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The mental health and wellbeing of the aviation industry

WEBWhile COVID-19 has been devastating, it has highlighted the importance of proactively recognising our own mental health and wellbeing. It also provides an …

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Smashing the mental illness stereotype Flight Safety Australia

WEB3470. Military veteran and pilot Kevin Humphreys emerged from the shadow of mental illness by accepting his condition and dealing with it. Now he’s helping others …

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Aviation medicals—do I really have to report that

WEBA Class 2 medical certificate is valid for four years for applicants fewer than 40 years of age on the day of issue, and in all other cases for two years. Medical …

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Passengers behaving badly Flight Safety Australia

WEBThe International Air Transport Association recorded 66,000 incidents of unruly behaviour between 2007 and 2017 and, in 2017 alone, one incident for every …

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Call for global focus on mental health Flight Safety Australia

WEBThe latest report on Australia’s mental health and wellbeing has confirmed our suspicions that mental distress is more common than ever but seeking help remains …

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How old is too old

WEBThe CASA 2018–2019 annual report says there were 9019 holders of a private pilot licence and 3206 recreational pilot licences. Unlike pilots in commercial …

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Applying for a medical certificate

WEBnominate the medical practitioner who will be conducting your examination. print the form with your medical practitioner’s details on it. attend your medical …

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Getting smart: artificial intelligence and aviation Flight …

WEB25337. It is on your smartphone right now, and is likely to be in your aircraft cockpit soon. Artificial intelligence (AI) could be the next step in improving aviation safety, or perhaps …

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Piper Alpha after 35 years – the heartbreak and the lessons

WEBThe Night the System Failed - The Piper Alpha Inferno. Watch on. To commemorate the disaster’s anniversary, Flight Safety Australia revisits our 2018 story …

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What’s the circuit height

WEBThe jet was advised that we were traffic on an early downwind. That should have taken the jet below us. As the ERSA indicates, Bankstown circuit height is 1000 ft, …

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Living the older pilot experience Flight Safety Australia

WEBThe answer appears to be yes—as long as the pilot is healthy and maintains their skills. In 2014, in a story written after the death of an 80-year-old pilot in a private …

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Qantas: the safety story Flight Safety Australia

WEBIn 2008 an oxygen cylinder exploded on Qantas flight 30, a Boeing 747-400, for reasons the Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s investigation was unable to …

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Human factors and the helicopter Flight Safety Australia

WEBHuman factors is a broad term that can mean anything from aeromedicine to how people inside and even outside of the cockpit interact. ICAO uses the SHEL …

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Safety in mind: Hudson’s culture ladder Flight Safety Australia

WEB32589. When Patrick Hudson emphasises the importance of culture he means more than occasional visits to the opera house or art gallery. Organisational …

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Safety in mind: Just culture Flight Safety Australia

WEBBut just culture is an important idea that is central to strengthening aviation safety, and in any consideration of ‘just culture’, it is important that everyone knows what …

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The cloud spotter’s guide to safety Flight Safety Australia

WEBFor pilots, clouds are more than a natural wonder—they also need to be understood. According to the ATSB, 101 occurrences of VFR pilots inadvertently flying …

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Crash of cultures: the challenge for aerial mustering

WEBWith good mobs of cattle, probably 90 per cent of our mustering is done between 500 to 600 feet, at 50 or 60 knots, well above the height/velocity curve. We …

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Do not go gentle: the harsh facts of hypoxia

WEBWise general aviation pilots have long suspected that the effects of hypoxia do not begin promptly at 10,000 feet, but rather that they start very subtly at lower …

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