Accidents
Brazilian Helicopter Safety Program Focuses on Weather
Weather was an unfortunately timely topic, with a weather-related helicopter crash occuring near Rio de Janeiro, just minutes before the meeting.

News of the crash of an Airbus Helicopters AS350 Ecureuil, PT-YZM, in the sea off Rio in sudden inclement weather hung over the recent meeting of the Brazilian Helicopter Pilot's Association. The April meeting of the group's 2017 Safety Cycle was held last Wednesday at São Paulo's Campo de Marte, with presentations on “Excess Confidence” from the association’s director of instruction Daniel Bastos followed by “Adverse Unwarned Weather” by meteorologist Sgt. Hiremar A. J. Soares Silva.

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