attracted thousands of people from the area. John Ferarra – Now (CEO) of Adrenaline Skydive and owner of Goulburn Airport teamed up with Tuddenham to re-open the facility. It was a work in progress for over 9 years, approval in February 2011, and operations commencing in March 2011. In August 2012, the NSW parachute council approved the appointment of Matt Chambers as chief instructor. John Ferarra (CEO), Ken Enright (General Manager) and Chambers (Chief Instructor) have a vision to promote skydiving in the Canberra and surrounding area, giving the public opportunity experience free-fall as a tandem, offering students learning to skydive. Flight Training Goulburn Flight Training Centre is based at Goulburn Airport, operating a fleet consisting of Twin Turbine Embraer EMB110, Skyfox Gazelles, Cessna 150, Cessna 172RG, Cessna 182, Piper Cherokee, Beechcraft Duchess and Grumman aircraft. The centre is certified to provide training in both Recreational Aviation and General Aviation Private Pilot and Commercial Pilot licensing. Goulburn Aviation also has its home at Goulburn Airport with a satellite base at nearby Canberra Airport. For flight training they use the Piper Warrior while also having available to hire a Cessna Hawk XP, Piper Archer, and Jabiru J170. Goulburn Aviation has been providing flying training since 1993. Rural Fire Service The airport is occasionally used by the NSW Rural Fire Service for loading retardant and refueling fire bombing aircraft. Accidents and incidents 20 November 2010 – A 48-year-old Goulburn man was killed on Saturday evening when his aircraft crashed just 250m after taking off from Goulburn airport. 29 January 2012 – A pilot and his passenger escaped serious injury when their vintage De Havilland Chipmunk aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from Goulburn Airport. 21 November 2015 – Tony Rokov, 44, a skydiving instructor, died during a tandem jump. The tandem jumper, a 14-year-old boy was critically injured and airlifted to hospital, and is recovering from his injuries. A gust of wind caused the parachute canopy to collapse and the jumpers fell from approximately . Rokov is credited with protecting the boy with his own body. 28 December 2015 – A 44-year-old skydiver from Sydney was killed. 27 June 2021 – A 32-year-old skydiver and 37-year-old instructor, from Canberra and Sydney respectively, died when their equipment got caught on the plane from which they were jumping. See also List of airports in New South Wales References Airports in New South Wales Goulburn