Strip flying Landing on short, unofficial strips requires skills quite apart from those needed for other types of flying. And most of those skills are to do with human factors. Read more about 'Strip flying'... Posted in Aerodromes, Health and human factors, Posted 8 years ago
See and avoid - paragliders and powered aircraft in the same airspace Increasingly congested airspace above New Zealand has led to some nasty frights for both paragliding, and powered, pilots. Read more about 'See and avoid - paragliders and powered aircraft in the same airspace'... Posted in Adventure aviation, Airspace, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, Posted 8 years ago
7150 Every single report to the CAA of incidents, accidents and other ‘aviation related concerns’ is recorded, then grouped with similar occurrences that happened in the same time period. Read more about '7150'... Posted in Reporting, Posted 8 years ago
ADS-B - what's happening next? New Zealand’s current surveillance radar system will reach the end of its life by the end of 2021. Read more about 'ADS-B - what's happening next?'... Posted in Technology, Posted 8 years ago
Protection of ILS trial Airways is about to conduct a trial of revised protection of ILS critical and sensitive areas procedures at Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch aerodromes. Read the articleProtection of ILS trial Read more about 'Protection of ILS trial'... Posted in Technology, Posted 8 years ago
Top five from top six Six winners of the CAA’s Flight Instructor Award give their five top tips for safe flying. Read the articleTop five from top six Read more about 'Top five from top six'... Posted in Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, Posted 8 years ago
External loads - how much do you really know? There have been 20 accidents – five fatal – involving external load work in New Zealand since 1990. Read more about 'External loads - how much do you really know?'... Posted in Rotary operations, Posted 8 years ago
15A investigations - a fair examination Section 15A of the Civil Aviation Act 1990 is one of a number of regulatory tools available to the Director to maintain safety and security within the aviation system. Read more about '15A investigations - a fair examination'... Posted in CAA, Posted 8 years ago
The flight examiner as a professional They’re the keepers of the standards, and the final and crucial check before a new pilot is unleashed into the skies. Read more about 'The flight examiner as a professional'... Posted in Instruction instructors and training, Posted 8 years ago
Navigating your way through Aviation really, truly, deeply, loves acronyms. The New Southern Sky programme of moving aviation from ground-based to satellite-based navigation is no different. Read more about 'Navigating your way through'... Posted in Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, Posted 8 years ago
