April 2015

Helideck, Helicopter and Other Specialist Training Facilities

Airfields / Heliports / Helidecks, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, Fixed Wing, Helicopters, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Resilience, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft, Survivability / Ditching

Helideck, Helicopter and Other Specialist Training Facilities Safety training specialists Falck Nutec (now RelyOn Nutec) have installed an ex-Royal Navy AgustaWestland Lynx HAS3 at their Aberdeen training facility on their helideck training mock-up.  This aids the training of Helideck Landing Officers (HLOs) and Helideck Assistants (HDAs) on their OPITIO approved training courses. This replaced a rather more […]

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Metro III: Propulsion System Malfunction + Inappropriate Crew Response

Accidents & Incidents, Fixed Wing, Human Factors / Performance, Maintenance / Continuing Airworthiness / CAMOs, Safety Management

Metro III: Propulsion System Malfunction + Inappropriate Crew Response (PSM+ICR) The Transportation Board of Canada (TSB) recently issued a report into the fatal loss on 10 November 2013 of a Fairchild SA-227 Metro III at Red Lake, Ontario.  The aircraft, C-FFVN, was operated by Bearskin Airlines.  Both pilots and three of the five passengers were killed in the accident.  The accident

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UK CAA to Review IFR Ops Outside of Controlled Airspace

Accidents & Incidents, Air Traffic Management / Airspace, Business Aviation, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Regulation, Safety Management

UK CAA to Review IFR Ops Outside of Controlled Airspace The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced it plans an enhanced review of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flying outside of controlled airspace.  This is in response to a UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) recommendation in their final report on a serious incident involving a chartered executive Sikorsky S-76C++ G-WIWI in

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US HEMS “Delays & Oversight Challenges” – IG Report

Helicopters, Regulation, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft

US Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) “Delays & Oversight Challenges” – Inspector General Report We recently published an article on two March 2015 night-time US HEMS accidents.  This month the US Department of Transportation’s Inspector General has released a report entitled: Delays in Meeting Statutory Requirements and Oversight Challenges Reduce FAA’s Opportunities To Enhance HEMS Safety The Office

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Human Factors in Engineering – the Next Generation (12 May 2015)

Human Factors / Performance, Maintenance / Continuing Airworthiness / CAMOs, News, Regulation, Safety Management

Human Factors in Engineering – the Next Generation Aerossurance is pleased to be one of the sponsors of a Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Human Factors Group: Engineering conference on 12 May 2015 at Cranfield University entitled Human Factors in Engineering – the Next Generation: This one day conference aims to bring together industry professionals and a new

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Psychological Screening of Flight Crew

Accidents & Incidents, Human Factors / Performance, Safety Management

Psychological Screening of Flight Crew The circumstances of the recent loss of Germanwings Airbus A320 D-AIPX in the French Alps on 24 March 2015 has thrown attention on how the mental health of pilots and others in safety critical positions is assessed. Tony Tyler, CEO of the airline trade body International Air Transport Association (IATA), said on

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1950’s Aerial Firefighting and Smokey Bear

Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, Fixed Wing, Helicopters, Safety Culture, Special Mission Aircraft

1950’s Aerial Firefighting and Smokey Bear A look at aerial firefighting 60+ years ago: However, as per the background poster: If you really feel the need to sing along to Smokey Bear we are happy to oblige: https://youtu.be/sfgWbhPYFGI But while in the song it is Smokey THE Bear (to scan better), the Smokey Bear Act of 1952 (16 U.S.C.

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