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The weather in your head
It was mid-July 2023 and I was very excited to fly my first cross-country navigation flight that would have more than one stop. I...
Dam close-run thing
In May this year I was flying my Vans RV7A from Forrest to Kalgoorlie, with another pilot. We were heading to my home airport,...
They don’t make them like they used to
How dumb luck prevented an intergenerational technology disaster.
If you walk around a classic car show, you will inevitably hear someone say, 'They don't make...
Wings Award winner profile — Lachlan Hyde
For someone so young, Lachlan Hyde has packed more into his 23 years than most people twice his age, combining experience in the not-for-profit...
Really and truly
Training day
I was teaching at a flight safety provider that included classroom instruction, a simulator session and 4 hours in the air.
My student had...
Lost tool crossed oceans before discovery
The 294 hours a Qantas A380 spent with a plastic tool left in its left outboard engine are a sobering reminder of the importance...
Down to a sunless sea
'Barring a nosedive into the channel, I'll be in Paris in a few days'. – Glenn Miller, in a letter to his brother Herb,...
IFR operations quiz – Spring 2024
During level flight, if the pilot needs to use an alternate source of static pressure vented inside the aircraft, which of the following...
Announcing our photo competition winners
We’re excited to announce the top photos in our 2024 Shoot for the Sky photo competition. Thank you to everyone who submitted a photo...
The subtle art of riding a Tiger
Amy Johnson flew a Gipsy Moth from London to Darwin, solo, over 20 days in May 1930. Around 10,000 nautical miles, cruising at 74...
