Why you shouldn’t switch fuel tanks prior to takeoff The aircraft taxied onto the runway and turned right. The pilot throttled up for the take-off and just after lift off the engine lost power. The aircraft was force landed beyond the end of the runway. It was severely damaged and the two occupants transported to

The Ditching of Australian Aviation Governance: Pel Air Revisited – Part 1 On 17 November 2009, an Australian aircraft ditched into the ocean off Norfolk Island. Former military transport pilot and now Human Factors specialist, Ben Cook, explains what happened and starts an exploration of the factors – both human and organisational – that contributed

Boeing’s plans for a tasty ‘new mid-size airplane’ Randy Tinseth remembers the first time he visited Tokyo Narita Airport. It was 1989 and there were Boeing 747s lined up as far as the eye could see. Fast forward a few years and those 747s had given way to Boeing’s latest widebody workhorse, the 777. This

Running a business while flying on the Edge Being a race pilot in the Red Bull Air Race (RBAR) is a lot more than just flying the plane in the track. It’s being the owner of the race team, being the team ‘principal’ and ultimately being responsible for everything that needs to occur within the