Rotary Wing Show - Interviews from the Helicopter Industry

Rotary Wing Show - Interviews from the Helicopter Industry episodes:

• 11.25.2022

  RWS 112 – What Do Army Loadmasters Do and an Amazing Story of Flood Rescue in the Town of Eugowra Nov 2022 with Kylle Fenton

  Kylle Fenton is an Air Crew Officer (ACO) involved in air rescue and ambulance operations supporting NSW, Australia communities. He is more accustomed to being the one to bring the resources, rescue and safety to others in “the worst day...

  
• 11.21.2022

  RWS 111 – Rescue Helicopter Crew Duties to 4300km R22 Ferry Through Remote Australia w/ James Koens

  James Koens is a Check and Training Aircrew Officer on very expensive rescue/aeromedical helicopters. He also finds time to be a helicopter charter pilot, Army Reserve aircrewman, volunteer rural firefighter and a podcast host. This episode is being pushed out...

  
• 05.10.2022

  RWS 110 – Better Weather Situational Awareness with Matt Johnson

  Have you applied the idea of situational awareness to weather before? Knowing what the weather was doing, what the weather is now and what it will be in the future. With access to the right weather products and knowing more...

  
• 04.29.2022

  RWS 109 – Going Beyond the Social Media Clip – Pasadena PD Accident (2012) with Dan Parsons

  You have probably seen the video clip on social media multiple times – a OH-58 comes into land and as it touches down the blades contact another helicopter ground running beside it. Both aircraft are destroyed in spectacular manner but...

  
• 11.14.2021

  RWS 108 – Sharing an Apache Cockpit with a Burning Flare with Clive Richardson

  As aircrew we spend a huge amount of time training for different circumstances and emergencies. Dealing with a burning flare in your cockpit fired from a wingman’s aircraft is not one of these circumstances!! Add in the complications of being...

  
• 10.06.2021

  RWS 107 – ATSB Request for Information with Robert Chopin

  Halfway through 2021, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) put out a call for assistance for information from the aviation community. What they are looking for is feedback or more information about any ground handling incidents on Robinson type helicopters,...

  
• 08.31.2021

  RWS 106 – Mustering with Sam Chisholm

  Cattle are big business in Australia. Rough round numbers has us at 25 million head of cattle and the industry employs somewhere around 200,000 people. Australia is the 3rd largest beef exporter in the world. The cattle industry also contributes a...

  
• 08.10.2021

  RWS 105 – Enroute Decision Point with Miles Dunagan

  Chatter in the cabin starts to die down, you have reduced power and started to bleed back the airspeed. Outside your world is starting to shrink as the conditions start to deteriorate. You lean forward in your seat to try...

  
• 08.03.2021

  RWS 104 – Virtual Reality Simulators 2021 Revisit with Chris Ryan

  How would you like to have been holding a steady hover and taking off and landing at 3 hours of helicopter flight time? Chris Ryan couldn’t afford helicopter lessons so he built himself a simulator to practice at home. His...

  
• 07.01.2021

  RWS 103 – Robinson Governor Operation with Richard Mornington-Sanford

  Before this episode if you told me that there was more than an hour conversation that you could get out of talking about the governor in Robinson type helicopters I would have been dubious. I was wrong! Today we have...

  
• 06.21.2021

  RWS 102 – Helicopter Lessons in 10 Minutes or Less with Jacob

  If the images and text on the page of your aerodynamic textbook are starting to blur together then it might be time to take a break and try to ingest the information using another format. Jacob from the YouTube channel...

  
• 06.12.2021

  RWS 101 – Air to Air Photography with Mark Watterson

  Helicopters make fantastic photo subjects! There is still something special about flying that captures the human spirit and the intrinsic movement and energy in a helicopter especially so. Mark Watterson has been photographing helicopters professionally since 2014. He shares some...

  
• 05.14.2021

  RWS 100 – Degraded Visibility Training with Tyson Phillips and Andre Lavallee

  Two US National Guard pilots are developing a new training tool to reduce the risk of and improve the fidelity of reduced visual environment training. IIMC, dust landings and white outs have all been the causes of both training mishaps...

  
• 04.28.2021

  RWS 99 – Helicopter Flying in Iceland with Tryggvi Helgason

  It is not unusual for helicopter pilots to take a winding route to before they end up with a career in the cockpit. Tryggvi worked as a baggage handler, in flight operations and as a quality auditor before taking on...

  
• 04.01.2021

  RWS 98 – Wrong Deck Landings and Approach Detection with Jon Davis

  Before a helicopter approaches to an oil rig there are checks and safety procedures to be followed on the rig in preparation – the deck is cleared, cranes are moved out of the way and gas venting is stopped. When...

  
• 03.15.2021

  RWS 97 – A Possible Helicopter Career Plan B with Jerry Grayson

  Jerry Grayson returns to the Rotary Wing Show with an update on his next adventure following a packed career in the cockpit as a SAR and film pilot. Now-a-days he keeps his feet on the ground but leverages his experience...

