AERONAUTICAL DECISION MAKING FOR AIR AMBULANCE HELICOPTER PILOTS: SITUATIONAL AWARENESS EXERCISES

The following materials are based upon actual helicopter air ambulance accidents, which cover four broad accident types most recently associated with aeromedical accidents: night flying, weather, obstacle strikes, and mechanical failures. Three tyupes of information are included for each accident type. These are: introductory/background material to provide the historical importance and frequency of each accident type; training knowledge that should be learned in order to avoid mistakes of the past; and decision making exercises.

• Corporate Authors:

  Systems Control Technology, Incorporated

  1611 North Kent Street, Suite 910
  Arlington, VA  United States  22209
• Authors:
  • Adams, R J
  • Thompson, J L
• Publication Date: 1988-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 45 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pilots; Airline pilots; Ambulances; Decision making; Helicopters; Prevention; Safety
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00484735
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/FAA/DS-88/6
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1989 12:00AM