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Meet guest Ned Parks

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All 15 chapters in this program

  1. 0:00 Avemco intro and welcome 3 min
  2. 2:40 WINGS credit and tonight's episode 3 min
  3. 6:00 Meet guest Ned Parks 3 min
  4. 8:40 Video: a departure behind a landing helicopter 3 min
  5. 11:20 Runways, taxiways and sidestepping helicopters 6 min
  6. 17:20 Crossing a helicopter's wake and microbursts 4 min
  7. 21:40 Accident review: a PC-12 landing behind a helicopter 7 min
  8. 28:40 What is wake turbulence? Wingtip vortices 7 min
  9. 36:00 How far behind: distances, speeds and rotor width 6 min
  10. 41:40 Why helicopter wake events are underreported 3 min
  11. 45:00 Wind, fog and how long vortices linger 3 min
  12. 48:20 Rotor vortices vs fixed-wing wake 6 min
  13. 54:00 Tech tips: offset approaches and planning tools 7 min
  14. 1:01:20 Game time: wake and helicopter trivia 7 min
  15. 1:08:40 Final thoughts: it takes a village 4 min