Vector Online - Page 3, In category Rotary operations

Read our special 'online' Vector stories here. Some are unique to the website, and some have featured in print issues of Vector.

Note: This archive dates back to 2015. So, the advice in some of the earlier articles may have changed.

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External loads - how much do you really know?

There have been 20 accidents – five fatal – involving external load work in New Zealand since 1990.

Posted in Rotary operations,

Posted 9 years ago

Heli passenger seating - no more fish bins

Actually, your passengers can’t sit on fish bins and backpacks in the rear of your helicopter. It’s a breach of the rules.

Posted in Rotary operations,

Posted 9 years ago

From footy to flying

Former All Blacks Captain Richie McCaw learned a lot about performance and safety on the rugby field. Richie tells Vector what he’s taking from that into the air.

Posted in Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, Rotary operations,

Posted 9 years ago

Landing your helicopter in a public place

Just because your helicopter is able to pretty much land anywhere doesn’t mean it should.

Posted in Aerodromes, Rotary operations,

Posted 9 years ago

Flying under the roof of the world

New Zealand helicopter pilot Jason Laing earned his wings in the Southern Alps.

Posted in Rotary operations,

Posted 9 years ago

Wake turbulence - The invisible threat

All aircraft create wake turbulence, and usually the size of the aircraft is a good measure of how much wake it creates.

Posted in When things go wrong, Rotary operations, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism,

Posted 9 years ago

Heli weather decision-making

There’s evidence that some air transport helicopter operations are carrying out Part 135 operations using the less stringent Part 91 weather minima. Is it ignorance?

Posted in Rotary operations, Weather,

Posted 9 years ago

Hooking in to external load safety

The ability to winch people and cargo is one of a helicopter’s greatest assets.

Posted in Rotary operations,

Posted 9 years ago

Profiling risk in Part 135

The CAA has developed a second sector risk profile (SRP) to look at how risks can be reduced.

Posted in Operators, Rotary operations,

Posted 10 years ago

Low G effects - flight into turbulence

Helicopters with the two-bladed semi-rigid rotor system are susceptible to mast bumping when subject to negative or low G forces.

Posted in Rotary operations,

Posted 10 years ago

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