The fatal Virginia State Police helicopter crash immediately following the violent Aug. 12, 2017 Unite the Right rally was probably caused by a dangerous flight condition called vortex ring state and ...

Jim Clayton, founder of Clayton Homes, was at fault in a helicopter crash that killed his brother in August 2020, according to a final report by the National Transportation Safety Board. The exact ...

Flight training should not result in unrecoverable flight conditions or catastrophic structural failures, yet two recently released National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) accident reports have ...

Everybody ages differently, and there's no golden rule for when a person should give up tasks they handled easily when they were younger. But when it comes to flying helicopters, 86 years old is "well ...

A vortex ring state study undertaken by EASA will focus on recovery methods for various helicopter types. A vortex ring state study undertaken by EASA will focus on recovery methods for various ...

A conversation between a Virginia State Police helicopter pilot and his trooper co-pilot before a crash that killed both of them referred to an aerodynamic phenomenon that a National Transportation ...

European regulators are hopeful that newly commissioned research into vortex ring state (VRS) will deliver a significant safety boost for helicopter operators, and potentially lead to change in ...

The trim string hangs straight down during hover and low speed flight due to the rotorwash’s prevailing downward motion. This provides vital information to a pilot of the proximity to the VRS envelope ...

Capt. Claude Vuichard, a Swiss helicopter pilot known for multiple safety techniques, speaks to around 25 people Monday afternoon in a conference room at Kahului Airport. The Maui News / MELISSA TANJI ...

A dangerous “aerodynamic condition” may have contributed to a Virginia State Police helicopter crash that killed two troopers helping to monitor the clashes between white nationalists and ...

A responsible pilot has to say, 'You know, I just shouldn't do this anymore,' says aviation expert. All but two feet of the helicopter's cabin immediately filled with water after the crash. Flight ...