Rotorcraft

EASA Handling Unanticipated Yaw (topic of the year) video now with an accompanying article, Dec. 15, 2023
https://www.easa.europa.eu/community/topics/handling-unanticipated-yaw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg5WtgthVyc

Unanticipated yaw is a high-risk phenomenon that can result in Loss of Control In-Flight (LoC-I) accidents, the number one killer also for rotorcraft.

This video is about a professional pilot that performs a training landing as part of an exercise with firefighters. During the short final, he experiences and recovers from unanticipated yaw. Pilots must be aware of and understand the risk of an unanticipated yaw and know how to prevent and recover from it. The key message is: Be prepared to experience unanticipated yaw and should that happen, decisively apply full opposite pedal to stop the yaw and recover control over the situation.

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EUROPEAN ROTORS 2023 - EASA Rotorcraft and VTOL Symposium, VAST ESPN-R Safety Workshop and Rotorcraft Safety Zone presentations are now available!

Agendas and presentations are available in EASA Events at: https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/newsroom-and-events/events/easa-rotorcraf….

Warm thanks again to all presenters and participants!

Season's Greetings!
Michel, ESPN-R Coordinator

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https://pilotswhoaskwhy.com/blog/

An informative blog by Jop Dingemans and Janine Lythe, which includes Rotorcraft material.

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This is safe in accordance to CCAA.hr, more to come soon...

Recently, I've been working with aircraft first aid kits, and there's something I'm stuck on. I've consulted several medical professionals who work with us, but none can provide a clear answer. It's regarding the Bag Valve Mask mentioned in AMC2 SPO.IDE.H.165 (b)(3)(vi) . While I believe I'm close to understanding what it might be, I'm curious if anyone has more specific or detailed information on how the European agency defines or uses this term. Does it have a particular context within the European Union?

Any help or reference would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your time and assistance!

Regards