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Aviation Resource Guide

Internet Resources

Contents

Aviation Agencies Human Factors
Australian Aviation Links Meteorology
General Aviation Links  

Aviation Agencies

Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)

Civil Aviation Authority - New Zealand. Details about the CAA, legislation, aeronautical services, Year 2000, occurrences and trends, aircraft register and stats, public information, publications, personnel licensing and search and rescue.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - U.S. Details about the FAA and their activities including regulation and certification,air traffic services and civil aviation security

FÉDÉRATION AÉRONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONALE (FAI) - the worlds air sports federation (founded in 1905) is a non-governmental and non-profit making international organisation with 85 member countries
International Civil Aviation Organization  (ICAO) - a number of civil aviation authorities from around the world

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) - U.S. This is an aviation site with details of US accidents

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Australian Aviation Links

Civil Aviation Safety Authority - (CASA) aviation in Australia, legislation and regulation, pilots and operators, engineers and air-worthiness and an aircraft register are some of the links at this site 

Designated Aviation Medical Examiners Handbook - Civil Aviation Safety Authority

CASA DAMEs and DAOs - contact addresses for approved medical and opthalmic examiners

Airservices Australia - aims to provide a safe, efficient and effective air traffic system with pilot information, pilot briefing and other information

The AOPA - the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of Australia web page with information on how to join, a services directory and an aircraft market

Civil Aviation Act 1988 - the table of provisions of this Commonwealth Consolidated Act with links to each section

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General Aviation Links

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Unviversity Library (Prescott) - links to a number of aerospace sites including NASA Space Centres, manufacturers, European Space Agency, software engineering and rocketry resources plus useful aviation sites including airlines, airports, aircraft, airships and balloons, commercial aviation, military, museums, conferences, research, flight simulation and weather

WWW Virtual Library - Meteorology

Aero.com - U.S. - a range of links to sites including art/photography, research, flight planning, museums, training and on-line reading e.g. California Pilot

Aeroseek - U.S. - Aviation search engine and directory

Flightsearch - U.S. - with links to aviation services, products, publications, weather, recreation, travelocity

Landings - U.S. - useful search databases, such as VH numbers, registration prefixes, airport information, certified pilots, airworthiness, Aviation's Directory

Plane Crash information - latest news on crashes, statistics, warning sounds, photographs, safety ratings

Human Factors

Aviation Medicine - aeromedical search engines, articles and publications, practitioners on the net, mailing list and other organisations

FAA Human Factors - human factors programs, products, and activities Site of the US Federal Aviation Administration, Human Factors home page with programs, products, activities and research

Institute of Aviation of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois page with research (especially Human Factors) and training programs

Aviation Safety Connection - focus on improved aeronautical decision making and pilot judgment

Flight Safety Foundation - Flight Safety Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, international organization engaged in research, auditing, education, advocacy and publishing to improve aviation safety.

Meteorology

Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) - National Meteorological Service for the southern hemisphere and one of the more technologically advanced in the world.

World Weather - Intellicast. A world map divided into regions with weather details

Last reviewed: 29 January 2009