FAA Final Rule Creates Stricter Safety and Equipment Regulations for Helicopter Air Ambulance Operations
New rules from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will have a significant impact on helicopter air ambulance services. These regulations implement new operational procedures and require additional equipment for helicopter air ambulances in response to an increase in fatal helicopter air ambulance accidents. The new rules identify four common factors in those accidents- inadvertent flight into Instrument Meteorological Conditions, loss of control, controlled flight into terrain, and...