Review the changes in the AIP
With the new flight operations regulations coming into effect tomorrow, you’ll see some changes in the 2 December 2021 Aeronautical Information Publication.
The majority...
Give the gift of safety this Christmas!
Looking for the perfect gift for the aviator in your life? Or perhaps like to treat yourself this festive season? Then grab this Flight...
New drone safety apps
Five new CASA-verified drone safety apps are now available for recreational and commercial drone operators to download and use.
The apps give users location-based information...
Chilling warning for Summer flyers
Icing is a year-round hazard, as a recent Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report makes unsettlingly clear.
On 19 December 2019, a turbine powered Cessna...
Drone Flyer Diary – Phil De Glanville
Accelerating from designer to award-winning drone photographer
Phil De Glanville’s reputation as a leading photographer took flight when he was named a category winner...
Stay away from bushfires
With the bushfire season already upon us, it’s time to remind all pilots – commercial, recreational and drone – to stay away from bushfires...
Total recall
If not for an experienced engineer’s long and detailed memory, a serious in-flight incident might have remained a mystery
By Robert Wilson
It’s something not meant...
Phoney maintenance
by Roger Alder
‘Never, in the history of aviation maintenance, have so many been distracted by so little.’
With apologies to Sir Winston Churchill, who was...
Positioning for a near miss
Don’t get slack about your radio calls, as this pilot did
I was flying a white low-wing aircraft up the east coast. It was early...
Yes? Actually, no
When the weather turned quickly, this pilot was scud running
I restarted private flying for fun in the mid-2010s, after having flown for a while...
Without ever leaving the ground
A pilot having a bad day decides it is better to cut his losses after nearly cutting himself
I have always read with interest the...
Ducking and diving
After an engine is destroyed during a night take-off, a corporate jet struggles to stay airborne
By Andrew McDougall
We started the take-off roll at approximately...
Bowled out by a bouncer
A series of dubious decisions led to a frightening crash landing
From a safe distance I surveyed the depressing scene – the Cessna 182 crippled...
It’s a health hazard
This pilot pushed on as the visibility gradually reduced – until he was flying blind
By Andrew Clarke
My close call occurred in late 2006. At...