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Taking off in a hang glider or paraglider (Winter 2019) [PDF 254 KB]
Gliding 101 (May-Jun 2018) [PDF 117 KB]
Thrills, risk and dying (Mar-Apr 2018) [PDF 174 KB]
No engine, no problem (Nov-Dec 2017) [PDF 232 KB]
See and avoid - paragliders and powered aircraft in the same airspace (Mar-Apr 2017) [PDF 149 KB]
Safety reporting in adventure aviation (Jul-Aug 2016) [PDF 78 KB]
Ballooning safety post-Carterton (Jan-Feb 2016) [PDF 192 KB]
A day in the life of a PLA (Nov-Dec 2015) [PDF 140 KB]
Balloon maintenance - not for unqualified operator (Sep-Oct 2015) [PDF 199 KB]
What the heck is UNICOM? (Summer 2021/22) [PDF 138 KB]
A blunt message (Spring 2021) [PDF 132 KB]
A stable approach (Autumn 2021) [PDF 1.2 MB]
Standard overhead join (Summer 2020/21) [PDF 93 KB]
Safety in the circuit (Summer 2020/21) [PDF 262 KB]
Bird strike! (Winter) [PDF 121 KB]
With aerodrome safety, size doesn't matter (Autumn 2020) [PDF 182 KB]
On watch for wildlife (Autumn 2019) [PDF 81 KB]
Anticipate and integrate at North Shore (Summer 2018/19) [PDF 98 KB]
Aerodrome markings 101 (Summer 2018/19) [PDF 73 KB]
Aerodrome signs 101 (Sep-Oct 2018) [PDF 337 KB]
Taxiway signage changes (Jul-Aug 2018) [PDF 89 KB]
Flying around animals (Jul-Aug 2018) [PDF 312 KB]
Animals on the strip (May-Jun 2018) [PDF 107 KB]
'Uncontrolled' doesn't mean you (Mar-Apr 2018) [PDF 210 KB]
Strip flying - first, get some proper training (Jan-Feb 2018) [PDF 233 KB]
Go-arounds (May-Jun 2017) [PDF 113 KB]
Strip flying (Mar-Apr 2017) [PDF 140 KB]
Q300s at uncontrolled aerodromes (Sep-Oct 2016) [PDF 125 KB]
"Line up and wait…I said WAIT!" (Jul-Aug 2016) [PDF 150 KB]
Landing your helicopter in a public place (May-Jun 2016) [PDF 203 KB]
Joining uncontrolled (Mar-Apr 2016) [PDF 196 KB]
Birds can invade your plane overnight (Jan-Feb 2016) [PDF 205 KB]
Don't throw caution to the windsock (Sep-Oct 2015) [PDF 162 KB]
Precautionary landings (Sep-Oct 2015) [PDF 170 KB]
The impossible turn (Jul-Aug 2015) [PDF 185 KB]
If you're in the circuit, speak up! (Jan-Feb 2015) [PDF 158 KB]
Aircraft airworthiness categories - some basics (Winter 2022) [PDF 136 KB]
Ageing aircraft wiring (Autumn 2022) [PDF 152 KB]
About the logbook, the work records, and the aircraft operator (Summer 2021/22) [PDF 118 KB]
Two sides to an airworthiness certificate (Autumn 2021) [PDF 124 KB]
Is that a design change? (Summer 2020/21) [PDF 198 KB]
Electrical load analysis - a reminder to owners (Spring 2020) [PDF 119 KB]
A message to aircraft owners (Winter 2020) [PDF 54 KB]
Flying limitations (Summer 2019/20) [PDF 81 KB]
Service bulletins and YOU (Winter 2019) [PDF 55 KB]
The many responsibilities of an aircraft owner (Summer 2018/19) [PDF 86 KB]
Maintenance control for Part 135 and 125 (Summer 2018/19) [PDF 169 KB]
Microlight type ratings (Sep-Oct 2018) [PDF 81 KB]
Installation of ADS-B and PBN equipment (Jul-Aug 2018) [PDF 143 KB]
