A former boss once warned me that 'an assumption is the basis of a screw-up'. While I've often repeated that maxim to others, it took 5 white-knuckle minutes to teach myself the wisdom of those words.

Read this Close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2023/01/assumed-risk/

A former boss once warned me that 'an assumption is the basis of a screw-up'. While I've often repeated that maxim to others, it took 5 white-knuckle minutes to teach myself the wisdom of those words. Read this Close call at <a href="https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2023/01/assumed-risk/">https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2023/01/assumed-risk/</a>

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

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

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is a governme…

Close calls

Audio close calls share real pilot stories of incidents and near misses, helping you understand what went wrong and the practical lessons you can use to fly more safely.

Audio close calls share real pilot stories of incidents and near misses, helping you understand what went wrong and the practical lessons you can use to fly more safely.

A former boss once warned me that 'an assumption …

Assumed risk

When it comes to weather, trusting your eyes ahead of forecasts is advice that works.

When it comes to weather, trusting your eyes ahead of forecasts&nbsp;is advice that works.

When the curtain falls early

Circumstances, contingencies and pressure from a passenger push an otherwise conscientious low-hours pilot towards a dangerous decision.

Circumstances, contingencies and pressure from a passenger push an otherwise conscientious low-hours pilot towards&nbsp;a dangerous decision.

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