Workshop EUROPEAN ROTORS 2023

VAST ESPN-R Safety Workshop - Unanticipated Yaw

The European Safety Promotion Network Rotorcraft (ESPN-R) is the European regional team of the Vertical Aviation Safety Team (VAST). VAST and ESPN-R will present achievements and plans.

The Workshop’s subject of the year is Unanticipated Yaw.
It will be addressed by a panel of experts and illustrated by new videos and presentations by Helicopter Association International (HAI), EASA, Airbus, NLR, FAA, Safety for Flight, the Swedish Accident Investigation Authority, Balearic Helicopters, Elifriulia, European Helicopter Association (EHA), and the Vuichard Recovery Aviation Safety Foundation (VRASF).

Avoiding collisions of the main rotor with obstacles and Management System (MS) are also on the agenda.

Agenda:

02:00 – 02:05 Welcome and Workshop Presentation

John Franklin, EASA Safety Promotion Lead and Michel Masson, EASA, Bernd Osswald, Airbus, and Joost Vreeken, NLR, ESPN-R Coordinators

02:05 – 02:30 (25 min) VAST Safety Activities and Global Collaboration
James Viola, EHA

02:30– 03:00 USHST Safety Activities and Global Collaboration
Robert Reckert, FAA

03:00 – 03:20 ESPN-R European Safety Activities and Global Collaboration

Michel Masson, EASA , and Bernd Osswald, Airbus

03:20 – 04:55 Panel on Unanticipated Yaw (Subject of the Year)

03:20 – 03:35 Anca Palote, EASA: Rotorcraft Safety Overview and Unintended Yaw Analysis

03:35 – 03:45 Mathieu Vandenavenne, Safety4Flight: Launch of EASA Together4Safety Video on Unanticipated Yaw

03:45 – 04:15 Thomas Gogel, Airbus: What Is Unintended Yaw? The Science Behind the Words Flight Physical Insights to Help Preventing Loss of Yaw Control Accidents

04:15 – 04:25 Stefan Carneros, SHK (Swedish accident investigation): SHK Unintended Yaw Video

04:25 – 04:35 Claude Vuichard, VRASF: Unanticipated Yaw Avoidance Video

04:35 – 04:45 Jonny Greenall, Balearic Helicopters: Unanticipated Yaw, An Instructor’s Perspective

04:45 – 04:55 Tim Fauchon, EHA / BHA: My Take on Unanticipated Yaw

04:55 – 05:25 Other Safety Topics

04:55 – 05:10 Claude Vuichard, VRASF: How to avoid collisions of the main rotor with obstacles

05:10 – 05:25 Stefano Burigana, Elifriulia: ESPN-R Management System Manual in developement

05:25 – 05:30 Workshop Conclusion and Farewell: John Franklin and Michel Masson, EASA, Bernd Osswald, Airbus, and Joost Vreeken, NLR