Maintenance records - part of the aircraft (Jan-Feb 2018) [PDF 114 KB]
So you want to fly a gyro? (Sep-Oct 2017) [PDF 196 KB]
Amateur-built aircraft (Sep-Oct 2017) [PDF 222 KB]
Change of ownership (May-Jun 2017) [PDF 87 KB]
Experimental (Nov-Dec 2016) [PDF 120 KB]
Electrical load analysis - does your aircraft need one? (Jul-Aug 2016) [PDF 84 KB]
Unique personal call signs (Mar-Apr 2016) [PDF 2.6 MB]
Identifiable paint schemes and call signs (Nov-Dec 2015) [PDF 128 KB]
Aircraft hire - getting the basics right (Jul-Aug 2015) [PDF 148 KB]
It's not just breaching low-flying rules (Spring 2022) [PDF 89 KB]
Close to the edge (Autumn 2022) [PDF 316 KB]
VNCs - you get a say (Summer 2021/22) [PDF 122 KB]
'BVLOS' is coming - read your NOTAMs! (Spring 2021) [PDF 160 KB]
VNCs are getting an update (Spring 2020) [PDF 3.9 MB]
The ins and outs of Hamilton (Autumn 2020) [PDF 132 KB]
Flying in and out of Great Barrier (Autumn 2020) [PDF 107 KB]
Civil and military aircraft sharing airspace (Summer 2019/20) [PDF 132 KB]
Parapara…um…? (Summer 2019/20) [PDF 89 KB]
Anticipate and integrate at North Shore (Summer 2018/19) [PDF 98 KB]
ATC assistance crossing Cook Strait (Sep-Oct 2017) [PDF 176 KB]
See and avoid - paragliders and powered aircraft in the same airspace (Mar-Apr 2017) [PDF 149 KB]
Parapara…um…? (Nov-Dec 2016) [PDF 124 KB]
CAA investigations - busting the myths (Spring 2022) [PDF 295 KB]
Singing from the same songsheet (Summer 2020/21) [PDF 148 KB]
Investigating accident themes (Autumn 2019) [PDF 48 KB]
Going public with drones (Jul-Aug 2018) [PDF 77 KB]
Assessment of FDT schemes (May-Jun 2018) [PDF 66 KB]
Update on sector risk profiles (Mar-Apr 2018) [PDF 93 KB]
CAA Notices - faster and more flexible (Mar-Apr 2017) [PDF 79 KB]
15A investigations - a fair examination (Jan-Feb 2017) [PDF 48 KB]
Anatomy of a safety investigation (Sep-Oct 2016) [PDF 526 KB]
Lithium battery fires do happen here (Summer 2022/23) [PDF 185 KB]
Carriage of LPG cylinders (Spring 2022) [PDF 64 KB]
Dangerous goods AC - have your say (Autumn 2022) [PDF 282 KB]
A reminder about carrying goods (Winter 2021) [PDF 187 KB]
Declaring dangerous goods to ATS (Autumn 2019) [PDF 71 KB]
Secure loads - everyone's responsibility (Nov-Dec 2017) [PDF 99 KB]
Raising the alarm accidentally (Summer 2022/23) [PDF 257 KB]
Update those ELT details (Spring 2022) [PDF 334 KB]
Batteries - follow manufacturer instructions! (Autumn 2021) [PDF 107 KB]
Don't assume new = safe (Spring 2020) [PDF 100 KB]
Installation of ballistic parachutes (Sep-Oct 2018) [PDF 89 KB]
Buckle up (May-Jun 2018) [PDF 90 KB]
ELTs (Mar-Apr 2018) [PDF 83 KB]
Lithium batteries - the good, the bad and the ugly (Sep-Oct 2017) [PDF 259 KB]
Unapproved aircraft seat modifications (Nov-Dec 2016) [PDF 139 KB]
It's called a 'life' jacket for a reason (Sep-Oct 2016) [PDF 101 KB]
BVLOS is here (Summer 2022/23) [PDF 211 KB]
'BVLOS' is coming - read your NOTAMs! (Spring 2021) [PDF 160 KB]
Taking drone safety seriously (Autumn 2020) [PDF 104 KB]
