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In this short video we go behind the scenes to see what is needed…

Away from the heat at Avalon, way over in Atlanta USA the Heli-Expo 2019…

How would you like to be a Rock Star at ADF aircrew recruiting? Well,…

Last post the training article began a discussion on Threat and Error Management (TEM) and looked at what may constitute a threat to your flying operations.

After dissecting the various legs of a circuit recently, I intend to take the training articles on a slightly different heading and discuss a model used to assist operational flight crew in understanding the environment they are operating their aircraft in. With this understanding then comes an awareness and an ability to quantify the complexities that confront a pilot when operating his or her aeroplane.

In June 1982, British Airways Flight 9, a Boeing 747-236B en route from Kuala Lumpur to Perth, flew into a cloud of volcanic ash caused by the eruption of an Indonesian volcano, resulting in the failure of all four engines.

After the recent spate of some airlines cancelling flights between various cities due to…

How many times have you had someone, usually an instructor or some crusty old captain looking condescendingly down over their reading glasses, remind you that power plus attitude equals performance?

This year’s Great Eastern Fly-In took place last weekend to rapturous acclaim, The free…

Living in Australia in the summer brings with it many advantages – especially long balmy days that are often perfect for flying. Summer also brings with it many challenges for the student pilot, namely dealing with heat in an often under air-conditioned cockpit, turbulence caused by thermal heating and sea and land breezes, and depending on where you fly, increased storm activity for those of us who fly through the northern reaches of this country.