Wrong Deck Landings Occasionally, offshore helicopters do land on the wrong offshore installation. On 26 August 2014 the media picked up an such an event that occurred a few days earlier involving a Sikorsky...
Learn MoreEmbraer ERJ 170 FMS Error & Fatigue An error programming the Flight Management System (FMS) on a flight to a zinc mine in the Northern Territory has been highlighted by the Australian Transport Safety...
Learn MoreExtreme Latitudes – Extra CFIT Risk (RNoAF C-130J 5630 in Sweden and Kenn Borek Twin Otter C-GKBC in Antarctic) Two recent accident reports have highlighted a potential higher risk of Controlled Flight...
Learn MoreR44 Oil & Gas Accident – Alcohol, Flight Following, ELTs The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) have reported on an unusual helicopter accident in Alberta, Canada on 27 January 2013, that has...
Learn MoreTechnology Friend or Foe – Automation in Offshore Helicopter Operations In London 3-4 July 2014 the Royal Aeronautical Society held a landmark conference on the introduction of automation to offshore...
Learn MoreThe published at 00.01 am on Tuesday 8 July 2014. In its conclusions the committee say: Helicopter transfer across the North Sea has inherent risks but remains the most practical mode of transport for the...
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