All Episodes

Ep 205 - RAAA Convention, Cairns Flying and Exercise Pitch Black 2026

Ep 204 - Interview with Paul Bennet

Ep 203 - RPL Flight Test Component

Ep 202 - Preparing for the RPL Flight Test - Ground Component

Ep 201 - The Rising Costs of Aviation

Ep 200 - Celebrating 200 episodes at the One Mile Brewery Darwin!!

Ep 199 - GA Job Market Update, Fuel Crisis Affects and Airshow Wrap-up!

Ep 198 - Interview: Aaron Kaplan - Helicopter Flight Training

Ep 197 - Interview: Phil Unicomb - Stall Stick Position

Ep 196 - Partial Power Loss: The Emergency We Don’t Train For

Ep 195 - Night Flying: Rated, Legal… But Are You Ready?

Ep 194 - Lessons from a $800,000 Flight Training Court Case

Ep 193 - Pilot/Student Feedback on Training Deficiencies

Ep 192 - CFIT vs LOC-I Two Labels, One Outcome: Terrain

Ep 191 - Interview: UPRT Australia - Stall Training: What's Changed??

Ep 190 - Mail Bag and Competition Time!

Ep 189 - Tropical Cyclone Fina and Securing Aircraft in Storms

Ep 188 - Mailbag - Logbooks, RPL Endorsements, CPL Hour Building

Ep 187 - Engine Failure Training Risk Mitigations

Ep 186 - CASA CAR 5 to Part 61 Conversion and Digital Wallets

Ep 185 - Understanding Scenario Based Training

Ep 184 - Corporate Air Federal Court Decision and How it Affects You

Ep 183 - Survival in an Emergency

Ep 182 - When to use FCOM's, Checklists and Flows

EP 181 - How to be a Better Pilot

Ep 180 - Top Tips and Tricks for Job Seekers in GA

Ep 179 - Aviation Summit, Awards night and VJ Day Anniversary at Coomalie Creek Fly-in

Ep 178 - Mandatory Radio Calls OCTA and Cadetships: Are They Worth it??

Ep 177 - Maintaining VMC in Australian Airspace

Ep 176 - Understanding Aerodrome Lighting

Ep 175 - Understanding the ATIS & AWIS

Ep 174 - Mastering the Circuit and Straight in Approaches

Ep 173 - Aviation Awards and Darwin Airport Fee Increase!

Ep 172 - Complete Electrical Failure!

Ep 171 - Dealing with Issues in Flight School

Ep 170 - Broome Recap, CIRRIS Reports, Garmin Screen Failures & What Not to Say at Interviews

Ep 169 - Mail Bag

Ep 168 - What's Happening with the DC3 and Robbo's Rants!

Ep 167 - Flying to the Next Level - Storm Fenech BVR Performance

Episode 166 - When Low Flying Goes Wrong – The Weight of Responsibility

Ep 165 - Avalon Airshow Accident Takeaways - Precision, Training, and Discipline

Ep 164 - Spatial Disorientation and Pilotlogbook Partnership Announcement

Ep 163 - Broome Trip Recap & Avoiding Landing Gear Mishaps

Ep 162 - IFR Circling Area Guidance - March 20 Changes

Ep 161 - What do Holding Points Really Mean?

Ep 160 - Training Vs Experience

Ep 159 - DC3 Adventure Update and GA Transition Course - Do You Need It?

Ep 158 - Decision Making and Why Pilot's are Currently Struggling with Making Them

Ep 157 - Aviation Careers for Over 40's, Choosing the Right Headset, Beneficial Hour Building and Top End Hiring Update

Ep 156 - Safety Culture in Flying Operations

Ep 155 - Building Resilience in Pilots

Ep 154 - Cessna and Grumman Collision in Texas - What can we learn so far?

