Royal Aero Club of WA

Safety Moment: The Unique World of Aviation

Operating in 3 dimensions with incredibly complex machines requires significant skill and knowledge. This skill and knowledge is: Obtained through training in both flight and… Read More

A Pilot’s Role in Whale Conservation

Every winter, Southern Right Whales migrate north from Antarctica to the warmer waters of the Southern Australian coastline. For nearly three decades, Jenny Schmidt has… Read More

Making Radio Calls Effective Communication?

Aviate – Navigate – Communicate – we all know the saying and at some point, most of us have had an instructor tell us to… Read More

Safety Moment: Are You and Your Passengers Wearing and Adjusting Your Seatbelts Correctly?

We recently had an incident where a student attempted to inspect the top of the wing of a Cessna 152 Aerobat, normally not an issue… Read More

Safety Moment: Why are Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) so important?

Flying is not a natural thing for people to do. We are ground-based creatures with a physiology developed to cope with that environment, not flying… Read More

Safety Moment: I Went for a Fly in the P-Mentor TMG

A well-known yet undocumented issue facing aviators is associated with the overuse of the zygomaticus major and minor muscles. I recently encountered this issue and… Read More

Flying the P Mentor: An Interview with Sura Mendis

From July 3rd to 6th, 2024, Sura Mendis and Jarod Rowe went on an unforgettable adventure, ferrying the club's new P-Mentor VH-TMG from Southport, Queensland,… Read More

Safety Moment: The Pre Take-off Safety Brief

Hand on heart, be completely honest with yourself- do you ALWAYS conduct a Pre Take-off safety brief, if not, your psychology may be the end… Read More

Our Ferrari Is on Its Way! Royal Aero Club’s P Mentor (VH-TMG)

As I write this week’s article, I must admit- I’m a little bit excited, RACWA’s P Mentor is on its way! So why the reference… Read More

Navigating the Clouds

With the upcoming cooler weather now is a good time to start to think about all that may be on the horizon with all the… Read More

Rottnest Bun Run

On the 7th of April, Good Friday descended upon Rottnest Island and so did the majority of RACWA’s aircraft fleet, carrying a hundred club members,… Read More