Resources

Section 1

Recommended preflight planning resources

The tools worth having open before every flight. All links open the official source.

• Leidos Flight Service (1800wxbrief) Standard briefings, flight plan filing, and NOTAMs.
• Aviation Weather Center METARs, TAFs, graphical forecasts, and HEMS Tool graphical products.
• FAA NOTAM Search Direct NOTAM retrieval by location, flight path, or airspace.
• FAA Digital Aeronautical Products Sectionals, IFR enroute charts, helicopter route charts, and the Chart Supplement.
• FAA Temporary Flight Restrictions Active and scheduled TFRs, mapped.

Section 2

HAA crew briefing resources

Briefing structures and downloadable material for helicopter air ambulance crews. Downloads are hosted on this site. (Placeholder items; final material to come.)

• HAA crew briefing card (PDF) Placeholder download — a one-page pre-mission briefing flow.
• Risk assessment worksheet (PDF) Placeholder download — structured preflight risk scoring.

Section 3

Airframe-specific knowledge

Systems knowledge, limitations, and recall items by airframe. Online quizzes for each type are in development. (Placeholder airframes.)