Author: Jason Cutter

An Operator’s Perspective: Enstrom‘s Crucial Role to Play

Menominee, Michigan | July 11, 2025

Throughout Enstrom’s 65+ year history, operators have consistently relied on the company’s incredibly versatile helicopters for nearly every mission type imaginable. Shark patrol off the coast of Amity Island, flight training lessons, military sorties around the world, photo missions, festival rides, corporate transport. The list goes on. But as important of a role as Enstrom… Read more »

Safety Check: Second-Level Safety Drivers

Menominee, Michigan | January 26, 2025

I used to ask my university students if they believed it was possible to make flying 100% safe. They had plenty of ideas, but the inevitable conclusion was always this: the only way to remove all risk was not to fly at all. Flight is all about risk management. So, if safety isn’t about eliminating… Read more »

Safety Check: Safety Statistics and Enstrom’s Approach

Menominee, Michigan | November 24, 2024

“Statistically speaking, Brand XYZ is the safest helicopter in history!” How many brands have we heard make that claim before? I understand customers want to know they’re not buying a flying Ford Pinto, but what do assertions like that actually mean? Such absolute and declarative statements always give me pause because, as an academically trained… Read more »