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The lessons of a nervous afternoon
A recent report from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is a reminder that diligent weather planning is important for every flight in a...
I do declare – the emergency mindset
Once realising you are in an emergency condition, it’s easier to focus on decisions that help you safely land
I learnt a lot about flying...
The stealthy assassin
An insidious enemy that brought down a tourist seaplane on New Year’s Eve 2017 lurks in every piston-engine aircraft
The operator was a well-regarded organisation...
Long COVID: the stress of unending crisis
The psychological effects of global aviation’s unprecedented shutdown are emerging, as are strategies for dealing with them
There are contrails again in skies that went...
Flying ops quiz
1 In airspace where ATC approval is not required to change level, the pilot of an IFR aircraft intending to change level must:...
Left unspoken
When National Transportation Safety Board investigators investigated a crash that killed 10 people, they were confronted by a terrible silence.
About 11 minutes after 9...
The day I caught the flying bug
By Michelle O’Hare
I have been flying for a few years now; however, it wasn’t until I experienced a partial engine failure in 2019 that...
Women pilots gather for outback conference
Broken Hill airport will be crowded this weekend as women pilots converge on the historic mining city to learn more about flying safely in...
Total recall
If not for an experienced engineer’s long and detailed memory, a serious in-flight incident might have remained a mystery
By Robert Wilson
It’s something not meant...
Positive climb
By a Flight Safety Australia reader
I had quite a few missed approaches in my career but only one that came as a total surprise,...
