{"id":25616,"date":"2023-05-16T01:51:06","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T01:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=25616"},"modified":"2023-05-16T01:51:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T01:51:08","slug":"ushst-schedules-webinar-focusing-on-bird-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/ushst-schedules-webinar-focusing-on-bird-strikes\/%20","title":{"rendered":"USHST Schedules Webinar Focusing on Bird Strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) will host a webinar June 7th, about how pilots can better protect themselves and their passengers from bird strikes and what to do if they occur. The free webinar will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern. Register at: <a href=\"https:\/\/rotor.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_8Ads83O3QOGCqr8eqtfzww#\/registration\">https:\/\/rotor.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_8Ads83O3QOGCqr8eqtfzww#\/registration<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bird strikes have been in the news lately because airliners\nhave had several such strikes in recent weeks. Bird strikes, however, are a\nrecurring issue throughout the aviation community, especially among helicopters\nbecause pilots tend to fly them at lower levels than other aircraft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAA published a Special Airworthiness Information\nBulletin (SAIB) on September 13, 2021, to provide the helicopter community with\nsome strategies to avoid bird strikes. FAA rotorcraft section manager Jorge\nCastillo will discuss the SAIB during the webinar. He will be joined by Richard\nDolbeer, wildlife consultant to the US Department of Agriculture, who will\ndiscuss bird migration. That will be followed by a review of bird strike\naccidents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As is typical of many USHST webinars, the event will begin\nwith a 10-minute overview of helicopter accident statistics to provide some\ncontext as to why safety is a paramount priority with the government-industry\nUSHST. Pat Niven of Chevron and Mark Colburn, a retired Dallas police officer,\nwill follow with a 20-minute overview of USHST helicopter safety enhancement\nUnmanned Aircraft Systems (drones) in High-Risk Environments. In certain\nsituations, using a drone may provide a lower risk alternative when compared to\na traditionally piloted helicopter, such as transmission and distribution line\ninspections. The bird strike discussion will then begin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If helicopter community members have questions or want the bird strike seminar to cover a particular topic, please let the USHST know through its general email at safety@ushst.org or contact the organization\u2019s communications specialists Dan Sweet from the Helicopter Association International at dan.sweet@rotor.org or Gene Trainor from the FAA at eugene.trainor@faa.gov.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) will host a webinar June 7th, about how pilots can better protect themselves and their passengers from bird strikes and what to do if they occur. The free webinar will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern. Register at: https:\/\/rotor.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_8Ads83O3QOGCqr8eqtfzww#\/registration. 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