Beyond visual line of sight - the next step for UA (Summer 2018/19) [PDF 70 KB]
Going public with drones (Jul-Aug 2018) [PDF 77 KB]
Drones are here. Now. Read your NOTAMs. (May-Jun 2018) [PDF 78 KB]
Seeing eye to eye (May-Jun 2018) [PDF 239 KB]
Flying drone aware (Sep-Oct 2017) [PDF 114 KB]
Uncontrolled aerodromes and drones (Nov-Dec 2016) [PDF 166 KB]
Places not to drone (May-Jun 2016) [PDF 1 MB]
Reporting drone occurrences (Mar-Apr 2016) [PDF 171 KB]
Manufacturing safe drones (Jan-Feb 2016) [PDF 220 KB]
RPAS update (Sep-Oct 2015) [PDF 95 KB]
Duplicate inspections (Winter 2022) [PDF 123 KB]
Aircraft cleaning (Autumn 2022) [PDF 96 KB]
About the logbook, the work records, and the aircraft operator (Summer 2021/22) [PDF 118 KB]
Dual controls - who can change them (Summer 2021/22) [PDF 125 KB]
The damaging effect of torsional loads on cargo hooks (Spring 2021) [PDF 84 KB]
Parting out (Winter 2021) [PDF 224 KB]
The value of a CAN (Summer 2020/21) [PDF 208 KB]
Digging for the truth (Summer 2020/21) [PDF 273 KB]
Electrical load analysis - a reminder to owners (Spring 2020) [PDF 119 KB]
A message to aircraft owners (Winter 2020) [PDF 54 KB]
Is that AD really signed off? (Summer 2019/20) [PDF 64 KB]
Professional development for test pilots (Spring 2019) [PDF 86 KB]
Revised electrical standard (Spring 2019) [PDF 51 KB]
Sparking knowledge of fuel chemistry (Winter 2019) [PDF 50 KB]
Service bulletins and YOU (Winter 2019) [PDF 55 KB]
What engineers would like from pilots (Winter 2019) [PDF 116 KB]
Maintenance control for Part 135 and 125 (Nov-Dec 2018) [PDF 169 KB]
Recording of maintenance (Jul-Aug 2018) [PDF 161 KB]
Compatible modifications (Mar-Apr 2018) [PDF 114 KB]
The world-beating Jarrod Wood (Mar-Apr 2018) [PDF 108 KB]
Lycoming valves (Mar-Apr 2018) [PDF 90 KB]
Someone told me I could (Nov-Dec 2017) [PDF 139 KB]
A safety measure (Jan-Feb 2017) [PDF 91 KB]
Unapproved aircraft seat modifications (Nov-Dec 2016) [PDF 139 KB]
Installing avionics - what's acceptable technical data? (Sep-Oct 2016) [PDF 72 KB]
OEM or PMA parts? (Sep-Oct 2016) [PDF 87 KB]
Electrical load analysis - does your aircraft need one? (Jul-Aug 2016) [PDF 84 KB]
Technical log troubleshooting (May-Jun 2016) [PDF 185 KB]
Aircraft data plates (May-Jun 2016) [PDF 146 KB]
Data - its called 'acceptable' for a reason (Mar-Apr 2016) [PDF 134 KB]
Maintenance engineer licence limitations (Jan-Feb 2016) [PDF 131 KB]
Balloon maintenance, not for unqualified operator (Sep-Oct 2015) [PDF 199 KB]
Vinyl applications - a hidden threat (Jul-Aug 2015) [PDF 90 KB]
Teen build pays off for everyone (May-Jun 2015) [PDF 457 KB]
Hydraulic lock doesn't affect just radial engines (Autumn 2021) [PDF 103 KB]
Lycoming valves (Mar-Apr 2018) [PDF 90 KB]
Surviving 'engine out' in a helicopter (Jul-Aug 2017) [PDF 153 KB]
Not flying much? Beat the rust (Jul-Aug 2017) [PDF 103 KB]
Not necessarily twice as safe (Sep-Oct 2016) [PDF 171 KB]