Ep 153 - CPL vs Line Training - Where its all going wrong

Ep 152 - 'That Mallard Guys' Martin Mars Canadian Adventure

Ep 151 - Run-up Bay Safety

Ep 150 - Flying Down Under Round 3

Ep 149 - Flight Training Australia Turns 3! Brisbane Radio HF Change and Jandakot Recap

Ep 148 - Create Better Pilots Program with Paul Strike & What can we Learn from Recent Accidents

Ep 147 - Are you prepared for a real emergency?

Ep 146 - Top 5 Common Student Pilot Errors and How to Resolve Them

Ep 145 - Angela Garvey - Culture and Wellbeing Survey for General Aviation Workers

Ep 144 - Drone Sky Shows and What's Taking So Long to Get a job in Darwin?

Ep 143 - Check Your Attitude! How Pilot's Attitudes are Costing Opportunities & Aviation Careers for Older Pilots

Ep 142 - RAAA Roadshow, T&C Update and OBS Button - What does it do?!

Ep 141 - Awards Night Wrap-up and Engine Starting Tips

Ep 140 - How to be a Better Instructor

Ep 139 - Fuel Planning and Management

Ep 138 - Autonomous Technology: Drone Licencing and Light Shows Interview with Nigel Brown

Ep 137 - Mailbag - Pax Briefs, Diamond time, Wet Season Prep and About my Career

Ep 136 - Strip Inspections and Dirt Strip Operations

Ep 135 - Training the Trainer - The Importance of Quality Instructor Training

Ep 134 - Conference Wrap Up and Maintaining Tailwheel and Formation Recency

Ep 133 - NVFR Visual Illusions and Human Factors

Ep 132 - What it's Like Actually Doing the Job?

Ep 131 - Train the Trainer - Have we got it right??

Ep 130 - Don't Learn to Fly Before You Listen to This!

Ep 129 - Interview: Freedom Formation Team

Ep 128 - See, Hear & Avoid - A review of recent accidents and incidents

Ep 127 - Interview with Rich Stowell - Stalls, Spins and UPRT Conference

Ep 126 - Autopilots and Flight Mode Awareness

Ep 125 - Descent Below MSA - Mitigating Risks for Single & Multi-Crew Pilots

Ep 124 - ATSB Report EWW - Maintain Best Speed and Stabilised Approaches

Ep 123 - Paul Strike - Creating Better Pilots OPEN FORUM June 28th - July 2nd

Ep 122 - Flight Training Standards in Crisis?

Ep 121 - OPC's, Refuelling from Bowsers, Forced Landing locations and Doors coming open in flight

Ep 120 - Bad Habits of Pilots & My Pet Hates 2024 Edition

Ep 119 - Weather Forecasts and Navigating the Wet Season

Ep 118 - Flat Nose Wheel!!

Ep 117 - Flight Bag Contents - Being Prepared for Flight

Ep 116 - What Next? - Flight Instructor Rating Training Endorsements

Ep 115 - What next? Multi-engine, Instrument Rating or Gas Turbine Engine?

Ep 114 - Mailbag - Class 5 Medical, Options After Flight School, Coping in the Tropics & What does 'Pilot Monitored' mean?

Ep 113 - Logging of Flight Time - ICUS, Instrument

Ep 112 - Vmca Twin Training Accidents - What We Can Learn?

Ep 111 - RPL vs PPL, PIFR vs IFR

EP 110 - What Happens on a Flight Test? - What Examiners are Looking for!

Ep 109 - Haneda Accident, Flight in Lower Flight Levels and Rushing your Career Progression

Ep 108 - Ben Webb HOFO Territory Air Services - Top Tips for Aspiring Charter Pilots

Ep 107 - NVFR vs IFR, Taxiing at Night & Instrument Approach Currency in VMC

Ep 106 - I'm retiring as apparently my role is no longer needed!

