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Gold Coast airspace closures
Planning on flying in Gold Coast airspace this month?
If so, be aware there will be airspace closures between Thursday 17 August and Sunday...
Stay OnTrack: Flying the Darwin region
We have developed Stay OnTrack: Flying the Darwin region to help pilots safely navigate this busy area.
It adds to the other guides – for...
Alice, through the looking glass
A private pilot reflects on an early flight and how they would do things differently now.
I was flying from Canberra to Alice Springs in...
When friends drop in
After an unsettling experience, Angela Stevenson decided to get familiar with parachute operations – and took the plunge.
Flying through a military parachute-training drop zone,...
Stay OnTrack: Flying the Melbourne region
If you’re a VFR pilot flying into Melbourne for the first time, we have good news for you.
We know flying into metropolitan areas can...
The phantom menace
A terrible danger waited on the spot in the ocean where the real world and the digital world diverged.
Sikorsky S-92A, EI-ICR, Rescue 116
Black Rock,...
Stuck on top
Up there, wishing you were down here – an often-told story but chilling every time.
During the hour-building phase of my commercial pilot licence training,...
Using the same hymn sheet: safe flight in controlled airspace
In conjunction with the launch of CASA’s pilot safety hub, Kreisha Ballantyne takes a look at flying at controlled aerodromes.
Anyone can sing in the...
Night fright
By Alan Bradshaw
The darkness of regional Australia at night proves to be more than a match for a city slicker’s night VFR rating.
My lifelong...
Plan to succeed
The difference between a safe journey and a dangerous debacle is in the preparation, so make good use of your kitchen table.
Before any flight...
