A European study into Vortex Ring State (VRS) – one of the helicopter industry’s most pernicious and persistent safety risks – has concluded there are only minor differences between the effectiveness ...
The FAA released an update of the Helicopter Flying Handbook including the Vuichard Safety Technique of the Vortex Ring State Recovery for the first time in October. Swiss helicopter pioneer Captain ...
Helicopter safety researchers are to undertake formal analysis of the hazardous vortex ring phenomenon and the effectiveness of an alternative recovery and escape technique. The vortex ring state is ...