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Helicopter flight data monitoring holds promise of safer EMS, offshore, LE ops

Kipp Lau provides important information for the reader. Excerpt From Pro Pilot Magazine: By Stuart Kipp Lau. Cougar Helicopters monitors a large fleet of helicopters supporting offshore operations. Advanced analysis software provides animation tools to recreate flights that are beneficial to an organization’s maintenance, operations, safety and training depts. Helicopter flight data monitoring (HFDM) holds [...]

Skywatchers – the next big safety advancement – HFDM

This is an excellent article on HFDM, written by James T. McKenna, that discusses HFDM and the role it will play in safety advancement for Helicopter Operators. Vertical Online – Skywatchers –

IS-BAO for Helicopter Operators

IS-BAO for Helicopter Operators – Reprint from IS-BAO Auditor Newsletter, May 2011 Over the years a number of operators who fly or otherwise use helicopters have become IS-BAO registered.  In 2009 some of these operators and others who believed that the IS-BAO could be more broadly used within the helicopter community, engaged in discussion with [...]

The Value of Flight Data: Proactive and Reactive Safety Measures

Original article reprinted from the January/February 2011 Airborne Law Enforcement Association AIRBEAT Magazine, by Stuart “Kipp” Lau. View Excerpt Below – Download Complete Article HERE. The International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST), a joint industry/ government project, was formed five years ago in an effort to reduce the worldwide helicopter accident rate by 80 percent in 10 [...]

Light Aircraft Recorder Systems Public Comments

If you or a member of your organization are interested in reviewing the public comments in regards to the FAA LARS notice of proposed rule making (NPRM-FAA-2010-0982), but don’t have time to download each document, CAPACG (your FDM service provider) has created the following amalgamated report containing the public comments in reference to this NPRM. Click on [...]