Close calls

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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.

  1. Fast-thinking fledgling

    NOV 2

    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
  2. Blundering through the authority gap

    OCT 8

    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
  3. Reality under pressure

    AUG 26

    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
  4. Silent scream

    JUN 24

    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
  5. A brutal hazing

    12/20/2024

    A brutal hazing

    Flight Safety Australia reader Nic Barnes discovers conditions are different in northern Australia. Read this close call at: https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/03/a-brutal-hazing/. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    6 min
  6. Positive climb

    12/20/2024

    Positive climb

    Audio adds a new dimension to this anonymous  first officer's close call, first published in 2021. Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/05/positive-climb/. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    7 min
  7. Double blind

    11/05/2024

    Double blind

    The source of anxiety was in, or rather on, the pilot's face. But impatience was an even more effective blindfold. Read this close call at: https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/02/double-blind/. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    6 min
  8. Flight planning fail

    11/05/2024

    Flight planning fail

    Nothing emphasises the importance of flight planning like that knotted feeling in your gut when you have failed to do it. This pilot got that feeling when a cascade of minor circumstances overwhelmed a superficial plan. Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/01/flight-planning-fail/. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    6 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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  • Creator
    Civil Aviation Safety Authority
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    56
  • Rating
    Clean
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