On August 5, 2021, a de Havilland Beaver floatplane operated by commercial air tour operator, Southeast Aviation, crashed near Misty Fjords National Monument, along southern Alaska’s mountainous Pacific Coast/island region near Ketchikan. Reports are that the five passengers killed in the crash were passengers on a Holland America Line Alaska cruise that originated in Seattle. … Read More
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What happens when a helicopter engine fails?
What happens when a helicopter engine fails, and why is a Robinson Helicopter different? Autorotation explained. One of my passengers asked me the other day, “What happens if the helicopter engine stops working?” A quick look at Google’s autocomplete shows she isn’t alone. There’s a short answer that I commonly give to passengers, and… Read More
