“U.S. accident statistics reveal that a helicopter pilot who unintentionally continues VFR flight into IMC will very likely lose control of their aircraft and be dead within a median of 56 seconds. We must join industry stakeholders to do everything we can to reverse this alarming and unacceptable trend.”
Nick Mayhew, industry co-chair, US Helicopter Safety Team
Unintended Flight in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (UIMC) Safety Initiative
Don’t let this happen to you! Review the links below to learn how you can prevent continued VFR flight into IMC. The videos and other resources below include techniques on how to recognize, avoid, and recover from UIMC situations.
- USHST Recommended Practices Focused on Prevention of UIMC
- Safety Bulletins
- Videos
- Essays and Fact Sheets
- Essay – Inadvertent IMC: Being Somewhere Other Than Cloud 9
- Essay – The Challenges of Night Flight
- Release – Lower Nighttime Flight Hours = Higher Nighttime Helicopter Accidents
- Fact Sheet – Helicopter Accidents During Night Operations
- Essay – Night Vision Goggle Helmets
- Essay – Clear Solutions to a Murky Problem
- Repository – Update on Enhanced Vision
- Fact Sheet – 8 Golden Rules About Weather and Helicopter Flights
- Fact Sheet – Follow the Four “C’s”: Helicopter Pilots in Inadvertent IMC Situations
- Repository – Mountain Flying-Best Practices
Take the USHST 56 Seconds to Live Awareness and Prevention Online Training Course
Coming Soon!
Read “A 360-Degree Approach to IIMC” ROTOR Magazine Article