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SAFETY first
The MAAA has created a 75-year legacy as Australia’s
largest flying organisation, committed to providing the
best and safest flying experience for our 10,000 plus
members. Bringing together our members’ collective
knowledge, we can effectively manage accidents and
incidents for our members and clubs, helping to keep
the skies safe and our pilot’s injury free so you can
continue to enjoy the camaraderie, fun and thrills that
the sport provides.
When an incident or accident occurs, the MAAA takes
those affected under our wing, ensuring that our
members get back to safe, fun flying sooner. This is
achieved through managing any insurance claims
on their behalf as well as providing assistance or
corrective action when required. If an accident or
incident occurs, we speak directly with clubs and
members to ensure that they are safe, they feel
supported and that a resolution is reached quickly.
Unlike any other association, the MAAA conduct
thorough investigations in order to ascertain what
accidents or incidents are trending. We then seek to
put corrective action in place, reducing the potential
risks for all the MAAA community while protecting the
reputation and future of the sport loved by many.
How does the MAAA help you?
The MAAA adopts a “just culture” when investigating
accidents and incidents, so that our members can
have open communication with us and not feel
fearful in reporting an incident or be concerned about
repercussions. The MAAA doesn’t blame members- our
job is to keep you, the clubs and your planes safe. By
receiving reports on incidents or accidents, no matter
how insignificant you may feel it is - we can look at
reoccurring trends and come up with a resolution that
ensures the sport is safer now and into the future.
Head over to our website to read our prepared FAQ’s
, to
help you better ascertain what type of incidents and
accidents are dealt with by the MAAA, who needs to
complete an accident/incident or investigation report
and what happens with third party insurance claims.
For other information on incident management
please see
The MAAA is currently building an online version of
the MAAA Incident Report form and MAAA Incident
Investigation form online to make the entire process
easier, faster and more assessable.
SAFETY FIRST AND FOREMOST FOR MAAA MEMBERS
NOVEMBER WING SPAN
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