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Monday, March 1, 2010
Focused on Safety
Our focus in this issue is safety. Five of our features this month are related to this theme. Before telling you about the safety features in this issue, I want to let you know that we will be conducting our Rotor & Wing Safety & Training Summit again this year in Denver, Colo. on June 8 and 9... [read more]
March 1, 2010
Feedback March 2010
Capitalism at its Worst I have just read your Rotor & Wing article, “Stay Proficient” in the Editor’s Notebook section of the February 2010 issue, page 4. Thank you for writing it. I have been flying helicopters, both military and...
March 1, 2010
EMS Safety Awareness Up But Wave of Regs Expected
Flight nurse Jackie Turcotte (left) and flight paramedic Bob Johnson move a patient from LifeFlight of Maine’s AgustaWestland AW109 to the emergency department at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. After a horrible year in 2008, when HEMS...
March 1, 2010
Safety Board Chairman Advocates“Raising the Bar"
The Chairman We were joined in the chairman’s office by NTSB Executive Officer Thom Zoeller, Deputy Director of Aviation Safety for Regional Operations Jeff Guzzetti, the Chairman’s Confidential Assistant Cresence Stafford, and NTSB Public Affairs...
March 1, 2010
Rotorcraft Report: SRT Instructs San Antonio Med Unit
Military | Search & Rescue San Antonio Fire Department’s Medical Special Operations Unit (MSOU) recently completed two training courses with SRT Helicopters...
March 1, 2010
Rotorcraft Report: Night Flight Trains Atlanta PD Pilots
Training | NVG Port St. Lucie, Fla.-based Night Flight Concepts (NFC) has conducted night vision goggle training for the Atlanta Police Department...
March 1, 2010
Rotorcraft Report: Simulator Standards Harmonization With Pilot Needs In Mind
Training | Standards The CAE 3000 Series helicopter mission trainer features a direct-projection dome with 210 x 75-degree field of view, Tropos-6000 visual system and cockpit vibration platform. Photo courtesy CAE. Qualifying a helicopter simulator...
March 1, 2010
Flying Into the Abyss
Imagine for a moment that a single-piloted, passenger-carrying helicopter leaves on a VFR flight plan from its airport-based helipad, enroute to a remote island 20 miles offshore. The flight was intended to take off in the late afternoon, however the VIPs...
March 1, 2010
Like An Angel Came Down to Get Me
Korean War helicopter pilot, World War II fighter pilot, author, artist, great-grandfather. Many people would relish in accomplishing just one of these goals. For Richard C. Kirkland, that’s just where his story begins. Among his honors are the...
March 1, 2010
European Helo Industry Strives to Improve Safety
Initiatives from various parts of the world were discussed at the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)’s third rotorcraft symposium in Cologne, Germany in December. Offshore operations are still a major focus, but some speakers warned that real...
March 1, 2010
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...
February 1, 2010
Hot Products: February 2010
Sherwin-Williams AfterGlo Now Available for Commercial Aircraft A specialized paint from Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings and Defense Holdings Inc. allows commercial helicopter rotors and aircraft propellers to glow in the dark. AfterGlo photo-luminescent...
February 1, 2010
Stay Proficient
The following was adapted from an NTSB preliminary accident report: “On Sept. 25, 2009, at approximately 11:30 p.m., a Eurocopter AS350B2 was substantially damaged when it crashed near Georgetown County Airport (GGE), Georgetown, S.C. The certificated...
February 1, 2010
Use of the Instrument Rating for Helicopter Pilots
Training| Instruments For helicopter pilots and CFIIs, the use and maintenance of our instrument ratings in the helicopter world is very different than for fixed-wing pilots. It is common for helicopter pilots to obtain their commercial rating without...
February 1, 2010
Rotorcraft Report: FAA Issues Icing Recommendations
Training | Icing The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) SW-08-03R1 on Jan. 11. The alert describes practices intended to help reduce the chances of an in-flight engine shutdown related to a...
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