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USHST FALL 2025 eNewsletter Intro
Welcome to the Fall 2025 US Helicopter Safety Team e-newsletter! If you are first joining us, or participate regularly, we are excited to have you as a member of the team and hope you will take advantage of your USHST resources. If you would like to share your experiences & feedback, please visit us at https://ushst.org/join-ushst/…
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Extreme Safety Ownership
Who owns safety? We do, of course. Right? Think about your daily commute. Each day, we navigate through a dangerous gauntlet, doing everything possible to manage risks and stay alive. We buckle our seatbelts, steer clear of crazy drivers, follow traffic laws, and keep our mobile devices well out of reach. By the time we…
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AIRPORT MARKINGS AND SIGNAGE. DO WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW THESE?
How many of you are comfortable with your knowledge of airport markings and signage? “Wait! What? I’m a helicopter pilot. I don’t need to know any of that. I don’t use runways! I always get an intersection or present position takeoff clearance usually preceded with “Remain —- of runway —“. One factor is certainly your…
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USHST Steering Committee Spotlight – Tim Tucker
Tim Tucker has been the Robinson Helicopter Company’s representative to the US Helicopter Safety Team since 2010. He has had roles on the Training Working Group, the Executive Committee and now the Steering Committee. Tim’s helicopter journey began shortly after graduating from St. Michaels’s College in Colchester, VT in 1969, when he was drafted by…
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Bird Strike!
I hope this brief story can help a few readers if a penetrating bird strike happens to them in a “helicopter vs. bird challenge”. Especially item #2 below. While flying a U.S. DOJ Government Bell 407 a few years ago during a routine surveillance at ~5,000 AGL in the Brenham, TX area, I was avoiding…
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FAA Rotorcraft Accident Dashboard
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USHST Safety Report, Clarke Pleasants
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USHST SC Member Recognized – Tony Randall
Tony Randall, Senior Manager, Flight Safety was recently presented with the Hugh Dryden Flight Test Safety Lifetime Achievement award from the Flight Test Safety Committee organization. This award is a prestigious accolade named in honor of Dr. Hugh L. Dryden, a pioneering figure in the field of aeronautics and flight research. The Dryden award is…
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The Valley of the Shadow
In the realm of law enforcement, those that pin on their badges and strap on their weapons have a special bond with one another. This is due to a number of factors, one of which is the element of danger that comes with the job. Law enforcement officers take great pride in the fact that…
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