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As part of an effort to emphasize safety around hospital helipads and landing sites, SKYbrary is highlighting a UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch report of an accident from Mar. 4, 2022. One person died as a result of a downwash incident during the landing of a search-and-rescue Sikorsky S-92A at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, England.

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance has appointed Bill Long, a former Royal Navy and police helicopter pilot who also worked for Airbus Helicopters, as its new aviation director.

(MLive.com) – Starting Sep. 9, helicopter crews from Novi-based ITC will conduct aerial inspections of high-voltage transmission lines and structures across the state. The inspections are scheduled to run through October.

(WSB-TV) – A Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) helicopter crew rescued an injured hiker Sep. 1 near Panther Creek Falls in Habersham County.

(Zag Daily) – The Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Institute has identified public safety as the most beneficial use case for AAM operations in a report on survey data collected from 48 countries.

Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany–based SPAES has obtained European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for an additional handle for a life raft on an Airbus H155 in operation with NHC Northern Helicopter.

Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services (KAMS) has obtained a contract to provide communications system upgrades for the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency fleet of Bell 412s.

(NDTV) – An Indian Coast Guard (ICG) helicopter went down Sep. 2 during an emergency landing while approaching a vessel in the Arabian Sea. Two crew members died in the accident and a third sustained injuries.

FAA Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup maps out some of the recent changes made to mental health policies in tandem with the Aeromedical Summit and Mental Health Advisory Rulemaking Committee.

When it comes to safe runway operations, training, education, and experience matter. The FAA’s Helicopter Flying Handbook notes that accident rates decrease by nearly 50% once a pilot obtains 100 hours and continue to decrease until the 1,000-hour level. Despite these trends, the helicopter accident rate is still 30% higher than the rate for fixed-wing aircraft.