Ep 105 - When things can go pear-shaped quickly

Ep 104 - VFR Navigation Requirements, Beards, Tatts and Piercings, and Water Contamination in Fuel Samples

Ep 103 - Flying Theory Solutions- Andrew Baumanis talks ground theory and IREX

Ep 102 - Orbits in the circuit, Do you need to renew an ASIC & Taking advice from Social Media

Ep 101 - Flying Down Under Round 2 - Part 2 of 2

Ep 100 - Flying Down Under Round 2 - Part 1 of 2

Ep 99 - Dealing with Confirmation Bias

Ep 98 - Effective Flight Planning

Ep 97 - Pilot Attitudes and Instructor Influences

Ep 96 - The Importance of Quality Flight Training

Ep 95 - Part 91 QNH sources, IAP GNSS Substitution, RAIM, LNAV+V

Ep 94 - Preparing for Aviation Flight Assessments

Ep 93 - Australian Aviation Awards night, Part 119 delays, and does your job choice affect future employment?

Ep 92 - ATPL Advanced Flight Theory Nathan Higgins

Ep 91 - Go-Arounds and Missed Approaches

Ep 90 - Wheels up Landings

Ep 89 - Planning for a Career in Aviation Part 4 - Up-skilling and Progression

Ep 88 - Planning for a Career in Aviation Part 3 - Pilot Award

Ep 87 - Planning for a Career in Aviation Part 2 - Job Hunting

Ep 86 - Planning for a Career in Aviation Part 1 - Flight Training

Ep 85 - Interview with Pilot Michelle Yeates - Ditching Piper Arrow VH-FEY

Ep 84 - Dr Graham Bates Aqualyte - Hydration for Pilots

Ep 83 - Effective Communication

Ep 82 - Top 5 Tips for Studying and Tackling Multi Choice Exams

Ep 81 - Defensive Flying for Pilots Part 3 - NTS and Avoiding Undesired Aircraft States

Ep 80 - MCC and ATPL Courses with Revesco Aviation

Ep 79 - Defensive Flying for Pilots Part 2 - Errors

Ep 78 - Defensive Flying for Pilots Part 1 - Threats

Ep 77 - EFB Tablets and what does identification terminated freq change approved mean?

Ep 76 CAAP and CAO Changes and Where to Find Them

Ep 75 - Streamlined Part 141 for Single Instructors and Dealing with IFR Task Saturation

Ep 74 - Perth Seminar, Advice on Medical disclosure and TSO GPS what type is yours?

Ep 73 - Bad Habits of Pilots & My Pet Hates

Ep 72 - Interview with Angela Garvey Founder of Navigating Aviation: Support services for General Aviation.

Ep 71 - Tips for the perfect circuit, Tips for Nav training, and should you lean on taxi

Ep 70 - Aeromed CareFlight Australia with Angus MacLeod

Ep 69 - Flying Down Under - Interview with 6 Aussie aviators about their careers so far

Ep 68 - Mailbag - Job Tips, Flight Planning iPad Apps, Pet Hates and Worst Habits of Pilots!

Ep 67 - Interview: UPRT Australia's Shane Tobin and Jeremy Miller

Ep 66 - Understanding CASA's Regulatory & Legislative Framework

Ep 65 - Mailbag What do you do with your licence when you finish? How do you know if you are ready for a flight test? Should I do my instrument rating before I go job hunting? And how many people fail a test?

Ep 64 - Dealing with Commercial Pressures in GA

Ep 63 - IPC Top Tips

Ep 62 - Dealing with tragedy and the importance of continual training

Ep 61 - Self discipline in maintaining personal standards for check flights

Ep 60 - Home Flight Simulators - are they worth it?

Ep 59 - Instructing or Charter flight time, Can Grade 3 instructors do Flight Reviews, Most common errors made in flight tests & How to tackle Prec S & L and PFL's

Ep 58 - Mailbag RPL Privileges, When you must submit a flight plan, FIR requirements for Check & Training and Should you pay for endorsements to get a job?

