Mario Pierobon is a safety management consultant and content producer. He writes extensively about aviation safety and has in-depth knowledge of the European aviation safety regulations on both fixed and rotary wing operations. His rotary wing expertise is concerned primarily with specialised operations and the operations requiring specific approval, such as HEMS, hoist operations and performance-based navigation.

HUMS AND MRO capabilities for airborne special missions operators

Health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS), engine management systems, and prognostic health management systems are developing critical mass in the air medical and rescue helicopter sectors

Night vision goggle training: standards and solutions

Mario Pierobon looks at how training on the use of night vision goggles plays a significant role in framing their proper use by crews

Dynamic hoisting – what, when, how?

What are the real differences between a dynamic and static hoist, and are there any particular benefits to the dynamic approach? Mario Pierobon and Mandy Langfield spoke to the experts…

Upgrading your avionics hardware to increase mission safety

Mario Pierobon looks at the latest aviation advancements that offer increased mission safety air medical, air ambulance, and air rescue operations

Scale the heights: first changes to EU mountain HEMS

Mario Pierobon details the first changes to EASA mountain HEMS regulations since European aviation safety standards were published in 2012

Eyes in the sky: how UAVs are increasingly used in police search and rescue and surveillance

Mario Pierobon discusses how police forces in North America and Europe are using UAV support to boost force efficiency and effectiveness, and the regulatory obstacles they bring

Flight Simulation Training for airborne special missions: pilots and crews

Flight simulation training has become increasingly sophisticated, to the point that it is often considered a full alternative to flight training hours in an actual aircraft, as Mario Pierobon found…

Crew resource management in air medical operations

Mario Pierobon looks at the roles that medical crewmembers play inside rotary and fixed-wing aircraft, and how operators strike a balance between flight safety and patient care