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Old 22nd Dec 2009, 03:36
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79 to Willy?

The RAAF would love to centralise all Hawk training at Willy - ONE maintenance organisation, ONE squadron, ONE HQ etc - it'd save squillions!
That is a view, FA18, although you need to have a chat with your 78 Wing boss. I am clearly not as close to the action as you are with a handle like yours, but Mr 78 Wing doesn't seem to share your opinion, and he says so in last month's Australian Aviation...he reckons another unit flying 3000 flight hours at either place will bulk out the airspace.

Now please don't get to me on the Willy airspace not being big enough, because it is probably the most inefficiently used airspace in the Southern Hemisphere, but high level bosses like Group Captains seem to get listened to when they speak... or is he a pork barrelling for both Pearce and Willy?
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