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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Matt Carr

Near-miss between planes at Lake Macquarie sparks safety overhaul

The Lake Macquarie incident involved a gyroplane, an aircraft like those on display in this file image. File picture

A NEAR-MISS between two planes on a Lake Macquarie runway that left one person seriously injured has sparked changes to safety precautions.

The pilots of the two aircraft didn't hear each other on the radio or see each other ahead of the near-collision.

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