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…
Interview: Captain Juan Cumplido, firefighting pilot for Babcock Aviation in Spain
Mandy Langfield spoke to Captain Juan Cumplido, firefighting pilot for Babcock Aviation in Spain, about risk management, the key differences between firefighting tactics in Europe compared to other regions, as…
ATSB safety analysis of aerial firefighting in Australia
The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued its safety analysis of aerial firefighting occurrences in Australia, considering the risks inherent to the operators and finding that half of all…
US-based HEMS pilot Mike Biasatti considers the issue of the looming pilot shortage in the US, and suggests the establishment of a national mentoring team that will attract and retain…