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Callum Macpherson

Find articles written by Callum Macpherson using the links below. Articles are listed in descending order of publication

A Higher Education - An Unofficial Guide to Getting Your Pilot’s Licence, Part XI—The Flight Test.

April 2007
The final part in Callum Macpherson’s entertaining and informative series on the realities of gaining a private pilot’s licence.
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A Higher Education: An Unofficial Guide To Getting Your Pilot’s Licence, Part X Life Beyond the PPL.

March 2007
Part X of this series in which Callum Macpherson recounts his journey towards his private pilot’s licence.
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A Higher Education: An Unofficial Guide to Getting Your Pilot's Licence, Part IX Crabs and Cross-Countries.

February 2007
Part IX of this series in which Callum Macpherson recounts his journey towards his private pilot's licence
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A Higher Education: An Unofficial Guide to Getting Your Pilot's Licence, Part VIII - Music to the Ears

December 2006-January 2007
Callum Macpherson continues his entertaining and informative look at the reality of gaining a private pilot's licence.
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A Higher Education: An Unofficial Guide to Getting Your Pilot's Licence, Part VII - Bad Weather Flying

November 2006
Callum Macpherson continues his entertaining and informative look at the reality of gaining a private pilot's licence.
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A Higher Education: An Unofficial Guide to Getting Your Pilot's Licence, Part V - Stalling

September 2006
The continuation of Callum Macpherson's journey towards private pilothood
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A Higher Education - An Unofficial Guide to Getting Your Pilot's Licence, Part IV - Solo

August 2006
Part four og this series in which Callum MacPherson recounts his journey towards his private pilots licence
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A Higher Education: An Unofficial Guide to Getting Your Pilot's Licence, Part 3 - What goes up…

July 2006
Callum Macpherson continues his entertaining and informative look at the reality of gaining a private pilot's licence.
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A Higher Education - An Unofficial Guide to Getting Your Pilot's Licence, Part 2 - Taking Off

June 2006
The second in a series of articles by Callum MacPherson summarising his progress towards one of the most rewarding and challenging achievements that anyone can reach
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In the Deep End

May 2006
Helicopter Underwater Escape Training
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A Higher Education - An Unofficial Guide to Getting Your Pilot's Licence, Part 1 - Getting started

May 2006
The first in a series of articles in which the editor recounts his journey to get his private pilot's licence - one of the most rewarding and challenging achievements that anyone can reach
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Working in Tandem

November 2005
Columbia Helicopters NZ. When it comes to lifting, twin-rotor helicopters like the Boeing Vertol reign supreme. And when it comes to heavy-lift helicopter operations, Columbia is king. Editor Callum Macpherson spoke with general manager and chief pilot Craig Keighley recently, and found out about Columbia Helicopters NZ's unique operation.
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Agricultural Pilot's Conference: Compliance - Costs and Benefits

November 2005
Report by Callum Macpherson
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Timing is Everything - Hanmer Air's Niche

October 2005
Editor Callum Macpherson talks with niche operator Hanmer Air, and finds that a simple detail such as timing can make all the difference.
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Volcanic Otter - Volcanic air safaris

August 2005
Editor and mission photographer, Callum Macpherson and boy reporter Mike Feeney recently ventured into the tourist hinterland of New Zealand's North Island to experience hands on, a thriving tourist flight operation and a venerable Canadian floatplane; the majestic DHC-3 ""Otter"", or Dash 3.
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RNZAC Annual Conference - The theme for the future … ""Flying for fun, sport, and recreation""

August 2005
As this journal has a 73-year history of supporting the New Zealand aero club movement it was decided to send two journalists to this year's RNZAC annual conference. Mike Feeney and Callum Macpherson report
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Nocturnal Acuity - Night-vision goggles come of age

May 2005
Callum Macpherson takes a look at the revolution-in-progress that is night vision goggles.
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Outside the Square

November 2004
It's said that to make a small fortune in aviation, you must first begin with a large one. With fierce competition and costs that can make an oil baron gasp, making a mark in aviation can be difficult at best. What you need is something different, something unique. Christchurch-0based company HeliConcepts has found what it thinks is an answer - innovation. Story by Callum Macpherson.
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War Games Over Hauraki - Givvy Jets Get Busy In Skyhawks' Wake

August 2002
With The Skyhawks No More, New Zealand's Navy Has Begun To Plug The Gap In Its ""Intercept Control Training""- Dealing With A Low-Level, Fast Moving Attacking Jet Aircraft- With Civilian Contractors. Callum Macpherson Went Along For The Ride In A Recent Bout Of War Gaming In The Hauraki Gulf.
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Colourwings No. 231

December 2001-January 2002
This study of the relatively new addition to the New Zealand civil register, ex-South African Harvard, ZK-XSA, owned by the Harvard 7660 Syndicate in Canterbury, was captured at the recent RNZAF Museum sponsored public day at ex-RNZAF Base Wigram.
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Raven about the R44

November 2001
The editor evaluates the R44 Raven and discovers that perception can be far from reality.
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Oscar Deuce - Cessna's Skymasters

July 2001
From Vietnam To The Chatham Islands, The Cessna 337 Is A Unique Aircraft. Callum Macpherson Takes A Look At Graham Bethell's Example.
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Tropical success - Air Tahiti Nui and its A340-200

December 2000-January 2001
With one aircraft and an excess of congeniality, Air Tahiti Nui is fast becoming something to smile about. By Callum Macpherson.
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Opinion

October 2000

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Rendezvous With An Rv

September 2000
Pacific Wings Editor Callum Macpherson Takes A Look At Arnold Gallagher's Rv-4 And Finds It's Among One Of The Best Examples In The Country.
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A Cessna Classic - New Zealand's One And Only Cessna 320 Skyknight

July 2000

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Aia Golden Jubilee Conference

August 1999
Aviation: 50 Years On. Report By Callum Macpherson
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A Shore Thing

August 1999
A Profile On North Shore Helicopter Training, By Callum Macpherson.
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RNZAC Annual Conference

July 1999

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Getting the edge on aerobatics

December 1998-January 1999
Crunch your toes and tense your abs, Steve Taylor's Edge 540 arrives downunder. By Callum Macpherson.
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A jolly civil green giant

November 1998
New Zealand operator HeliPro's largest acquisition. By Callum Macpherson.
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48Th Aia Annual Conference

August 1998

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The Helix-C

November 1997
The incredible Kamov Ka-32. Story by Callum Macpherson, photographs by Ross Macpherson.
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East Coast Celebrations

April 1997

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Avalon '97

April 1997

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Mooney's Entry In to New Zealand

February 1997
Callum Macpherson Talks To Bennett Medary On Mooney's Official Presence In New Zealand.
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Flight Of The Dragonfly

February 1997
The Long Awaited Flight In The Cessna Dragonfly; Definitely Worth The Wait - By Callum Macpherson.
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