A helicopter air ambulance (HAA) pilot in the US for 20 years and a certificated helicopter pilot since 1989, Mike Biasatti continues to enjoy all things helicopter. In 2008, the deadliest year on record in the US HAA industry, he founded EMS Flight Crew, an online resource for air medical crews to share experiences and learn from one another with the goal of promoting safety in the air medical industry. He continues to write on the subject of aviation safety, particularly in the helicopter medical transport platform with emphasis on crew resource management and communication.

Don’t Forget Murphy and his Law

In the final of his four-part feature series, aeromedical pilot Mike Biasatti looks at how judgement before skill can avoid an undesirable outcome

Three Little Pigs – or, how hard work and dedication pay off

In the third of four features, aeromedical pilot Mike Biasatti stresses the importance of being the master of the airframe you’re piloting, while demanding of yourself an expert grasp of…

Communication versus expectation – flight in IMC demands an exacting compliance

Aeromedical pilot Mike Biasatti discusses the importance of having a thorough knowledge of what to expect when flying in IMC, how to recognize when that picture isn’t developing as it…

HEMS operations in adverse weather conditions

The No 1 rule of aeromedical helicopter operations is that all crew go home at the end of the shift. In the first of four features, Aeromedical Pilot Mike Biasatti…

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…

How to be an air medical pilot

Mike Biasatti details the professional and personal qualities that make air medical pilots unique in their skillset; examining their resilience and ability to perform on-the-spot risk assessments in the face…

Avoidance of VFR flights into IIMC

HEMS pilot Mike Biasatti talks about his experience with inadvertent entry into instrument meteorological conditions and shares how, with a few simple measures, pilots can avoid putting themselves, and their…

HEMS pilot view of the latest in IFR regulations

Mike Biasatti details some of the latest changes to regulations regarding helicopter IFR operations, and why they are so important.