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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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Indian LUH Soars High

September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 kaypius 4 Comments Advanced Light Helicopter, flight testing, HAL, helicopters, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Indian Armed Forces, Light Utility Helicopter, LUH, Make in India

In a significant milestone, the Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) developed by state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) recently demonstrated its ‘hot

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My ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Why BJP MP Balaknath’s Helicopter Spun Around!

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 kaypius 6 Comments Helicopter Performance, helicopters, Hot & high, Loss of tail rotor effectiveness, LTE, Tail Rotor, Tail rotor troubles

What Happened On Sunday, 30th Jun 2019, a light helicopter (appears to be a single-engine Bell 407) carrying BJP Member

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Flying Leonardo’s AW139 – The Offshore Industry’s Workhorse

April 21, 2019April 21, 2019 kaypius 8 Comments Automation, AW139, helicopters, Leonardo, Offshore Flying, Pilot Report on AW139

As a pilot flying for the offshore oil & gas industry in India, I am fortunate to actively fly two

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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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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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Crucial Nod for Indian Navy’s Helicopter Programs

August 28, 2018August 29, 2018 kaypius 3 Comments 16 MRH, helicopters, Indian MRH Saga, Indian Navy, Make in India, MH60R, Multirole Helicopters, NMRH

When it comes to procurement matters, Indian MoD is an unlikely paragon of efficiency, even on a weekday. Saturday, 25th

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Who Will Save The Saviours?

August 21, 2018August 21, 2018 kaypius 7 Comments Disaster Relief, helicopters, Indian Navy, Kerala Flood Relief, MRH, Multirole Helicopters, NMRH, NUH

Kerala, ‘God’s Own Country’, and the land of my ancestors saw the worst floods in a century recently. Even as

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Rise & Triumph – Lessons for Make in India

June 8, 2018 kaypius 12 Comments Advanced Light Helicopter, helicopters, Light Combat Aircraft, Make in India, Multirole Helicopters

Recently, I went bike-accessory shopping with my friend and fellow aviator Kinny. He is busy pouring money on an imported

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The Untapped Potential of Helicopters in India

May 10, 2018July 2, 2018 kaypius 8 Comments ALE, aviation, HAA, Heli-tourism, helicopters, Helicopters in India, HEMS, NCAP2016, RCS, Rotary Wing, RWSI, UDAN

When I started my helicopter career in India, we were often put on hold to accommodate fixed wing traffic. “Orbit

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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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Pushing the Rotor’s Envelope

October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 kaypius 9 Comments Flying at the Limits, helicopters, Understanding Helicopters

A helicopter does not want to fly. It is maintained in the air by a variety of forces and controls

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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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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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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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Wheel versus Skids – Who wins?

August 14, 2016April 19, 2019 kaypius 8 Comments aviation, helicopters, Wheel versus Skids

While hover taxying on the Bell 412 during a particularly rainy day, we suddenly got caught in a heavy monsoon downpour and

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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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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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