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Canada, UK, Airlines Complete Oceanic Flight Profile Testing
October 21, 2014, 4:27 PM Air France served as lead airline for the Engage II trials over the North Atlantic. (Photo: Air France) Nav...
Nancy Baldwin
Oct 27, 20142 min read
FAA Updates AC on Helicopter EMS Operations
The FAA recently published a new advisory circular–AC 135-14B–to address operational procedures and equipment requirements for helicopter...
Nancy Baldwin
Oct 21, 20141 min read


IHST: Bad Attitude Can Cause Accidents
Helicopter accidents happen when pilots allow themselves to take unnecessary risks, according to the International Helicopter Safety Team...
Nancy Baldwin
Oct 21, 20141 min read


BALDWIN AVIATION ANNOUNCES SAFETY CO-OP™ PROGRAM FOR SMALL FLIGHT DEPARTMENTS SEEKING ISBAO REGISTRA
Press Release For Immediate Release Contact: Dave Franson October, 2014 ...
Nancy Baldwin
Oct 21, 20142 min read


5 Attitudes that every Helicopter Pilot needs to Reject
Many helicopter accidents involve pilots who allow themselves to be influenced by hazardous attitudes that cause them to take unnecessary...
Nancy Baldwin
Oct 18, 20142 min read


Sending Out an SMS
Is Your Team’s Understanding of “Safely and on Time” the Same As Yours? You've acquired a wonderful and functional aircraft for your...
Nancy Baldwin
Oct 17, 20143 min read


Analog experience instrumental to pilot safety
INITIAL results into a study into the way pilots look at digital and analog instruments suggest experienced pilots facing an emergency...
Nancy Baldwin
Oct 17, 20143 min read


Preparing for an IS-BAO Audit - Bob Conyers, Sr Safety Mgr, Baldwin Aviation
The following steps need not be completed in precisely this order, but the flow of preparation should generally follow this pattern....
Nancy Baldwin
Oct 16, 20146 min read


AMAS - Fit to Fly? How Can We Know?
In our previous newsletter, I discussed personal preflight self assessment techniques to determine if a pilot is fit to fly and can...
Nancy Baldwin
Oct 16, 20145 min read


Baldwin Aviation Introduces Pulsar Fatigue Metrics Into Risk Assessments
Pulsar Informatics fatigue measurement tool is integrated into Baldwin safety management programs Baldwin Aviation of Hilton Head, South...
Nancy Baldwin
Oct 15, 20142 min read


Wildlife strikes and the impact on aviation
Jan. 15, 2009 was a day that changed the aviation world forever. U.S. Airways flight 1549, with service from New York's Laguardia Airport...
Nancy Baldwin
Oct 15, 20143 min read


Baldwin Aviation Announces SMSTransport™ Program Designed for EMS Industry
Program addresses needs of air and ground-based stakeholders Hilton Head Island, SC— Baldwin Aviation, a recognized leader in Safety...
Nancy Baldwin
Oct 8, 20142 min read


IHST Identifies 'Recommended Reading' For Helicopter Pilots
Online Documents Offers Solid Foundation To Enhance Safety, Reduce Accidents Most of the time, getting back to basics can be a helicopter...
Nancy Baldwin
Oct 6, 20142 min read


Technology, New and Old.
Maintaining control in the cockpit is a recurring theme in our discussions. The challenge during automated flight is to stay on top of...
Nancy Baldwin
Oct 6, 20142 min read


Drones Left out of Air Traffic Plans
Designers of the ambitious U.S. air traffic control system of the future neglected to take drones into account, raising questions about...
Nancy Baldwin
Sep 25, 20144 min read


Fighting Fatigue
Transport Canada is joining a number of other regulators in enacting changes to fatigue risk management regulations that are backed by...
Nancy Baldwin
Sep 18, 20143 min read


Unmanned Aircraft Issues To Be Discussed at NBAA 2014
Two sessions at next month’s NBAA Convention in Orlando, Fla., will focus on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to provide attendees with...
Nancy Baldwin
Sep 18, 20141 min read


Another event involving erroneous data entry prior to departure…
On 20 December 2009 an aircraft almost stalled at high altitude after the crew attempted to continue climbing beyond the maximum...
Nancy Baldwin
Sep 9, 20141 min read


IATA, EASA Reach Agreement on Information Sharing
Sharing Safety Information Provides A Basis For Identifying Safety Issues The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the...
Nancy Baldwin
Sep 8, 20141 min read


U. S. airplane near-collisions jumped in 2013, FAA reports
The number of times U.S. airplanes nearly collided more than doubled last year, though the biggest increase by far was in the low-risk...
Nancy Baldwin
Aug 29, 20142 min read
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