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Helicopter Check Ride Part 7 Checklist Usage
Aug 13, 2017
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Helicopter Check Ride Part 7 Checklist Usage
Chapter 7: Checklist Usage
The following is a transcript of a conversation between a student and me. After discussing a few things, including wire strikes, I decided to ask what this student knew about Checklist Usage.
Kenny: I can...
Helicopter Check Ride Part 6 Student Failures
Aug 11, 2017
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Helicopter Check Ride Part 6 Student Failures
Helicopter Check Ride Part 6 Student Failures
I want to share with you the three check-ride failures of students that I've had over the past 17 years. Out of the hundreds of people that I have sent for...
Helicopter Check Ride Part 5 Wire Strike Avoidance
Aug 10, 2017
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Helicopter Check Ride Part 5 Wire Strike Avoidance
Chapter 5: Wire Strike Avoidance
Always assume all towers and poles have wires. Wire strike avoidance is a big deal. Helicopters fly into wires, it happens. People get hurt, people are killed, wires are...
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