The Work Together, Stay Apart safety campaign has come to an end after two years. Please continue to use and share the resources to keep the campaign’s purpose alive.

Here are all of our resources for you to learn more about the Work Together, Stay Apart programme and share the knowledge and awareness with others.

As this campaign progresses, material will be added. Keep an eye on our What’s new page to stay up to date. Soon you'll be able to sign up to receive notifications.

Circuit Certainty videos

The Circuit Certainty GAP video covers predictability, standard procedures, collaboration, working together, and how to make the circuit work for everyone.

It’s been the feature piece of the Work Together, Stay Apart Circuit Certainty seminars and is all about operations in the circuit.

We’ve also created three extended interviews about operations in the circuit for gliding, IFR, and skydiving.

Circuit Certainty online seminar

If you missed the recent Circuit Certainty seminars, you can watch the recording of the online session here:

Plane Talking video and GAP booklet

The Plane Talking (GAP) video focuses on standard radio calls and was taken on the road in a series of seminars from September through November 2023, in 21 locations around the country.

Radio communication is a frequent contributing factor to occurrences at unattended aerodromes, where pilots-in-command are responsible for their own sequencing and collision avoidance. In this scenario, as with many other aspects of aviation and life in general, communication is key!


GAP booklet:
Plane talking [PDF 4.7 MB]

The Plane Talking Good Aviation Practice (GAP) booklet is intended to be a handy guide to good radio operating practice. Good radio communication is vital to aviation safety.

Flight instructor guide: Radio failure

What to do in the event of a radio failure.

Radio failure

Statement of Commitment social media post

Statement of Commitment poster

Download: Have you signed the Statement of Commitment [PNG 11 MB]

'Did you know' videos

Did you know: Four standard ways

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Four standard ways [MP4 12 MB]

Did you know: Aircraft on the ground must give way

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Aircraft on the ground must give way [MP4 13 MB]

Did you know: Obstructed runways

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Obstructed runways [MP4 11 MB]

Did you know: Helicopters at unattended aerodromes

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Helicopters at unattended aerodromes [MP4 16 MB]

Posters

To support the Work Together, Stay Apart campaign, we have produced 3 educational posters.

Printable versions are available to download below.

Alternatively, order free printed copies of the posters using our online ordering form.

 
 

Vector magazine stories

Vector audio story: Know your neighbour

To encourage safe flying at unattended aerodromes, Vector Online asked various users, “What do you want your airspace neighbours to know about the way you fly?” Listen here to what they had to say.

Vector Online

The surprising findings on mid-air collisions in uncontrolled airspace

I learned about near misses from this

Mixing it up - VFR and IFR at uncontrolled aerodromes

The RNZAF at unattended aerodromes

Beware the slowly taxiing helicopter

I learned about lookout from this

Looking out 'consciously'

Sharing the risks

The limitations of ADS-B

Radio calls - make them count

Rules ---> Safety

Skill, courtesy, and sound decisions

What makes a great aerodrome culture?

Things that jeopardise your lookout

Are you a 'crowing rooster'?

Slow down those radio calls

Too much noise in the CFZ, too little in the MBZ

C'mon guys - be kind

The risk to safety through mispronouncing Te Reo Maori VRPs

Lookout

So you think you can see and avoid

Standard overhead join video

In collaboration with flight examiners and training providers, we’ve produced a Good Aviation Practice video to provide guidance on how to execute the standard overhead join at unattended aerodromes to help reinforce standardisation of good practice. It has been designed to be used as a training aid with the video reinforcing:

The standard overhead join isn’t just a training manoeuvre and it’s not just for student pilots; it’s a procedure all pilots should be able to undertake when appropriate.

We wish to thank industry Flight Examiners Daryl Gillett, Paul Kearney, and James Hillson and South Canterbury Aero Club CFI Aaron Pearce in helping us put this video together.

Standard overhead join posters that support this video can be found at safety education posters.

Pre-flight planning

Pre-flight planning is intended to put the pilot in the best position for a safe and successful flight.

Visual navigation: Practical flying guide 1 [PDF 2.8 MB]

A new guide that sets out to explain the “practical” airborne techniques and methodology of visual navigation.

MetService Meteorology for PPL pilots, Edition 2 by Greg Reeve [2019](external link)(external link)

A book designed to help readers pass their PPL Meteorology examination and give them the necessary tools to be able to make sound weather-based decisions in relation to your flying activities.

Air Safety Institute – Weather wise: Beyond go/no-go(external link)

A video about weather considerations when planning a flight and making go/no go decisions.

Note: This is a video aimed at pilots in the United States of America, but considerations when conditions are marginal and the decision to launch, postpone, or cancel are difficult, are valid for New Zealand flying too.

Air Safety Institute – No greater burden: Surviving an aircraft accident(external link)

An accident case that speaks about IMSAFE and being fit to fly.

Air Safety Institute: Avoiding power-on stalls(external link)

Discusses the difference between stalling in practice and stalling in reality.

ATSB Avoidable accidents No. 3: Managing partial power loss after take-off in single-engine aircraft(external link)

Situational awareness and threat and error management

Situational awareness

Threat and error management (TEM) [PDF 1.1 MB]

Animated GIFs

Aerodromes

CAA aerodromes section

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