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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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Getting the best from ADS-B

By Tom Gormley, Technical Advisor with the CAA’s former ADS-B grant scheme.

Posted in Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism;

Posted 5 days ago

What the hell is ‘anxiety’?

An intense workload cost an owner-operator his medical. With a great support network, which included the CAA medical team, he got it back.

Posted in Rotary operations, Licensing and personnel;

Posted 12 days ago

Emotions are contagious. Stay calm.

When a pilot asks for help over the radio, staying calm can avert a crisis.

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

Posted 13 days ago

I learned about near misses from this

Is your ADS-B switched on? How an enjoyable flight on a clear day became a terrifying near miss1.

Posted in Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, When things go wrong;

Posted 18 days ago

Fatigue: a saboteur of good decisions

A New Zealand agricultural pilot, who struck wires, has an urgent message for other pilots about the creeping effects of fatigue.

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

Posted 26 days ago

Weather tragedies affect air traffic controllers too

Dave Wiman They may seem far removed from the cockpit, but air traffic controllers (ATCs) have skin in the game.

Posted in Weather, General safety, When things go wrong;

Posted 33 days ago

Survival skills for pilots

Mark Cannell With forests covering more than a third of New Zealand, bush survival skills are a must for GA pilots and crews, says search and rescue veteran Mark Cannell.

Posted in Weather, When things go wrong, General safety;

Posted 40 days ago

Latching on to great safety

Winter 2024 was a busy time for 33-year old West Coaster Brad MacLachlan.

Posted in General safety, Rotary operations;

Posted 47 days ago

Mixing it up - VFR and IFR at uncontrolled aerodromes

By CAA Flight Examiner, Guy Brooking Perhaps the very essence of working together to stay apart at uncontrolled aerodromes are VFR and IFR pilots taking each other’s needs into account.

Posted in Aerodromes, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism;

Posted 3 months ago

The STC approval process

It can be a long and complex job to get a New Zealand supplemental type certificate (STC) for your new bit of kit. Here’s how it goes.

Posted in Aircraft owner and aircraft, Engineering and maintenance, Operators;

Posted 4 months ago

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