The value of preparedness (Autumn 2022) [PDF 197 KB]
The legality of AIPNZ (Winter 2021) [PDF 333 KB]
Flight planning - not a quick once-over (Spring 2020) [PDF 386 KB]
What is your life worth? (Summer 2019/20) [PDF 112 KB]
Drones are here. Now. Read your NOTAMs (May-Jun 2018) [PDF 78 KB]
Get it right this summer (Nov-Dec 2017) [PDF 142 KB]
Amending SARTIME, terminating flight plans (Jul-Aug 2017) [PDF 116 KB]
NOTAMs - at your nearest app store (Jul-Aug 2017) [PDF 64 KB]
So you don't think you need a NOTAM? (May-Jun 2017) [PDF 457 KB]
50 years of Vector - what's changed? (Summer 2022/23) [PDF 519 KB]
Young Eagles, aviation passion and safety (May-Jun 2018) [PDF 210 KB]
No old turkeys (Jul-Aug 2017) [PDF 181 KB]
The boiling frog - how's that heat? (Nov-Dec 2016) [PDF 297 KB]
Just culture and reporting (May-Jun 2016) [PDF 155 KB]
The problem with women in aviation… (May-Jun 2016) [PDF 211 KB]
A new way to investigate safety risks (Jan-Feb 2016) [PDF 164 KB]
December 1917 - avoidable accidents (Jul-Aug 2015) [PDF 107 KB]
Night-induced spatial disorientation (Summer 2022/23) [PDF 172 KB]
In the time of COVID-19, how fit to fly are you? (Spring 2022) [PDF 56 KB]
Looking without seeing (Winter 2022) [PDF 167 KB]
To hell and back - a pilot's journey to regain mental health (Summer 2021/22) [PDF 152 KB]
The braver decision (Autumn 2021) [PDF 116 KB]
Support for women in aviation (Autumn 2021) [PDF 77 KB]
Digging for the truth (Summer 2020/21) [PDF 273 KB]
Cool decision-making in a crisis (Summer 2020/21) [PDF 185 KB]
The take-off that approached disaster (Autumn 2020) [PDF 582 KB]
When a sunset isn't pretty (Summer 2019/20) [PDF 107 KB]
The need for water is real (Summer 2019/20) [PDF 68 KB]
Staying staunch in the storm (Spring 2019) [PDF 725 KB]
Flying near Mount Stupid (Spring 2019) [PDF 119 KB]
Horror in a Hirtenberg (Autumn 2019) [PDF 226 KB]
Go back three steps (Autumn 2019) [PDF 84 KB]
Antihistamines and drowsiness (Autumn 2019) [PDF 76 KB]
Carbon monoxide poisoning (Summer 2018/19) [PDF 115 KB]
Health matters (Summer 2018/19) [PDF 80 KB]
Inexplicable (Sep-Oct 2018) [PDF 89 KB]
Against the clock (Jul-Aug 2018) [PDF 372 KB]
A cool bedroom, blackout curtains, and ear plugs (Jul-Aug 2018) [PDF 162 KB]
The right fuel (Jan-Feb 2018) [PDF 98 KB]
Illusions in flight (Jan-Feb 2018) [PDF 229 KB]
Peer assistance network - a 'safe harbour' (Nov-Dec 2017) [PDF 100 KB]
Startle! (May-Jun 2017) [PDF 191 KB]
Strip flying (Mar-Apr 2017) [PDF 140 KB]
Above the bar (Jan-Feb 2017) [PDF 631 KB]
Take the pressure down (Sep-Oct 2016) [PDF 89 KB]
Alternative process for determining cardiovascular health (Jul-Aug 2016) [PDF 102 KB]
Line up and wait…I said WAIT! (Jul-Aug 2016) [PDF 150 KB]
Avoiding distraction (Jul-Aug 2016) [PDF 148 KB]
The danger of accumulated stress (Jul-Aug 2016) [PDF 346 KB]
A new approach to fatigue (Jul-Aug 2016) [PDF 1.2 MB]
Beaver rush (Jan-Feb 2016) [PDF 219 KB]
Holding back on the herbals (Jan-Feb 2016) [PDF 111 KB]
