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AWAL SAFETY POLICY

THE GOAL OF AWAL IS TO ACHIEVE A ZERO ACCIDENT BASELINE IN WARBIRD OPERATIONS.
TO THIS END , AWAL WILL STRIVE TO GROW A SAFETY CULTURE WITHIN OUR MEMBERSHIP THAT IS COINCIDENT WITH THAT OF THE HIGHEST STANDARD. AWAL WILL:

ESTABLISH A SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF RISK RELATED TO WARBIRD OPERATIONS IN AUSTRALIA. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MEDIUM TO FACILITATE THE REPORTING OF INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS, AND A BLAME FREE REPORTING CULTURE.

ESTABLISH KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ( KPI'S ) FOR SAFETY, MONITOR THESE KPI'S AND CONTINUALLY IMPROVE OUR SAFETY PERFORMANCE.

WHILST MAINTAINING A BLAME - FREE ACCIDENT REPORTING CULTURE, AWAL WILL NOT TOLERATE ACTS THAT ARE NEGLIGENT OR DELIBERATLEY UNSAFE

PROVIDE OPEN COMMUNICATION AND TIMELY FEEDBACK ON SAFETY ISSUES TO AWAL PILOTS

EVERY PILOT WITHIN AWAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING SAFETY COMES FIRST AND MUST:

COMPLY WITH RELEVANT REGULATORY AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS

OPERATE THEIR AIRCRAFT WITHIN APPROVED PARAMETERS ; AND

PROACTIVELY IDENTIFY AND MANAGE RISK RELATED TO THEIR INTENDED OPERATIONS

Please see below for a list of important safety information. We will update this page regularly as information becomes available.


05 August 2007 - OSHKOSH P51 ACCIDENT
Most of you will be aware that there was a recent tragic fatal accident at Oshkosh involving two P51 Mustangs . With due respect to the pilot who was lost together with grieving family and friends it is a de facto legacy that AWAL reports the accident in this safety section and in so doing help to give meaning to otherwise tragic circumsta...

04 July 2007 - TEMPTATIONS
TEMPTATIONS is an excellent article in the Flight Safety Australia magazine and covers ' Four Guaranteed Ways To Kill Yourself In An Aeroplane' Like to know more? Click below. www.casa.gov.au/fsa/2001/jul/32-35.pdf

02 July 2007 - LEARNING FROM HISTORY
Year after year pilots and passengers are killed and injured in similar types of accidents . Surely we are smart enough to learn from the past mistakes of others . The following safety article is reproduced here with the kind permission of Dave Sutton and the Red Star Aviation Museum in the USA. AWAL applauds safety-rel...

30 June 2007 - ILLEGAL LOW FLYING AND THE LOW LEVEL BEATUP
Each year there are several needless and tragic accidents which result from spontaneous and unpracticed low fly bys or beatups. With the advent of Adventure flight operations in Australia, we now have access to Aircraft with relatively high performance and which by their very nature invite a low level flypast with a pull up in front of admiring ...

17 February 2007 - A PHILOSOPHY OF SAFETY
An excellent safety record is not just a matter luck but belongs to flying organisations, groups and individual pilots who follow a 'PHILOSOPHY OF SAFETY'. The following safety article is reproduced here with the kind permission of...

16 February 2007 - ELIMINATING OUR GEAR UP MISHAPS - FROM REDSTAR FLIGHT SAFETY
It's always better to learn from the mistakes of others and this problem is just as significant here in OZ. The following safety article and photograph is reproduced here with the kind permission of the Red Star Pilot's Association in the USA.
08 February 2007 - NANCHANG FUEL VENTS
The following important information regarding Nanchang fuel vents was sent to us by one of our members. AWAL applauds safety-related input but, pending official review, does not necessarily endorse the stated views. The Nanchang had 10hrs of flight testing which we do in most of our aircraft and was hangered most of the time .Th...

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