The U.S. Helicopter Safety Team, a collaborative effort of government and industry leaders focused on improving helicopter safety, this week announced 17 educational classes to run during the upcoming Heli-Expo in Dallas March 6-9. The USHST says the bumper list of educational seminars at Heli-Expo represents the largest number of individual workshops the group has ever organized for the annual helicopter extravaganza.
Helicopter Safety Team Unveils Heli-Expo Seminars
Key Takeaways:
- The U.S. Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) announced 17 educational classes for the upcoming Heli-Expo, marking the largest number of workshops they've ever organized for the event.
- Seminar topics were selected based on accident data, with 50% of reviewed incidents attributed to loss of control in flight, unintended flight into IMC conditions, and low-altitude operations.
- Since its 2013 inception, USHST efforts have led to a 27% decrease in U.S. civil helicopter accidents and a 43% decline in fatal accidents, with a recent goal to further reduce fatal accidents by 20% by 2020.
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