Precautionary landings (Sep-Oct 2015) [PDF 170 KB]
I learned about flying from that (Sep-Oct 2015) [PDF 74 KB]
Assertiveness in the aviation workplace (Sep-Oct 2015) [PDF 190 KB]
I learned about flying from that (Jul-Aug 2015) [PDF 125 KB]
Teen build pays off for everyone (May-Jun 2015) [PDF 457 KB]
How the AMC process works (May-Jun 2015) [PDF 55 KB]
So you think you can see and avoid (Mar-Apr 2015) [PDF 230 KB]
Teach about the paperwork too - a plea to instructors (Winter 2021) [PDF 143 KB]
A solo at Walsh (Autumn 2021) [PDF 531 KB]
Slow flight - important to teach well (Spring 2020) [PDF 101 KB]
Stall recovery and minimising height loss (Spring 2020) [PDF 60 KB]
Flight training lessons after lockdown (Winter 2020) [PDF 1 MB]
Professional development for test pilots (Spring 2019) [PDF 91 KB]
Strip flying - first, get in some proper training (Jan-Feb 2018) [PDF 237 KB]
Making the most of instructing (Nov-Dec 2017) [PDF 86 KB]
Beyond good flying (Mar-Apr 2017) [PDF 238 KB]
The flight examiner as a professional (Jan-Feb 2017) [PDF 145 KB]
In praise of good instructors (Nov-Dec 2016) [PDF 162 KB]
Not necessarily twice as safe (Sep-Oct 2016) [PDF 171 KB]
Part 135 D-Cat privileges reviewed (Jul-Aug 2016) [PDF 71 KB]
Improving dual-flight training through accountability (May-Jun 2015) [PDF 265 KB]
All about BFRs (Summer 2020/21) [PDF 110 KB]
Using electronic logbooks the right way (Summer 2019/20) [PDF 66 KB]
Daily flight records (Winter 2019) [PDF 62 KB]
Microlight type ratings (Sep-Oct 2018) [PDF 81 KB]
The changing role of the senior person (Jan-Feb 2018) [PDF 125 KB]
BFR - not a test but an opportunity (Jul-Aug 2017) [PDF 137 KB]
Part 61 pilot licences and ratings changes (May-Jun 2016) [PDF 99 KB]
Maintenance engineer licence limitations (Jan-Feb 2016) [PDF 131 KB]
Why counting cycles counts (Summer 2022/23) [PDF 118 KB]
The proper use of s13a (Autumn 2022) [PDF 195 KB]
What it means to be a senior person (Summer 2021/22) [PDF 208 KB]
Root cause analysis - the five whys (Autumn 2020) [PDF 69 KB]
A warning on drug testing for operators (Autumn 2020) [PDF 125 KB]
It's your exposition (Summer 2019/20) [PDF 90 KB]
Straying from standards (Winter 2019) [PDF 187 KB]
Extra eyes (Autumn 2019) [PDF 127 KB]
Deferral of defects (Jul-Aug 2018) [PDF 101 KB]
Assessment of FDT schemes (May-Jun 2018) [PDF 66 KB]
Normalisation of deviance (May-Jun 2018) [PDF 164 KB]
Aftermath (Mar-Apr 2018) [PDF 246 KB]
Diverse opinions at the big table (Jan-Feb 2018) [PDF 310 KB]
The changing role of the senior person (Jan-Feb 2018) [PDF 125 KB]
The value of safety (Nov-Dec 2017) [PDF 167 KB]
Taking ownership of risk (Nov-Dec 2016) [PDF 80 KB]
Your company name is part of your certificate (Sep-Oct 2016) [PDF 81 KB]
New responsibilities for worker safety (Mar-Apr 2016) [PDF 87 KB]
Profiling risk in Part 135 operations (Nov-Dec 2015) [PDF 115 KB]
Assessing the safety risk in Part 135 (Mar-Apr 2015) [PDF 123 KB]
