Aviation safety by helicopters and the future of air traffic in SP brings together authorities, pilots and companies this Wednesday (06) in an event open to pilots.
Tomorrow (November 06th), from 14pm, takes place in São Paulo and, live, for all of Brazil, the XIII International Seminar on Flight Safety, promoted by ABRAPHE – Brazilian Association of Helicopter Pilots.
Traditional in the helicopter aviation calendar and already consolidated among aeronautical leaders and authorities, the ABRAPHE International Seminar on Flight Safety brings together pilots, aeronautical authorities, specialists, manufacturers and companies to shed light on helicopter operations in the country, accident prevention, pilot health and the future and safety of air traffic in São Paulo and large cities with the arrival of eVtol, the so-called “flying cars”.
All programming was strategically designed considering the main causes of helicopter incidents in Brazil, case studies and accident prevention.
In the schedule:
- 14:30 am to 15:00 pm – Aeronautical Health with Dr. Marco Fonseca from Cemaesp – Aerospace Medicine
- 15:10 am to 15:40 pm – New technologies and helicopters: pilot and aircraft integrationand with Cmte. Paolo Quintino – test pilot of the helibras and operational safety manager.
- 15:50 am to 16:20 pm – Class and Type: the impact on flight safety with Luiz Ricardo de Souza Nascimento – director of ANAC
- 16:20 PM to 16:35 PM – BREAK
- 16:40 am to 17:10 pm – New technologies and helicopters: pilot and aircraft integration with Cmte. David Taboada – test pilot of the Leonardo Helicopters
- 17:15 am to 17:50 pm – Scenarios and current accidents with Col. Alexandre Gomes da Silva / CENIPA and David Branco Filho.
- 17:55 am to 18:45 pm – Rotary Wings. Helicopter air traffic with the arrival of EVTOL. Operators – education and training and the future with Cel Fabio Barbosa, commander of the Southeast Regional Airspace Control Center – CRCEA-SE/DECEA, followed by the participation of guests.
The event is open to all pilots and interested parties and can be accessed from 14 pm on the Canal da ABRAPHE on YouTube, clicking here . Places for the in-person event are sold out.
Data on Helicopter Accidents in Brazil
According to Sipaer, an agency belonging to CENIPA – Center for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents, there has been a reduction in the number of accidents and fatalities involving helicopters since 2018. On average over the last 5 years, for example, the number of helicopter accidents in the country fell from 88 occurrences between 2014 and 2018 to 79 between 2019 and 2023.
Representing helicopter pilots in Brazil, ABRAPHE has increasingly become a national and international reference in the dissemination of good practices and in encouraging a culture of safety among pilots. In this sense, it continues to defend helicopter aviation, fulfilling its role of accessibility, reaching points inaccessible by other means, connecting people to places, providing information, providing services, rescuing people and saving lives safely.
The most recent survey by the entity indicates that the country's helicopter fleet consists of 1.315 aircraft, the majority of which are helicopters with one turbine engine/H1T; followed by helicopters with one piston engine/H1P and helicopters with two turbine engines/H2T. São Paulo is the state with the largest number of ed helicopters, followed by Rio de Janeiro and the state of Minas Gerais. There are more than 4.500 helicopter operations in the country and the city of São Paulo is among those with the largest number of helicopter operations in the world, with approximately 1.300 landings and takeoffs/day. Overall, there are more than 25 thousand direct jobs generated by helicopter aviation in Brazil.
ABRAPHE believes and focuses on the dissemination of information and knowledge directed as potential agents in accident prevention, which it believes is bringing positive results for the safety of the sector.
XIII INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON FLIGHT SAFETY ABRAPHE
November 06th, starting at 14 pm.
Free on the ABRAPHE YouTube Channel
