Leading safety from the top: Paul Daff, CEO of the Royal Victorian Aero Club
Drawing on almost 30 years in senior aviation leadership roles across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Vietnam, Chief Executive Officer Paul Daff brings deep industry expertise and a fresh perspective to the Royal Victorian Aero Club’s safety management system.
Drone flyer diary: Ricky Connelly
Agricultural drones are becoming a more practical and safer tool for farmers managing time-critical work. Ricky Connelly and his team at Velterra Drone provide...
Drone quiz
When can the holder of a remotely piloted aircraft operator’s certificate (ReOC) operate a very small, small or medium RPA near a person...
From island childhood to the instructor’s seat
As one of Australia’s youngest Grade 1 flight instructors, Eloise Dorans Knowles is already helping guide the next generation of pilots.
Pilots urged to plan ahead after Singleton airspace infringements
Pilots flying near the Singleton restricted airspace area in the NSW Hunter Valley are urged to exercise heightened caution, with recent airspace infringements occurring in areas used for active military live-firing operations.
Taking a different route to the skies
Aaron Pollard's AME scholarship marked another step in a journey that hasn't unfolded as planned - and one he wouldn't change.
Putting the pieces together: modular engineer licensing
A new approach to gaining engineering qualifications aims to boost supply in this important trade.
Imposter syndrome
One of the many affectionate jokes about the seemingly immortal Douglas DC-3 is how on many surviving examples the aircraft data plate is the...
Believe it can happen
About 8 years ago on a perfect winter's morning, I was conducting a flight from a Class D aerodrome. It was an IFR flight...
Don’t stop now!
When nothing goes right, distraction and frustration open the door for error.
Tanks for nothing
With up to 70-knot westerly winds forecast at higher altitudes, I calculated a longer-than-usual flight from Bankstown to Griffith in NSW. It would also...
And then I got high
A glider pilot is shaken by an encounter with the sheer power of nature
The night I went over the edge
A simple mistake haunts an unnamed pilot.
Fast-thinking fledging
The textbook reactions of a low-hours pilot facing a deteriorating situation show how ab initio training works – if you listen and take its...
