Vector Online - Page 3, In category General safety

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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Everybody knew

“They were an accident waiting to happen” is a regular comment made to CAA’s fatal accident investigators.

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 17 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 17 months ago

Sharing the lessons

In the middle of a firefighting op, we had an occurrence that taught us a lot about what to do better.

Posted in General safety, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, When things go wrong, Preflight and postflight;

Posted 19 months ago

Beating the isolation

Safety managers are meeting up to share ideas, solutions, and support.

Posted in General safety, Safety management systems, Operators;

Posted 19 months ago

I learned about distraction from this. And stress. And workload.

A busy chief engineer, pulled in too many directions, with too many interruptions, experiences the inevitable.

Posted in Engineering and maintenance, Engines and engine failure, When things go wrong, General safety, Health and human factors;

Posted 19 months ago

A beacon can save your life

Buy or hire one for your next flight.

Posted in General safety, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism;

Posted 20 months ago

The CAA talks drones

Listen to our three interviews on drones in New Zealand: "If you fly a drone, you're a pilot", "BVLOS operations and the GA pilot", and "The business of drones".

Posted in Drones and model aircraft, General safety, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, Audio articles;

Posted 24 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 3 years ago

50 years of Vector - What's changed?

Vector turns 50 this year.

Posted in General safety;

Posted 4 years ago

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