FAA NPRM Tightens Helicopter Rules
By George Larson george_larson@aviationweek.com
Emphasizing that technology isn’t the whole answer to helicopter safety, FAA flight standards director John Allen yesterday introduced the agency’s latest proposed rules for helicopter operators, with particular focus on air ambulance operations where the accident rate has been persistent and unremitting. Allen specifically emphasized the establishment of operations control centers with authority to dispatch a mission as well as preflight risk analysis for every mission ...
