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| 06.01.2010 |
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Holding ‘Em and Folding ‘Em
In the course of conducting safe and efficient operations with helicopters, probably even more critically than with fixed wing aircraft, there is a time and season for all things. There’s a time for VFR flying and a time for IFR operations, and there...
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| 04.01.2010 |
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Clear as Mud?
Earlier this year I attended a FAASTeam seminar regarding the new airspace requirements in the New York exclusion areas. It was held at Flying W Airport (N14) in Lumberton, N.J. There were approximately 200 pilots in attendance, mostly fixed-wing, with a hand...
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| 03.01.2010 |
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Safety Watch: Stay with the Wreckage!
The business of developing strategies for actions following aviation mishaps is not usually a favorite topic for helicopter operators, but it does represent an area of flight planning, and mission execution, that can prove to be absolutely pivotal where...
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| 01.01.2010 |
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See and Avoid–Again
In my last article we discussed the mid-air collision of a Eurocopter AS350BA with a Piper 32R-300 over the Hudson River Exclusion Area that claimed the lives of nine people. Although the NTSB investigation is still ongoing, there has been progress in making...
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| 12.01.2009 |
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Safety Watch: High Wire Act
While wire strike hazards to civilian helicopter operations are usually not found at the absolute top of most commonly recognized threat lists, this category of danger to flight is a consistent runner-up wherever mishap causes are identified in the rotary...
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| 09.01.2009 |
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Where the Light Is
Current EMS helicopter operational safety statistics, as we know all too well, continue to echo the early 1980s, when medical transport activities grimly persevered to survive a high-risk...
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| 05.01.2009 |
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Safety Watch
Leadership and Safety Leadership can be defined as influencing others to accomplish a common goal or mission. Safety is a common goal in all organizations. How do we link leadership and safety? We can look at the U.S. Army’s Be-Know-Do-Leadership model...
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| 03.01.2009 |
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Safety Watch
Pilot Proficiency- Be Prepared How prepared are we as pilots to successfully handle in-flight emergencies as we all saw on Jan. 15, 2009 with US Air flight 1549 bound for Charlotte, N.C. that unexpectedly landed in the Hudson River? The crew of that flight...
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| 01.01.2009 |
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Training: Safety Watch
Aircrew Coordination Aircrew coordination, cockpit resource management, cockpit coordination, cockpit communication management...these terms refer to the same basic principles of ensuring the sum of the members of an aircraft crew is greater than the...
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| 01.01.2009 |
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Training: Accident Watch
Familiar Territory On Sept. 21, 2008, at about 0538 CDT, the Robinson R44 II was destroyed when it impacted an occupied house and terrain near Kenosha, Wis. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on...
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| 11.01.2008 |
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Safety Watch
Medical Transport: Safety Versus Mission It’s a foggy, rainy night and you’re the pilot of a life flight helicopter, relaxing, when the phone rings. It’s an auto accident 25 mi away. You check the weather, check the route of flight, check...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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Training: Safety Watch
Pilot Responsibility — Where Has it Gone? Where is the FAA? That’s the question we all ask following an aircraft mishap. But the question that really should be asked is, where is pilot responsibility in general aviation these days? We all rely on...
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| 05.01.2008 |
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Anatomy of an Investigation
PRODUCTS | You are relaxing in the pilot lounge waiting for passengers to arrive when you see on TV "Breaking News" — an aircraft has crashed. You see overhead pictures from news helicopters, the...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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Safety Watch: Aviation Maintenance—Is My Aircraft Safe?
Aviation Maintenance: Is My Aircraft Safe? The question of whether your aircraft is safe must be answered before every flight. Do you really know if it is airworthy and if not, what do you do about it...
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| 02.01.2008 |
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Safety Watch: A Good Safety Program’s Key
SAFETY Risk management and accident prevention are buzz words familiar to most pilots and safety managers. But what do they really mean and how do we ensure we adhere to the practices and policies that assist us in reducing accidents and injuries? At least...
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| 12.01.2007 |
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Safety Watch: VFR vs. IFR — No Way Out?
WHEN DO WE MAKE THAT CALL? We all have been there before — running late, weather worse than expected and an urgency to get off the ground. Many of us have committed the same unsafe acts that cause mishaps...
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| 10.01.2007 |
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Safety Watch: A Personal Encounter With IMC
IN THE LAST COLUMN, I REVIEWED the lessons I learned from my accident in an emergency medical service helicopter and shared how I regained my confidence and returned to the cockpit in a paying job ("The Hidden Cost of an Accident," August 2007, page...
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| 08.01.2007 |
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Safety Watch: The Hidden Cost of an Accident
I’M AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL service pilot in the Central United States. I have been flying for more than 12 years and have over 3,800 hr of flight time, all but about 80 of them in helicopters. But this is not about my resumé It’s about the...
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| 09.01.2004 |
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Safety watch
On the morning of August 7, 1998, near Uvalde, Texas, a Hughes 269B helicopter was substantially damaged during a hard landing. According to the NTSB, after flying about 30 min. herding cattle, the pilot located three cattle that were in a gated adjoining...
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| 07.01.2004 |
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Safety Watch
Bad Vibes When a critical component in a helicopter’s main rotor system fails in flight, the resulting accident is almost always fatal. How much warning, if any, does a pilot get with these kinds of failures? Unfortunately, helicopters typically do not...
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