Vector Online - In category Reporting

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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Defect reporting - a vital part of the safety system

A recent event shows just how valuable a defect report to the CAA can be to worldwide safety.

Posted in General safety, Reporting;

Posted 8 days ago

It’s that time of year again folks…

We need your help, so we can help you stay safe.

Posted in Agricultural operations, Reporting, Aircraft owner and aircraft;

Posted 13 days ago

Proactive maintenance and incident reporting

Incidents are free lessons, but to get their maximum benefit, we need your reports.

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

Posted 13 months ago

The value of your 005D report

The CAA is always grateful when someone reports a defect.

Posted in Reporting;

Posted 4 years ago

Aeroprakt owners around the country were galvanised into action, ordering new windscreens after the CAA issued a CAN – continuing airworthiness notice – highlighting the possibility of catastrophic windscreen failure.

How to build a great reporting culture

As part of establishing their Safety Management System, the Canterbury Aero Club built a robust reporting culture in 18 months.

Posted in Reporting;

Posted 6 years ago

GPS jamming - report it!

Portable GPS jammers are illegal in New Zealand. But there’s evidence they’ve already been used near international airports. Read the articleGPS jamming - report it!

Posted in Reporting, Technology;

Posted 6 years ago

The value of defect reporting

An engine failure on the runway can have an entirely different outcome to the same engine failure at 500 feet.

Posted in Reporting;

Posted 7 years ago

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Every single report to the CAA of incidents, accidents and other ‘aviation related concerns’ is recorded, then grouped with similar occurrences that happened in the same time period.

Safety reporting in adventure aviation

With activity burgeoning in adventure aviation, the CAA is keen to work with the sector to distribute safety information and ‘lessons learned’.

Posted in Adventure aviation, General safety, Reporting;

Posted 8 years ago

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