Instrument Proficiency in Helicopter Pilots
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Federal AviationAdministrationHelicopter
Educational Series
Operation Cloud-Bound: Instrument Proficiency in
Helicopter Pilots
By: Dr. Steve Sparks
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Presented to:
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Federal AviationAdministrationInstrument
Proficiency in Helicopter Pilots
Confidence in Challenging Flight
Conditions
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OBJECTIVE
Ask helicopter pilots to think more about their instrument proficiency.
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CHALLENGE
For helicopter pilots to leave Heli-Expo wanting to improve their instrument proficiency.
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GROUND RULES
Participate and Ask QuestionsDon’t throw anything at the
moderatorDon’t “stump the chump” Make it personal
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From What Perspective…
Pilot-to-Pilot Instructor-to-Instructor As Safety Advocates As Influencers
Action: What happens at Heli-Expo shouldn’t stay at Heli-Expo.
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Influence-”We never read about the accidents that never happen”
• Prevention is hard to quantify!
• The helicopter industry is 99.7% full
of safety success stories…really!
THANK YOU!
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QUESTION
Name some things you spend a lot of time and money acquiring but use infrequently.
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Being Somewhere Other than On Cloud 9...Instrument Proficiency
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Being Somewhere Other than on Cloud-9Questions:
-What portion of the audience feels they are more instrument proficient today compared to when they took their instrument checkride?
-Should an instrument rating be required for night operations?
-Approximately how many hours of real IFR experience do we have in helicopters (pilots and CFII with less than 1500 hours TT)?
-If you were King or Queen, what instrument currency requirements would you mandate for IFR certified helicopter pilots?
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So Others May Live Denver Fletcher’s unforgettable Experience
Questions:
-How many in the audience has ever felt pressured to fly?
-How many in the audience has experienced spatial disorientation?
-Do you peek while training on instruments?
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Staying on “track” for mitigating Inadvertent-IMC
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UNDERDOGS
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Underdog…David or Goliath?
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Friendly Giants…
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The Unfriendly Giant in our Industry…I-IMC
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When will we embrace the need to maintain instrument proficiency for winning the underdog fight against
Mother Nature?
Whoever thought…
….paying more per ounce for bottled water compared to soda would become reality.
….that tapping on a smart phone would become our favorite past time.
....a lady’s purse would be a luxury item.
….flying in the clouds would ever become reality let alone safe.
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Pitfalls and “Best Practices”
ChecklistChecklist
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Pitfalls experienced on Instrument Checks
• Persistently exceeding tolerances
• Lack of Situational Awareness (SA)
• Lack of SOPs
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“Best Practices” on Instrument Checks
• Single Pilot Resource Management
• Being PIC and not a passenger
• Standard Instrument Approach briefings
• Using 5-Ts at every turn
• Appropriate Checklist Usage
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Instrument Approach Briefing “NOTAMS”
• N = Numbers (Com & NAV frequencies)
• O = Obstacles
• T = Turns (outbound, inbound and final approach)
• A = Altitudes (outbound, inbound, DH/DA or MDA)
• M = Missed Approach Point & Procedure
• S = Special ATC Instructions
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Memory Items for Instrument Approaches
1. Final Approach Course
2. ”How Low Can We Go”
3. 1st SEGMENT of the missed approach
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5-Ts…maybe more
• T = Turn
• T = Time
• T = Tune
• T = Throttle (altitude)
• T = Talk
Slow and Sequentially…it’s not a race
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Sparky’s “Top 5” Instrument Tips1. Brief the approach “before” you shoot the
approach
2. Load an instrument approach for the airport/heliport you’re departing
3. Say “NO” when something doesn’t feel right
4. Practice Instrument Takeoffs
5. Be convinced you’re going missed
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Operation Cloud-Bound Club (OCBC)
Monthly Challenge:
(2) Instrument Approaches
(4) Instrument Takeoffs
(2) Hours of instrument hood work
Terms & Conditions (the fine print)
-Helicopter rated safety pilot, CFI or CFII onboard
-In 200 words or less, tell me how being instrument proficient has made you a better and more confident pilot
-Show me a copy of your SOP for briefing an instrument approach
-If conducted in an AATD or FTD, double the monthly requirements
-Promise to use your 5-Ts
-Promise to never shoot an instrument approach unless you fully brief it
-You cannot skip a month, but if some tasks are incomplete they carry forward
-Provide documentation to me be 12/31/2015
-Steve Sparks is the final determiner of all gray areas not discussed or mentioned in this agreement…no back talk
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Questions
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Contact InformationDr. Steve Sparks US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) Cell: 614-546-5771Email: [email protected]