Contact Approach Aviation: What Part 91 and Part 135 Pilots Must Get Right If ATC tells you to “proceed visually,” do you have a contact approach clearance? A visual approach clearance? The answer is neither
FAR 117 Table B Explained: Part 117 vs. Part 135 Flight and Duty Time Rules for Pilots Why FAR 117 Table B Matters: From Colgan Air to Circadian Science A pilot reporting for duty at
Helicopter Ditching Procedures: Building the Muscle Memory That Saves Lives Helicopter ditching procedures are the difference between survival and catastrophe — but only if they have been trained to the point of automaticity. Picture this:
Keeping Aviation Training Current CTS has completed an update to its Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) training subject, including a full review of the content, refresh, and reapproval for TSOC LOA B046. The update confirms
Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS): What Part 135 Operators Need to Know Why Traffic Collision Avoidance System Compliance Matters More Than Ever for Part 135 Operations Studies indicate that immediate compliance with a TCAS Resolution
Building a Part 135 Helicopter Training Program Around the FAA’s Four Accident Factors The FAA and NTSB have repeatedly identified the same four factors behind the majority of fatal helicopter accidents in the United States
AMRM Training for Medical Crewmembers: Why It Matters in Air Medical Operations A flight nurse is managing a deteriorating trauma patient in the cabin of a helicopter air ambulance. Blood pressure is dropping. Interventions are
Part 135 IIMC Training: Recognition, Recovery, and Risk Reduction A helicopter pilot who inadvertently continues VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions faces a median time to loss of control — and death — of just
Why Ground Effect Matters in Real-World Flight Operations A pilot rotates on a warm afternoon at a high-elevation airport. The aircraft lifts off and seems to fly — for a few seconds. Then, climbing through
How Professional Pilots Can Recognize and Avoid Microburst Aviation Hazards Why Microbursts Remain One of Aviation’s Most Dangerous Weather Threats A microburst spans less than 2.5 miles — yet within that narrow footprint, wind speeds
Contact Approach Aviation: What Part 91 and Part 135 Pilots Must Get Right If ATC tells you to “proceed visually,” do you have a contact approach clearance? A visual approach clearance? The answer is neither
FAR 117 Table B Explained: Part 117 vs. Part 135 Flight and Duty Time Rules for Pilots Why FAR 117 Table B Matters: From Colgan Air to Circadian Science A pilot reporting for duty at
Helicopter Ditching Procedures: Building the Muscle Memory That Saves Lives Helicopter ditching procedures are the difference between survival and catastrophe — but only if they have been trained to the point of automaticity. Picture this:
Keeping Aviation Training Current CTS has completed an update to its Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) training subject, including a full review of the content, refresh, and reapproval for TSOC LOA B046. The update confirms
Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS): What Part 135 Operators Need to Know Why Traffic Collision Avoidance System Compliance Matters More Than Ever for Part 135 Operations Studies indicate that immediate compliance with a TCAS Resolution
Building a Part 135 Helicopter Training Program Around the FAA’s Four Accident Factors The FAA and NTSB have repeatedly identified the same four factors behind the majority of fatal helicopter accidents in the United States
AMRM Training for Medical Crewmembers: Why It Matters in Air Medical Operations A flight nurse is managing a deteriorating trauma patient in the cabin of a helicopter air ambulance. Blood pressure is dropping. Interventions are
Part 135 IIMC Training: Recognition, Recovery, and Risk Reduction A helicopter pilot who inadvertently continues VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions faces a median time to loss of control — and death — of just
Why Ground Effect Matters in Real-World Flight Operations A pilot rotates on a warm afternoon at a high-elevation airport. The aircraft lifts off and seems to fly — for a few seconds. Then, climbing through
How Professional Pilots Can Recognize and Avoid Microburst Aviation Hazards Why Microbursts Remain One of Aviation’s Most Dangerous Weather Threats A microburst spans less than 2.5 miles — yet within that narrow footprint, wind speeds
