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Army ALH Dhruv Crash Landing Oct 24th, 2019: Some Early Lessons

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 kaypius 7 Comments Accident Investigation, ALH Crash 24 Oct 2019, ALH Dhruv, Dhruv, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Test to Perfect

It has been several hours after an Indian Army ALH Dhruv helicopter crash landed somewhere in the Poonch sector today

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International Air Traffic Controllers’ Day: My Tribute

October 20, 2019October 21, 2019 kaypius 3 Comments

Each year, Oct 20th is celebrated as International Air Traffic Controllers Day. Surprised? You should be. They are unsung heroes

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Automation on Helicopters: Lessons From Fatal Accidents

October 5, 2019 kaypius 6 Comments AFCS, Automation, Autopilots, helicopters, Managing the Magenta, UPRT on helicopters, Vertical Magazine

When highly automated helicopters are hand-flown into the ground by pressing the wrong buttons, it is time to review some

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Wirestrike: A Clear & Present Danger

August 27, 2019 kaypius 5 Comments Air Crash Investigation, flight safety, HTAWS, VT-AVV Crash at Aligarh, VT-CMM Crash at Latur, wirestrike, WSPS

In the late 80s, a naval Chetak (Alouette III) operating on a patrol mission over Gulf of Mannar (Operation Tasha)

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AN-32 Crash of 3rd Jun 2019: Tombstone Imperatives

June 15, 2019 kaypius 8 Comments Accident Investigation, Aeronautical Decision Making, An-32 Crash, flight safety, Indian Armed Forces

It’s a cruel irony hard to miss. A nation that sent its first man to space 35 years ago, now

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An-32 Crash 3rd June 19: Don’t Give Up Hope. Miracles Do Happen

June 10, 2019June 18, 2019 kaypius 5 Comments Air Crash Investigation, An-32 Crash, flight safety, Indian Air Force

It has been a week since an Indian Air Force An-32 aircraft with 13 crew onboard went missing after taking

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IAF An-32 Crash 03 June 2019: My First Thoughts

June 4, 2019June 18, 2019 kaypius 9 Comments An-32 Crash, Indian Air Force

An Indian Air Force An-32 aircraft with 13 crew onboard went missing after taking off from Jorhat at about 12:27

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Helicopter Rescue – The Golden Hour is Ticking Away

May 7, 2019 kaypius 4 Comments Helicopter Rescue, Night Flying, Night Medevac, Night VFR, Search and Rescue, SHOL

Consider this true-life scenario that played out at sea few years ago. The Situation A naval ship is proceeding to

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The Alouette & Lama Must Go

April 16, 2019September 27, 2019 kaypius 5 Comments Accident Investigation, Chetak Cheetah Crashes, Chetak Replacement, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, LUH, Naval Utility Helicopter

[This story was originally written in 2016 after a fatal Cheetah crash that killed three officers. A press release of

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Grounding of Boeing 737 MAX: How Long Before DGCA Sets Standards Others Follow?

March 16, 2019 kaypius 4 Comments DGCA, EASA, Ethiopian B737MAX crash, FAA, Lion Air Flight 610, Regulations

In a remarkable show of alacrity, Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) grounded the Boeing 737 MAX fleet after two

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Surya Kiran Crash at Aero India 2019 – Should The Show Go On?

February 19, 2019February 22, 2019 kaypius 4 Comments Aero India 2019, Air Crash Investigation, display flying, Midair collision, Surya Kiran

What Happened? The IAF’s recent run of ill luck hit a new low today 19th February 2019 when two Hawk

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Ziplip Shiplip

January 31, 2019 kaypius 3 Comments aviation, Communication, flight safety, Telecommunications, ziplip

Background I suspect that in the armed forces, as everywhere else, the old adage ‘knowledge is power’ is fast being

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HATSOFF – The One-Stop-Shop for Rotary Training in India

January 28, 2019 kaypius 0 Comments ADECS 2019, Flying Training, Shephard Media, Simulation, Simulator training

In a quiet, leafy lane running through India’s aerospace R&D hub at Bengaluru sits a state-of-art training facility called HATSOFF.