VFR into IMC (Part Three) (Summer 2022/23) [PDF 149 KB]
I learned about flying from that (Spring 2022) [PDF 178 KB]
VFR into IMC (Part Two) (Spring 2022) [PDF 421 KB]
VFR into IMC (Part One) (Winter 2022) [PDF 165 KB]
Happy landings (Autumn 2022) [PDF 239 KB]
Low flying over West Melton (Autumn 2022) [PDF 61 KB]
Taildraggers - "Engage the brain. Slow down. Zig-zag." (Summer 2021/22) [PDF 147 KB]
Stall recovery and minimising height loss (Spring 2020) [PDF 60 KB]
Isolated and vulnerable (Winter 2020) [PDF 134 KB]
Safety in numbers (Summer 2019/20) [PDF 193 KB]
Outside the limits (Spring 2019) [PDF 117 KB]
Staying staunch in the storm (Spring 2019) [PDF 725 KB]
Flying near Mount Stupid (Spring 2019) [PDF 119 KB]
Tips from the newbies (Winter 2019) [PDF 228 KB]
Noise (Winter 2019) [PDF 51 KB]
Against the clock (Jul-Aug 2018) [PDF 372 KB]
Stay in control (Jul-Aug 2018) [PDF 120 KB]
Seeing eye to eye (May-Jun 2018) [PDF 239 KB]
ELTs (Mar-Apr 2018) [PDF 83 KB]
Avoid a bad avoid (Jan-Feb 2018) [PDF 61 KB]
Not meeting the ground unexpectedly (Nov-Dec 2017) [PDF 251 KB]
Too low, no go (Nov-Dec 2017) [PDF 117 KB]
No engine, no problem (Nov-Dec 2017) [PDF 232 KB]
Stay or go? Lessons from air ambulance ops (Jul-Aug 2017) [PDF 211 KB]
Clutter in the cockpit (May-Jun 2017) [PDF 141 KB]
A heads-up on night VFR (May-Jun 2017) [PDF 195 KB]
Startle! (May-Jun 2017) [PDF 191 KB]
See and avoid - paragliders and powered aircraft in the same airspace (Mar-Apr 2017) [PDF 149 KB]
Flying heli-neighbourly (Mar-Apr 2017) [PDF 83 KB]
Navigating your way through (Jan-Feb 2017) [PDF 142 KB]
Under pressure (Jan-Feb 2017) [PDF 183 KB]
Top five from top six (Jan-Feb 2017) [PDF 125 KB]
Above the bar (Jan-Feb 2017) [PDF 631 KB]
Into the dark (Nov-Dec 2016) [PDF 96 KB]
Avoiding distraction (Jul-Aug 2016) [PDF 148 KB]
From footy to flying (Jul-Aug 2016) [PDF 283 KB]
Flying on a dying engine (Nov-Dec 2015) [PDF 1.2 MB]
IFR circling speed restrictions (Nov-Dec 2015) [PDF 115 KB]
An excess of skill (Nov-Dec 2015) [PDF 223 KB]
Glass vs analogue (Nov-Dec 2015) [PDF 239 KB]
Precautionary landings (Sep-Oct 2015) [PDF 170 KB]
I learned about flying from that (Sep-Oct 2015) [PDF 74 KB]
Role equipment - check, recheck, practise (Jul-Aug 2015) [PDF 62 KB]
Banner towing's potential hidden cost (May-Jun 2015) [PDF 55 KB]
Everybody needs good neighbours (May-Jun 2015) [PDF 1019 KB]
Are you a 'crowing rooster'? (Spring 2022) [PDF 103 KB]
C'mon guys - be kind! (Winter 2022) [PDF 85 KB]
What the heck is UNICOM? (Summer 2021/22) [PDF 138 KB]
Slow down those radio calls (Spring 2021) [PDF 189 KB]
Romeo, Romeo wherefore art thou? (Spring 2020) [PDF 344 KB]
Parapara…um…? (Summer 2019/20) [PDF 89 KB]
Plane talking and situational awareness (Spring 2019) [PDF 268 KB]
Radiotelephony changes (Summer 2018/19) [PDF 71 KB]
VRPs - make sure you're on the same page (Sep-Oct 2018) [PDF 81 KB]
ATC assistance crossing Cook Strait (Sep-Oct 2017) [PDF 176 KB]
