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USHST SUMMER 2025 eNewsletter Intro
Welcome to the Summer 2025 US Helicopter Safety Team e-newsletter! Like many of us, summer can never last long enough, hence we decided to issue the Summer newsletter in August, just to give you more summer! What does summer mean to you…longer flying days, doors off weather, greener landscapes. The USHST sincerely appreciates your time…
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Motorsport and Helicopter Aviation – Not So Different
On June 11, 1931, Marinello Nelli, Italian test pilot and the only aircraft occupant, was killed in Rome while operating Corradino D’Ascanio’s D’AT3 prototype. This event has the dubious honor of being one of the earliest recorded fatal helicopter crashes. On June 11, 1955, ironically 34 years later, competitive motorsport suffered what remains its deadliest…
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USHST Steering Committee Spotlight – Tony Randall
Tony was born in Kokomo, IN while his father was stationed at Bunker Hill AFB, preparing to deploy to Vietnam. In time, the family relocated to the family ranch in southern Oregon where Tony spent the majority of his younger life learning how to ride horses, work cows, buck hay, use farm equipment, and chew…
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Which Way is Up? Exploring Spatial Disorientation in Helicopters
Abstract Spatial Disorientation has contributed to aviation accidents since the inception of flight and remains an underlying cause today. While the root cause is often flying in a Degraded Visual Environment (DVE) wherein the pilot cannot see the horizon, it is not the only cause. Understanding why spatial disorientation occurs during flight and its effect…
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How Did I Get Here?
It’s about 1400 on an island called Bougainville in Papua New Guinea. I’m into my second week on the job, second pilot, supporting the boss flying a Jet Ranger. I got the gig because my resume said I had 800 hours in a Bell J Ranger. Technically true. It was actually a Bell 47 J-2A…
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FAA Rotorcraft Accident Dashboard
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USHST Safety Report, Clarke Pleasants
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Increasing Demand Signals for Low-Altitude IFR
The normalization of helicopter IFR as a normal mode of operation depends on the convergence of three elements: prevalence of suitably equipped aircraft, a training ecosystem equipped to qualify and sustain the qualification of pilots, and navigation infrastructure and services that are readily available. These elements form a set of interconnected feedback loops. When one…
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