  
• 03.02.2021

  RWS 96 – What I’ve Been Doing for the Last 60 Years with Richard Howell

  Richard (Rick) Howell started spinning spanners on aircraft in 1960 as a QANTAS apprentice. Since then he has flown all through Australia and PNG including a 29 year run as a pilot for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.  Rick and his...

  
• 02.03.2021

  RWS 95 – Adventures in Helicopter Media with Elan Head

  Working in the helicopter media part of the industry Elan Head gets to talk to a wide range of people and over time has had the opportunity to take the controls of a wide range of helicopters. This gives her...

  
• 12.22.2020

  RWS 94 – News Helicopter Ops Over Los Angeles with Larry Welk

  Electronic news gathering or ENG is the term that those in the helicopter news corner of the industry use to capture their operations. As a platform to provide real time on-scene video at short notice over a city nothing so...

  
• 12.15.2020

  RWS 93 – Carburettor Icing in Helicopters with Richard Mornington-Sanford

  Most piston engine pilots will be at least passingly familiar with the theory behind the formation of carburettor icing. However most textbooks lean towards the operation of the carburettor in a fixed wing mounted engine. Helicopter engines, predominately the Robinson...

  
• 12.11.2020

  RWS 92 – Human External Cargo Helicopter Ops with Jeff Yarnold

  As versatile as helicopters are there are still tight places where they just can’t land to get people in or out. For overwater flights, rescue teams and some utility operations that means using a hoist or under-slung line to reach...

  
• 08.05.2020

  RWS 91 – Helicopter Powerline Operations with David McColl

  The general line thrown out there is that most helicopter pilots try to spend their careers staying away from wires – the guys and girls flying in the powerline industry get right up close as part of their job. David...

  
• 07.15.2020

  RWS 90 – Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) with Andrew Boniface

  The pace of consumer electronics development far outstrips that of aviation equipment and helicopter installed functionality. Electronic Flight Bags are becoming a fixture in cockpits throughout the industry. For about AUD$799 in 2020 you can bring a range of features...

  
• 06.09.2020

  RWS 89 – Night Aerial Firefighting 2020 Update with Richard Butterworth

  We first looked at night aerial firefighting in episode 65 when the capability had just finished the first trials in Australia. Now with two more fire seasons of experience fighting fires at night, Richard Butterworth is back to give an...

  
• 06.01.2020

  RWS 88 – First Solo Flights with Peter Holstein

  Today’s topic is First Solo flights. If you are a student getting ready for your first helicopter solo this is the episode that you want to hear.If you are an instructor sending students solo then you will also definitely want...

  
• 05.24.2020

  RWS 87 – Search and Rescue at AMSA with Luke Brandley

  We spend a lot of time training for emergencies in the air but how much do you know about what happens next or what kicks into gear if you go missing? Luke Brandley is an ex-Huey pilot now working as...

  
• 05.11.2020

  RWS 86 – Going for Height and Film Flying with Fred North

  Even if you are not an avid movie goer it is still very likely that you have seen some of Fred North’s work. Fred has been involved in many of the largest Hollywood Blockbusters in recent times either flying helicopter...

  
• 05.05.2020

  RWS 85 – Buying a Helicopter with Stephen Boyce

  In the market for a helicopter or just want to know some of the ins and outs of the process? Stephen Boyce has been working in helicopter sales since 2011 and flying them since 1994. Helicopters are high cost purchases...

  
• 04.18.2020

  RWS 84 – Pilotage FLIR with Tony ‘Squid’ Norton

  Forward Looking Infra-red (FLIR) systems have been around for a while and used in a search or surveillance function normally by an operator with a control panel. A small number of aircraft are now incorporating FLIR as a pilot vision...

  
• 02.11.2020

  RWS 83 – SH2 Sea Sprite with Jim Palmquist

  Ditching a rapidly yawing helicopter into the open ocean is one of those experiences most of us would happily pass on. Jim Palmquist and his crew onboard a SH2 Sea Sprite survived just such an event during his time as...

  
• 01.25.2020

  RWS 82 – Test Flying and Lessons Learnt with Tony ‘Squid’ Norton

  If your perfect day sounds like flying a glider in the morning, testing the HV curve in a Kiowa at lunch and then jumping in a Swedish jet interceptor in the afternoon then Tony ‘Squid’ Norton can tell you what...

  
• 01.19.2020

  RWS 81 – Helicopter Job Market USA (2020), Visas and FAA License Conversion with Jared Friend

  A few years can make a big difference and that is the case now in Jan 2020 for the helicopter pilot hiring market in the USA. For the first time in a while the minimum hours/experience for job adverts are...

  
• 12.22.2019

  RWS 80 – Influencing a Positive Aviation Culture with Natalee Johnston

  There are differing and some very academic definitions for what culture is. I like – “the way we do things around here”.  This is a chat about organisational culture and how it impacts on aviation and specifically helicopter operations.  Natalee...

  
• 11.21.2019

  RWS 79 – Tackling Helicopter Aircrew Distractions with Kimberly Hutchings

  Have you ever taken your eyes inside the cockpit to check a notification or had your preflight inspection interrupted by a phone call? Distractions of all kinds are increasingly a problem for aircrew and they are starting to show up...

