NTSB Safety Recommendation A-07-111 and -112

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Title: NTSB Safety Recommendation A-07-111 and -112

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          NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

December 21, 2007

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Safety Recommendations A-07-111 and -112

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The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Federal Aviation
Administration should:.

Require helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operators to install radar
altimeters in all helicopters used in HEMS night operations. (A-07-111)

Ensure that the minimum equipment lists for helicopters used in helicopter emergency
medical services operations require that radar altimeters be operable during flights
conducted at night. (A-07-112)

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http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2007/A07_111_112.pdf  

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