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CONTENTS<br />
Issue 87 | July–August 2012<br />
08<br />
62<br />
20<br />
FEATURES<br />
08 Unmanned aircraft<br />
The realities and challenges of<br />
a rapidly growing aviation sector –<br />
and they aren’t drones!<br />
20 A hard-headed look<br />
at helmets<br />
If you don’t need a head, you<br />
don’t need a helmet?<br />
22 Aerodrome safety survey<br />
The results are in<br />
25 A hands-on approach<br />
Never give up flying the aircraft<br />
28 In plane sight – hazard<br />
ID and SMS<br />
The vital connection between<br />
the two<br />
31 Sneaky leaks<br />
The problem of pinhole corrosion<br />
40 A game of many parts<br />
Technology, reporting and safety<br />
44 Sharing the sky … gliders<br />
Part three of this series looks at<br />
the joys of soaring like an eagle<br />
58 Pride before a fall<br />
The fatal combination of a confused<br />
captain and a timid first officer<br />
62 Watch out, whales about!<br />
Flying neighbourly during the<br />
migration season<br />
44<br />
REGULARS<br />
02 Air mail<br />
Letters to the editor<br />
03 Flight bytes<br />
Aviation safety news<br />
16 ATC Notes<br />
News from Airservices Australia<br />
18 Accident reports<br />
18 International accidents<br />
19 Australian accidents<br />
31 Airworthiness section<br />
34 SDRs<br />
39 Directives<br />
46 Close calls<br />
46 Hot and shaky<br />
48 Live, learn, survive and be happy<br />
50 Taking control<br />
52 ATSB supplement<br />
News from the Australian Transport<br />
Safety Bureau<br />
66 Av Quiz<br />
Flying ops | Maintenance<br />
IFR operations<br />
70 Calendar<br />
Upcoming aviation events<br />
71 Quiz answers<br />
72 Coming next issue<br />
72 Product review<br />
CASA’s new Maintenance Guide<br />
for Owners/Operators
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