  
• 10.29.2019

  RWS 78 – Military to Civilian Transition for Helicopter Pilots with Tarryn Ryan

  For many military aviators their careers at some point end up being a case of ‘up’ or ‘out’ – either promoted to more non-flying roles or transitioning out into the civil industry.  Landing that first non-military position can sometimes be...

  
• 08.23.2019

  RWS 77 – Helicopter Hoist Operations with Rob Munday and David Callen

  Hoist operations open up a wide range of additional roles for helicopters. They allow us to get people and equipment into and out of locations which would otherwise be inaccessible or too dangerous to land. Rob Munday and David Callen from...

  
• 08.09.2019

  RWS 76 – Funding Helicopter Training Using VET Student Loans (Australia Only)

  A bit of change of format for this episode of the Podcast. I’m re-sharing a recording made for the flight school website where I instruct. This one is all about some of the financial assistance that the Australian Government provides...

  
• 07.22.2019

  RWS 75 – Adventures and Survival with Mike Atkinson

  As an ex-Kiowa helicopter pilot, survival instructor RAAF fixed wing instructor, jet and 737 pilot Mike Atkinson has had opportunities to experience a range of aviation operations.  So what does he do in his spare time? in 1932 two German seaplane...

  
• 04.21.2019

  RWS 74 – Pete Gillies Talks About Tail Rotor Failures

  Pete’s MD500 is in hilly terrain when a passenger’s hoodie departs the cabin and goes straight through the tail rotor. Listen to what happens next in this recording captured by Doug Williams at his house with Pete Gillies. Extra puppy...

  
• 04.21.2019

  RWS 73 – Pete Gillies Talks About Teaching Autorotations

  In this interview Doug Williams captures a conversation at his house with Pete Gillies about teaching autorotations. Pete shares a story that highlights the differences, especially in turbine helicopters, between touchdown autorotations with the engine idling and with an engine...

  
• 10.22.2018

  RWS 72 – AW609 Tiltrotor with Dan Wells

  Tiltrotor technology aims to push the envelope on helicopter top speeds while retaining the ability to land and take-off vertically. The Leonardo AW609 will be the first civilian tiltrotor design to undergo FAA certification and brings with it some unique...

  
• 10.03.2018

  RWS 71 – Aircrew Mental Health with Kevin Humphreys – Part 2

  Part 2 of the interview with ex-Australian Army and current Search and Rescue pilot Kevin Humphreys looking at the topic of aircrew mental health. In this episode the focus shifts from Kevin’s military career to his personal experience with mental...

  
• 10.01.2018

  RWS 70 – Aircrew Mental Health with Kevin Humphreys – Part 1

  Kevin Humphreys is a veteran of a number of overseas military deployments on Blackhawk and Chinook, currently a check and training pilot on AW139 helicopters and an ambassador for a number of mental health charities. He joins us in the...

  
• 09.23.2018

  RWS 69 – Multi-Engine Helicopter Considerations with Jim Vince

  Learn about multiengine helicopter operations in this episode. A great primer for those that have only flown single engine machines and hopefully a useful refresher others. Putting this together has been a great refresher for me personally as it is...

  
• 08.15.2018

  RWS 68 – 2018 World Helicopter Day and Flying the Chinook with Paul Kennard

  World Helicopter Day 2018 is this Sunday! Wishing everyone in the industry a fantastic day for it as we celebrate what we do and the machines we love. A big thank you to Mike Young from aircrewinterview.tv for being kind...

  
• 07.26.2018

  RWS 67 – Falklands War from a Wessex Cockpit with Harry Benson

  6834 nautical miles south west of London in the South Atlantic some amazing helicopter stories were being lived out during the Falklands War. Many of these were even unknown to the other aircrew flying in the same operational area. Harry...

  
• 06.25.2018

  RWS 66 – Extreme Ownership Book Review with Adrian Park

  A podcast that I get a lot of value from is the Jocko Podcast which deals in leadership, mindsets, ju jitsu, military history and has nothing to do with helicopters… or does it. In this episode I chat with Adrian...

  
• 06.07.2018

  RWS 65 – Night Aerial Firefighting with Richard Butterworth

  Helicopters are amazing assets to have working in a bush firefighting role. Every year around the world they contribute to lives saved and property damage avoided. Now for the first time in Australia we are starting to see the move...

  
• 03.23.2018

  RWS 64 – Lessons from an AH-64 Apache Refuel Fire with Skip Tackett

  Imagine you are sitting in an apache cockpit during a refueling operation. Suddenly the world outside, in every direction you look, is one giant fireball. You can feel the heat cooking through through the windshield. What do you do next?...

  
• 03.11.2018

  RWS 63 – 2011 Brisbane Floods & Lifesaving Helicopter Rescues

  “On 9th and 10th of January 2011, heavy rainfall caused flash flooding to occur across parts of Queensland resulting in widespread damage to property and 35 fatalities. Grantham, Lockyer Valley and Toowoomba were severely impacted. Due to landslides caused by...