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“Flight safety is no accident.” Our courses provide you with the essential information you need for flying and maintaining your Robinson helicopter. For unparalleled expert advice on flight safety, general maintenance and repair, as well as factory maintenance, why not book one of our courses that are run in the UK, Europe and throughout the World?
Use our course application form to book, or alternatively please e-mail r.morningtonsanford@icloud.com. You can read more about the different courses on offer below.
Richard Mornington-Sanford is Robinson Helicopters Accident/Technical investigator with unrivalled experience outside of the factory on the Robinson product. We are accredited with UK Civil Aviation Authority Engineering and Flight Instructor (retired) licenses as well as UK Civil Aviation Authority & European Aviation Safety Agency PART 147 approval.
UK Civil Aviation Authority
& EASA PART 147 approved
UK Civil Aviation Authority & European Aviation Safety Authority Part 147 training courses
These are theoretical courses in the general maintenance and repair of the R22, R44 and R66 airframes with their relevant Lycoming and Rolls Royce engines.
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Richard Mornington-Sanford is the only UK safety expert presenting this course outside of the Robinson Helicopter factory.
Robinson helicopter factory maintenance course
This is a “hands on” course in the general maintenance and repair of the R22, R44 and R66 helicopters.
On 23 May 2024, Richard was presented with a RAeC Silver Medal for his contribution to flight safety by HRH Prince Michael of Kent, GCVO, at the Annual Award Ceremony.
Low RPM Rotor Stall is a primary cause of fatal accidents.
As air speed is the life blood to the aeroplane pilot so Rotor RPM is to the helicopter pilot! Should the aeroplane pilot stall their aircraft during flight by the loss of airspeed, they are able to recover (subject to height above the ground) by increasing the air speed and reducing the angle of attack on the wing.
However, if the helicopter pilot stalls his rotor due to a loss of rotor RPM, it is NOT recoverable because the induced flow up through the disc will never allow the angle of attack to be less than the stall angle (even with the collective lever fully down). You become a passenger until you hit the ground!
Engine power is directly proportional to the engine RPM, a 10% loss of RPM will incur a 10% loss in engine power available.
One of the reasons you are given a de-rated engine operating limit is that you have power available should you need it; a get you out of jail card to be used to prevent an accident but not to fly outside the aircraft limits.
However, if the RPM is not in the green this power reserve will be reduced directly proportional to where your RPM is at the time.
KEEP YOUR RPM IN THE GREEN
After conducting a closed European Robinson R22/R44 Pilots Flight Safety Course for the UK Air Accident Investigation Branch, they have remarked that it is "invaluable for its target audience of PPL owners".
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Mornington Sanford Aviation offers the following services:
• Training courses in:
• EASA approved type training
• Legal work – expert witness
• Helicopter walk around DVDs
• Flight safety publications