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Articles for category Safety




Nov
08
2012

Troubleshooting Your Pilot

Posted by Admin

Nothing brings a productive day to a screeching halt quicker than a broken aircraft. At the very core of getting the anomaly identified and corrected is that initial interaction between the mechanic and pilot. By following a few simple suggestions you can fine tune these early communications, improve troubleshooting efficiency, and get the aircraft back online sooner. [Read More...]

Categories: categoryTraining categorySafety



Nov
01
2012

A Sure Fire Fix for the Most Dangerous Job in America

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Want to hear something shocking? According to the American Journal of Clinical Medicine (Winter 2009 issue) after assessing past statistics then projecting them forward, they predicted that if you fly in a HEMS helicopter and do that job for twenty years, you face a 40 percent chance of losing your life. [Read More...]

Categories: categorySafety categoryHelicopter Sectors



Oct
11
2012

An Outside Safety Audit? Why, what’s in it for us?

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Many helicopter operators ask themselves these questions, and many others, when the conversation with a peer or competitor turns to the subject of an outside audit. Questions are a natural reaction, and each organization needs answers before they embark on an outside safety audit. [Read More...]

Categories: categorySafety



Sep
13
2012

Master Thy Environment

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The helicopter pilot works in an amazing, ever-changing environment. The skills necessary to accomplish the task at hand for most commercial or even private helicopter flight operations require a high level of concentration, ability and finesse just to name a few. (social skills excluded) [Read More...]

Categories: categorySafety



Aug
31
2012

When I was younger, I walked uphill, in snow, and barefooted

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It was getting late in the afternoon and I had just finished a days flying in Key West, Florida. It had been one of those strange, hazy gray, overcast, blustery days, with the wind steady out of the east at 15 – 20 knots. It looked like it wanted to storm any minute, but never really did with the exception of an occasional spit of rain here and there. [Read More...]

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Categories: categorySafety



Aug
03
2012

When Birds Strike

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Birds are a severe danger for pilots. Especially when flying at low altitudes with high speed – a profile that is typical for helicopter flights.. What can be done to prevent strikes and to save lives and costs? [Read More...]

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Categories: categorySafety



Jul
10
2012

A Squirrel, a Moose, and Loss of Control in Helicopter Accidents

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A Squirrel, a Moose, and Loss of Control in Helicopter AccidentsBy Lee Roskop (IHST team [Read More...]

Categories: categorySafety



May
25
2012

It Takes a Village to Stop the Accidents

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Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) provide life-saving transports for the critically ill or injured. However, the rising number of U.S. HEMS accidents over the past decade is cause for serious questions as to their operational safety. For this reason a national effort is underway to reduce HEMS accidents. [Read More...]

Categories: categorySafety



Jun
15
2011

Are We Aiming at the Correct Target?

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By Matt Zuccaro -I am sure most of you are familiar with the various accident reduction efforts within the industry—be they Helicopter Association International, FAA, the International Helicopter Safety Team, Tour Operators Program of Safety, Airborne Law Enforcement Association or the European Helicopter Safety Team. The basic premise of these efforts is to reduce the number of accidents that occur within the helicopter community—either the aggregate number or those that involve fatalities. [Read More...]

Categories: categorySafety



Apr
14
2011

Rumblings from Independence Avenue: Trouble Ahead for HEMS?

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By Bill Winn - The sound of thunder on the near horizon can herald hope or fear, depending on whether you are a drought-stricken farmer or a Golden Retriever with a serious phobia of both the boom and flash of lightening. My dog Max literally climbs into bed between me and Joyce during every thunderstorm, and lies there shivering uncontrollably until the storm has passed. It's like having one of those vibrating beds you find in cheap motels. [Read More...]

Categories: categorySafety categoryRegulatory


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