Too much noise in the CFZ, too little in the MBZ (Mar-Apr 2017) [PDF 353 KB]
Parapara…um…? (Nov-Dec 2016) [PDF 124 KB]
If you're in the circuit, speak up! (Jan-Feb 2015) [PDF 158 KB]
The value of your 005D report (Winter 2021) [PDF 162 KB]
The value of a CAN (Summer 2020/21) [PDF 208 KB]
How to build a great reporting culture (Summer 2018/19) [PDF 202 KB]
GPS jamming - report it! (Sep-Oct 2018) [PDF 209 KB]
Report laser strikes (Mar-Apr 2018) [PDF 123 KB]
The value of defect reporting (Sep-Oct 2017) [PDF 179 KB]
7150 (Mar-Apr 2017) [PDF 1.3 MB]
Safety reporting in adventure aviation (Jul-Aug 2016) [PDF 82 KB]
Just culture and reporting (May-Jun 2016) [PDF 155 KB]
The value of reporting (Sep-Oct 2015) [PDF 409 KB]
Proactive always better than reactive (May-Jun 2015) [PDF 108 KB]
A black box for GA (Summer 2021/22) [PDF 177 KB]
The damaging effect of torsional loads on cargo hooks (Spring 2021) [PDF 84 KB]
Cool decision-making in a crisis (Summer 2020/21) [PDF 185 KB]
Rotary visibility issues (Winter 2019) [PDF 260 KB]
Marlborough frost protection (Spring 2019) [PDF 74 KB]
Safety in heli ops (Spring 2019) [PDF 130 KB]
Secure loose items (Summer 2018/19) [PDF 61 KB]
Airbus helicopters (Sep-Oct 2018) [PDF 209 KB]
Vortex ring state (May-Jun 2018) [PDF 133 KB]
Helicopter over water (Nov-Dec 2017) [PDF 252 KB]
Surviving 'engine out' in a helicopter (Jul-Aug 2017) [PDF 153 KB]
Flying heli-neighbourly (Mar-Apr 2017) [PDF 83 KB]
External loads - how much do you really know? (Jan-Feb 2017) [PDF 162 KB]
Heli passenger seating - no more fish bins (Sep-Oct 2016) [PDF 133 KB]
From footy to flying (Jul-Aug 2016) [PDF 283 KB]
Landing your helicopter in a public place (May-Jun 2016) [PDF 203 KB]
Flying under the roof of the world (May-Jun 2016) [PDF 215 KB]
Heli weather decision-making (Mar-Apr 2016) [PDF 71 KB]
Hooking in to external load safety (Mar-Apr 2016) [PDF 129 KB]
Profiling risk in Part 135 operations (Nov-Dec 2015) [PDF 115 KB]
Low G effects - flight into turbulence (May-Jun 2015) [PDF 447 KB]
Assessing the safety risk in Part 135 (Mar-Apr 2015) [PDF 123 KB]
SMS scalability (Autumn 2021) [PDF 102 KB]
SMS - top tips (Spring 2020) [PDF 146 KB]
Back to the future with SMS (Winter 2020) [PDF 106 KB]
Engagement and top-down commitment (Summer 2019/20) [PDF 78 KB]
Who 'does' SMS at your place? (Winter 2019) [PDF 118 KB]
Hazard, risk, and SMS (Autumn 2019) [PDF 185 KB]
Just the two of us (Sep-Oct 2018) [PDF 146 KB]
SMS for Part 135s (Jul-Aug 2018) [PDF 107 KB]
SMS…taking the plunge! (Jan-Feb 2018) [PDF 222 KB]
SMS certification for chief executives (Nov-Dec 2017) [PDF 143 KB]
SMS - Advice from heli operators (Sep-Oct 2017) [PDF 110 KB]
SMS implementation plans - top tips (Jul-Aug 2016) [PDF 167 KB]
Your SMS is yours and yours alone (May-Jun 2016) [PDF 93 KB]
Final call for ADS-B (Spring 2022) [PDF 82 KB]
A black box for GA (Summer 2021/22) [PDF 177 KB]
Not drowning in the tech (Spring 2021) [PDF 239 KB]
