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A turbulent approach on a stormy night brought out the worst, then the best, in an experienced flight crew,

Decision-making models help you stay aware and make safer choices under pressure.

It is an oldie but a goodie, a conversation between a Jetstream and a small local aircraft. One using the phraseology of IFR, the other speaking the colloquial phrases of the bush. What could possibly go wrong?

Following his work supporting rescue crew operations during the response to Cyclone Alfred in Queensland last March, Nautilus Aviation’s Safety and Quality Manager, Daniel...

A glider pilot is shaken by an encounter with the sheer power of nature

A vanishingly improbable avionics flaw happened and caused a flight control crisis

A series of seemingly sensible actions contributed to the pilot of an Aero Commander 500 approaching the wrong runway at Moorabbin airport and flying...

I was a passenger the first time an electronic flight bag (EFB) saved my bacon

Widespread use of devices containing lithium batteries has increased the risk to aviation

Peter Gash has seen many changes since 1985 when he and his wife Julie joined Seair Pacific. Over that time the single aircraft joy flight operator that he and Julie bought in 1989 has grown into a 10 aircraft operation, with hangars and facilities at Coolangatta and Hervey Bay airports and about 100 employees.