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A terrain avoidance and warning system (TAWS) would have warned the pilot of a Cessna 404 that crashed into dunes near Lockhart River Airport in Queensland, killing 5 people on 11 March 2020, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said yesterday.

An Australian study reveals an unexpected relationship between pilots, personalities and risk-taking, and provides encouraging evidence of discipline by pilots. Risk-taking and aviation have an uneasy relationship. Taking needless risks is a factor in countless aviation accidents, including inadvertent encounters with instrument meteorological conditions, powerlines, fuel exhaustion and stall speed.

The 53-year-old pilot had a reputation for caution and thoroughness and ‘was always very concerned about safety’ - or so his obituary said. An acquaintance described how he had twice delayed a flight because he was concerned the conditions were beyond his personal minimums.

The crisis provoked by COVID-19 is a challenge to aviation safety that is not going away soon. But history shows how inspired leadership can turn adversity into improvement. Aviation safety is an extremely emotive topic. Whenever the safety and wellbeing of humans is concerned, there is a high degree of public interest.

The Good old bad old days Stuart Jones looks back on procedures of times past. I don’t know whether aviation was better in the mid to...

Sally wants to fly into Mount Hotham Airport (YHOT), elevation 4,260 feet, with her friends for a day of skiing. YHOT is an aerodrome...

One of the first accidents to be dissected by a new theory of causation remains one of that theory’s most telling case studies  By Steve...

Using radio to enhance situational awareness is an essential part of flying safely in shared airspace. On 18 September 2020, an Extra EA-300 aeroplane, registered...

Date 7 July Aircraft Sling 2 Location Sunshine Coast Airport, Qld Fatalities 0 Description On first solo flight for  a year, pilot left pitot cover in place, aborted...

A lack of complete situational information and defined procedures contributed to the crash of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules during the catastrophic bushfires of January...