http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Tue, 21 May 2013 9:00:55 EDT I’m an Army National Guard pilot and my unit recently went through an “ARMS” inspection. It occurs about every three years and is a detailed inspection of everything an aviation unit does, which includes checkrides for the unit pilots. During this most recent inspection I made some mental... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/columns/emsnotebook/Pink-Slip_77798.html Thu, 1 Nov 2012 0:00:00 EDT aparker@accessintel.com I found out a lot about helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) during a 30-minute chat with the head of the largest air medical operator in the U.S., Aaron Todd (see Air Methods CEO: Higher Responsibility for HEMS,” page 44, and the full interview at www.rotorandwing.com... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/columns/emsnotebook/Higher-Duty_74410.html Sat, 1 Oct 2011 0:00:00 EDT I’m not going to discuss how to avoid going IIMC. The focus of this article is not how you should be conservative when deciding whether to push on into the crappy weather. It isn’t about how you shouldn’t have taken the flight, flown lower, flown slower, turned around, followed the major... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/columns/emsnotebook/IIMC-What-Not-to-Do_72649.html Tue, 1 Mar 2011 0:00:00 EST It is common in EMS for lift times to be documented by dispatch. It is also a common requirement for pilots to document any lift times over five minutes and send this information to the lead pilot and/or base manager. In business, there is a saying “you are what you measure.” It may seem natural... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/columns/emsnotebook/Pressure-to-be-Fast_71700.html Wed, 1 Dec 2010 0:00:00 EST Rep. John Salazar (D-CO) introduced the Air Medical Safety Act, HR 1201, to the U.S. Congress on Feb. 25, 2009. The bill requires, in part, "a pilot of an... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/columns/emsnotebook/Pitfalls-of-Applying-Part-135-to-EMS-Operations_34832.html Tue, 1 Sep 2009 0:00:00 EDT Don’t Wag the Dog High levels of stress are inherent in EMS helicopter operations, generating pressures that tend to cause the backward circumstance of the dog being wagged instead of the tail. Looking back, it can be seen that early civilian EMS programs in the U.S. were sometimes hastily arranged. As... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/columns/emsnotebook/EMS_30108.html Sun, 1 Mar 2009 0:00:00 EST   Do more cooperative times lay ahead for operators seeking guidance and signoffs from the FAA on aircraft and operations upgrades such as use of night-vision goggles? The head of the FAA arm that oversees helicopters says so, and many in industry would like to set their skepticism aside and believe... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/columns/emsnotebook/A-New-FAA-Approach_1456.html Thu, 1 Apr 2004 0:00:00 EST