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Remove before flight
The lessons learnt from the series of small failures that led to an airliner full of passengers taking off with its pitot covers still...
Tragic beyond words
The misunderstanding that led to a terrible accident also highlighted the need for proficiency in aviation English. Progress has been made but experts warn...
In a field near Pittsburgh
In his previous career as a newspaper reporter, CASA senior media officer Steve Creedy had a first-hand view of one of the most mysterious and...
Drone flyer diary – Samantha Farrow
The Australian drone industry recently reached a new milestone, with Surf Life Saving Northern Territory (SLSNT) approved by CASA as the 2,000 th remotely...
A tale of ice and fire
Behind an apparently simple and thankfully, non-fatal crash landing, lay a complex brew of errors, factors and assumptions.
On 19 December 2019, a turbine powered...
A mountain in the mind
Thai Airways flight TG311 Airbus A310-300, HS-TID Langtang, Nepal 31 July 1992
Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what every man wishes, that he also believes to be true.
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Five tips when hiring a drone professional
More and more industries are now using drones to improve their business.
From farming and mining to wedding photographers and search and rescue, they are...
Taking the low road
A pilot flying at an incorrect level in a busy lane making garbled radio calls creates a wake of confusion and danger
Recently I embarked...
Down to the wire
Flying alone, a recreational pilot falls prey to confirmation bias, and ends up lucky to tell the tale
Back in mid-2017, some friends and I...
Cogs in a system
We can’t say for sure if a truck swerving to avoid a kangaroo on an outback road led to the deaths of 13 people...
