July-August 1999 - Vol 3 No 4

Articles and further reading

News pages - Aviation and regulatory news items

What went wrong - Readers' experiences and expert analysis

Back to school - Australian Mooney Pilots find there's always more to learn.

Y2K case study: Millenium airlines - Are you bug-proof?

Instrument failure - Flying on a limited panel

Further Reading

More information about vacuum pump failures: Airworthiness Advisory Circular 1-98

Wire strike - Powerlines are the number one hazard to low-flying helicopters

Further Reading

Visual flight in marginal weather - Weather decision-making put to the test.

How much is too much? - When is eight hours "bottle to throttle" not enough?

The Kapton wire controversy - The Australian situation

Foreign STCs - What are the implications for the person installing the part?

The write stuff - How to use the maintenance release

Ramp safety - Where does your job end?

Further Reading

The black days of ANA - This major Australian airline had 4 major crashes in as many months.

Safety Check questions

Safety Check answers

7 steps to flight discipline - You are in control of your own destiny.