Vector Online - Page 9, In category Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism

Read our special 'online' Vector stories here. Some are unique to the website, and some have featured in print issues of Vector.

Note: This archive dates back to 2015. So, the advice in some of the earlier articles may have changed.

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Avoiding distraction

Quit your hashtagging, put down your cellphone, and stop flicking through filters to make the Southern Alps look even prettier than they are.

Posted in Health and human factors, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism;

Posted 8 years ago

Wake turbulence - The invisible threat

All aircraft create wake turbulence, and usually the size of the aircraft is a good measure of how much wake it creates.

Posted in When things go wrong, Rotary operations, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism;

Posted 9 years ago

Flying on a dying engine

Sunday, 30 August 2015, early afternoon. Christchurch air traffic control logs a MAYDAY from a Piper Arrow PA-28R-200, after some sort of explosion, and partial engine failure.

Posted in Engines and engine failure, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, When things go wrong;

Posted 9 years ago

IFR circling speed restrictions

Some confusion exists in the IFR arena about circling speed restrictions and how they affect circling area dimensions. Pilots unaware of these nuances risk flying outside the protected area.

Posted in Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism;

Posted 9 years ago

An excess of skill?

How does a GA aircraft crash with two experienced pilots on board? Does the plethora of expertise in the cockpit actually increase the risk? If so, what can be done…

Posted in Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism;

Posted 9 years ago

Glass vs analogue

Once upon a time, pilots learned to fly in a cockpit that sported dials and gauges. Now, many fly aircraft with multiple screens and flashing colours.

I learned about flying from that

A high-hours helicopter pilot learns that assumption is the mother of all foul-ups. Read the articleI learned about flying from that

Posted in Health and human factors, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism;

Posted 9 years ago

Precautionary landings

If the one thing you could do to save your life and that of your passengers was to make a precautionary landing, why wouldn’t you do it? You might be…

Posted in Aerodromes, Health and human factors, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism;

Posted 9 years ago

I learned about flying from that

A welter of human factors left an aircraft floundering in the shallows and its pilot facing a big repair job. He shares what happened and the decisions he made.

Posted in Health and human factors, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism;

Posted 9 years ago

Role equipment - check, recheck, practise

An accident earlier this year in Marlborough shows the importance of role equipment being fit for purpose, and for pilots to be completely familiar with it.

Posted in Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism;

Posted 9 years ago

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