CASA Media Release - Wednesday, 13 June 2001
New Aviation Safety Tips at Seminar for North Coast Pilots
Coffs Harbour is tonight (Wednesday 13 June) hosting an aviation safety seminar presented by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.
The seminar, titled Setting Your Own Standards, is aimed at commercial and general aviation pilots and will present the very latest information on flight safety.
The Coffs Harbour seminar is part of a national air safety campaign being run in 2001 by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.
An aviation expert from CASA will speak at the seminar, scheduled to take place between 7.00 pm and 9.30 pm at the Novatel Hotel, on the Pacific Highway.
CASA's Assistant Director, Aviation Safety Promotion, Mike Smith, says the seminar is of vital interest to anyone involved in aviation.
"Most accidents and incidents in aviation occur because the pilot failed to consider some critical factor during pre-flight planning," Mr Smith says.
"The Setting Your Own Standards seminar offers pilots a personal minimums checklist that can help them identify risk factors and set their own standards based on their personal experience.
Aviation is constantly changing so pilots need to keep to the very forefront with the latest developments."
The seminar will present essential new information for pilots of all levels of experience and qualification.
Pilots who attend the seminar will be guided through an interactive CD-rom provided to them that allows them to create their own checklist.
Click here for details of the seminar.
Media contact
Peter Gibson
ph 02 6217 1015
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