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INDUSTRY DATA, TOPICS, ADVICE, HAPPENINGS, ISSUES AND NEWS TO KEEP THE ROTORS TURNING HAI BRIEFS HAI Provides Reporting Tool for Rotorcraft Pilots
O ADDRESS A GROWING NEED for reporting airborne safety haz- ards, helicopter pilots now have a
new website,
www.rotor.org/HARP, that allows for fast and easy reporting of near misses and other in-flight safety events. The HAI Aviation
Reporting Program (HARP) was developed by the asso- ciation’s Operations Department specifically for helicopter pilots, with customized data fields for manned and unmanned rotary-wing opera- tions. The program is accessible from any Web-enabled device. HARP grew out of a discussion among members of the HAI Air Medical Services Committee. They felt there was not an
effective system for prompt reporting of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS, or drone) activities that could threaten the safety of helicopter air ambulance operators.
Clicking on one of the six categories then directs users to the proper reporting source or guides them through a menu of questions or selections related to the event, capturing date, time, location, description, and other key data.
Pilots using HARP experi- ence the convenience of accessing several reporting systems within one portal. If
HARP users can report events in these
specific reporting categories: ■■ Drone/UAS event ■■ Accident/serious incident ■■ Near midair collision ■■Wildlife strike/activity ■■ Laser event ■■ Other hazards.
another reporting system already exists for the event, such as the NTSB one for acci- dents and incidents or the FAA’s for laser events, HARP connects pilots to that site. “HARP is not intended to serve as a
substitute for other public reporting sys- tems or programs,” says Chris Hill, director of safety at HAI. “We encourage pilots to
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