Airborne started trading in 1983. Today marks 30 amazing years we have been in the flying business.

Since we took on the Magni distributorship we have brought in five unit’s two of which landed this morning at the factory. This container consists of an M24 Orion VIP version and a 914 Turbo M16 Trainer. We have another container with three aircraft due in late August with 2 x M24’s and 1 x M16. The quality of build on the Magni is excellent and all imported Gyro’s are factory checked and test flown before releasing the the customer. We expect to order two more containers which equates to 6 aircraft prior to December 5 of which are are unsold. Slots can be booked by contacting  Airborne on 02 49 449 199 or email fly@airborne.com.au    

The Australian dollar has fallen against some of the major currencies. For some overseas customers particulary from the  USA  this represents a discount on our pricing of around 10 pecent. On top of this we are offereing special insentives to overseas buyers to puchase any of our range of microlights over the month of July and August. Contact you local dealer or the factory for more information.

The F2-160 is now in production. The smaller brother of the popular F2-190 the F2-160 has superb handling and the exceptional finish that we strive for at Airborne. The sail area is 160 sq ft (149 sq meter) and weighs in at only 19kg (42 pound). The recommended pilot hook in weight (includes equipment) is 50-90kg (110-198 pound).   Vist www.airborne.com.au for more information.

William Olive known to his mates and others as Billo has been a consistant visitor to the Gulf of Carpentaria. The attraction to this remote area at the top end of Australia has mainly been the incredible wave cloud phenomena named the “Morning Glory”. The series of roll clouds form when moisture from onshore seabreezes is evident. The rolling wave can be up to 1000 kms(620mi) long. The wave continues it’s journey inland producing lift in front of the cloud. This lift allows pilot’s of all sorts of aircraft the opportunity to “surf” the cloud for miles inland until it finally dissipates. The cloud base is usually only 100 – 200 metres (330-660 ft) high and moves at speeds up to 60 kms (37mi) per hour.

Billo with his crew Brett Paull XT 582 and Cruze wing was able to climb up to the cloud and switch off the engine and soar to the world record now at 48.4 Km 

Airborne at Easter Natfly Temora

Airborne will be displaying at Natfly on site 3 and 4. This is one of RA-Aus’s national flying event. We will be there with the XT-912 Arrow wing a single seat V-Lite and the Magni M24 Orion and M16 Gyrocopter’s.

The dates are March 29th and 31st Sunday the easter weekend. Most stands start to pack up Sunday so try to make Friday and Saturday so as not to be dissapointed.

On the Friday one of the only two Spitfire in Australia will be flying. The Temora Aviation Museum is also well worth a visit whilst at the airshow.
Some info from RA-Aus
http://www.natfly.com.au/news/

See you at the Natfly

Demo flights will be available later in the Magni M24 and M16.

For more details contact Russell Duncan at Airborne 02 49 449 199 (0412 630 092)
or RussD@airborne.com.au
The photo shows the Magni factory team with Luca and Pietro at the front.

We have completed six conversions on customers SST wings this year. We update the airframe, the rears are shorter as the Arrow has less span than the SST. Tubes and hardware are inspected and replaced where necessary. A brand new Arrow sail is added to the airframe. Once completed the wing looks as new. It is then off to our airfield for the test fly and fine tuning.

The Arrow is getting great reviews both for new and upgraded wings. We have more SST’s arriving early next year for upgrades and expect more owners to take this option. Have a look at the reviews of the Arrow on our facebook page.