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FAASTeam Notice
Type: Helicopter Operations
Notice Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Notice Number: NOTC1600
USHST Helicopter Safety Team-Monthly Report (Dec 2020)
This notice expired on
Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Did “YOU” Know?

The USHST continues to work on the implementation of 16 Helicopter—Safety Enhancements (H-SE) developed through data-driven analysis of 104 fatal accidents. The H-SEs use Outreach, Policy, Technology/Equipment, and Training in an effort to reduce fatal accidents from the leading occurrence categories of Loss of Control—Inflight (LOC-I), Unintended Flight into IMC (UIMC), and striking objects during Low Altitude (LALT) ops.


H-SE 127a: Recognition & Recovery of Spatial Disorientation
Industry develop training for recognition of spatial disorientation and recovery to controlled flight. The training developed should emphasize the use of all available resources installed on the aircraft (to include automation, such as increased use of autopilot).


In the U.S. there are 12,000 + helicopters, 32,000 + helicopter pilots and over 292,000 aircraft mechanics!


The USHST has identified the following industries for OUTREACH:
Personal/Private, Helicopter Air Ambulance (HAA), Commercial and Aerial Application
Your participation in joining our vision of zero fatal accidents is important to us. To determine how your interests best align with active USHST efforts, please complete the form below then click the submit -button
https://ushst.org/join-ushst/


USHST Facebook Members - 1,942 21 “New” members in the last 30 days!

To view the entire USHST Monthly Report, click on the links below:

https://ushst.org/reports/

For any questions regarding this notice please contact Scott Tyrrell of the Rotorcraft Standardization Branch, AIR-612, at 817-222-5121 or email at scott.tyrrell@faa.gov