Have aircraft maintenance skills, will travel

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Jacob Mani has worked in aviation for more than 15 years and seen more of Australia than most people, but his ticket to travel...

Bathurst 1000 airspace restrictions

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Several temporary restricted areas will be in place for the Bathurst 1000 Motor Race
Man wearing headset flying a small aircraft over dry outback terrain. Credit: CASA

Flying safely in summer

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Flying in summer brings its own set of challenges. Hot and humid conditions affect both pilots and aircraft. But with preparation, you can manage...

Changing the stigma around safety

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Ashleigh Jacka didn’t initially plan on a career in aviation, but after starting in a non-aviation role, she quickly caught the bug and today...

Apply now for our 2025 safety manager scholarship round

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We are looking for people with initiative, leadership skills, high competence and a commitment to safety.
Ultralight pilot Greg Davies flying over Bathurst.

Have your say on a proposal to expand the ADS-B mandate

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The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts is seeking feedback on a potential expansion of the automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) mandate in Australia.

A tense examination

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Calibration of the instruments used in aircraft overhaul and repair is a small but vital aspect of maintenance safety.

Ring of fire

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A tiny, inexpensive part was ignored for decades until it failed, with dreadful consequences. The fiery crash of a 44-year-old Mooney MJ201 in 2022 remains...
Illustration of hands with puppet strings controlling a plane

Blundering through the authority gap

Almost too late, a young pilot learns the importance of assertiveness as part of flight control

Reality under pressure

A truly frightening story about an insidious technical failure masked by cognitive bias.
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Almost a sticky ending

I was painfully aware that the prop could completely disintegrate at any moment
Image of a small aircraft flying dangerously close outside the cockpit window of another plane

It could all have ended then

You never know when you’re going to run out of luck, do you? And on this day, now many years ago, I experienced a...
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Why we make the call

Despite being born into an aviation family and being drilled from an early age in propeller awareness, I had the extremely sobering experience of...
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Silent scream

Using your ears is a much less stressful way to maintain separation than relying on your eyes alone.