Rotary Wing Show - Interviews from the Helicopter Industry

Rotary Wing Show - Interviews from the Helicopter Industry


Latest Episodes

RWS 66 – Extreme Ownership Book Review with Adrian Park
June 25, 2018

A podcast that I get a lot of value from is the Jocko Podcast which deals in leadership, mindsets, ju jitsu, military history and has nothing to do with helicopters… or does it. In this episode I chat with Adrian Park a former Australian army helicopte...

RWS 65 – Night Aerial Firefighting with Richard Butterworth
June 07, 2018

Helicopters are amazing assets to have working in a bush firefighting role. Every year around the world they contribute to lives saved and property damage avoided. Now for the first time in Australia we are starting to see the move into night time fire...

RWS 64 – Lessons from an AH-64 Apache Refuel Fire with Skip Tackett
March 23, 2018

Imagine you are sitting in an apache cockpit during a refueling operation. Suddenly the world outside, in every direction you look, is one giant fireball. You can feel the heat cooking through through the windshield. What do you do next?

RWS 63 – 2011 Brisbane Floods & Lifesaving Helicopter Rescues
March 11, 2018

“On 9th and 10th of January 2011, heavy rainfall caused flash flooding to occur across parts of Queensland resulting in widespread damage to property and 35 fatalities. Grantham, Lockyer Valley and Toowoomba were severely impacted.

RWS 62 – Snohomish County Helicopter Rescue Team
February 22, 2018

Nestled in the north west corner of the US, just north of Seattle is Snohomish County and the operating base of their Helicopter Rescue Team. The HRT conducts approximately 80 rescues a year, predominantly mountain rescues of hikers.

RWS 61 – Virtual Reality Helicopter Sims with Sérgio Costa
December 13, 2017

Virtual reality hardware and software have crossed a threshold where their use in supporting helicopter training and currency/recency provides an amazing experience. In this episode we break down what you can expect and what you will need to get starte...

RWS 60 – 20 Crew Resource Management Diamonds with Randy Mains
October 17, 2017

As helicopter systems, engineering and processes continue to get safer, the human component becomes the focus to further improvements in accident rates. Randy Mains shares his 20 CRM Diamonds in this interview.

RWS 59 – Himalayan Rescue Ops with Andrew Gutsell
October 02, 2017

The elevation of the Himalayan mountains puts them at the extreme of human and helicopter performance. For climbers it can be a 2 week trek out or a 30 min helicopter flight to safety if they find themselves in trouble.

RWS 58 – The Helicopter Page with Aaron Kenworthy
September 20, 2017

Aaron Kenworthy started The Helicopter Page as a way to learn more about the helicopter industry and to provide a place to share information from around the globe. Today we go behind the scenes of the largest helicopter focused Facebook page and perhap...

RWS 57 – Three Journeys Round with Peter Wilson
April 18, 2017

Peter Wilson is currently making and around the world flight and talks to us about some of the planning and lead up to the trip. More information and photos to follow shortly. Getting this out the door so you listen and follow Peter using his tracker.

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