Safety seminars and educational roadshows.
These will be taking place during late 2023 and early 2024. Keep an eye on this page for new dates to be announced.
Circuit Certainty is the final upcoming seminar as part of this campaign and will be held at Aerodromes, Aero Clubs, and Schools across New Zealand during August, September, and October.
The Circuit Certainty Seminar will focus on the roll out of our new GAP video about operations in the circuit. During the seminar, discussions will focus on how to make the circuit work for everyone, predictability, standard procedures, collaboration and working together.
The sessions are roughly one hour and include a showing of the video followed by a question and answer session led by our team.
| Location | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Rangiora – Main Power Stadium | Wednesday, 31 July 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Timaru - South Canterbury Aero Club |
Thursday 1 August 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Oamaru –Omaru Scottish Hall | Tuesday, 6 August 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Tarei – Otago Aero Club |
Wednesday, 7 August 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Invercargill – Southern Wings Invercargill Airport |
Thursday, 8 August 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Hokitika – Hokitika Aero Club |
Tuesday, 20 August 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Motueka – Motueka Library Community Meeting Room |
Wednesday, 21 August 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Nelson - Nelson Aero Club |
Thursday, 22 August 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Wellington - Asteron Centre |
Monday, 2 September 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Kapiti - Kapiti Districts Aero Club |
Tuesday, 3 September 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Masterton – Wairarapa Aero Club |
Wednesday, 4 September 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Hastings - TBC | ||
| Wanaka – Venue TBC | Thursday, 19 September 2024 | 6:00 pm |
| Whanganui - TBC | ||
| Feilding - Cloyton Hall | Thursday, 26 September 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Hamilton/Te Kowhai - Te Kowhai Aerodrome | Monday, 30 September 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Matamata - Matamata Aerodrome |
Tuesday, 1 October 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Tauranga - Tauranga Aero Club |
Wednesday, 2 October 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Gisborne - Gisborne Aero Club |
Thursday, 3 October 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Kerikeri - TBC | ||
| Whangarei - TBC | ||
| Ardmore - Auckland Aero Club | Wednesday, 16 October 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| North Shore - North shore Aero Club |
Thursday, 17 October 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Omaka - Marlborough Aero Club |
Tuesday, 29 October 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Kaikoura - TBC | ||
| Online event | Tuesday, 5 November 2024 | 7:00 pm |
The CAA is holding educational seminars for aerodrome users throughout 2024 called Work Together, Stay Apart: A seminar for aerodrome users.
The seminars aim to:
In 2023, seminars were held in Rangiora and Masterton, and so far in 2024 we've been to Oamaru, Matamata and Ardmore. As we confirm dates and additional locations for upcoming sessions, we’ll update the table below. We’ll be running 1 to 2 seminars per month, keep an eye out for more seminars as we add them.
| Location | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Whanganui – Whanganui Aero Club | Tuesday, 16 April 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Kapiti Coast - Airport Terminal | Wednesday, 15 May 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Hastings - Hawkes Bay and East Coast Aero Club | Friday, 17 May 2024 | 6:30 pm |
| Omaka - Marlborough Aero Club | Wednesday, 12 June 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| North Shore - North Shore Aero Club | Thursday, 20 June 2024 | 7:00 pm |
| Wanaka - Runway Lounge | Tuesday, 25 June 2024 | 6:00 pm |
| Kaikoura - Kaikoura Memorial Hall | Wednesday, 10 July 2024 | 7:00 pm |
We’ve rolled out a new Good Aviation Practice (GAP) video, Plane Talking 2023, about standard radio calls. This video is the first educational product to be released as part of the Work Together, Stay Apart campaign.
An accompanying seminar was rolled out to aerodrome communities, aero clubs, and flying schools throughout New Zealand during September, October, and November 2023.
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