FAA Webinar: Tipping the Fatal Helicopter IIMC Accident Rate Back Towards Survival Safety November 29, 2018 Visual flight rules (VFR) flights that inadvertently or intentionally enter into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) continue to .... Read More
HOGS hosts live FAA Safety webinar, advanced WINGS credit Safety November 29, 2018 NTSB statistics show that helicopter pilots who fly VFR into IMC conditions only have a 14% chance of surviving the event. This .... Read More
FAA Safety Fact Sheet: Controlled Flight Into Terrain Safety November 29, 2018 CFIT is defined as an unintentional collision with terrain (the ground, a mountain, a body of water, or an obstacle) while an aircraft .... Read More
FAA Webinar: Safe Self-Briefing - Weather Briefing 2 Safety November 26, 2018 In this 90-minute webinar, aviation weather expert Delia will discuss the great new tools to identify potentially hazardous weather .... Read More
FAA Safety Fact Sheet - Pilots and Medication Safety November 21, 2018 Impairment from medication, particularly over the counter (OTC) medication, has been cited in a number of accidents in general aviation .... Read More
Touchdown Autorotations - A Guide to Crashing Gently Safety November 21, 2018 Presentation from Becker Helicopters Pilot academy at HAI Headquarters. Read More
With the Robinson R44's safety issues, the FAA has taken a more hands-off approach Safety November 19, 2018 (Los Angeles Times) - In one low-impact crash after another, pilots and passengers in Robinson R44 helicopters were burning to death .... Read More
FAA Webinar: Safe Self-Briefing - Weather Briefing 2 Safety November 15, 2018 In this 90 minute webinar, aviation weather expert Delia will discuss the great new tools to identify potentially hazardous weather. Read More
New Zealand CAA issues loose item warning for helicopters Safety November 14, 2018 (NewsHub) - The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued a warning that loose items in a helicopter cabin can be fatal. The warning .... Read More
US Helicopter Safety Team provides industry accident rankings Safety November 14, 2018 Every baseball sabermetrics specialist knows that stand-alone numbers such as total RBIs and total pitching wins may not tell the .... Read More