http://edgeaviation.com.au/news Mon, 14 Feb 2011 23:54:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well just a little update. The number of students we have continues to grow. Numbering now 33 it is proof that plently of people want to learn to fly. This is great for the aviation industry. However it is also great for all of you that are learning as not ... http://edgeaviation.com.au/news/onwards-and-upwards/175 Well we used to have a nice sign that showed where to find our Flight Training Facility. It was tasteful, unobtrusive, simple and blended with the scenery. Our good friends Michael and Ann Gumpold at Raeshaws allowed us to place it in their paddock. Thanks guys. But guess what!!! Someone made ... http://edgeaviation.com.au/news/there-goes-our-sign/168 Like I said I am very proud of my grandson Thomas. He is really interested in the aircraft, not that we have brainwashed him much!!!!! I was saying in a recent article I wrote for Aviator Magazine that we need to let the kids near the aircraft if we want to ... http://edgeaviation.com.au/news/new-pilot-in-progress/164 We at Edge Aviation take great delight in announcing the safe arrival of a newest grandson Toby Dean How. Toby weighed in at 8lb 10ozs on Monday the 17th January at a respectable 8.56am. Toby is our second grandson. Thomas his brother is now approaching two and a half years ... http://edgeaviation.com.au/news/my-next-proudest-moment/153 Well thought I was back in the groove with the blog and then I lost it. So here we go a few little things that need to be broadcast to the world. We have a couple of student that have achieved their first solo. Andrew and Rohan Lay has been training ... http://edgeaviation.com.au/news/big-catch-up-on-the-blog/139 Well I have been a bit slack on the posts on this Blog so need to be getting my act together. We have been busy with many aspects of Edge Aviation so it has been a bit head down. However when something lovely happens we just have to tell the world. Gary ... http://edgeaviation.com.au/news/back-again-and-gary-does-it/136 Well about time I added to the blog! Bob and I had the pleasure of taking a new GA8 Airvan, manufactured in Latrobe Valley, up to Kununurra in the Kimberley Region. Alligator Airways in Kununurra had purchased 5 brand new Airvans to add to their fleet. Alligator conduct scenic flights ... http://edgeaviation.com.au/news/outback-trip/124 Well as I have said before the activity in the Flying School has far exceeded our expectations, which is fantastic. We will continue to provide a high quality of training and all the things that students expect. Friendly atmosphere, nice facilities and high quality training. It is important to us ... http://edgeaviation.com.au/news/getting-busier-and-busier/110 Wanting to try and provide a good and useful site for fellow aviators we have just included weather links on our Flight Training page. So if you want to check out the weather for booking in your lessons or you are about to head off on that weekend away then ... http://edgeaviation.com.au/news/website-changes/106 Just over a week ago we added a further Jabiru to the fleet. As you may be aware we had purchased two brand new J160D Jabiru's. These two aircraft have done 260 hours of training in the past less than a year. We are very pleased with the activity in ... http://edgeaviation.com.au/news/the-fleet-of-jabirus-grows/105