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Switch on about the navaid switch-off
Air navigation in Australia has come a long way from the old days when pioneer aviators like Nancy-Bird Walton relied on sight, and smell,...
Of platforms, pilots and pratincoles
Off the west coast of Australia a high-stakes liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, heavy transport helicopters and abundant wildlife meet. Flight Safety Australia looks...
Operators limit helicopter flights after in-flight rotor separation
Australian operators of the Airbus Helicopters H225 (formerly Eurocopter EC225) have voluntarily agreed to ground the type for commercial operations after Friday’s crash off...
Explosive decompression of Flight 243
Today marks 28 years since the explosive decompression of Aloha Airlines Flight 243 over Hawaii.
Flight 243 departed Hilo in the early afternoon of April...
On the same page: things LAMEs wish pilots knew
By Paul M Southwick
Licensed aircraft maintenance engineers (LAMEs) and pilots have a symbiotic relationship: as Frank Sinatra once sang, ‘you can’t have one without...
From heavy metal to the light fantastic: your guide to RA-Aus conversion
By Kreisha Ballantyne
In 2011, I rented a Piper Archer and flew solo across Australia to gain the required hours for my CPL. About a...
The great un-drone
Who knows what risk small consumer-flown drones pose to manned aircraft?
Formally, they’re meant to be called unmanned aircraft systems but the gravitas of that...
Drone crash at Australian War Memorial under investigation
A recreational drone crashed at the Australian War Memorial during the last post ceremony on Friday afternoon.
The drone hit the ground just metres from...
Let it go, people
Much has been written condemning passengers who reach for their luggage in an aircraft evacuation. Why they do it, and what can be done...
Locked into error
How did an experienced crew, flying a modern business jet with an impeccable safety record, make such a simple, yet deadly, mistake?
It began as...
