherwise would not be able to afford to pay for flight training, got it for free. Flying is therefore still deeply rooted as one of the cornerstones of the technical culture (unfortunately deteriorating fast). Fun fact – the first few generations of air traffic controllers were almost all more or less connected to aviation in one way or another, many also glider and sports pilots. Air traffic control is Read more

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