The textbook reactions of a low-hours pilot facing a deteriorating situation show how ab initio training works &ndash; if you listen and take its messages seriously.&nbsp; Read this close call at <a href="https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/?p=212275&amp;preview=true">https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/11/fast-thinking-fledging/</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;The textbook reactions of a low-hours pilot facing a deteriorating situation show how ab initio training works &amp;ndash; if you listen and take its messages seriously.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Read this close call at &lt;a href="https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/?p=212275&amp;amp;preview=true"&gt;https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/11/fast-thinking-fledging/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The textbook reactions of a low-hours pilot facing a deteriorating situation show how ab initio training works – if you listen and take its messages seriously.   Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/11/fast-thinking-fledging/.

Fast-thinking fledgling

Almost too late, a young pilot learns the importance of assertiveness as part of flight control. Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/10/blundering-through-the-authority-gap/See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Almost too late, a young pilot learns the importance of assertiveness as part of flight control.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/10/blundering-through-the-authority-gap/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Almost too late, a young pilot learns the importance of assertiveness as part of flight control.  Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/10/blundering-through-the-authority-gap/

Blundering through the authority gap

An insidious and subtle failure almost bring's a young commercial pilot's career to a premature end. Read this close call at <a href="https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/08/reality-under-pressure/">https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/08/reality-under-pressure/</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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An insidious and subtle failure almost bring's a young commercial pilot's career to a premature end.  Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/08/reality-under-pressure/.

Reality under pressure

Using your ears is a much less stressful way to maintain separation than relying on your eyes alone. Read this close call at: <a href="https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/062/silent-scream/">https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/062/silent-scream/</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Using your ears is a much less stressful way to maintain separation than relying on your eyes alone.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Read this close call at: &lt;a href="https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/062/silent-scream/"&gt;https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/062/silent-scream/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Using your ears is a much less stressful way to maintain separation than relying on your eyes alone.  Read this close call at: https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/062/silent-scream/.

Silent scream

Flight Safety Australia reader Nic Barnes discovers conditions are different in northern Australia. Read this close call at: <a href="https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/03/a-brutal-hazing/">https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/03/a-brutal-hazing/</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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CASA Close Call - A Brutal Hazing by Civil Aviati…

A brutal hazing

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is a government body that regulates Australian aviation safety. We license pilots, register aircraft and oversee safety.

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