I fly outside controlled airspace - ADS-B is of no use to me. Or is it? (Spring 2021) [PDF 302 KB]
TCAS: A valuable tool if everyone plays the game (Winter 2021) [PDF 218 KB]
ADS-B changes - what you need to know (Autumn 2021) [PDF 173 KB]
ADS-B - from sceptic to convert (Spring 2020) [PDF 134 KB]
Advice from ADS-B equipped pilots (Winter 2020) [PDF 221 KB]
PBN implementation update (Spring 2019) [PDF 73 KB]
GPS jamming - report it! (Sep-Oct 2018) [PDF 209 KB]
Moving to ADS-B OUT (Sep-Oct 2018) [PDF 92 KB]
Installation of ADS-B and PBN equipment (Jul-Aug 2018) [PDF 143 KB]
Sky's the limit for SMAS technology (Mar-Apr 2018) [PDF 71 KB]
The OUTs and INs of ADS-B (Jul-Aug 2017) [PDF 64 KB]
Don't let your software trip you up (May-Jun 2017) [PDF 123 KB]
Performance based navigation for Part 91 (Mar-Apr 2017) [PDF 114 KB]
ADS-B - what's happening next? (Jan-Feb 2017) [PDF 60 KB]
Protection of ILS trial (Jan-Feb 2017) [PDF 100 KB]
Progress on ADS-B (Nov-Dec 2016) [PDF 76 KB]
Performance-based navigation progress (Nov-Dec 2016) [PDF 105 KB]
Know your technology (Nov-Dec 2016) [PDF 106 KB]
GPS and RNAV flight planning (Sep-Oct 2016) [PDF 112 KB]
Is your Mode S correct? (Jan-Feb 2016) [PDF 83 KB]
Glass vs analogue (Nov-Dec 2015) [PDF 239 KB]
Navigating our New Southern Sky (Jul-Aug 2015) [PDF 154 KB]
Satellite-based augmentation systems - installation warning (May-Jun 2015) [PDF 276 KB]
Flying around volcanoes (Autumn 2022) [PDF 177 KB]
How's your MET knowledge? (Autumn 2021) [PDF 276 KB]
Space weather (Spring 2019) [PDF 191 KB]
Sharing your view of the weather (Summer 2018/19) [PDF 75 KB]
Inexplicable (Sep-Oct 2018) [PDF 89 KB]
Reading the weather (May-Jun 2018) [PDF 376 KB]
Murky flying (Jul-Aug 2017) [PDF 183 KB]
Under pressure (Jan-Feb 2017) [PDF 183 KB]
Avoiding thunderstorms (Nov-Dec 2016) [PDF 104 KB]
Heli weather decision-making (Mar-Apr 2016) [PDF 71 KB]
WX matters (Jul-Aug 2015) [PDF 1.2 MB]
The value of preparedness (Autumn 2022) [PDF 197 KB]
A new hazard - bird-scaring lasers (Autumn 2021) [PDF 1.1 MB]
Declaring dangerous goods to ATS (Autumn 2019) [PDF 71 KB]
Aircraft icing (May-Jun 2018) [PDF 107 KB]
Vortex ring state (May-Jun 2018) [PDF 133 KB]
Report laser strikes (Mar-Apr 2018) [PDF 123 KB]
Hands off the accident scene (May-Jun 2017) [PDF 246 KB]
Learning from Kaikoura (Mar-Apr 2017) [PDF 176 KB]
What happened here? Sifting the lessons from the wreckage (Jul-Aug 2016) [PDF 293 KB]
Icing (Mar-Apr 2016) [PDF 208 KB]
Wake turbulence - the invisible threat (Mar-Apr 2016) [PDF 115 KB]
Anti-wire strike tech (Spring 2021) [PDF 117 KB]
It's all on the line (Winter 2021) [PDF 788 KB]
Spot the wire (Winter 2021) [PDF 921 KB]
Wall of wood - keep that lookout! (Spring 2019) [PDF 72 KB]
Be wire aware (Autumn 2019) [PDF 76 KB]
Farming out (May-Jun 2018) [PDF 146 KB]
Wires - got a whole heap down (Nov-Dec 2016) [PDF 138 KB]
Wires - working to get them down (Nov-Dec 2015) [PDF 1.1 MB]
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