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Dancing with the STARs*
Kreisha Ballantyne explores the relationship between regular public transport and general aviation aircraft in class G airspace.
In early January 2011, I excitedly undertook a...
Suspected ‘drone’ was bad luck for bat
The ‘drone strike’ widely reported to have taken place at Parafield airport, near Adelaide, has turned out to be a bat strike.
DNA analysis by...
Listen to your aeroplane
Inflight mechanical failure of aircraft and aircraft engines are very rare events. When failures do occur, they are not generally a bolt from the...
Getting smart: artificial intelligence and aviation
It is on your smartphone right now, and is likely to be in your aircraft cockpit soon. Artificial intelligence (AI) could be the next...
Eye in the sky
The inclusion of ADS-B technology in remotely piloted aircraft promises much for aviation safety and maintaining separation in the unmanned era.
The biggest fear facing...
The bold and beautiful
Kreisha Ballantyne explores what old-school pilots can learn from early adopters and vice versa
I have heard many a senior gent tell he’s here because...
Anything to oblige
Early on a Saturday morning in November 2013, the captain of a South Korean Sikorsky S-76 helicopter came to a decision. The weather in...
Lucky Lindy
May 20th this year marks the 90th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh’s non-stop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris in the Spirit of St...
The myths of pilot error
Since the legend of Icarus, pilots have copped the blame for not following policies (i.e. don’t fly too close to the sun) and causing...
Keep focus, keep your head
Thomas P. Turner discusses the dangers of distraction and the myth of multi-tasking
I was training the pilot of a Beech Baron 58. After time...
