Fatigue: a saboteur of good decisions A New Zealand agricultural pilot, who struck wires, has an urgent message for other pilots about the creeping effects of fatigue. Read more about 'Fatigue: a saboteur of good decisions'... Posted in Agricultural operations, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, General safety; Posted 8 days ago
The dangers of aircraft icing The polar jet is beginning its northward migration, bringing weather conditions perfect for producing ice on aircraft – both in the air and on the ground. Read more about 'The dangers of aircraft icing'... Posted in Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, Aircraft owner and aircraft, Preflight and postflight, Rotary operations, Adventure aviation, Agricultural operations; Posted 7 months ago
Audio story: Know your neighbour To encourage safe flying at unattended aerodromes, Vector Online asked various users, “What do you want your airspace neighbours to know about the way you fly?” Listen here to what… Read more about 'Audio story: Know your neighbour'... Posted in Aerodromes, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, Rotary operations, Agricultural operations, Adventure aviation, Audio articles; Posted 11 months ago
Summer traffic busy spots This page shows major flying events, known at the time of publishing, between mid-December 2023 and March 2024. Read more about 'Summer traffic busy spots'... Posted in Agricultural operations, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, Aircraft owner and aircraft, Adventure aviation, Flight planning; Posted 11 months ago
Ag aviation accident stats - a good news story In 2014, there were 17 reported accidents for every 100,000 hours in the fixed-wing agricultural aviation sector. By 2021, that rate had fallen 65 percent, to 6. Read more about 'Ag aviation accident stats - a good news story'... Posted in Agricultural operations; Posted 3 years ago
'Wall of wood' - Keep that lookout A potentially catastrophic near miss has lessons for all pilots – even if they check NOTAMs. Read the article'Wall of wood' - Keep that lookout Read more about ''Wall of wood' - Keep that lookout'... Posted in Agricultural operations, Wires; Posted 5 years ago
Farming out When there’s more work on your plate than you can handle, sometimes you need to call on others to give you a hand. Read more about 'Farming out'... Posted in Agricultural operations, Wires; Posted 7 years ago
Ag rules It’s been two years since important changes to agricultural ratings and training requirements were made in Part 61 Pilot Licences and Ratings. Read more about 'Ag rules'... Posted in Agricultural operations; Posted 7 years ago
Tuning into ag Recent issues concerning poor radio use by some agricultural pilots have Vector going back to the basics. Read the articleTuning into ag Read more about 'Tuning into ag'... Posted in Agricultural operations; Posted 7 years ago
Changes for the agricultural sector Changes that came into effect in April 2016 have seen the agricultural rating structure split into three specializations: top dressing, spraying, and an aerial vertebrate toxic agent (VTA) rating. Read more about 'Changes for the agricultural sector'... Posted in Agricultural operations; Posted 8 years ago