Ansett was forced to ground another Boeing 767 on Australia Day Friday because maintenance personnel had fitted an incorrect leading edge slat to one of the wings

Source:- www.news.com.au  abc.net.au

A Emirates Boeing 777 jet with 213 passengers on board aborted take-off for Singapore at Melbourne's Tullermarine Airport on January 30 after one of its Rolls Royce Trent 800 series engines began spewing smoke and debris

Source:- news.com.au

The recent accidents in WA and the ACT indicate, to this News Desk, a lack of pilot awareness of what has happened or is happening to their aircraft when different from 'normal' operations

Refer Jan '01 Week Five

It may well have been an un-recognized engine failure with the twin engined Cessna C310 that lead to a dangerous below VMC situation and a high density height due hot conditions resulting in a poor climb performance at all up weight with the Beech A 23 Musketeer, that - in the end - resulted in both aircraft striking the ground in an uncontrolled condition

After the incidents of the past week, the value and importance of human factors in flying should be obvious to all

For those of you who may be interested, the Aviation Safety Foundation's representative, Doug Edwards, can offer a "Professional Pilot" safety course based on the "Wombat-CS", a Situational Awareness and Stress Tolerance measurement program

Doug and the "Wombat" can be contacted at the AirCentre Office Archerfield most work days

This has nothing to do with light aircraft and flying for fun and pleasure, but it's aviation news of some importance to those living in the area

Brisbane's main airport, ...you know, the one where the heavy stuff lands, ...well, Qantas are to relocate their Sydney based Mascot Jet Base to Archerfield's "big brother" airport on the other side of the river in a new multi-million dollar maintenance facility for the servicing of its Boeing 767 fleet