Vector Online - In category Airspace

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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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 20 days ago

Pilots, watch for ash

Pilots can be the first to notice the early signs of activity from a reawakening or erupting of our volcanoes. How do you report it?

Posted in Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, General safety, Airspace,

Posted 6 months ago

The limitations of ADS-B

We know, we know. The CAA has spent the last several years encouraging you to get ADS-B.

Posted in Airspace, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism,

Posted 17 months ago

Missed the ADS-B deadline?

You now must have ADS-B OUT if you’re flying in controlled airspace. This is what to do if you need to enter controlled airspace without it.

Posted in Airspace, Components, Engineering and maintenance,

Posted 2 years ago

Classic Fighters is back. Here's how to get there safely

After a COVID-induced hiatus, the Classic Fighters airshow is back at Omaka this Easter.

Posted in Airspace, Displays aerobatics and aviation events, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, Radiotelephony and communications,

Posted 2 years ago

Between November 2021 and October 2022 there were 48 reported airspace intrusions into the Woodbourne control zone. Vector Online takes a look at the challenges – and peculiarities – of the local transit lane.

It's not just breaching low-flying rules

There were 16 complaints to CAA during November and December 2021 about low flying over the breeding habitats of the critically endangered fairy tern.

Posted in Airspace,

Posted 3 years ago

Interference to GNSS receivers highlights vulnerability

There have been almost 11,000 events globally of interference to GNSS, used to provide GPS signals.

Posted in Airspace, Radiotelephony and communications,

Posted 3 years ago

Stunning but imperfect

We all know the attraction of navigation apps, but their flaws could be disastrous.

Posted in Airspace, Components, Flight planning, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, Technology,

Posted 3 years ago

Close to the edge

From the beginning of 2019 to the end of 2021, there were 904 reported airspace busts in New Zealand – that’s almost one a day.