Your eyes and ears are your first and only line of defence when operating around non-controlled airports.

Pilots check weather, fuel and NOTAMs before every flight; for greater safety, sharing your flight details ensures someone else knows your plan, but some flights require a flight notification.

3 October Aircraft: Robinson R22 Beta Location: Bankstown Airport, NSW Fatalities: 1 Description: Training flight encountered gusty conditions on downwind circuit leg and crashed on approach to landing, striking trees and parked car. Instructor killed. 7 October Aircraft: Austflight Drifter Location: Near Tibooburra, NSW Fatalities: 0 Description: Open cockpit aircraft struck wi...

3 October Aircraft: Antonov AN-2P Location: Near Tanzybei, Russia Fatalities: 2 Description: Utility biplane crashed into forested area on ferry flight. 3 October Aircraft: Mil Mi-171E Location: Oshtorankukh Mountains, Iran Fatalities: 2 Description: Search and rescue helicopter operated by Iranian Red Crescent with 8 people on board crashed on landing at 2,800 metre elevation d...

There's a new way to understand what a safety management system (SMS) looks like in an aviation operation.