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Tail Rotor Troubles

December 31, 2018December 31, 2018 kaypius 11 Comments AW139, AW139 UAE Zipline Crash, Bell 412, Emergencies, First AW169 Crash, Flying, G-VSKP, helicopters, piloting, Tail Rotor

I write this in the wake of two recent tragedies involving conventional rotorcraft where amateur footage of the helicopter spinning

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Fly the Plane – Which Plane?

November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 kaypius 4 Comments Air Crash Investigation, Boeing 737 Max, Category A Shortfield Takeoff, Certification, First AW 169 Crash, flight testing, Indonesian Aircrash, Lion Air Flight 610, Miracle on the Hudson, Performance Class 1, Technology

Two air accidents in recent times have shaken the conscience of people around the world. First was the 27th Oct

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Aircrew Fatigue – An Indian Helicopter Pilot’s Perspective

November 4, 2018November 4, 2018 kaypius 4 Comments Accident Investigation, Civil Aviation Requirements, DGCA, EASA, FAA, fatigue, FDTL, flight safety, helicopters, NTSB, safety

Indian Case Study Case 1: On 19th Apr 2011, a Mi-172 operated by an Indian carrier crashed short of a

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Making Sense of the VT-AVH Incident

September 2, 2018September 3, 2018 kaypius 3 Comments Accident Investigation, flight safety, Handling Emergencies, Media, Rahul Gandhi Hubli Flight, VT-AVH

What happened? While cruising at FL410 (41000 feet or approx 12.5 kms above mean sea level), an autopilot mode tripped,

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King Air C90 Crash in Mumbai – A Grim Reminder

June 29, 2018June 30, 2018 kaypius 7 Comments Air Crash Investigation, flight safety, Juhu Airport, King Air C90 Crash, Mumbai International Airport

A small, 26-year old King Air C90 charter aircraft (VT-UPZ) undertaking a test flight crashed on 28 Jun 18 near

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Checklist Bloopers

June 22, 2018June 23, 2018 kaypius 9 Comments Best Practices, Checklists, Civil Aviation, CRM, flight safety, Military Flying

On 30 Oct 1935, Boeing’s Model 299 prototype took off for an evaluation flight by the US Army Air Corps

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Seconds to Live…or Die

March 13, 2018September 28, 2019 kaypius 6 Comments Accident Investigation, Air Accidents, FAA, flight safety, FlyNYON, Liberty Helicopters, safety, Safety Culture, Stories of Flying

What Happened? Five people were killed when a private charter helicopter (Airbus AS350, Regn N35OLH) crashed into New York’s East

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The Slapgate Controversy

February 3, 2018February 3, 2018 kaypius 5 Comments Air India, flight safety, Fly-by-Ire, Indigo, Jet Airways, Metoo, Spicejet, Workplace Violence

On 01 Jan 18, passengers flying on a long haul Jet Airways flight 9W119 from London to Mumbai were witness

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It Could Happen to You

January 26, 2018January 26, 2018 kaypius 12 Comments Alouette, flight safety, piloting, Stories of Flying, Understanding Helicopters

It’s always sad to read about air accidents involving loss of life or injuries; even more so when it is

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MiG 29K Crash at Goa – A Wake-up Call

January 6, 2018January 6, 2018 kaypius 10 Comments Indian Air Force, Indian Navy, MiG29K, NAS Dabolim, naval aviation

“For want of a nail, the Kingdom was lost” Benjamin Franklin On 3rd Jan 2018, while the world was still

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Lessons From A Daring Night Rescue

December 5, 2017December 5, 2017 kaypius 8 Comments Cyclone Ockhi, helicopters, Indian Navy, Multirole Helicopters, Night Medevac, Night Rescue, piloting, Search and Rescue

