ATSB Aviation Occurrence Statistics 2003-2012

Paul Holaj (President SAAA Chapter 39 Adelaide) has forwarded the following A new Airworthiness Bulletin about Flight Control Rods Ends has just been issued by CASA. Have a look to see if it effects you, as some of these parts may be used in experimental aircraft. AWB 27-018 Issue 1 – Flight Control Rod Ends. This…

  The CASA Sport Aviation website has recently been updated. See the new page here. Safety resources are now all featured in the one spot, including its online store, Flight Safety Australia magazine, pilot guides and information, Avsafety seminars, ramp check information and links to external sites – such as the ATSB. Also available for…

This email was received from Mike Milln (Manager Aviation & Transport Security Policy, DPTI) following an incident at the closed airstrip on 1st April 2013. If you have any queries please contact him at mike.milln@sa.gov.au or 08 8204 8135 To confirm our conversation, please note that the airstrip at Parachilna SA, described on page 238…

New pilot licensing regulations  (Civil Aviation Safety Regulations Part 61) Pilots are invited to attend CASA’s upcoming information sessions on the new pilot licensing regulations in six capital cities on Monday 21 October 2013. The sessions update CASA’s recent, popular AvSafety seminars on regulation reform including pilot licensing, and will provide further insight into the…

CASA has postponed the CASR Part 61 reforms that were due to become effective on 4 December. The new regulations that covered pilot licensing are now scheduled to come into force on 1 September 2014. See the CASA update. Also reported by Australian Flying.

To Whom It May Concern Cobham Aviation Services – Special Mission will be conducting SAR stores delivery training from the beginning of next week (27th June) until approximately the end of the first week of August. Drop zones will be Sedan Airfield (YSEA) and overwater to the west of Wirrinna Cove. Over this period we…