CASA Close Call - Positive Climb by Civil Aviation Safety Authority

CASA Close Call - A Brutal Hazing by Civil Aviation Safety Authority

The source of anxiety was in, or rather on, the pilot's face. But impatience was an even more effective blindfold.

Nothing emphasises the importance of flight planning like that knotted

feeling in your gut when you have failed to do it.

The elements humble a newly qualified pilot.

Read this close call at: https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2024/03/earth-wind-and-water/

This is a story of ice. Not ice you put in a drink. Not ice that forms on an aircraft, but ice that can frighten and kill a pilot.

Read this close call at: https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2024/10/tropical-chill/

Unpleasant close encounters as a low-hours commercial licence fledgling taught this now experienced airline transport pilot some lasting lessons.

Read this close call at: https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2024/07/head-on-a-swivel/

A quick glance suggested everything would be okay – this was an expectations-driven illusion.

Read this close call at: https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2024/07/bogged-down-in-assumptions/

In Greek mythology, the sirens' seductive voices lured mariners to their deaths. In modern aviation, the siren is pilot fixation, as Luke Bayly was lucky enough to discover early in his training.

A recreational pilot's first flight after learning the basics of navigation unravels into an embarrassment that could have been a disaster.