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Welcome to the Vertical MRO Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Magazine.
In this episode of The Helicopter Podcast, host Halsey Schider engages with Tyson Phillips, co-founder of AT Systems and a seasoned Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk pilot with a diverse background in military medevac, military air assault and firefighting. Tyson shares compelling stories from his career, including personal encounters with spatial disorientation (SD) during deployments and tragic accidents that inspired his mission to address this issue.
Tyson breaks down the science behind SD and inadvertent entry into instrument meteorological conditions (IIMC), revealing how the brain's responses under stress lead to conflicting visual and vestibular signals. He critiques gaps in traditional training, like minimal hood time for helicopter pilots, and unveils AT Systems' solution to this: Their innovative, iPad-controlled view-limiting device, which simulates degraded visual environments in actual flight to train decision-making, instrument reliance, and recovery—incorporating non-rated crew members and scenario-based drills for real-world resilience.
To learn more about AT Systems, visit: http://atsystemsllc.com/
Special thanks to our sponsors, Robinson Helicopter, Hillsboro Heli Academy and Precision Aviation Group.
Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Helicopter Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter!
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Welcome to the Vertical MRO Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS, in partnership with Vertical Magazine.
In this episode of The Helicopter Podcast, host Halsey Schider engages with Tyson Phillips, co-founder of AT Systems and a seasoned Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk pilot with a diverse background in military medevac, military air assault and firefighting. Tyson shares compelling stories from his career, including personal encounters with spatial disorientation (SD) during deployments and tragic accidents that inspired his mission to address this issue.
Tyson breaks down the science behind SD and inadvertent entry into instrument meteorological conditions (IIMC), revealing how the brain's responses under stress lead to conflicting visual and vestibular signals. He critiques gaps in traditional training, like minimal hood time for helicopter pilots, and unveils AT Systems' solution to this: Their innovative, iPad-controlled view-limiting device, which simulates degraded visual environments in actual flight to train decision-making, instrument reliance, and recovery—incorporating non-rated crew members and scenario-based drills for real-world resilience.
To learn more about AT Systems, visit: http://atsystemsllc.com/
Special thanks to our sponsors, Robinson Helicopter, Hillsboro Heli Academy and Precision Aviation Group.
Listen closely for your chance to win awesome prizes from Heli Life! Throughout 2025, every episode of The Helicopter Podcast will reveal a secret word. Once you catch it, head to contests.verticalhelicasts.com to enter!

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