It’s easy for pilots to tell stories about how well they performed a mission, but how many are willing to share their worst flights—even near disasters—in front of an audience?

Stan Rose had plenty of near misses during his five decades as a military and civilian helicopter pilot, and he wasn’t afraid to air them on the Jan. 28 HAI@Work webinar, “Anatomy of a Mishap.” The CEO of the Helicopter Safety Alliance was eager to offer lessons he’s learned the hard way so that others might avoid repeating them.