About this podcast
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is a government body that regulates Australian aviation safety. We license pilots, register aircraft and oversee safety.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 64 episodes
- When the curtain falls early · 6 minWhen it comes to weather, trusting your eyes ahead of forecasts is advice that works. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Long day's journey into night VFR · 8 minCircumstances, contingencies and pressure from a passenger push an otherwise conscientious low-hours pilot towards a dangerous decision. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- The silence over Kingaroy · 8 minWhat you can't hear can still hurt you, as this pilot was shocked to discover, despite due diligence. Only the 'mk1 eyeball' saved the day. Read this close call at…
- Mix up in the salad bowl · 5 minUnchallenged assumptions about controlled airspace procedures put this pilot in a potentially very dangerous situation. Read this close call at…
- Perfectly gauged response · 5 minA newly minted pilot faces their first in-flight emergency, with the added complication of it happening in tightly controlled airspace. Spoiler: it ended well. Read this close…
- Don't stop now · 8 minWe've all had them: those flights that challenge the plan from the moment the wheels leave the ground. That's when distraction and frustration open the door for error. Read this…
- Tanks for nothing · 7 minThe fundamentals of flight planning do not change, as this classic close call from 2008 demonstrates. A first flight in a new type was a fuel management challenge a young pilot…
- Fast-thinking fledgling · 5 minThe textbook reactions of a low-hours pilot facing a deteriorating situation show how ab initio training works – if you listen and take its messages seriously. Read this close…
- Blundering through the authority gap · 7 minAlmost too late, a young pilot learns the importance of assertiveness as part of flight control. Read this close call at…
- Reality under pressure · 5 minAn insidious and subtle failure almost bring's a young commercial pilot's career to a premature end. Read this close call at…
- Silent scream · 5 minUsing your ears is a much less stressful way to maintain separation than relying on your eyes alone. Read this close call at…
