Alaska is still largely wilderness and remote communities rely heavily on helicopter operations. Air Ambulance services like the one that today's guest Lorena Knapp flies for can drastically reduce the time needed to get a patient to primary care given th

30 seconds ago you were airborne but now you are in the drink and water is quickly filling your helicopter cockpit while the machine starts to roll upside down - what do you do next? If you are not 100% certain then you will want to listen to this interv

In this episode of the Rotary Wing Show we head to Zululand, South Africa to hear about how helicopters are being employed in the fight against Rhino poachers. Etienne Gerber is the chief pilot at Zululand Anti-Poaching Wing and shares first hand the chal

Flying helicopters doesn't come cheap but for those of us that can't get enough of it or don't have the funds for the real thing then a new technology might be the answer - enter First Person View (FPV) remote controlled aircraft. The idea is that you st

An interview with Dan Heath, a flying instructor and charter pilot flying in China. Dan talks about the conditions on the ground in China, an insight into the Chinese helicopter industry and some of the challenges and opportunities for helicopter operato

An interview with Richard(Dickie) Maas, a Night Vision Goggle(NVG) instructor and assessor. Only a small percentage of helicopter crews have had the chance to fly with NVGs so far - that is slowly changing. In this interview Dickie will take us through

An interview with Robert Feerst, President of Utilities/Aviation Specialists Inc. Wirestrikes in helicopters are one of the leading causes of hull losses world wide. 60% of wirestrikes result in a fatality! If we are going to apply the 80/20 principle t

Mountain flying can be demanding on aircrew and helicopters. Yet helicopters are incredibly useful in this environment. In this episode of the Rotary Wing Show, Mick talks with Pieter Koster of NHZ Topflight, a helicopter mountain flying school operated