ARTICLE: Guilty Plea in Oregon in 2008 Fatal Copter Crash The most fundamental principle of the aviation regulatory system is that the FAA cannot surveil every safety decision; therefore, it is absolutely essential that the…
ARTICLE: Airline Safety System Comes to Helicopter Sector The FAA announced that it plans to extend its incredibly successful Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) to the helicopter sector. The article provides convincing examples…
ARTICLE: Flight Safety Foundation Seeks More Involvement in Helicopter Industry The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) is one of the most important assets of the world’s aviation community. Unlike the FAA, which has a similar mission…
ARTICLE: Pilot’s texting contributed to fatal copter crash, NTSB says Aviation accidents are rarely the result of a single error. NTSB findings of probable cause have frequently listed a number of factors which contribute to…
ARTICLE: GAMA convenes rotorcraft safety and certification forum GAMA’s announcement of its participation in the review of Parts 27 and 29 is good news. Along with the Helicopter International Association, Aircraft Electronics Association, this group…
ARTICLE: Schiff, Feinstein, Boxer Introduce Measure To Regulate Helo Traffic Over L.A. Neighborhoods Rep. Schiff, C-CA, pictured above, introduced HR 453 a bill “To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe regulations…