The gyroplane and unoccupied parked airplane. [Courtesy: NTSB]
Key Takeaways:
A fatal midair collision at EAA AirVenture's Fun Fly Zone last year, which resulted in two deaths, was determined by the NTSB to be caused by a gyrocopter pilot violating established procedures with a prohibited turn.
In response to the accident, EAA has implemented significant procedural changes for the Fun Fly Zone (FFZ), including a new "one strike and you're out" rule for violations.
Other new FFZ procedures include standardized briefings, traffic patterns, and aircraft spotter locations for all operations, as well as a designated sterile corridor for traffic.
One strike and you’re out. This rule is among the procedural changes for EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in response to a deadly midair collision between a helicopter and gyrocopter last year.
The aircraft were flying in the pattern of the Fun Fly Zone (FFZ), which is located in the Ultralight area.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
