Helicopter Peer Pilot Program Webinar Saturday Morning
Join us Saturday morning to learn about a new program to support the mental health and well-being of helicopter pilots. You can also earn Advanced WINGS credit. When: Saturday, March 29, starting at 09:00 Central Daylight Time (07:00 PDT; 08:00 MDT; 10:00 EDT; 04:00 HST; 06:00 AKDT; 07:00 Arizona; 14:00 GMT) Sign-up: https://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=135662&caller=/SPANS/events/EventList.aspx
5 Videos That Every Helicopter Pilot Needs to Watch
Movies can be heartwarming, funny, or motivational, but only a few take aim to save lives. Following are five videos that the International Helicopter Safety Team (http://www.ihst.org/) encourages helicopter pilots to watch and take to heart in order to enhance helicopter safety and reduce accidents. That Others May Live – This video is a case study by Airbus Helicopters and offers a pilot's account of an actual inadvertent IMC encounter that occurred at night in a VFR equipped AS350 helicopter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMxuO77mdQo No Greater Burden - Much research has been done on the negative effects of stress on
Southern CALIFORNIA Helicopter + ALL Aircraft
Southern California HELICOPTER + ALL Aircraft Fly Neighborly " NOISE & SAFETY " Information Helicopter, as well as ALL aircraft noise in the greater Los Angeles region has been a concern for residents for many years. In response to those concerns, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has solicited and received input from local communities and other stakeholders specifically on helicopter noise and safety issues. The FAA has expressed that the most satisfactory and widely accepted noise abatement measures are those developed and supported by engaged stakeholders and the FAA at the local level. The FAA is engaging in a continuous local process pursuing
United -States Helicopter Safety Team-Monthly Report (Nov 2018)
Monthly Report As of: 11 December 2018 The USHST is a regional partner to the International Helicopter Safety Team. USHST GOAL: Reduce the fatal U.S. helicopter accident rate by 20% by 2020. (0.61 fatal accidents per 100,000 flight hours) OUTREACH Since 01 January 2018, the Personal / Private industry experienced: • 7 fatal accidents • 22 fatalities Over a ten year period (2009 – 2018) the Pers/Pvt industry: • experienced fatal accident rate of 5.0 per 100K flight Hours • accounted for ≈3% of the flight hours in the U.S. To view the entire USHST Monthly Report, click the link below:
United -States Helicopter Safety Team-Monthly Report (Oct 2018)
Monthly Report As of: 13 November 2018 The USHST, a regional partner to the International Helicopter Safety Team, established a goal of reducing the fatal U.S. helicopter accident rate by 20% by 2020. (0.61 fatal accidents per 100,000 flight hours) OUTREACH Since 01 January 2018, the Utility Patrol and Construction (UPAC) industry has experienced 6 fatal accidents and 9 fatalities. Over a ten year period (2009 – 2018) the UPAC industry experienced a fatal accident rate of 3.39 per 100K flight Hours and accounted for 2% of the flight hours in the U.S. To view the USHST Monthly Report, click the
United States Helicopter Safety Team-Monthly Report (Sep 2018)
Monthly Report As of: 04 October 2018 The USHST, a regional partner to the International Helicopter Safety Team, established a goal of reducing the fatal U.S. helicopter accident rate by 20% by 2020. (0.61 fatal accidents per 100,000 flight hours) CY YTD Rate = 0.66 Fatal Accidents per 100K Flight Hours (30 September 2018) EOY Target = 0.65. OUTREACH Since 01 January 2013, the Helicopter Air Ambulance (HAA) industry has experienced 18 fatal accidents and 43 fatalities. Over a five year period (2012 – 2016) the HAA industry experienced a fatal accident rate of 0.55 per 100K flight hours and accounted
United States Helicopter Safety Team-Monthly Report (July 2018)
“20% by 2020” Monthly Report (July 2018) The USHST, a regional partner to the International Helicopter Safety Team, set a goal in 2016 of reducing the fatal U.S. helicopter accident rate by 2020 to 0.61 fatal accidents per 100,000 flight hours, compared with USHST’s baseline rate of 0.76 per 100,000 hours. That number is the average fatal accident rate for 2009–2010 and 2012–2014. The fatal accident rate has been trending downward over the past 15 years, but it has been below 0.61 only twice, and experienced a sharp increase in 2008 and 2013. The USHST target for 2018 is to
United -States Helicopter Safety Team-Monthly Report (Apr 2019)
Monthly Report As of: 1 April 2019 The USHST is a regional partner to the International Helicopter Safety Team. USHST Goal: Reduce the U.S. helicopter fatal accident rate 20% by the end of 2019 (20% by 2020) USHST Helicopter Safety Enhancement (H-SE) Helicopter Safety Enhancement (H-SE) 91: Enhanced Helicopter Vision Systems FAA and industry to research, develop, and promote the use of enhanced helicopter vision systems (EHVS) technologies (e.g. Night Vision Goggles, Enhanced Vision Systems, Synthetic Vision Systems, Combined Vision Systems, etc.) to assist in recognizing and preventing unplanned flight into degraded visibility conditions due to weather and to increase safety
United -States Helicopter Safety Team-Monthly Report (Feb 2019)
Monthly Report As of: 18 March 2019 The USHST is a regional partner to the International Helicopter Safety Team. USHST Goal: Reduce the U.S. helicopter fatal accident rate 20% by the end of 2019 (20% by 2020) USHST Helicopter Safety Enhancement (H-SE) H-SE 127A is Training for Recognition/Recovery of Spatial Disorientation. The H-SE calls for the industry to develop training for recognition of spatial disorientation and recovery to controlled flight. The training developed should emphasize the use of all available resources installed on the aircraft (to include automation, such as increased use of autopilot). Within the UIMC dataset, there were five
United -States Helicopter Safety Team-Monthly Report (Dec 2018/Jan 2019)
Monthly Report As of: 14 February 2019 The USHST is a regional partner to the International Helicopter Safety Team. USHST Goal: Reduce the U.S. helicopter fatal accident rate 20% by the end of 2019 (20% by 2020) In CY 2018, the U.S. helicopter industry experienced a negative trend in which 24 fatal accidents and 55 fatalities occurred. USHST H-SE 19A, Safety Culture and Professionalism, would have had the most significant impact in preventing these fatal accidents (applicable to 50% of the 24 fatal accidents) To view the entire USHST Monthly Report plus a Bonus Report , click on the links below: http://ushst.org/Reports and Identifying How UAS/OPA Can Reduce