Close calls

Civil Aviation Safety Authority

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is a government body that regulates Australian aviation safety. We license pilots, register aircraft and oversee safety.

  1. Mix up in the salad bowl

    4. maj

    Mix up in the salad bowl

    Unchallenged assumptions about controlled airspace procedures put this pilot in a potentially very dangerous situation. Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2026/05/mix-up-in-the-salad-bowl/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    5 min.
  2. Perfectly gauged response

    6. apr.

    Perfectly gauged response

    A newly minted pilot faces their first in-flight emergency, with the added complication of it happening in tightly controlled airspace. Spoiler: it ended well. Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2026/04/perfectly-gauged-response/. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    5 min.
  3. Don't stop now

    11. feb.

    Don't stop now

    We've all had them: those flights that challenge the plan from the moment the wheels leave the ground. That's when distraction and frustration open the door for error. Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/12/dont-stop-now/. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    8 min.
  4. Tanks for nothing

    5. feb.

    Tanks for nothing

    The fundamentals of flight planning do not change, as this classic close call from 2008 demonstrates. A first flight in a new type was a fuel management challenge a young pilot nearly failed. Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2026/01/tanks-for-nothing/. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    7 min.
  5. Fast-thinking fledgling

    02.11.2025

    Fast-thinking fledgling

    The textbook reactions of a low-hours pilot facing a deteriorating situation show how ab initio training works – if you listen and take its messages seriously.  Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/11/fast-thinking-fledging/. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    5 min.
  6. Blundering through the authority gap

    08.10.2025

    Blundering through the authority gap

    Almost too late, a young pilot learns the importance of assertiveness as part of flight control. Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/10/blundering-through-the-authority-gap/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    7 min.
  7. Reality under pressure

    26.08.2025

    Reality under pressure

    An insidious and subtle failure almost bring's a young commercial pilot's career to a premature end. Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/08/reality-under-pressure/. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    5 min.
  8. Silent scream

    24.06.2025

    Silent scream

    Using your ears is a much less stressful way to maintain separation than relying on your eyes alone.Read this close call at: https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/062/silent-scream/. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    5 min.
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The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is a government body that regulates Australian aviation safety. We license pilots, register aircraft and oversee safety.

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  • Skaber
    Civil Aviation Safety Authority
  • Aktive år
    2021 - 2026
  • Episoder
    60
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