Archive: December 2021
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Dec
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2021
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Recently, I was conducting an FAA Helicopter Instrument Rating practical test in a Robinson R22 aircraft. To follow along with the applicant during the flight, I often use a commercially available navigation app on my smartphone to follow along for my own situational awareness. The fact this action is so commonplace in our lives can cause momentary complacency on properly securing the device for flight.
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Randy Rowles
Rotorcraft Checkride
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Rotorcraft Checkride
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Dec
27
2021
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Once I attended the funeral of a man I didn’t know. His name was William, but everyone who knew him well just called him Will. I was there because Will’s son was my friend and at the time was my co-worker. As everyone sat quietly respectful and listened, one friend after another spoke of Will and what he meant to so many people. I remember thinking this man was only four years older than I am and died way too soon.
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Maintenance Minute
Mark Tyler
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Maintenance Minute
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Dec
27
2021
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Have you ever been so tired flying at night or early morning that, thinking back on it, you could not remember the takeoff? As an air medical pilot in the early days in Houston and San Diego, I can raise my hand and say, “I have.” And why was that? The answer: Fatigue.
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My Two Cents Worth
Randy Mains
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My Two Cents Worth