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September - October 2006 - Vol 10 No 5

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Cover story

Red alert - World-renowned human factors expert, Bob Helmreich, on developments in CRM.

What went wrong?

Mags on both - The value of checklists.

Long float - Landing in heavy rain.

Windshear - Alarming sink.

The right stuff

Pole to pole - A new record.

Flying Ops

Terrain warning - Breakthrough for GA?

That sinking feeling - The stall story.

Cabin Crew

Alcohol alert - Responsible service.

Airworthiness

Corrosion crisis - It's cheaper.

Dodgy mods - Risky business.

Also:

Service difficulty reports (selected listings), ADs & AACs

Leading edge

Heavyweight goes light - Use of composites.

Safety Rules

A new direction - CASA CEO, Bruce Byron, explains his vision for the future of safety regulation

  • Move to European maintenance rules - New rules will provide more flexibility.
  • Trans-Tasman recognition

ATSB supplement

Australian Transport Safety Bureau

  • Lockhart River Accident - Overview of the Interim Factual Report
  • A comparison of Australian civil fatal aircraft accidents: Far North Queensland in context.
  • Safety briefs

Regulars

Readback - Flak and flattery.
Statistics - Australian and international accidents, July-August 2006.
Flight notes - Aviation safety news.
Short Final - Return of the killers.

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