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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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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Civil Aviation Safety Authority is a government body that regulates Australian aviation safety. We license pilots, register aircraft and oversee safety.
Close calls is hosted by Civil Aviation Safety Authority. The show has published 63 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Long day's journey into night VFR" (5 October 2026, 8 minutes), "Make yourself heard" (3 August 2026, 7 minutes), and "The silence over Kingaroy" (8 July 2026, 8 minutes).
Close calls publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 6 minutes across 63 episodes.
Booking probability for Close calls is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Close calls requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Close calls's contact route on record: verified email.
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Civil Aviation Safety Authority hosts Close calls, an education podcast with 63 episodes published.
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Close calls
Circumstances, contingencies and pressure from a passenger push an otherwise conscientious low-hours pilot towards a dangerous decision. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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What you can't hear can still hurt you, as this pilot was shocked to discover, despite due diligence. Only the 'mk1 eyeball' saved the day. Read this close call at  ...
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Unchallenged assumptions about controlled airspace procedures put this pilot in a potentially very dangerous situation. Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2026/05/mix-up-in-the-salad-bowl/ See...
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A newly minted pilot faces their first in-flight emergency, with the added complication of it happening in tightly controlled airspace. Spoiler: it ended well. Read this close call at...
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We've all had them: those flights that challenge the plan from the moment the wheels leave the ground. That's when distraction and frustration open the door for error. Read this close call at...
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The fundamentals of flight planning do not change, as this classic close call from 2008 demonstrates. A first flight in a new type was a fuel management challenge a young pilot nearly failed. Read this close call at...
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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...
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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...
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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/ . See...
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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/ . See omnystudio.com/listener...
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Audio adds a new dimension to this anonymous first officer's close call, first published in 2021. Read this close call at https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/05/positive-climb/ . See omnystudio.com/listener...
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Flight Safety Australia reader Nic Barnes discovers conditions are different in northern Australia. Read this close call at: https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/03/a-brutal-hazing/ . See omnystudio.com/listener...
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Nothing emphasises the importance of flight planning like that knotted feeling in your gut when you have failed to do it. This pilot got that feeling when a cascade of minor circumstances overwhelmed a superficial plan...
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The source of anxiety was in, or rather on, the pilot's face. But impatience was an even more effective blindfold. Read this close call at: https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2025/02/double-blind/ . See...
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The elements humble a newly qualified pilot. Read this close call at: https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2024/03/earth wind and water/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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This is a story of ice. Not ice you put in a drink. Not ice that forms on an aircraft, but ice that can frighten and kill a pilot. Read this close call at: https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2024/10/tropical-chill/...
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Unpleasant close encounters as a low-hours commercial licence fledgling taught this now experienced airline transport pilot some lasting lessons. Read this close call at...
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A quick glance suggested everything would be okay – this was an expectations-driven illusion. Read this close call at: https://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2024/07/bogged-down-in-assumptions/. See...
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In Greek mythology, the sirens' seductive voices lured mariners to their deaths. In modern aviation, the siren is pilot fixation, as Luke Bayly was lucky enough to discover early in his training. Read this close call at...
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