Kylle Fenton is an Air Crew Officer (ACO) involved in air rescue and ambulance operations supporting NSW, Australia communities. He is more accustomed to being the one to bring the resources, rescue and safety to others in “the worst day of the

RWS 111 – Rescue Helicopter Crew Duties to 4300km R22 Ferry Through Remote Australia w/ James Koens

Nov 21st, 2022 1h 10m

James Koens is a Check and Training Aircrew Officer on very expensive rescue/aeromedical helicopters. He also finds time to be a helicopter charter pilot, Army Reserve aircrewman, volunteer rural firefighter and a podcast host. This episode is

RWS 110 – Better Weather Situational Awareness with Matt Johnson

May 10th, 2022 55m 2s

Have you applied the idea of situational awareness to weather before? Knowing what the weather was doing, what the weather is now and what it will be in the future. With access to the right weather products and knowing more about how they are d

RWS 109 – Going Beyond the Social Media Clip – Pasadena PD Accident (2012) with Dan Parsons

Apr 29th, 2022 59m 28s

You have probably seen the video clip on social media multiple times – a OH-58 comes into land and as it touches down the blades contact another helicopter ground running beside it. Both aircraft are destroyed in spectacular manner but luckily

RWS 108 – Sharing an Apache Cockpit with a Burning Flare with Clive Richardson

Nov 14th, 2021 1h 7m

As aircrew we spend a huge amount of time training for different circumstances and emergencies. Dealing with a burning flare in your cockpit fired from a wingman’s aircraft is not one of these circumstances!! Add in the complications of being a

RWS 107 – ATSB Request for Information with Robert Chopin

Oct 6th, 2021 39m 39s

Halfway through 2021, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) put out a call for assistance for information from the aviation community. What they are looking for is feedback or more information about any ground handling incidents on Robi

RWS 106 – Mustering with Sam Chisholm

Aug 31st, 2021 54m 13s

Cattle are big business in Australia. Rough round numbers has us at 25 million head of cattle and the industry employs somewhere around 200,000 people. Australia is the 3rd largest beef exporter in the world. The cattle industry also contribute

RWS 105 – Enroute Decision Point with Miles Dunagan

Aug 10th, 2021 58m 27s

Chatter in the cabin starts to die down, you have reduced power and started to bleed back the airspeed. Outside your world is starting to shrink as the conditions start to deteriorate. You lean forward in your seat to try and see a little furth

RWS 104 – Virtual Reality Simulators 2021 Revisit with Chris Ryan

Aug 3rd, 2021 1h 22m

How would you like to have been holding a steady hover and taking off and landing at 3 hours of helicopter flight time? Chris Ryan couldn’t afford helicopter lessons so he built himself a simulator to practice at home. His instructor was so imp

RWS 103 – Robinson Governor Operation with Richard Mornington-Sanford

Jul 1st, 2021 1h 12m

Before this episode if you told me that there was more than an hour conversation that you could get out of talking about the governor in Robinson type helicopters I would have been dubious. I was wrong! Today we have back on the show pilot and

RWS 102 – Helicopter Lessons in 10 Minutes or Less with Jacob

Jun 21st, 2021 45m 7s

If the images and text on the page of your aerodynamic textbook are starting to blur together then it might be time to take a break and try to ingest the information using another format. Jacob from the YouTube channel Helicopter Lessons in 10

RWS 101 – Air to Air Photography with Mark Watterson

Jun 12th, 2021 37m 50s

Helicopters make fantastic photo subjects! There is still something special about flying that captures the human spirit and the intrinsic movement and energy in a helicopter especially so. Mark Watterson has been photographing helicopters profe

RWS 100 – Degraded Visibility Training with Tyson Phillips and Andre Lavallee

May 14th, 2021 1h 17m

Two US National Guard pilots are developing a new training tool to reduce the risk of and improve the fidelity of reduced visual environment training. IIMC, dust landings and white outs have all been the causes of both training mishaps and real

RWS 99 – Helicopter Flying in Iceland with Tryggvi Helgason

Apr 28th, 2021 42m 17s

It is not unusual for helicopter pilots to take a winding route to before they end up with a career in the cockpit. Tryggvi worked as a baggage handler, in flight operations and as a quality auditor before taking on a flying job. Now he is flyi

RWS 98 – Wrong Deck Landings and Approach Detection with Jon Davis

Apr 1st, 2021 40m 19s

Before a helicopter approaches to an oil rig there are checks and safety procedures to be followed on the rig in preparation – the deck is cleared, cranes are moved out of the way and gas venting is stopped. When the landing rig is misidentifie

RWS 97 – A Possible Helicopter Career Plan B with Jerry Grayson

Mar 15th, 2021 1h 24m

Jerry Grayson returns to the Rotary Wing Show with an update on his next adventure following a packed career in the cockpit as a SAR and film pilot. Now-a-days he keeps his feet on the ground but leverages his experience in the operation of dro

RWS 96 – What I’ve Been Doing for the Last 60 Years with Richard Howell

Mar 2nd, 2021 1h 14m

Richard (Rick) Howell started spinning spanners on aircraft in 1960 as a QANTAS apprentice. Since then he has flown all through Australia and PNG including a 29 year run as a pilot for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Rick and his twin

RWS 95 – Adventures in Helicopter Media with Elan Head

Feb 3rd, 2021 58m 24s

Working in the helicopter media part of the industry Elan Head gets to talk to a wide range of people and over time has had the opportunity to take the controls of a wide range of helicopters. This gives her a unique vantage point to talk about

RWS 94 – News Helicopter Ops Over Los Angeles with Larry Welk

Dec 22nd, 2020 1h 5m

Electronic news gathering or ENG is the term that those in the helicopter news corner of the industry use to capture their operations. As a platform to provide real time on-scene video at short notice over a city nothing so far beats a helicopt

RWS 93 – Carburettor Icing in Helicopters with Richard Mornington-Sanford

Dec 15th, 2020 1h 10m

Most piston engine pilots will be at least passingly familiar with the theory behind the formation of carburettor icing. However most textbooks lean towards the operation of the carburettor in a fixed wing mounted engine. Helicopter engines, pr

RWS 92 – Human External Cargo Helicopter Ops with Jeff Yarnold

Dec 11th, 2020 48m 9s

As versatile as helicopters are there are still tight places where they just can’t land to get people in or out. For overwater flights, rescue teams and some utility operations that means using a hoist or under-slung line to reach someone. A ho

RWS 91 – Helicopter Powerline Operations with David McColl

Aug 5th, 2020 1h 9m

The general line thrown out there is that most helicopter pilots try to spend their careers staying away from wires – the guys and girls flying in the powerline industry get right up close as part of their job. David McColl is a powerline pilot

RWS 90 – Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) with Andrew Boniface

Jul 15th, 2020 1h 22m

The pace of consumer electronics development far outstrips that of aviation equipment and helicopter installed functionality. Electronic Flight Bags are becoming a fixture in cockpits throughout the industry. For about AUD$799 in 2020 you can b

RWS 89 – Night Aerial Firefighting 2020 Update with Richard Butterworth

Jun 9th, 2020 39m 22s

We first looked at night aerial firefighting in episode 65 when the capability had just finished the first trials in Australia. Now with two more fire seasons of experience fighting fires at night, Richard Butterworth is back to give an update

RWS 88 – First Solo Flights with Peter Holstein

Jun 1st, 2020 1h 22m

Today’s topic is First Solo flights. If you are a student getting ready for your first helicopter solo this is the episode that you want to hear.If you are an instructor sending students solo then you will also definitely want to listen to this