Close calls

By Civil Aviation Safety AuthorityEducation

Close calls episodes

June 29, 2018 Valuable lesson learned
How heat and stress incubated a horrifying human error. Read this close call at
https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2018/07/valuable-lesson-learned/.
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5 min
May 04, 2018 Past the point of no return
An aviation professional shudders to recall but draws lessons from an accident in his callow youth. Read this close call at
https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2018/05/past-the-point-of-no-return/
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9 min
February 27, 2018 Fully loaded and going fast
Skydivers are often asked why they'd want to jump out of a perfectly good aeroplane, but what if it wasn't perfect? Read more at www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2018/02/fully-loaded-and-going-fast/.
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9 min
July 07, 2017 The hills are alive
I’ve held a VFR private pilot’s licence since 1988 and have around 1100 hours in command. Recently, I was involved in an incident, which could’ve ended in tragedy. Read more at http://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2017/07/the-hills-are-alive/.
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6 min
May 03, 2017 Easter road trip
It’s the Easter weekend. The weather’s perfect, skies are clear and my mate Kevin and I are in the cockpit of my beloved Kitfox 3 ‘rag and tube’ light plane. We’re at 5000 ft and heading east for Kalgoorlie, 590 km away. Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2017/05/easter-road-trip/.
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6 min
March 08, 2017 Down to the last drop
A hangar story that could easily have been a front-page newspaper story.

Read via Flight Safety Australia at http://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2017/03/down-to-the-last-drop/
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10 min
September 06, 2016 The devil in the detail
How a recreational pilot found himself loaded with fuel without a drop to spare. Read this close call at http://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2016/09/the-devil-in-the-detail/
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8 min
July 15, 2016 Out in Africa
This newly instrument rated pilot was as happy as a warthog in elephant dung. I was flying old, but still shiny, twin pistons for a living; and Zimbabwe was now a relatively peaceful country with a new name and what looked like a bright future, now that the Bush War was over! Life was good.

Read the full story at http://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2016/07/out-in-africa/
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5 min
May 10, 2016 What you don't find can kill you
How secure is your cockpit and cabin? Is everything stowed safely, but still readily available if needed?
Read this close call at http://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2016/05/what-you-dont-find-can-kill-you/
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6 min
March 02, 2016 Undone over Gulgong
A hang glider tells how fatigue and human factors almost had disastrous outcomes. Read the full article at http://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2016/03/undone-over-gulgong/
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8 min

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The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is a government body that regulates Australian aviation safety. We license pilots, register aircraft and oversee safety.