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  MAY 2017 


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 FLIGHT CHECK FOR CHARTER OPERATOR ROSSAIR ENDS IN DISASTER
 May 31  2017  Posted 8:07 31/05/17 

 A Cessna Conquest operated by Rossair Charter in South OZ has crashed during a 'check and training' exercise killing all 3-persons on board - The wreckage was located about 4km west of the Renmark aerodrome

The mandatory impact-activated ELT had altered authorities of the crash and location
 Quoting from Media:
"One of the men was a Civil Aviation Safety Authority officer the other two were the chief pilot and training pilot"

ASYMMETRIC FLIGHT EXPLAINED IMAGE
 MEDIA REPORT COPY IN PDF FORMAT
 ATSB REPORT  
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 PRIVATE ROCKET LAUNCH FROM NEW SITE IN KIWI-LAND
 May 26  2017  Posted 16:08 26/05/17 

 On May 24th, 2017 at 04:23 UTC Rocket Lab launched their first rocket "Electron" from the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand
It was the first orbital-class rocket launched from a private launch site

The Mahia Peninsula on the eastern side of Hawke's Bay proved to be the perfect launch site - "The carbon composite built Electron rocket is designed and manufactured in New Zealand"

 REPORT ON AUSSIE ROCKET SITE ATTEMPT IN 2007
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VIDEO OF LAUNCH
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