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Welcome to the November edition of the pilot safety hub newsletter, where we continue to focus on weather and forecasting.

Explore this month’s new events and resources, including: 

  • a crash comic highlighting the importance of staying alert and planning for all weather conditions
  • details for our next AvSafety webinar
  • an AvSafety article on understanding local weather
  • a new explaining the rules animation on staying safe around thunderstorms and more!

AvSafety webinar – Environmental factors affecting aircraft performance

Join an ASA and a CASA test pilot as they explore pilot requirements for using performance charts and key safety factors to consider. 

12:00-12:45 pm AEDT, Tue 18 Nov

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Phone a friend

When local weather looks uncertain, a quick call to a BoM forecaster can give you clearer insight.

Learn how speaking directly with a forecaster adds detail beyond the GAF, helping you make safer flight decisions.

 

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Explaining the rules – Understanding thunderstorms

Watch our latest animation to learn how thunderstorms form, why they’re dangerous at every stage, and how to stay safe by keeping well clear and planning ahead.

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Blundering through the authority gap

‘Every emotion in my body was screaming, ‘Don’t let this man take over the aircraft…this is crazy!’

Hear this young pilots chilling account of a flight when passenger pressure sidelined his authority.

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2025 Wet season operations seminar

Hear from experienced pilots, air traffic control and the Bureau of Meteorology on managing fast-changing weather, planning for diversions and making safe decisions during the wet season.

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ADS-B rebate

Weather you fly under VFR or IFR, you may be eligible for a rebate to help cover the cost of installing ADS-B OUT, ADS-B IN, or both.

If you own an Australian-registered aircraft, you could receive up to 50% of the purchase and installation costs.

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Bushfire safety reminder

If you see smoke, fires or emergency aircraft, stay well clear and do not take off.

Keeping clear of fire activity ensures firefighting aircraft can operate safely and protects people and property on the ground.

LEARN MORE

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Welcome to the September edition of the Pilot safety hub newsletter focusing on non-controlled aerodromes.In this edition:watch a close call brought to life in our first animated crash comicsee how the right-of-way rules worklearn how to avoid loss of control accidentsdiscover the benefits of ADS-Bexplore new resources from around the worldfind out about a proposed new medical for private pilots.And don’t miss next month’s newsletter, when we turn our attention to weather and forecasting.

Crash comic close call. Like your safety messages with a bit of colour and movement? Try our crash comic animation.

Crash comics are a popular part of our Flight Safety Australia magazine – taking your stories of near disaster and revealing the safety lessons in a new way.

Now, we’ve animated one of those comics. It’s a timely lesson on the importance of good radio call procedures.

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Explaining the right-of-way rulesAre you sure you know the right-of-way rules of the air?Get a fresh refresher with our animated explanation – straight out of the Visual Flight Rules Guide or VFRG.WATCHLoss of control lessonsLoss of control is the most significant cause of serious accidents for sports and recreational pilots.Watch a 3-part video series from Recreational Aviation Australia exploring the primary causes, contributing factors and how to avoid these types of accidents.WATCHNew resources from around the worldListen and watch the latest additons to the international section of the pilot safety hub:US video examining a fatal crash in high-density altitude conditionsNew Zealand podcast about poor radio callsCanadian video series on winter flying.EXPLORE

Aviation industry joins forces on new pilot safety campaign

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A new national safety education campaign backed by major aviation groups and aimed at encouraging pilots to increase their skills and knowledge launches today.

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is working closely with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), Airservices Australia, Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), and industry bodies to enhance aviation safety through the ‘Your safety is in your hands’ campaign.

The new campaign encourages pilots to keep up to date with aviation safety developments, refresh their knowledge, invest in their ongoing development and, most importantly, stay safe.

CASA Chief Executive Officer and Director of Aviation Safety, Pip Spence, says the campaign was developed with input from pilots and using ATSB occurrence data.

“With the help from the ATSB, we’ve been able to build our campaign and safety topics based on accident and incident data. Each quarter we will focus on a new safety topic with information and online resources available through the new CASA pilot safety hub,” Ms Spence said.

The CASA pilot safety hub provides a range of safety resources and useful information including webinars, podcasts, videos and products to enhance pilot safety.

“Airservices Australia and the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) have also contributed to our campaign by providing information and resources on operating at controlled aerodromes and navigating weather and forecasting,” Ms Spence said.

“Aimed at the Australian pilot community, we’ve been working on a range of resources for local flying schools and industry associations to encourage their students and members to get involved.”

As part of the national safety education campaign, CASA is also working alongside industry associations including Recreational Aviation Australia (RAAus) and the Australian Helicopter Industry Association (AHIA) to help spread these important safety messages.

RAAus Chief Executive Officer, Matt Bouttell, says providing the piloting community a resource hub for topics that affect all pilots when flying is invaluable.

“Having safety information and useful resources on-hand in the one place is an asset to our members and the wider piloting community,” he said.

AHIA Chief Executive, Paul Tyrell, said that they supported the campaign and would be looking at how to encourage their members to engage and think about aviation safety.

“Helicopter pilots face similar risks to traditional fixed wing pilots, and we welcome any activity or initiative to encourage pilots no matter what their aircraft type to think about safety.”

For more information about the ‘Your safety is in your hands’ campaign visit the CASA pilot safety hub – casa.gov.au/pilots.