A snug of the seatbelts isn't enough. While good cabin safety briefings should be short and sweet, use the flight as an opportunity to teach passengers about the aircraft, what can go wrong and how to handle it, and how they can help you by looking for traffic and speaking up when they're uncomfortable with anything at any time.
Wear a hi-vis gilet : makes identifying body parts easier…
+1 for including looking for traffic. Doesn’t have to be in the initial briefing, but can be worked into the general chit-chat when an opportunity arises
Too much information is NOT good as it overloads memory thus lasting comprehension.
Almost need a short course for persons new to the type of operation.
(And even around the machine - advice to keep head low approaching helicopter, especially ones like S-76 whose rotor is angled down at front, repeat before exiting. I presume operations like Helijets passenger service shut down on arrival, but EMS/rescue helicopters and utility helicopters may not.
The one that was almost hit by a train west of Prince George BC did not shut down, but its pax were experienced.)
The close encounter west of Prince George decades ago was an example of not thinking things through thoroughly enough.
Rather than land in a snow-covered clearing in forest to pick up two people who had been evaluating trees in winter, pilot decided to land on railway tracks.
Flew a distance one way along track, then backtracked to fly same distance the other way from pickup point, then returned to it.
Problem was trains move roughly half speed of helicopter, he didn’t do the arithmetic right.
As one passenger reached out to close door after the pair had loaded their gear, he saw a train coming and got attention of pilot who commanded upward motion.
The close encounter west of Prince George decades ago was an example of not thinking things through thoroughly enough.
Rather than land in a snow-covered clearing in forest to pick up two people who had been evaluating trees in winter, pilot decided to land on railway tracks.
Flew a distance one way along track, then backtracked to fly same distance the other way from pickup point, then returned to it.
Problem was trains move roughly half speed of helicopter, he didn’t do the arithmetic right.
As one passenger reached out to close door after the pair had loaded their gear, he saw a train coming and got attention of pilot who commanded upward motion.
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