CASA has just released a six part multi-media tool called Out-N-Back.
The video and information package is based around a 6000 kilometre VFR round trip across four states.
A Cessna 172 flown by experienced CFI Salli-Anne Ward with a non-aviation passenger goes from Bathurst in NSW, through outback South Australia, across Bass Strait to Tasmania and back through Victoria to Bathurst.
The whole trip is filmed from inside and outside the aircraft, with stunning shots of scenery interlaced with vital aviation safety messages.
CASA’s Director of Aviation Safety, John McCormick, believes the Out-N-Back multi-media package is now an essential tool for all VFR pilots.
“While the video follows a trip through regional and remote Australia, it also covers operations in controlled airspace and at major regional aerodromes,” he said.
“There is a wealth of practical safety and operational information for all pilots flying in all parts of Australia.
“I urge everyone to have a look at Out-N-Back now. All pilots will enjoy watching the video and the safety messages are vital.”
At each location local aviation experts are interviewed about practical safety and operational issues such as aircraft maintenance, safety culture, outback survival and weather.
The video is supported by web site information on a multitude of safety topics relevant to the operations being undertaken.
These include daily inspections, fuel management, GPS use, planning routes, fatigue management, flight notification and operations in controlled airspace.
Supporting episode five is a section on the use of iphones and ipads in the cockpit.
You can catch the new video series on the CASA website here.