A new pilot safety campaign has launched this week, encouraging pilots to increase their skill and knowledge when taking to the skies. 

The ‘Your safety is in your hands’ campaign covers several facets of aviation safety, including refreshing their knowledge, investing in ongoing development and keeping up to date. 

Narromine Aero Club President Steward Hignett said that there is little excuse to fall behind on aviation safety, with social media making the announcements hard to avoid. 

“You can’t really say you didn’t know anymore,” Mr Hignett said. 



While aviation rules and regulation are prone to change, Mr Hignett said the authorities - such as the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) - do a good job at drawing attention to key areas that need to be addressed. 

“There was an accident two years ago over on the Sunshine Coast that was a spinning accident, therefore they’ve issued advice on spin recovery techniques,” Mr Hignett said. 

“If there’s a lot of fuel related accidents, they’ll revisit fuel planning in their safety promotion,” he said. 

The new CASA pilot safety hub will go even further, providing a range of safety resources including webinars, podcasts, videos and products to enhance pilot safety. 

CASA CEO Pip Spence said that the campaign should help smaller centres like Narromine stay up to date on all the necessary safety information. 

“Aimed at the Australian pilot community, we’ve been working on a range of resources for local flying schools and industry associations to encourage their students and members to get involved,” Ms Spence said. 

With some safety precautions being up to the pilot to enforce themselves, Mr Hignett said there is little way to escape the rules and regulations that keep everyone safe, even in smaller communities. 

“If you don’t want to play by the rules, you will get caught eventually…someone will see something that’s not right and report you,” Mr Hignett said. 

The CASA pilot safety hub can be accessed here.