Vector Online - In category Aerodromes

Read our special 'online' Vector stories here. Some are unique to the website, and some have featured in print issues of Vector.

Note: This archive dates back to 2015. So, the advice in some of the earlier articles may have changed.

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Near collision on take-off

An itinerant pilot learned the hard way that checking the AIP at an unfamiliar aerodrome could be a lifesaver.

Posted in Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, When things go wrong, Aerodromes,

Posted 35 hours ago

MET changes

In a few months, major aerodromes around the country will align their METAR and TAF reporting procedures with international standards.

Automatic NOTAMs for drones at aerodromes

As more drones populate New Zealand skies, for everyone’s safety, applying for a NOTAM has been made simpler.

Posted in Drones and model aircraft, Aerodromes,

Posted 44 days ago

Bullets, shrapnel, and military drones

These are three potentially lethal reasons for pilots to stay well clear of military operating areas.

Posted in Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, Aerodromes, Airspace,

Posted 4 months ago

Busier and busier

Aircraft movements are increasing at several airports. Itinerant pilots are not always prepared for that.

'It’ll never happen here'

While it’s tempting to think that security risks are consistently low at regional aerodromes, a recent event shows this isn’t true across the board.

Posted in Aerodromes, Security,

Posted 11 months ago

Mixing it up - VFR and IFR at uncontrolled aerodromes

By CAA Flight Examiner, Guy Brooking Perhaps the very essence of working together to stay apart at uncontrolled aerodromes are VFR and IFR pilots taking each other’s needs into account.

Posted in Aerodromes, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism,

Posted 14 months ago

The RNZAF at unattended aerodromes

What air force pilots want other users of unattended aerodromes to know about the way they fly.

Posted in Aerodromes, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism,

Posted 18 months ago

New radar for air traffic control

Phil Rakena By Phil Rakena, Operations Development Specialist, ATS Future Services, Airways New Zealand.

Posted in Aerodromes, Technology, Security,

Posted 18 months ago

Do you see me now?

By Murray Shaw I learned about losing situational awareness from this.