Behind the Scenes at the Global Airborne Observatory
While the Arizona State University (ASU)’s Dornier 228, known as the Global Airborne Observatory (GAO), is doing fieldwork above the coral reefs of Hawaii, seasoned aviator Blair Edlund remains on…
Fly-by-wire Research on JAXA’s Dornier 228
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been using a modified Dornier 228-202 to conduct experiments on fly-by-wire (FBW) technology. Masayuki Sato, associate senior researcher at JAXA’s Flight Research Unit,…
Sita Air Cautiously Optimistic About Nepal’s Tourism Growth
Nepal’s Sita Air is wary of reading too much into the recent boom in tourist arrivals, even as the government’s Visit Nepal 2020 campaign is expected to bring in record…
Connecting Nepal’s Mountains with STOL Aircraft
Tara Air, a subsidiary of Nepal’s Yeti Airlines that operates short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft, is one of a handful of air operators focused on serving mountain airstrips. The…
Satellite-Based Precision Navigation with the Dornier 228
RUAG’s Dornier 228NG is equipped for performance-based navigation (PBN), a capability that helps pilots operating in challenging flight environments. Steffen Gemsa, RUAG MRO International test pilot for the Dornier 228,…
Pilot’s Diary: Ferry Flight to Japan
Domestic Japanese carrier New Central Airservice (NCA) recently took delivery of a new Dornier 228, which arrived from RUAG MRO International’s manufacturing centre in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. Steffen Gemsa, the captain…