Two men were taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon, after their helicopter crashed during a training flight. The instructor and the student pilot made an emergency landing in an open lava field about two miles east of Highway 19, north of the Kona …
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Instructor, student pilot injured in Big Island helicopter crash – KITV.com
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012CXO slates open house
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
Displays will include homebuilt and experimental aircraft, a U.S. Army Apache helicopter, World War II vintage aircraft, and more. Local pilots will be on hand with their aircraft to talk about aviation and flying.
===> Posted on April 24th, 2012 by Janice Wood.
Northeast Helicopters Flight Services plans to relocate to Westfield’s Barnes Regional Airport – Union-News & Sunday Republican
Monday, April 2nd, 2012WESTFIELD – Northeast Helicopters Flight Services, the country’s oldest helicopter pilot training academy, plans to relocate to Barnes Regional Airport later this year. The flight school, created in 1974 and located at Ellington Airport in …
Army Apache Mishap Caught On Video
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012Nobody was killed (although it’s likely some careers were bruised) when an Army AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed in the snowy mountains of Afghanistan, possibly last month. Although the precise date of the mishap hasn’t been confirmed, Wired quotes an unnamed source at Stars and Stripes as saying the incident occurred in February. Video started popping up Tuesday of the aircraft engaged in a “return to target” maneuver that didn’t go as planned. American voices can be heard (profanely) marveling at the stunt until the helicopter fails to come out of a dive in time and bounces across an outpost in Marzak, Afghanistan. The video shows the aircraft narrowly missing some bystanders on the ground as it careens between several buildings. The Army has not so far commented on the accident but as the video gets media play more details are expected to come out.
AeroPremier Jet Center debuts at NEW
Thursday, March 1st, 2012After almost four years, AeroPremier Jet Center finally moves into its new FBO offices at New Orleans Lakefront Airport (NEWS) in a recently renovated terminal. Formerly a National Guard helicopter facility, the building was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina and it was uncertain what the fate of the structure would be pending FEMA funding discussions.
===> Posted on March 1st, 2012 by Janice Wood.
GA to the rescue of stranded cruise ship
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
The powerless cruise ship Costa Allegra is still under tow on its way to a port in the Seychelles Islands, but general aviation has come to the rescue. A twin-engine Vulcanair is coordinating helicopter support for the ship. Eurocopter Colibri EC120B helicopters have dropped hundreds of flashlights, since there is no electricity, and lots of fresh bread plus communications equipment. All the aircraft, including the Vulcanair, are owned by Zil Air in the Seychelles. The company provides transportation among the islands.
1 dead after Coast Guard helicopter crash in Ala. – USA Today
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012Pilots reported 67 cases of engine failures or other problems … The aircraft had departed the Aviation Training Center in Mobile on a training mission, Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Bordelon said. Coast Guard officials say it went down …
Conn. Marine pilot among 7 killed in Ariz. crash – New York Post
Friday, February 24th, 2012A pilot from Connecticut was among the seven people killed when two military helicopters collided during a training exercise in Arizona this week, the Marine Corps announced Friday. Maj. Thomas A. Budrejko, 37, of Montville, Conn., a Cobra helicopter pilot …
Tanis releases ‘Just Plug It In’ video
Monday, February 20th, 2012Tanis Aircraft Products has released its video “Just Plug It In” highlighting the safety benefits of helicopter preheat.
===> Posted on February 20th, 2012 by Janice Wood.
Garmin enters the medium lift helicopter market with G5000H
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012Garmin International Inc. has introduced the G5000H, an integrated flight deck specifically designed for twin turbine, medium lift helicopters.
===> Posted on February 14th, 2012 by Janice Wood.
