Landing your helicopter in a public place Just because your helicopter is able to pretty much land anywhere doesn’t mean it should. Read more about 'Landing your helicopter in a public place'... Posted in Aerodromes, Rotary operations; Posted 9 years ago
Joining uncontrolled Sound planning, an understanding of local operations, and maintaining the big picture through your scan and radio are essential elements to joining at an uncontrolled aerodrome. Read more about 'Joining uncontrolled'... Posted in Aerodromes; Posted 9 years ago
Birds can invade your plane overnight If you think you’re safe from sneaky birds’ nests in your aircraft because you fly it every day, and keep it in a hangar overnight, you have another think coming. Read more about 'Birds can invade your plane overnight'... Posted in Aerodromes; Posted 9 years ago
Don’t throw caution to the windsock When flying into a non-certificated aerodrome, the windsock doesn’t have all the answers. Read the articleDon’t throw caution to the windsock Read more about 'Don’t throw caution to the windsock'... Posted in Aerodromes; Posted 10 years ago
Precautionary landings If the one thing you could do to save your life and that of your passengers was to make a precautionary landing, why wouldn’t you do it? You might be… Read more about 'Precautionary landings'... Posted in Aerodromes, Health and human factors, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism; Posted 10 years ago
The impossible turn Since 2001, there have been 18 accidents, eight of them fatal, following some kind of power loss after takeoff. The worst year for such occurrences was 2014. Read more about 'The impossible turn'... Posted in Aerodromes; Posted 10 years ago
If you’re in the circuit, speak up! Airways is on a quest to improve runway and circuit safety by getting air traffic controllers and pilots speaking to each other – properly. Read more about 'If you’re in the circuit, speak up!'... Posted in Aerodromes, Radiotelephony and communications; Posted 10 years ago
