Tools, Data & Resources for Safer Helicopter Operations
Practical tools, analysis, and training resources developed from commercial helicopter operations, industry best practices, flight instruction, accident data, and work with independent helicopter owners and pilots.
Featured Resources
In-depth tools and analysis for helicopter owners and pilots. These resources are free to explore with no email registration required.
Bell 505 Market Report
Track Bell 505 aircraft offered for sale, asking prices, market activity, and resale trends with a report that is regularly updated as the market changes.
View Market Report →Bell 505 Accident Data Analysis
Explore worldwide Bell 505 accident data and identify recurring trends involving loss of control, rollover events, autorotations, and other operational risks.
Explore the Data →Personal Safety Management System
A practical Safety Management System developed for independent helicopter owners and pilots who want to improve their operational risk management.
Explore Personal SMS →Bell 505 Pilot Resources
Practical references developed specifically for Bell 505 pilots and owner-operators. Enter your email to receive the downloadable file.
Bell 505 Quick Reference / Study Sheet
A compact reference covering aircraft limitations, engine parameters, CAS messages, emergency procedures, and other frequently referenced Bell 505 information.
FREE PDF DOWNLOAD →Bell 505 Passenger Briefing Card
A printable passenger briefing aid covering helicopter safety zones, seat belts, doors, emergency exits, and other important information for Bell 505 passengers.
FREE PDF DOWNLOAD →Bell 505 Startup / Shutdown Checklist
A convenient checklist for Bell 505 startup and shutdown procedures, including operations with the Garmin GFC 600H autopilot.
FREE PDF DOWNLOAD →Pilot Safety & Decision-Making
Practical tools for managing risk, recognizing human-factor traps, and making more deliberate decisions before and during flight.
Personal Minimums Reference Card
A fillable reference card for establishing personal operating limitations before external pressures begin influencing your decisions.
FILLABLE PDF →Confirmation Bias
A pilot-focused presentation examining how confirmation bias can influence risk assessment, decision-making, and flight operations.
PRESENTATION SLIDES →Personal Minimums & SMS
A presentation examining how individual pilots can apply personal minimums and Safety Management System principles to their own flying.
PRESENTATION SLIDES →Flight Instructor Resources
Training material for helicopter instructors focused on improving learning, managing risk, and developing more capable pilots.
Better, Safer, More Effective Flight Instruction
Practical techniques for increasing instructional effectiveness, improving learner understanding, managing training risk, and reducing unnecessary CFI intervention.
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Bell 505 Quick Reference / Study Sheet
Enter your email below to receive the Bell 505 Quick Reference / Study Sheet.
Bell 505 Passenger Briefing Card
Enter your email below to receive the printable Bell 505 Passenger Briefing Card.
Bell 505 Startup / Shutdown Checklist
Enter your email below to receive the Bell 505 startup and shutdown checklist with GFC 600H autopilot procedures.
Personal Minimums Reference Card
Written personal minimums can help reduce the influence of external pressure and mission mentality. This fillable PDF provides a structured place to establish and periodically review your own operating limits.
Confirmation Bias Presentation
Learn how confirmation bias can affect aviation risk assessment, how to recognize it during flight operations, and practical techniques pilots can use to challenge their own assumptions.
Personal Minimums and SMS Presentation
An introduction to applying personal minimums and Safety Management System concepts at the individual-pilot level, with practical examples for everyday helicopter operations.
Better, Safer, More Effective Flight Instruction
Presentation material covering flight-instruction techniques, troubleshooting learner difficulties, visualization, risk management, and effective CFI intervention.