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Periodical Review
Program News
Cause and Circumstances: Stress Cracks John W. Olcott Business and Commercial Aviation, Oct. '85 p176
In his safety-related column, Mr. Olcott reviews an accident involving a Learjet 25. Of significance to all pilots is the unfolding of this fatal accident caused by fatigue and under-performance due to external pressures. The fact that the captain did not have his seat belt fastened, followed by an unusually hard landing may have caused him to lose control of the aircraft. Mr. Olcott sums the article by stating, "Just as we check airframes for stress cracks and other signs of adverse response to turbulence and wear, so too should we be alert for the cracks that appear in the finely tuned structure of the aviator's mind and body." Business PiIots: Who We Are Jim Cannon and Jim Black Professional Pilot, Sept. '84 p150 The results of this corporate pilot career profile reveal some interesting facts about the jobs and lives of corporate pilots. An exhaustive statistical study, the article examines more than 1500 pilot questionnaires regarding such things as personal data, flight experience, salary, performance reviews, clothing allowance, refresher training and career goals.
Periodical Review is a service of Hospital Aviation presented as a n aid to aeromedical p r o g r a m personnel for locating literature appropriate to their career involvement. Article content a n d validity is not assured, but p r e s e n t e d only for reference.
SALT LAKE CITY
Recently completed at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City was a replacement hospital complex complete with a rooftop helipad. Installed on the helipad was a refueling system with an automatic fire fighting system. Rooftop refueling at hospitals was unheard of until last spring when the first such system was installed at Valley Hospital in Las Vegas. Two systems at other hospitals have recently been installed - at St. Marys Hospital (Mayo Clinic) in Rochester MN, and Orlando Regional Medical Center in Orlando FL. Overlooking the Alouette III on the helipad at LDS Hospital (see photo) are two water/foam turrets which oscillate to completely cover the helipad with suffocating foam should a fire break out.
EMPLOYMENT ADVERTISING OFFER A special "2 for 1" advertising package is available for employment related ads. Looking for an experienced aeromedical pilot, flight nurse, physician, program director or dispatcher? Hospital Aviation will run two ads for the price of one equivalent to a 50% discount! Ads must be 1/4 page or larger, and must run in consecutive issues. Contact Hospital Aviation, the only monthly aeromedical journal. Hospital Aviation is received by all ASHBEAMs member programs and other hospital-based and non-hospital aeromedical services, operators and others in the United States and ten foreign countries. 26 HOSPITAL AVlATION, NOVEMBER 1984
CHARLOTTESVILLE A BK-117 Space Ship was recently delivered to the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville by MBB Helicopter Corporation. The Medical Center will use the craft for accident scene work within a 70-mile radius, and for interhospital transport witin a 220 mile radius. Named "Pegasus" for the winged horse of mythology, the aeromedical service is the third in the state, and the fifth BK-117 on contract for a U.S. hospital. The helicopter and flight operations are provided by U.S. Jet Aviation of Washington, D.C. Program Director at the medical center is Philip Mortensen.
Program News
Cause and Circumstances: Stress Cracks John W. Olcott Business and Commercial Aviation, Oct. '85 p176
In his safety-related column, Mr. Olcott reviews an accident involving a Learjet 25. Of significance to all pilots is the unfolding of this fatal accident caused by fatigue and under-performance due to external pressures. The fact that the captain did not have his seat belt fastened, followed by an unusually hard landing may have caused him to lose control of the aircraft. Mr. Olcott sums the article by stating, "Just as we check airframes for stress cracks and other signs of adverse response to turbulence and wear, so too should we be alert for the cracks that appear in the finely tuned structure of the aviator's mind and body." Business PiIots: Who We Are Jim Cannon and Jim Black Professional Pilot, Sept. '84 p150 The results of this corporate pilot career profile reveal some interesting facts about the jobs and lives of corporate pilots. An exhaustive statistical study, the article examines more than 1500 pilot questionnaires regarding such things as personal data, flight experience, salary, performance reviews, clothing allowance, refresher training and career goals.
Periodical Review is a service of Hospital Aviation presented as a n aid to aeromedical p r o g r a m personnel for locating literature appropriate to their career involvement. Article content a n d validity is not assured, but p r e s e n t e d only for reference.
SALT LAKE CITY
Recently completed at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City was a replacement hospital complex complete with a rooftop helipad. Installed on the helipad was a refueling system with an automatic fire fighting system. Rooftop refueling at hospitals was unheard of until last spring when the first such system was installed at Valley Hospital in Las Vegas. Two systems at other hospitals have recently been installed - at St. Marys Hospital (Mayo Clinic) in Rochester MN, and Orlando Regional Medical Center in Orlando FL. Overlooking the Alouette III on the helipad at LDS Hospital (see photo) are two water/foam turrets which oscillate to completely cover the helipad with suffocating foam should a fire break out.
EMPLOYMENT ADVERTISING OFFER A special "2 for 1" advertising package is available for employment related ads. Looking for an experienced aeromedical pilot, flight nurse, physician, program director or dispatcher? Hospital Aviation will run two ads for the price of one equivalent to a 50% discount! Ads must be 1/4 page or larger, and must run in consecutive issues. Contact Hospital Aviation, the only monthly aeromedical journal. Hospital Aviation is received by all ASHBEAMs member programs and other hospital-based and non-hospital aeromedical services, operators and others in the United States and ten foreign countries. 26 HOSPITAL AVlATION, NOVEMBER 1984
CHARLOTTESVILLE A BK-117 Space Ship was recently delivered to the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville by MBB Helicopter Corporation. The Medical Center will use the craft for accident scene work within a 70-mile radius, and for interhospital transport witin a 220 mile radius. Named "Pegasus" for the winged horse of mythology, the aeromedical service is the third in the state, and the fifth BK-117 on contract for a U.S. hospital. The helicopter and flight operations are provided by U.S. Jet Aviation of Washington, D.C. Program Director at the medical center is Philip Mortensen.