Dangerous Goods – Lithium Battery Fire
Dangerous Good Lithium Battery Fire THE ENEMY WITHIN DANGEROUS GOODS IN THE CABIN Dangerous goods have been implicated in at least two aircraft crashes in the past two years – suspected of being a...
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Night Flying Helicopters For VFR Pilots This past summer there were several accidents flying helicopters in which multiple fatalities resulted from the helicopter pilot’s decision to fly into night...
View ArticleBell 47D Helicopter Accident
Dynamic Rollover Every Pilots Training ARTICLE DATE: March 1990 A BELL 47D HELICOPTER PILOT AND his friend moved the helicopter out of the hangar on a warm, late-winter day in southern Missouri. The...
View ArticleAre Experimental Heliepters Safe To Fly
Flying A Homebuilt Helicopter I am often asked about the safety and reliability of the RotorWay experimental helicopters that I fly about 400 hours a year. “Are they safe to fly?” “Safe”, does that...
View ArticleCompulsory Aircraft lights
It’s All About Being Seen In The Skies Being seen under ‘see and avoid’ THE FAA FLIGHT RULE that specifies the requirement for aircraft lights is an important part of the collection of rules intended...
View ArticleAnodizing and Fatigue Life – Safari Helicopter
Dressing Your Helicopter For Disaster ARTICLE DATE: November – December 2008 Yep, you would like to win an award for the best helicopter. Yep, you also understand that judges highly score appearance....
View ArticleThe Fallacy Of The Creative Thinking Pilot
Being Too Smart Can Create A Disaster A RAZOR-SHARP ANALYTICAL MIND CAN GET YOU INTO AS MUCH TROUBLE AS IT CAN GET YOU OUT OF BY COURTNEY CHAPMAN AND RICHARD GILSON ASSISTANT PROFESSORS, DEPARTMENT OF...
View ArticleTransitional Autorotations – Between the Hover and Cruise Altitude
During flight training most instructors teach you how to perform hovering and cruise altitude autorotations. This is all fine and must be performed on your Private check ride. However, what about...
View ArticleDe-Laminated Main Rotor Blade
Main Rotor Blades ARTICLE DATE: October 2000 Greetings to you from sunny Sri Lanka May I take the liberty of enclosing an article (with illustrations) which may be of help to members for coping with...
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