
Flight Safety Australia - Close calls
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Ice Bucket Challenge
A first officer becomes a mere spectator to poor coc...
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Sep 29 2023 7m
Dog legs & goat tracks
He was heading straight for disaster with 2 passenge...
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Sep 20 2023 6m
CASA Close Call_ A Tumble Of Numbers
Subtle psychological pressures and an unintentional ...
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Aug 3 2023 6m
Mix CASA - Alice through the looking glass
A private pilot reflects on an early flight and how ...
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Jul 10 2023 9m
CASA Close Call - Decision or design
A gliding incident is the culmination of factors, in...
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Jul 3 2023 5m
Maiden flight
A paraglider pilot’s skills and drills are tested to...
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Jun 29 2023 4m
What did I think I was doing?
Weather affects short flights and long ones equally,...
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May 26 2023 5m
Stuck On Top
Despite all good intentions, a pilot ends up in a ni...
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May 24 2023 9m
Night fright
Having purchased a Piper Warrior, endorsements for m...
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Apr 4 2023 6m
Too Close For Comfort
Some years ago, I was involved in an incident that n...
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Mar 1 2023 3m
Assumed risk
A former boss once warned me that 'an assumption is ...
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Jan 22 2023 6m
Belting Along
In this unexpected and scary incident, the pilot rea...
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Dec 5 2022 6m
Water Water Everywhere
Recent la Niña rainfall has amplified a longstanding...
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Oct 31 2022 5m
When EFATO calls
Recreational pilot Luke Bayly discovers the reasons ...
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Oct 4 2022 6m
No getting over it
An encounter with lenticular cloud literally shook t...
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Sep 5 2022 6m
Trim set mindset
Pressure drove this pilot towards an error, discipli...
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Aug 11 2022 6m
Fear for lunch
A newly minted rating, a blandly confident low-hours...
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Jul 4 2022 7m
Taking the low road
A pilot flying at an incorrect level in a busy lane ...
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May 4 2022 8m
Twisting the blade
A pilot listens to their nagging doubt, and makes a ...
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Dec 17 2021 4m
It’s a health hazard
Rising terrain, worsening visibility and the smell o...
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Dec 12 2021 6m
Clouded thinking
How ‘marginal but do-able,’ turned into a sobering ...
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Nov 27 2020 8m
Down and dirty
A mustering pilot experiences the longest five minut...
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Oct 29 2020 4m
His story … almost history
Pilot Michael Ralph’s graphic retelling of an all-to...
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Sep 11 2020 15m
Nothing on the clock
A pilot has to make quick decisions after the airspe...
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Apr 15 2020 6m
Avoid assumptions without confirmation
A series of small decisions, none harmful in isolati...
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Oct 9 2018 6m