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FAA ACs and Notices

NTSB

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FAA Advisory Circulars (ACs) and Notices

AC120-27E: Aircraft Weight and Balance Control
AC00-64: Air Medical Resource Management (AMRM)
AC120-80: In-Flight Fires
AC120-92: Intro to Safety Management Systems for Air Operators

ADS-B Fact Sheet
FAA Fact Sheet: HEMS Safety

HBAT 06-01: HEMS OpSpec A021/A002 Revisions
HBAT 06-02: CFIT Avoidance

Notice 8000.293: HEMS Operations
Notice 8000.301: Operational Risk Assessment Programs for HEMS
Notice 8000:307: Special Emphasis Inspection Program for HEMS
Notice 8000.317: Operator Training  Provided By Part 142 Training Centers for HEMS
Notice 8000.318: Public HEMS Operations
Notice 8000.333: HEMS Weather Tool
Notice 8000.343: Turbine-Powered Airplane Ops and all Air Ambulance Airplane Ops (Special Emphasis)
Notice 8000.347: Operational Control: Revised Ops Specs A008 and A002
Notice 8000.349: Night Vision Imaging Systems
Notice 8400.83: Responsibility for Ops Control During Part 135 Operations and the Use of a DBA Name
Notice 8400-85: Air Ambulance Operations (Special Emphasis)

Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO): MRI Interference with compasses and slaved gyros at hospital helipads
SAFO: Potential for in-flight fires resulting from laptop battery failures



NTSB Accident Reports - 2000-2006

NTSB Recommendations (January 2006)


Other Resources

Hospital Helicopter & Helipad Safety Presentation
Courtesy of Indiana AAMS

Part 135 Aviation Rulemaking Committee Summary Powerpoint

HEMS Weather Tool
Overview
Notice 8000.333: HEMS Weather Tool

Heliport Information
Heliport Design
Hospital Heliports

Articles on Safety
The Illusive Silver Bullet by Rex Alexander
The Option Play by Rex Alexander
 



Links of Interest:

Air Medical Safety Advisory Council
www.amsac.org
Federal Aviation Administration www.faa.gov
HEMS Safety www.hemssafety.com
Indiana AAMS www.inaams.com
International Helicopter Safety Team www.ihst.org
National Transportation Safety Board www.ntsb.gov

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