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Flight Safety Australia May–June 2017 out now!
Flight Safety Australia analyses an ugly phrase in its May–June 2017 lead story. The myths of pilot error looks at several of the many...
A fine balance
Education, experience and examination all have a role to play in a pilot’s development, Kreisha Ballantyne muses.
In 1989, I went back to school, this...
‘Flight Safety Australia’ January–February 2017 out now!
As the biennial Australian International Airshow approaches Flight Safety Australia’s January-February 2017 edition looks at how airshows manage risk. It’s a story of complexity,...
Recent, licensed, current: two out of three isn’t good
Kreisha Ballantyne explores currency, and finds it to be a multi-dimensional measurement.
It was on a typically glorious day that I encountered my first lesson...
Do men fly from Mars and women fly from Venus?
Kreisha Ballantyne wonders if a little gender bending might not make all pilots safer.
Of all the topics I’ve researched for this publication, the topic...
The Personality Perspective
By Kreisha Ballantyne.
A friend of mine always signs off his emails to me with the signature ‘fly safely’. I had never given it much...
Flying the plan: young glider pilot makes cool recovery
This demonstration of a cool head on young shoulders comes from Demetris Gregoriou, an aspiring 18-year-old private pilot from Cyprus.
His action camera video posted...
Mental as anything
Researchers have determined that when we visualise something in vivid colour with detail, our minds cannot determine if we’re actually looking at the item...
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...
Partners in safety
In flight training, pilots are urged to use every resource they have available, particularly in an emergency. An under-utilised and seldom-discussed resource is the...
