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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.

 
 
     
 
 

24 February, 2009 - Engineers and aircraft operators reminded to properly dispose of old emergency beacons

New Civil Aviation Regulations require most aircraft to carry a digital 406 MHz emergency locator transmitter (ELT), also known as distress beacons or emergency beacons. Older, analogue 121.5 MHz ELTs are no longer permitted.

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24 February, 2009 - LINK TO CASA WEBSITE

http://casa.gov.au/publicinfo/index.htm


2 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-related input but, pending official review, does not necessarily...

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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 family and friends. 

 There is a misconception...

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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 Dave Sutton and the Red Star Aviation Museum in...

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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.      http://www.flyredstar.org/  AWAL applauds...

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8 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 .The two days in which it was out side it had its canopy cover...

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