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Helicopter IIMC Fatal Accident Prevention

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Channel: Helicopter Online Ground School LLC · 2018 · Education

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Helicopter IIMC Fatal Accident Prevention

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From our FAA Safety Webinar Tipping the FATAL Helicopter IIMC Accident Rate Back Towards Survival

Kenny Keller and Gary Cleveland of Helicopter Online Ground School worked to bring these two experts together in one presentation to talk about the biggest cause of helicopter loss of control accidents, IIMC.

Lewis Vondy is a 39 year aviator, currently employed with Air Methods Corporation, one of the largest helicopter emergency medical services. Lead Check Airman in the AS365, Lead Instructor in Single Pilot IFR (SPIFR), and a Check Airman in the EC135. Prior U.S. Army helicopter pilot.

Rex Alexander is a 40 year aviator, President of Five Alpha LLC., Many years of experience in the commercial helicopter industry, helicopter emergency medical services, and prior U.S. Army helicopter pilot.

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Helicopter Online Ground School has worked to make these free FAA webinars available to pilots on a regular basis.

Helicopter Online Ground School has the only "truly helicopter" instrument course available online. We were honored to add Taz Christman to our team for the project and his participation, among other achievements, landed him the award of 2018 Flight Instructor of the Year!

Visual flight rules (VFR) flights that inadvertently or intentionally enter into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) continue to be a significant safety hazard to general aviation (GA) flights. Although loss of control (LOC) and controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) accidents by VFR pilots in IMC typically account only for a proportion of the total number of GA accidents, such occurrences account for 75% of weather related GA fatalities.

NTSB statistics show that helicopter pilots who fly VFR into IMC conditions only have a 14% chance of surviving the event. This webinar is designed to help helicopter pilots tip this 86% fatal accident rate back in their favor.

the pilot should identify the risks that deteriorating en-route weather could present, particularly when the route is associated with any high ground, surface obstructions or proximity to controlled airspace, and consider how to manage those risks before the flight. In pre-flight planning, the pilot should consider not only what alternate courses of action will be available if the weather were to deteriorate, but also when those courses of action should be taken. For example, what would be the minimum visibility or cloud base needed to continue on track? Once airborne, these decisions are likely to be made under stress so pilots must also be aware of their own abilities and limitations, which may well be more limiting than the local regulations may require or the law demand.

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Helicopter IIMC Fatal Accident Prevention

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