A LIGHT aircraft was forced to abort take-off at Mildura Airport after reduced radio signal reception from a Dash 8 airliner failed to alert the pilot of its planned takeoff from an intersecting runway, a report has found.

A QantasLink Dash 8 had already passed the take-off decision point on the main runway when its crew heard the Lancair’s take-off call on the airport's secondary runway, having failed to hear the