The interview assessed user-specific requirements that can be used as input for the path planning algorithms. The results recommend the usage of individual pilot requirements for path planning applications. With individually adjusted navigation systems, the potential mismatch between pilots' expectations ...
I flew all over the USA which was real fun at the same time making real experience), and after reaching 700hrs you got me my first Turbine job (thanks again for that), so I have no word how to say thanks to Mr. McDermott for making my dream to became a Helicopter pilot come true...
In December 1952, a Swiss pilot carried out Swiss Air-Rescue’s first helicopter rescue at Davos, Switzerland. Rega's initial permanent helicopter base was established in Zurich during 1968. In 1971, the air rescue operation received its first helicopter financed exclusively from donations: an Alou...
The helicopter that day was operated by Pacific Air Research, owned by Steven Owen, the same pilot penalized in the October 2013 incident. It was spraying land owned by the same company, Crook Timberlands. Five years later, a man complained about a helicopter spraying in high winds near his...
The pilot cannot fly a straight path when the quick changes in the RTK-GPS directions call for unpractically frequent changes of the flight direction of the helicopter. A helicopter turn necessitates leaning the helicopter to the side, which then introduces additional distortions to the flight ...
Under a Creative Commons license open accessIntroduction Physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) in Norway are an adjunct to existing search and rescue services. Our aims were to study the epidemiological, operational, and medical aspects of HEMS daylight static rope operations per...
REQUIREMENTS for pilot and operator training for helicopter operation with external load – (PPT)External Load: A load that is carried outside of the fuselage (normally suspended from a cargo hook).… Class B Rotorcraft Load: The external load is jettisonable and is lifted free of land or ...