Use a FRAT to Avoid Going SPLAT


A step-by-step process for managing operational risk. By Dan Deutermann


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OW MUCH RISK SHOULD A VERTICAL aviation operator be willing to take in their daily flight operations? That’s a fairly difficult question to answer, given the wide variety of sectors and


operations in the industry. But whatever services you provide with an aircraft, it’s incumbent on you to seek and understand the particular hazards you face in your work and take the time to analyze the risks they pose.


Managing dynamic helicopter opera-


tions, unpredictable weather in remote areas, and flying up close and personal to physical hazards are just some of our routine challenges in vertical aviation— and they all come bearing different lev- els of risk. This is a principal reason risk management is one of the components


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POWER UP DEC 2024


FLY SAFE


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