If something goes wrong now… do I turn back, or keep going? 👀 That’s where Point of No Return (PNR) and Point of Equal Time (PET) come in. Two bits of “ATPL theory” that suddenly become very real when the weather turns, the fuel burns faster than planned, or you Read more
Helicopter flying can be extremely unforgiving. Things can unravel in seconds, sometimes in ways no simulator or checklist can fully prepare us for 👀 On August 28, 2023, an EC135 air medical helicopter operated by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office lifted from Pompano Beach Airpark on what should have been Read more
Many pilots have experienced that moment at some point in their career: A check ride, a moment with in-flight pressure, or even a job interview – someone throws a question your way, and suddenly all eyes are on you 👀 You feel that pressure to have an answer, and “you Read more
When was the last time you felt truly 100% rested before a duty? 💤 For many pilots, fatigue isn’t the exception – it’s the baseline. And when Flight Time Limitations (FTLs) are treated as targets rather than safety buffers, the risk of burnout quietly grows. Sometimes there are warnings, sometimes Read more
Have a guess within a few seconds: How many lithium-ion batteries do you think are on board during your typical flight? 🔋 We asked ourselves the exact same question in our HEMS equipped AW169. The answer? More than 30… On a typical airline flight it’ll be hundreds, if not thousands. Read more
You’ve remortgaged your house, borrowed money, or saved for multiple years, moved countries, and spent 2 years locked up in either a room or a cockpit studying everything there is to know to pass 14 exams 📖 You’ve done it: your CPL(H) ✅ Then, you get told the industry isn’t Read more
On 12 June 2025, Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 dreamliner (VT-ANB), crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India, en route to London Gatwick. The preliminary report has been published, with many key findings ✅ Tragically, everyone except for 1 of the 242 people onboard and 19 people on Read more
There are countless moments in a pilot’s career when the pressure’s on, there’s no checklist, and the pilot next to you doesn’t have the answer. It’s on you. Time to decide ✅ Some of the HEMS captains I’ve flown with had been flying longer than I’d even been alive, and Read more
If you talk to someone with fixed wing experience about the effects of airspeed on a helicopter, you will get looked at like you’re from a different planet 👽 That’s because most fixed-wing aircraft are inherently stable. Helicopters? Not even close. This means most answers to aerodynamics-related questions just create Read more
You’re in the cruise, everything’s stable. No warnings, no anomalies: just the hum of whatever normal sounds like 🚁 Then, out of nowhere, there’s a burning smell, followed by a fire, smoke in the cockpit, and a collective that requires your full body weight to stay down, but the helicopter Read more