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Rotary Wing Show - Interviews from the Helicopter Industry

Summary: Capturing stories of helicopter pilots and crew from around the world. Find out about different helicopter career paths, pick up some tips and learn more about what life as helicopter aircrew has to offer.

Podcasts:

 RWS 36 – Survival and Rescue with John Hudson | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:01:12

John is the UK military’s chief instructor in Land, Sea and Extreme Environment Survival. In this episode he talks about the priorities of survival should you find yourself forced to land in a remote location. How much attention do you pay to what you wear or carry on you when you go flying? For some … Continue reading "RWS 36 – Survival and Rescue with John Hudson"

 RWS 35 – Superyacht Helicopter Operations with Gareth Ross | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 35:19

In terms of wealth probably nothing says you’ve made it more than owning a superyacht – unless of course its owning a superyacht with helicopter landing facilities. In this episode we find out about the section of the helicopter industry that operates off these exclusive vessels. Gareth Ross from Superyacht Aviation served 26 years in … Continue reading "RWS 35 – Superyacht Helicopter Operations with Gareth Ross"

 RWS 34 – Special Operations Aviation with Mike Durant | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:20:56

Flying long range assault missions at extremely low altitudes on NVGs with a cabin full of special forces soldiers is all in a days work for the men and women of the 160th Special Operations Regiment. Mike Durant was a Blackhawk element flight lead with the ‘Night Stalkers’ and in this interview talks about his … Continue reading "RWS 34 – Special Operations Aviation with Mike Durant"

 RWS 33 – Helipaddy with Paddy Wills | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 41:56

As a private pilot Paddy Wills wanted to find new and interesting places to fly to and explore. This involved asking around, researching locations, trawling forums and poking around on Google Earth. He thought there must be a better way so he went and created one. Helipaddy is a mobile app for helicopter pilots that … Continue reading "RWS 33 – Helipaddy with Paddy Wills"

 RWS 32 – Helicopter Flight Paramedics with Bernie Walker | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:00:38

Bernie Walker is a Flight paramedic working with STARS – which is the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service – an EMS organisation that covers most of Western Canada. Bernie has been with STARS as a flight paramedic for over 16 years now and these days plays a big part in their educational programs. So he … Continue reading "RWS 32 – Helicopter Flight Paramedics with Bernie Walker"

 RWS 31 – AOPA Hover Power Blog with Ian Twombly and Markus Lavenson | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:10:51

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is the largest general aviation body in the United States. Hover Power is the association’s helicopter themed blog covering a mix of news, stories and advice. In today’s episode we cover a heap of ground as we talk about the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association in the US, … Continue reading "RWS 31 – AOPA Hover Power Blog with Ian Twombly and Markus Lavenson"

 RWS 30 – Touchdown Autorotation Competition and more with Jerry Trimble | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:00:01

With the ink still drying on his A&P licence Jerry landed a job at Robinson Helicopters and went flying on his first day on the job with Frank Robinson in R22 serial number 2. We cover several of the experiences from Jerry’s career in this episode. Jerry Trimble is today’s guest and is the owner … Continue reading "RWS 30 – Touchdown Autorotation Competition and more with Jerry Trimble"

 RWS 29 – Ocean Rescues and a Tail Rotor Failure with Jerry Grayson | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:02:36

As a Royal Navy SAR pilot Jerry Grayson was involved in a number of high profile rescue missions along with the crews of the Wessex helicopters he piloted. He has written a book – Rescue Pilot – that captures many of the stories of this part of his career. Jerry decided early on in life … Continue reading "RWS 29 – Ocean Rescues and a Tail Rotor Failure with Jerry Grayson"

 RWS 28 – Vietnam, Culture and Helicopter Company Management with David Earley | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:13:35

From the outback of northern Australia, to the jungles of Vietnam and the mountains of Papua New Guinea and Nepal – plus much of the US, time in the Philippines, Columbia and Russia, David Earley is one well travelled helicopter pilot. Along the way he has held almost every position from line pilot to a … Continue reading "RWS 28 – Vietnam, Culture and Helicopter Company Management with David Earley"

 RWS 26 – US Forest Service Helicopter Ops with John Harris | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:00:52

Helicopters are uniquely suited to the demands of the US Forest Service. John Harris is one of the Service’s inspector pilots and in this episode talks about his career and his current role. Based in Missoula, Montana, John is responsible for checking and qualifying contractor pilots for the US Inter-agency Helicopter Pilot Qualification Card. This … Continue reading "RWS 26 – US Forest Service Helicopter Ops with John Harris"

 RWS 25 – Aviation Vision Science with Warren de Haan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:06:23

Dr Warren De Haan has been an Aviation vision specialist for 48 years and is considered the world’s leading expert in the field. In this episode we will be talking about vision science, tips on looking after your eyesight, better habits to help you detect obstacles, the effects of aging on sight and considerations for … Continue reading "RWS 25 – Aviation Vision Science with Warren de Haan"

 RWS 24 – CoaX Helicopters with Richard Woodward | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 54:23

Today’s episode is about a single seat helicopter design being developed in Australia that makes use of a coaxial rotor system. And who better to talk us through the design than Airbus A380 captain Richard Woodward. That’s right, Richard is not only Manager of Flying Operations and Chief Test Pilot at CoaX Helicopters but also … Continue reading "RWS 24 – CoaX Helicopters with Richard Woodward"

 RWS 23 – Helicopter Helmets with Mark Jones | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 55:15

To take us through everything you ever wanted to know about helicopter aircrew helmets we are joined today by Mark Jones of Gentex Aircrew Systems. The modern helmet does much more than just provide head protection as you are about to find out. Should you get one? What should you look for in a helmet? … Continue reading "RWS 23 – Helicopter Helmets with Mark Jones"

 RWS 22 – Kiowa Warrior in Iraq with Robert Mills | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:17

Blackdeath 23 was Robert Mill’s callsign in an Air Cavalry Unit operating the Kiowa Warrior in Iraq. Robert has published his journal as a book of the same name covering his two tours in Iraq and the daily challenges of operating a scout helicopter in that environment. The Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior is a light … Continue reading "RWS 22 – Kiowa Warrior in Iraq with Robert Mills"

 RWS 21 – V-22 Osprey with Mike McKinney | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:05:06

  A battle truck that cruises at 240kts and can land in your supermarket car park – the V-22 Osprey is one of the more unique aircraft kicking around. Ok, technically its a tiltrotor design but we’ll adopt it as more rotary wing than fixed wing. The Osprey was developed from earlier tilt rotor aircraft … Continue reading "RWS 21 – V-22 Osprey with Mike McKinney"

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