Of course, as soon as I hear a helicopter, I look up at the sky and then at a Flightradar app to find out more. Even after such a long time, you are not completely disconnected from the helicopter industry, not even on vacation.
RP: What is your greatest career accomplishment to date?
To read this post: “My hat is off to
Mr. Vuichard. Sir, I owe my life to this technique. Thank you, sir, for developing this awesome technique and I want you to know my family and I are grateful that I am still alive.”
These moments are very emotional, especially when I have the opportunity to talk to the pilot about the incident, how it happened, and how he saved the lives of everyone on board with the Vuichard recovery technique.
RP: Have you ever had an “oh, crap” moment in helicopters? Can you summarize what happened?
Of course, there have been some very critical moments in such a long career. Once I had an engine failure in the initial climb phase, but luckily I was able to perform a saved-forced landing and no one was injured.
One very tricky situation was when I was returning from a rescue mission at night and suddenly found myself in an IMC due to a heavy snow shower. In the following safety video, you can see in detail how I got out of this dangerous IIMC/UIMC situation.
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resources
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avoid making the same
mistake again, so you can pursue this wonderful profession until retirement.
RP: In your view, what is the greatest challenge for the helicopter industry at this moment in time?
As a safety expert, I am constantly analyzing helicopter accidents at all levels. Unfortunately, I realize that the entire helicopter industry still has a tremendous amount of work to do to reduce the number of accidents. However, I am very confident that with the introduction of new simulators, especially those with
VR technology that are now available for smaller helicopters, combined with evidence-based training, the number of accidents will decrease significantly.
It is also important to recognize the many other challenges facing the helicopter industry today: increasing demands by regulators, environmental restrictions, eVTOL, drones, pilot shortages and fuel prices.
Do you know someone who would be a good subject for Meet a Rotor Pro? Email your suggestion to the editor-in-chief:
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RP: If you could give only one piece of advice to new pilots, mechanics, or support personnel, what would it be?
It is a fact that human errors are the major cause
of helicopter accidents. Pilots
must address the issue of operational safety constantly. They must learn from the mistakes of others. Use all available
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