Accident Recovery: Not Like Riding a Bike (ROTOR) – Unlike bicycle riding, certain critical aviator skills require more frequent, consistent practice to retain. Continue reading →
Accident Recovery: Lessons Not Learned (ROTOR) – Why do pilots continue to press on into instrument conditions while flying by visual references? Continue reading →
Failed Exam (ROTOR) – Inadequate inspections cost four helicopter occupants their lives. Continue reading →
Trust We Must (ROTOR) – It takes a team to overcome single-point failures that lead to aviation accidents. Continue reading →
Blowing in the Wind (ROTOR) – Questionable maneuvering, faulty weather assessment leave two pilots seriously injured in this 2021 accident in British Columbia. Continue reading →
Hurried Departure (ROTOR) – Failure to prepare for a dark-night flight sends seven to their deaths in this 2019 accident in the… Continue reading →
Past the Limits (ROTOR) – Pilot inexperience and the absence of a crash-resistant fuel system lead to heartbreaking outcome. Continue reading →
Black Night at Black Rock (ROTOR) – An unlikely confluence of circumstances causes a well-trained crew to perish during a rescue operation. Continue reading →
Training for the Emergency (ROTOR) – Inadequate training and technical ignorance about an emergency procedure lead to tragedy for a New Zealand pilot and… Continue reading →
Out of Character (ROTOR) – Getting swept up in the moment during a flight lead to a very unpleasant surprise for these two… Continue reading →
