That last step before releasing an aircraft or component to service
It's easy to think of the release to service step as 'just paperwork'. But if you've ever found a stray rag, a loose zip-tie tail, or a missing pen lid after the job is closed out, you'll know how quickly that thinking can come back to bite.
Safety in action: making SMS work in the real world
A practical safety management system (SMS) helps operators spot risks early and make safer decisions. It supports smoother operations, fewer surprises and more consistent safety outcomes. These benefits grow as an organisation grows.
Build stronger pilot performance with the updated human factors kit
As aviation enters the final stages of flight operations rules transition, practical tools matter. The updated Safety behaviours: human factors for pilots kit (4th edition), plus a new digital facilitator guide, helps embed human factors into everyday operations.
Celebrating the engineers who keep us flying
May-tenance Month is back, shining a spotlight on the essential role aircraft maintainers play in keeping our skies safe. This year, celebrate their expertise, dedication and vital contribution they make to aviation safety with a month of engaging activities and initiatives.
Drone quiz: Autumn 2025–26
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Not sure where to start on HFNTS? There’s a simple option
For smaller operators, setting up a human factors and non-technical skills (HFNTS) training and assessment program can feel complex – especially if you think...
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...
Perfectly gauged response
A newly minted pilot faces their first emergency, with the added complication of it happening in tightly controlled airspace. Spoiler: it ended well.
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.
