Close calls
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Easter road trip
It’s the Easter weekend. The weather’s perfect, skies are clear and my mate Kevin and I are in the cockpit of my beloved Kitfox 3 ‘rag and tube’ light plane. We’re at 5000 ft and heading east for Kalgoorlie, 590 km away. Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2017/05/easter-road-trip/.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Down to the last drop
A hangar story that could easily have been a front-page newspaper story.Read via Flight Safety Australia at http://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2017/03/down-to-the-last-drop/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The devil in the detail
How a recreational pilot found himself loaded with fuel without a drop to spare. Read this close call at http://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2016/09/the-devil-in-the-detail/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Out in Africa
This newly instrument rated pilot was as happy as a warthog in elephant dung. I was flying old, but still shiny, twin pistons for a living; and Zimbabwe was now a relatively peaceful country with a new name and what looked like a bright future, now that the Bush War was over! Life was good.Read the full story at http://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2016/07/out-in-africa/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What you don't find can kill you
How secure is your cockpit and cabin? Is everything stowed safely, but still readily available if needed?Read this close call at http://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2016/05/what-you-dont-find-can-kill-you/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Undone over Gulgong
A hang glider tells how fatigue and human factors almost had disastrous outcomes. Read the full article at http://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2016/03/undone-over-gulgong/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The rule of three
This is a story about the time that I let commercial pressures get in the way of my personal margins, and learnt the value of boundaries the hard way. You can read this close call at http://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2016/01/the-rule-of-three/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Running from the storm
'Pressing on into an approaching storm-front, then going into low level ‘turn and run’ mode; this was as close to a terminal accident in a light aircraft as I ever want to get.'Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2015/07/running-from-the-storm/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Freight forward
Listen to a pilot's first-hand account of a close call where unbalanced freight nearly brought down a ATR 72-212 cargo flight. (Image: © ATR | Barthe Pierre)Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2015/05/freight-forward/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When the pedal hits the stop
Listen to this close call experienced by a military helicopter pilot while flying a Bell UH-1H for the RAAF near Townsville. For the first time, Flight Safety Australia brings it's popular 'close calls' in audio format, allowing you to listen and experience a near miss like never before. Read this close call and more by visiting: www.flightsafetyaustralia.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.