Helicopter crash survivability in focus: Part 2

Amy Gallagher details challenges to FAA regulations that have previously allowed helicopters to slip through without meeting safety standards to aid crash survivability

Pilot safety – the cockpit equipment keeping you safe

The equipment with which pilots work nowadays reduces workload and increases safety. But which have made the most difference to HEMS operations? Mike Biasatti outlines some of the most significant…

Interview: Tab Burnett, pilot for the Alaska Department of Public Safety

Mandy Langfield spoke to Tab Burnett, pilot for Alaska’s Department of Public Safety (DPS), about the unique challenges he faces flying in some of the most severe weather the northern…

Interview: John Hoad, Co-Founder of CareFlight

Jackie Annett spoke to Co-Founder of CareFlight, John Hoad, about his 35-year career as a pilot and the special skills needed to be a HEM pilot in Australia

Retired pilot Byron Edgington on the joy of flying single pilot

Byron Edgington, a retired military and commercial helicopter pilot, shares an excerpt from his book, PostFlight: An Old Pilot’s Logbook, in which he addresses the benefits and perils of choosing…

Transitioning from military to civilian life

For many, making the transition from military to civilian life can prove difficult. Lauren Haigh spoke with pilots, search and rescue crew, and flight doctors who have undergone this changeover…

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Helicopter crash survivability in focus: Part 2

Pilot safety – the cockpit equipment keeping you safe

Interview: Tab Burnett, pilot for the Alaska Department of Public Safety

Interview: John Hoad, Co-Founder of CareFlight

Retired pilot Byron Edgington on the joy of flying single pilot

Transitioning from military to civilian life