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UNSAFE SKIES - THE BOOK
By Dick Smith
Dec 9, 2005, 16:02

 Unsafe Skies - The Book

• Complete Book (2.4mb)

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• Introduction, Synopsis, Index and Biography (80kb)
  
• Chapter 1. You won’t be able to bring in reforms until people die (101kb)
  
• Chapter 2. Historical reasons for the lack of radar usage (216kb)
  
• Chapter 3. The reforms commence under the Hawke Government (93kb)
  
• Chapter 4. A simple explanation of the airspace system (155kb)
  
• Chapter 5. A local airport radio operator improves safety (115kb)
  
• Chapter 6. Comparison of two airspace systems (229kb)
  
• Chapter 7. Allocating the airspace categories (154kb)
  
• Chapter 8. A new airspace system accepted for Australia (210kb)
  
• Chapter 9. Failure to proceed due to self-interest and resistance to change (94kb)
  
• Chapter 10. An airliner nearly hits a mountain – radar not used (508kb)
  
• Chapter 11. The Benalla accident – radar not used (767kb)
  
• Chapter 12. The Mount Hotham accident – radar not used (240kb)
  
• Chapter 13. Class E – advantages still not available in Australia (109kb)
  
• Chapter 14. Cape York crash – 15 dead – local radio operator hijacked (245kb)
  
• Chapter 15. A Cerritos type mid-air collision could happen tomorrow (461kb)
  
• Chapter 16. Conflict of interest stops and then reverses the reforms (409kb)
  
• Chapter 17. Why do professional pilots support “upside down” airspace? and Chapter 18. Who hid the Proserpine control tower? (177kb)
  
• Chapter 19. ABC’s 7.30 Report undermines safety reforms and Chapter 20. People are dying – why nothing in the media? (114kb)
  
• Chapter 21. What can the public do? (101kb)