Photos courtesy of Helicopter Association International
FAA Wings: Pilot
Proficiency Program
The objective of the WINGS Program is to address the primary accident causal factors that continue to plague the general aviation community. By focusing on this objective, we hope to reduce the number of accidents we see each year for the same causes.
Popular Courses:
ADM for VFR Pilots
Airspace, Special Use Airspace & TFRs
Class B Airspace VFR Operations
DC SFRA
Ditching and Water Survival
Fly Neighborly
IFR Insights: A Practical Approach
Inflight Icing
Know Before You Go: Navigating Today's Airspace
NYC SFRA
NORAD - Government Effort To Reduce TFR Violations
The Art of Aeronautical Decision-Making
Weather or Not: Thunderstorms
Weather Wise: VFR into IMC
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HAI ROUNDTABLE ON 56 SECONDS TO LIVE
This candid discussion also covered topics such as high-profile UIMC accidents and the panelists’ first-hand experiences with IMC; common errors that pilots make; and resources that can better prepare pilots to recognize, avoid, and recover from UIMC. The panelists also revealed details about the upcoming USHST 56 Seconds to Live Awareness and Prevention Online Training Course as well as the USHST’s plans to continue the discussion at HAI HELI-EXPO 2022 in Dallas.
CFIT: S76C++ SEOUL, KOREA
Despite poor visibility, the crew of an executive helicopter company pressed on and collided with a 39 story buildingin Seoul
To learn more go to https://ushst.org/56secs/
NTSB - AIR METHODS/DUKE LIFEFLIGHT:
Fatal US Helicopter Air Ambulance Accident: One engine was failing but serviceable engine shutdown
