Allowing someone to manage your aircraft transaction takes a tremendous amount of trust. So, let me facilitate that relationship by sharing a bit about my background. Prior to my 15 years in aviation, my career path was anything but typical. In high school, I was never satisfied to work at the local grocery store likeContinue reading “My Philosophy”
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Helicopter Bird Strikes: The Stats (and real techniques for Avoidance!)
Spring is here! Water fowl and birds are about to be all over your area of operations. If you are like me, you have had more than your fair share of near misses with large birds. And, like me, you probably have wondered how often bird strikes happen in our industry, how serious they are,Continue reading “Helicopter Bird Strikes: The Stats (and real techniques for Avoidance!)”
White Out and Brown Out
It’s about to snow again in Colorado, and that brings White Out conditions to mind. Many of you may have already seen the video of two Blackhawks crashing at Snowbird resort in Utah on February 22. I’m attaching it below for those who haven’t – its a stark reminder of what can happen if whiteContinue reading “White Out and Brown Out”
The New Autopilot! And why Automation Management Is Important
I had just picked up the helicopter from an avionics shop that had installed the new Garmin GFC 600H Flight Control System.
Heli-Expo Dallas Landing! (video)
Here is the video from the 505 cockpit of my landing at the Heli-Expo in Dallas
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I’ll update the site with regular posts on safety topics I find interesting or that might be helpful to others. I hope to get some good content to share from Heli-Expo 2022, as well! Thanks for reading!
Loss of Control – S92 Report
I recently came across this occurrence report from Aerossurance, and found it to be a fascinating read: http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/loc-s92a-offshore-nova-scotia/This article describes an event in an S92 that came extremely close to an accident, in harrowing detail. In the end, the only result was aircraft exceedances. The S92 avionics collect rich data, allowing a detailed description ofContinue reading “Loss of Control – S92 Report”