SAAA Maintenance Procedures Course

On 24 March 2013, a Vans RV – 12 amateur – built aircraft collided with terrain shortly after take – off from Lismore Airport , New South Wales . The pilot was fatally injured. The NSW police service was responsible for investigating the accident on behalf of the state Coroner . On 10 April 2013,…

The Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development. through he Office of Transport Security, is undertaking a review of ASIC cards. The discussion paper below contains a number of questions for review and feedback is requested by February 2 2015. Scope_of_asics_options_paper_-_December_2014

Statistics for all types of aviation safety occurrences for the period 2003 to 2012. This includes Australian and foreign registered aircraft, including recreational aviation. Released 30/10/13. Download the PDF of the report on the ATSB page.

SAAA Chapter 39 (Adelaide) has organised a SAAA Maintenance Procedures Course to be held in Adelaide on the weekend of 11/12 July.  The new SAAA National Council has agreed to make the course available to non-members of the SAAA, in the spirit of fostering close relationships between recreational aviation clubs in SA. Consequently, SAAA Chapter…

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.