What Happened? On 1st Dec 2017, just three days shy of ‘Navy Day’ celebrated to commemorate Indian Navy’s audacious attack

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Mi-17 V5 Crash – Looking Beyond the Obvious

November 1, 2017November 1, 2017 kaypius 9 Comments flight safety, Simulators, training

Friday, 6th October 2017 was another black day for people like me who fly helicopters. An Indian Air Force Mi-17

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An Airport Down Under

October 22, 2017October 22, 2017 kaypius 7 Comments AAI, flight safety, Juhu Aerodrome, Mumbai Metro

A small, almost obscure road leads off SV Road near Nanavati Hospital, Vile Parle (West) to an aerodrome in Mumbai.

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It’s the Culture Thing!

October 13, 2017August 20, 2019 kaypius 2 Comments flight safety, Just Culture, Safety Culture

During a multinational naval exercise ‘MALABAR’ way back in 2007, I had the good fortune to be embarked on one

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An Instructor’s Message to his Pupil (by Brian Thomas)

September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 kaypius 4 Comments Brian Thomas, Flying Training, Harpoons, Instructor-Pupil Relationship, Joy of Flying

Welcome to the wonderful world of aviation. For the next few months, you and I are going to share a

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Don’t Wait Until Dark

August 30, 2017November 19, 2018 kaypius 4 Comments flight safety, helicopters, Night Flying, Night Medevac, Offshore Flying

During 2003-2010, the United States oil and gas (O&G) exploration industry had a collective fatality rate that was seven times

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Managing the Magenta

June 28, 2017November 9, 2018 kaypius 3 Comments Automation, Autopilot, Children of the Magenta, flight safety, Fly-by-Wire

“Heading and ALT Acquire please” This callout from the pilot signals the transition to an autonomous flight director mode within

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Engine Failure on Helicopters

June 4, 2017June 5, 2017 kaypius 12 Comments Engine failure, helicopters

Recently, I launched a paper aeroplane from the edge of a cliff to the delight of my son. As we

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I Don’t Know!

April 24, 2017September 21, 2019 kaypius 9 Comments Don't guess. Ask, intellectual arrogance, professionalism, Saying "i don't know"

“The first step towards knowledge is to know that we are ignorant” – Richard Cecil Alia Bhatt, an Indian

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Helicopter Launch and Recovery Methodologies – Offshore versus Navy

March 18, 2017April 25, 2019 kaypius 10 Comments Category A Operations, Critical power unit failure, flight safety, Helicopter Performance, helicopters, naval aviation, Offshore Flying

Ignorance is Bliss? As a young helicopter pilot in the navy many years ago, terms like Performance Class 1, Category

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Slop Chit Syndrome

January 27, 2016November 23, 2018 kaypius 7 Comments aerospace, aircraft, aviation, culture, flight safety, helicopter, maintenance, operations, safety

Slop chits are so handy. I for one can’t do without them. This serendipitous discovery by American company 3M, is

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OMG! Not today!!

December 14, 2015November 19, 2018 kaypius 14 Comments accidents, aviation, crew resource, Crew Resource Management, flight safety, flight testing, helicopters, human resource management, naval aviation, navy, new equipment

As a helicopter pilot, one is used to juggling numerous variables while operating with ships. Apart from the usual weight,

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Sleepless in Washington!

December 10, 2015October 3, 2019 kaypius 1 Comment aeroplanes, aerospace, aviation, fatigue, flight safety, pilot fatigue, piloting, sleep deprivation

Procedures in airports and airlines have become so tiresome post 9/11 as to induce fatigue even before embarking on a

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Beatup Sheetup

December 9, 2015July 6, 2016 kaypius 8 Comments aerobatics, air show, aviation, discipline, display flying, flight safety, helicopters, procedures

Every pilot crosses those ‘log book milestones’ when you feel that extra ounce of confidence and panache in your flying skills. This

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