Your take-off was flawless. Your approach? Textbook. And then – taxi time. One hand on the stick, while the other completes post-landing checks. Next, your mind drifts off to how buttery your landing ...

The restless energy you’ve grown familiar with since becoming a pilot surges through your veins. You look at the sky, quietly praying that nothing will affect your cross-country adventure, come Friday ...

All personnel understand their SMS responsibilities. This includes reporting safety issues, participating in safety activities and raising concerns or errors without fear or blame. Personnel should be ...

Early on 16 June 2025, a Cessna 182T took off from a private aircraft landing area near Emerald, in inland central Queensland, with a pilot and a passenger on board. They were heading about 425 nm, or ...

For smaller operators, setting up a human factors and non-technical skills (HFNTS) training and assessment program can feel complex – especially if you think you need to build it yourself. But it ...

Peter Gash has seen many changes since 1985 when he and his wife Julie joined Seair Pacific. Over that time the single aircraft joy flight operator that he and Julie bought in 1989 has grown into a 10 ...

It was supposed to be a straightforward round trip, the kind of flight I often do to keep my instrument currency sharp. This solo hop was from Brisbane’s Archerfield to Kingaroy in a Cirrus SR22, then ...

Australia has one of the lowest population densities in the world – 3.5 people per square kilometre. We’ve also got one of the largest regions of Class G airspace to match, with the majority of ...

A police drone glides through an open window into a darkened home. Cameras scan each hallway and room. Outside, officers watch the live feed, searching for any sign of the armed suspect within. Scenes ...

On a small beach on the NSW coast sits a yellow trailer. It may seem a bit out of place but every so often it comes to life with one mission – keeping the community safe. The trailer swings open to ...

Every pilot flying twins remembers the mantra driven into them during their initial training: Maintain Control, Mixture Up, Pitch Up, Power Up, Gear Up, Flap Up, Dead Leg—Dead Engine, Confirm, ...

Meet Dean West, a Darwin-bred dad-of-four and veteran, whose day job involves supporting emergency services and averting disasters with the aid of cutting-edge drone technology. Over the past 8 years, ...