Dan Parsons 13/8/20 Dan Parsons 13/8/20

Happy CASR 139 Transition Day!

After 17 or so years, with at least 11 years in a post-implementation review, the new Civil Aviation Safety Regulation Part 139 (CASR 139) is ready to accept your application!

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Dan Parsons 30/8/11 Dan Parsons 30/8/11

5 Ways to Improve Your Aerodrome Manual

I've seen my fair share of aerodrome manuals. Every audit begins with a review of an aerodrome manual and in my past life as a consultant, I wrote a few as well. Unfortunately, the state of the vast majority of aerodrome manuals I've encountered, including my own, could best be described as "needs improvement". But before we get to the tips, let’s just rehash the aerodrome manual rationale. Why do we have this document?

Dan Parsons 26/8/11 Dan Parsons 26/8/11

ATI Inspector Form

Very few aerodromes I visit take the time to make sure the person or persons who carry out their aerodrome technical inspections meet the qualification and experience requirements laid out in CASR 139.240. So, to help you out, I developed an easy to use form that helps guide you through the process and satisfy the record keeping expectations of regulators.

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Dan Parsons 20/6/11 Dan Parsons 20/6/11

Aerodrome Reporting - in a Flowchart

Aerodrome Reporting Flowchart - Landscape - v0.2 I like to sit at my computer and draw things, despite the fact that I'm no artist. A couple of weeks ago, I thought I would have a go at putting the various aerodrome reporting requirements, the procedures you might find in that section of the aerodrome manual, into a flowchart to help out anyone who is a bit confused by the various requirements.

Dan Parsons 15/6/11 Dan Parsons 15/6/11

"a sweep of the runway collected more than 20 bird carcasses"

I spied a couple of news reports of a mass bird-strike at DFW Airport today and the above quote jumped out at me. The procedure for checking the runway following a bird-strike is not required under Australian regulations and is not always included in the aerodrome manual - despite being a really, very, really good idea.

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Dan Parsons 7/6/11 Dan Parsons 7/6/11

Airservices NOTAM Form

Airservices NOTAM Form - ARO Version This NOTAM form has been in the wild now for nearly (or is that over) a year now, so I'm hoping most Australian aerodrome operators are aware of it, if not using it. Anyway, I'm working on another little reporting tool at the moment and having a quick link to this document on the blog would be helpful.

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Dan Parsons 15/5/11 Dan Parsons 15/5/11

"or his delegate"*

If your aerodrome manual contains this phrase, make sure either it also specifies this delegation or you have prepared separate documentation detailing such delegations.

* sexism not intended - that’s just the way I see it written.

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