Vector Online - Page 2, In category Aerodromes

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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Lessons from a cyclone - part 2

Here’s how local operators at Hawke’s Bay Airport maintained safety in the chaotic aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. And what they learned about preparing for the next emergency.

Posted in Weather, When things go wrong, Health and human factors, General safety, Aerodromes;

Posted 11 months ago

Lessons from a cyclone - part 1

Here’s how local operators at Hawke’s Bay Airport maintained safety in the chaotic aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. And what they learned about preparing for the next emergency.

Posted in Weather, When things go wrong, Health and human factors, General safety, Aerodromes;

Posted 11 months ago

The insider threat to aviation

The ‘insider threat’ is the potential for an employee to harm their own organisation – something the New Zealand aviation sector has not been immune to. In this Vector Online interview, we discuss the capacity of an employee at an airport whose behaviour threatens the security of aviation. We talk about what to look for, and what to do about what you see.

Posted in Aerodromes, General safety, Operators, Security, Audio articles;

Posted 2 years ago

Lookout

Lookout is one of the most important skills – if not the most important skill – a VFR pilot can master, particularly in the circuit. It sounds deceptively simple but there’s a whole heap of skills that go into looking out effectively. Listen to four of the country’s most experienced instructors talk about how to do a good lookout, in this Vector Online audio article, “Why a good lookout is so critical”.

What the heck is UNICOM?

If you’re a pilot who’s never been to Ardmore, you’ve probably never come across UNICOM.

Posted in Aerodromes, Radiotelephony and communications;

Posted 2 years ago

A blunt message

Two of the most experienced pilots at the CAA are increasingly worried by what they’re seeing, and hearing about, in the circuit. Read the articleA blunt message

A stable approach

Vector gathered together four A-cats, with tens of thousands of landings between them, to get their advice on how to land according to best practice, rather than just ‘arrive’.

Standard overhead join

A few tips for joining overhead. Read the articleStandard overhead join

Posted in Aerodromes;

Posted 3 years ago

Safety in the circuit

The publication of new guidance in the AIP as to who has right of way in the unattended circuit is a good time to highlight general flying safety in this…

Posted in Aerodromes;

Posted 3 years ago

Bird strike

Experienced pilot Phil Welcome got the fright of his life when he took off in his Piper PA-31 Navajo from Whitianga aerodrome in March and met with a “river of…