Teaching Helicopter Pilots How to Survive IIMC Situations – AIN

Inadvertent entry into instrument meteorological conditions, or IIMC, is a common cause of helicopter accidents. Southern Utah University’s helicopter training program has integrated with Chuck Aaron's advanced flight academy to offer the world’s only collegiate helicopter upset recovery and advanced instrument flight training. The program focuses first on preventing pilots from getting into IIMC situations, but if they do find themselves in danger, students are taught how to fly out of the situation in one piece.

Well known in the helicopter community for nearly five decades, Aaron gained worldwide fame performing helicopter aerobatics at airshows in a specially-modified MBB BO-105. He is the only pilot in the world licensed by the FAA to teach and perform helicopter aerobatics and only one of two teaching upset recovery training in a helicopter.

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[GarryFishermusic]

FAA needs to make this program mandatory! I could not agree more .

[robertc]

Saw Chuck at his performance at Camarillo Airport a few years ago. Way cool👍👍👍👍👍

[joansparky]

and I thought AR tech had already permeated that space and given pilots tools to see where stuff is when visibility outside was crap?

[nastysoda]

It really does need to be mandatory, the same CFIT's keep happening over and over and we'll say, oh that's terrible and sad but continue business as usual.