Tackling a toolbox talk with maintenance engineers – carbon monoxide
Maintenance personnel play an important role in ensuring the structural integrity of aircraft. This toolbox talk dives into the topic of carbon monoxide and...
Near collision at Mildura
Two aircraft taking off from intersecting runways at the same time from Mildura Airport in Victoria almost collided, an ATSB report says.
During the 6...
Maintenance Month takes flight
Aircraft maintenance engineers play a vital role in ensuring safety across the aviation industry. Millions of passengers rely on aircraft to take them on...
Wings Award winner profile — Trent Robinson
Trent Robinson's life has been soaring among the clouds since he was a child. Growing up with a father who was an airline pilot...
Drone flyer diary: Dean West
Meet Dean West, a Darwin-bred dad-of-four and veteran, whose day job involves supporting emergency services and averting disasters with the aid of cutting-edge drone...
Confused landing led to sting in the tail
A chain of misunderstandings and miscalculations brought a student and instructor terrifyingly close to a hangar during a go-around after a tail strike.
Dirty plus thirty
A 12-factor classification of maintenance hazards remains as relevant as it was in 1993. Gordon Dupont’s' dirty dozen’, identifies manageable distinct safety problems, breaking a huge vague challenge into 12 smaller ones.
Back in the box: the importance of tool control for safety
Technology can assist, but not replace, human thoroughness in controlling this foreign object damage hazard
Aircraft maintenance is an unforgiving way to make a living.
As...
Nearly made the news
When faced with ambiguous information, this pilot swallowed pride and made the safe decision.
How much fuel do we have? I always like to know...
One wrong turn
A recreational pilot's first flight after learning the basics of navigation unravels into an embarrassment that could have been a disaster.
Earth, wind and water
The elements humble a newly qualified pilot.
I was a freshly minted CPL with the world at my feet, or so I thought.
After arriving in...
Planning for remote possibilities
The tiniest change of heading took this pilot out of his comfort zone.
As a low-hours VFR-only recreational pilot who is super safety conscious, I...
I didn’t plan on that
Sticking to a rigid schedule when circumstances have changed is the opposite of safe flight planning.
I was building hours after my PPL and was...
The still of the night
On a very dark night, not understanding an engine's operating characteristics almost led to disaster.
I am a flight instructor for a flying club located...
