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Jumping in the deep end
The pilot was overloaded and inexperienced – but this tragedy was also an organisational failure by the operator
By Nick Stobie
It’s a shocking sight –...
Summer accommodation
When flying in summer, be extra cautious about calculating density altitude and keeping well away from storms
By Thomas P Turner
I fly out of 3600-foot...
Forked runway, split attention
A Virgin Australia ATR 72 crew’s attempt to take off from the wrong runway at Canberra Airport exposed several procedural and human factors issues,...
Don’t bust it – avoiding controlled and restricted airspace
Controlled airspace is always changing, whether it’s new runways and airports or changes to instrument flight procedures. Operational needs or an increase in traffic...
Confidence interval
We take a look at how pilots can maintain their professionalism while grounded during the pandemic
By Kreisha Ballantyne
While this year has certainly been the...
Waking up grumpy
When it’s time to fly again, make sure your aircraft doesn’t become part of this year’s aviation nightmare
By Robert Wilson
As if air transport didn’t...
Look out, listen in and speak up at Ballina
It’s important for everyone who uses this airport to be on their best game
If you want to see the variety of aviation in Australia,...
Drone registration and operator accreditation
With more drones in Australian skies, mandatory drone registration and operator accreditation are on the way to help make flying safer and more enjoyable...
Aircraft were metres from disaster
What would in all probability have been Australia’s worst aviation disaster was narrowly avoided at Albury in NSW in October 2019. A training aircraft...
The very best intentions
Avro Lincoln, Mk 31, A73-64
Mt Superbus, Qld
4.14 am, 9 April 1955
A sick baby, a tired crew, a mountain waiting in the mist
Ten years of...