Ep 57 - Houston we have a problem: The gradual decline in flight training standards

Ep 56 - Dallas Air Show Accident - Situational Awareness

Ep 55 - Interview: Victoria McFarlane - Antarctica Flights

Ep 54 - GPS Approach Plate changes, where did CAO 20.7.4 go and VET Fee Help Dangers

Ep 53 - Transitioning into your first job or airline line training environment

Ep 52 - Interview: Wet Season Weather with Harrison Burns-Fabb - BOM

Ep 51 - Vale Adrian Thomas, Flap settings for instrument approaches, what to do when you're receiving poor flight training

Ep 50 - Interview: Daniel Bolton @ThatMallardGuy all about the world of Sea Planes

Ep 49 - Does power on approach control airspeed or rate of descent!?

Ep 48 - Situational Awareness

Ep 47 - IPC Common Mistakes & Misunderstandings

Ep 46 - Airshow news, Pre-flights and run-ups - do we need to do it every flight?

Ep 45 - Interview: Craig Reynolds - Jandakot Tower, Airservices Australia

Ep 44 - Crosswind Landings, 10 min or nm markers & why Job Experience Requirements are so high?

Ep 43 - Interview: Innovaero Director Mike Von Bertouch - Outback Air Race in a Boeing Stearman!

Ep 42 - CASA Medical delays, CASR 119 Training & Checking Update & Floating Hulll endorsements

Ep 41 - Interview with my Dad - Capt Peter Robinson ret

Ep 40 - Fighting Complacency in Aviation

Ep 39 - Interview with Bob Tait OAM

Ep 38 - Handling Struggling Students

Ep 37 - Remote Airstrips

Ep 36 - Commercial Pilot Training

Ep 35 - Tax Deductions, Turn backs and Reporting Maintenance items

Ep 34 - Inbound briefings and pre-flight preparation

Ep 33 - Decision Making Models

Ep 32 - Bureau of Meteorology Dry Season Weather with Harrison Burns-Fabb

Ep 31 - Instructor & training aircraft selection, How to prepare for tests and check flights & Job prospects for older pilots

Ep 30 – Interview: Flying in the Middle East – with Capt. Gerard Moyle

Ep 29 - Your first solo!

Ep 28 - How to maintain height, QNH from an AWIS, Calculating track miles for descent

Ep 27 - Piedmont Airlines - with Capt. Jason Powell

Ep 26 - Joining a regional in the USA - Part 1 Peter Arian

Ep 25 - Weather Avoidance

Ep 24 – April 2022 Mailbag - Top End flying, GA Ready courses, Night hours

Ep 23 – Part 91.685 Multi Engine Emergency in-flight

Ep 22 - Ditching Part 2 of 2 - Lyn Gray Interview

Ep 21 - Ditching Part 1 of 2

Ep 20 - March 2022 Mailbag - Aviation degrees, RA-Aus to GA hours, GPS/iPad use in training

Ep 19 - Preparing for the transition from GA to Airlines with Byron Page

Ep 18 - Part 91: Part 2 - IFR Altimeters, Take-off minima, IFR GPS

Ep 17 – Part 91: Part 1 - Forecasts, Alternates and IFR updates

Ep 16 - Circling Approaches

Ep 15 – Aviate – Navigate – Communicate – the Golden Rule of Aviation

Ep 14 – Multi-Engine take off safety brief considerations

Ep 13 - Take off Safety Briefs and the impossible turn

Ep 12 - What's involved in a FPC and adding training endorsements?

Ep 11 - January 2022 Mailbag - Icing conditions, Beards in Aviation

Ep 10 - Everything you wanted to know about becoming a Flight Instructor!

Ep 9 - In-flight emergency training - are we doing it wrong??

Ep 8 - What's involved in getting a Flight Review?

Ep 7 - How to be fully prepared, avoid stress and save money in your flight training!

Ep 6 - Applying for your first job in aviation!!

Ep 5 - General Competency Requirement 61.385

Ep 4 - So you want to learn how to fly?

Ep 3 - Instrument Proficiency Check Flight Component Errors

Ep 2 - Instrument Proficiency Check IPC ground theory component

Ep 1 - Instrument Rating Proficiency Checks