rotor rooting for autorotational success
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International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) workshop presentation from HeliExpo 2013TRANSCRIPT
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Rotor Rooter
Dr. Steve Sparks Updated 3/05/13 @ 8:33 AM
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Federal AviationAdministrationRotor Rooter:
Rooting for Autorotational
Success Acronyms, checklists and
memory aids.…a trip down memory lane
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Objective
Explore how acronyms, checklists and other memory aids can help mitigate risk associated with autorotations….and other helicopter training maneuvers.
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Ground Rules
Participate Ask questionsDon’t throw anything at the moderatorMake it personal Achieve one or two takeaways Have fun
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From what Perspective…..
Pilot-to-Pilot Instructor-to-Instructor As a Safety Advocate As an Educator As an Evaluator
Point: What happens in Vegas….shouldn’t stay in Vegas!
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What started all this madness….?
Professional Pilot Development begins in
the early phases of flight Instruction…Law of
Primacy
-My instructor’s influence! Checklists and prioritization in the cockpit….
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False Sense of Urgency!!!!!!! Self-imposed….. Anxiety generates urgency Instructors get impatient, so expectations
become unrealistic… We associate efficiency with quickness
Point “Extra seconds” invested in a thorough setup can pay huge dividends!
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Inattention and Complacency
Question: If we can standardize everything, why can’t we mitigate mediocrity from our performance?
Question: How can we enhance our performance in the cockpit by “remembering” to do the basics?
Recurring accidents….what are the positives?
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Reasons for our complacency
Complacency sets in because….we want to do it our way, we know best, the environment changes, we get in a hurry, we believe nothing bad can happen to us, checklists and procedures go out the window, we got away with it before, rules and regulations don’t apply to us, we’re better than the average pilot, we get bored, we want to try something new……
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Teaching and Using Checklists
ChecklistChecklist
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Comments made about checklists…..
They’re a crutch.... I’ve got thousands of hours, so I don’t need
checklists….The flight environment is too dynamic for
checklists….I’ll just do my flows!They’re too bulky….
Flight hours do not equate to perfection!
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Practical Test Standards
PTSPTS
Required use of checklists
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Checklist Discipline
The use of the word “checklist” in PTS– 76 times: Instructor PTS– 50 times: Private PTS– 48 times: Commercial PTS– 35 times: ATP PTS– 19 times: Instrument PTS
Checklist usage is required!
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Percentage Share of Accidents by Industry/Mission (Years 2000, 2001, 2006)
1. Personal/Private 18.5 percent
2. Instructional/Training 17.6 percent
3. Aerial Application 10.3 percent
4. EMS 7.6 percent
5. Commercial 7.5 percent
6. Law Enforcement 6.5 percent
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Percentage Share of Accidents by Activity(Years 2000, 2001, 2006)
1. Instructional/Training 22.8 percent
2. Positioning/RTB 13.2 percent
3. Personal/Private 12.4 percent
4. Passenger/Cargo 9.8 percent
5. Aerial Application 9.0 percent
13. EMS 1.1 percent
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So why ACRONYMS?
They’re fun and simple memory aids They’re inexpensive They help us complete and prioritize tasks
(critical/noncritical & obvious/not so obvious) They just stick…. They give the evaluator a glimpse into your
thought process…”what is he/she going to do next”?
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Pre-flight Autorotation Briefing “PRE-AUTOS”
• P = Progressive Approach to Autorotations
• R = Recovery gates (300, 200 & 100 feet AGL)
• E = Environment
• A = Airspeeds
• U = Understanding the principles of an autorotation
• T = Techniques
• O = rOtor limitations/warning sounds
• S = SAFE (Spot, ATC, Fight Instructor intervention, Engine)
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In-flight Pre-Autorotation Setup Briefing Acronym….”HASEL” check
• H = Height AGL (appropriate entry altitudes)
• A = Area clear of hazards
• S = Setup and security
• E = Engine/system parameters
• L = Look out for traffic & obstacles
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Autorotation Scanning Acronym….(RATS)
• R = Rotor
• A = Airspeed
• T = Trim
• S = Spot
Points:
Repeat the acronym over and over (prevents fixation)
Go-around early if the picture is not right….
Plan-Continuation-Basis (PCB). “I can salvage this
maneuver”
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Risk Assessment Acronym
I…lliness
M…edication
S…tress
A…lcohol
F…atigue
E…ating
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Preflight: Be attentive and never trust anyone with your fluids or hatches….
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Positive Influence-”We never read about the accidents that never happened”
• Quantifying the positives…
• Glass half-full mentality…actually
the helicopter industry’s glass is
99.2% full of safety success
stories…really!
• Everyone in this audience has
influence…..Student
Pilots….Commercial Pilots…and
Instructors
(You are the ones we are trying to reach)
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Which path are you going to take?
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Questions