Peter Lloyd, AC OBE MiD
Pilot, administrator and innovator of Australian aviation George Alfred ‘Peter’ Lloyd has died, aged 101. He passed away on Tuesday at his home at...
Stay OnTrack: Flying the Perth region
Flying into metropolitan areas can be intimidating and nerve racking, as you share the airspace with a diverse mix of traffic.
CASA recently developed Stay...
Crashed helicopter had landed but took off again under cloud
A privately operated helicopter that crashed in Kosciuszko National Park, NSW, killing the two people on board had landed earlier in the day as...
Over $3500 in prizes as photo contest takes off
Budding aviation photographers could take home a gift card worth up to $500 and get their work published in our Flight Safety Australia calendar...
Safety promotion sponsorship
Program now open for applications
CASA’s safety promotion sponsorship program for this year is now open.
It’s an opportunity to support aviation organisations or individuals who...
Stay OnTrack: Flying the Brisbane region
Stay OnTrack: Flying the Brisbane region is the latest in a series of guides being developed by CASA to help pilots navigate busy metropolitan...
Back in the box: the importance of tool control for safety
Technology can assist, but not replace, human thoroughness in controlling this foreign object damage hazard
Aircraft maintenance is an unforgiving way to make a living.
As...
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...
Trim set mindset
Pressure drove this pilot towards an error, discipline allowed for a recovery
By Lawrence Moloney
Recently I set out to conduct a local flight in my...
Fear for lunch
A newly minted rating, a blandly confident low-hours pilot, time pressure and a desire to impress. What could possibly go wrong?
By a Flight Safety...
Taking the low road
A pilot flying at an incorrect level in a busy lane making garbled radio calls creates a wake of confusion and danger
Recently I embarked...
Down to the wire
Flying alone, a recreational pilot falls prey to confirmation bias, and ends up lucky to tell the tale
Back in mid-2017, some friends and I...
Andante, andante
Purely by accident, an instructor learns that taking your time can be the key to survival
By Douglas Robertson
Long ago and far away I was...
More than enough excitement
This pilot was stunned by an inadvertent loop in a hang-glider
The air was just different one week at a Forbes hang-gliding competition a few...