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| 11.01.2009 |
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About TAWS
PRODUCTS/AVIONICS & INSTRUMENTS Helicopter accidents, especially those involving emergency medical services (EMS) flights, have been getting a lot of bad, but well-deserved press recently. The increasing number of helicopter EMS (HEMS) fatalities has also...
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| 10.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Hudson Airspace Changes Proposed by FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing to establish new regulations, including an "exclusionary zone" to separate helicopters and seaplanes from aircraft flying over the...
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| 10.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Macau’s Sky Shuttle Sets High Standards
Scheduled commercial helicopter services have been tried in many markets around the world, but few have succeeded. One major exception is found in Hong Kong, the former British Crown colony that...
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| 09.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: American Eurocopter Opens Customer Service, Fleet Operations Center
COMMERCIAL Grand Prairie, Texas-based American Eurocopter has officially launched its U.S. customer service and fleet operations center (CSFC). The facility, located at the company’s Grand Prairie site, will...
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| 09.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Quick Thinking Beats Fire
PUBLIC SAFETY A rapid response and quick thinking by Ultra Helicopters pilot Wayne Norris saved his life and that of a passenger, following a fast-spreading engine fire in a Bell 204C helicopter (the 204C is...
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| 09.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Maryland I-70 Helicopter Victims Mulled Driving
COMMERCIAL The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report on the I-70 helicopter crash in Maryland that resulted in the deaths of the pilot and three passengers. The Robinson...
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| 09.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: RR300 to Power Eagle 300T
COMMERCIAL Rolls-Royce has secured an agreement to provide its RR300B1 engine for RotorWay International’s new Eagle 300T helicopter. The development of the RR300-B1, the second new model in the engine...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Cougar Accident Raises Questions Over "30 Minute Rule"
NEWS Cougar Helicopters Flight 491 lost tail rotor drive about a minute before it crashed into the ocean off Newfoundland on March 12, killing 17 of the 18 people on board. The aircraft’s flight data...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Bell 429 Gets Certified
COMMERCIAL It’s official — the Bell 429 light twin helicopter has received certification from Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA). With the FAA having also granted its certification, the floodgates are...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Sikorsky’s X2 Technology Demonstrator Achieves Milestone
COMMERCIAL Stratford, Conn.-based Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation’s X2 Technology demonstrator has completed two test flights that included full engagement of the unique propeller for the first time. In one...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: The Last "New" B0105
COMMERCIAL | OBSERVATION After sitting in the Eurocopter Canada plant for the past four years, the twin-engine predecessor to the EC135 has a new owner — Dam Helicopters of British Columbia, which purchased...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: NASA Rotary Research Not Confirmed
PUBLIC SERVICE Hold your horses — NASA does not have approval to spend $26.1 million on rotary wing research — at least not yet. Recent media reports quoted NASA aerospace engineer Odilyn Maria as saying...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Bell Goes After Eurocopter
COMMERCIAL Bell Helicopter has filed its own lawsuit against Eurocopter. The suit comes after a June 16 incident at this year’s Paris Air Show. According to Reuters, a French bailiff turned up at Bell’s...
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| 07.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Home Shopping by Helicopter
COMMERCIAL | SERVICES Skywater Estates of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., provides a unique perspective of luxurious Florida properties; the company uses helicopters to fly well-heeled customers to premium real estate...
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| 06.11.2009 |
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Sloane Helicopters’ Triple Celebration
Jugglers were just part of the festivities at Sloane Aviation’s triple celebration this past Saturday. The company...
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| 06.01.2009 |
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An Auspicious Occcasion: Paris Celebrates 100 Years of Air Shows
This year’s 100th show could prove to be a not-to-be-missed event. On June 15, the 2009 "Salon de L’Aéronautique et de L’Espace" will open, becoming the 48th Paris Air Show and celebrating its 100 anniversary since starting...
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| 06.01.2009 |
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Operators’ Report: Robinson R44
Operators overwhelmingly send the Robinson R44, the four-seat descendant of the R22, to the head of the light piston helicopter class. It’s been called everything from a "kiddie copter" to the best all-around helicopter ever designed. See it...
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| 06.01.2009 |
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Rotorcraft Report: AW139s Enter HK Service
COMMERCIAL Sky Shuttle Helicopters’ first two AW139 medium twin helicopters have entered service in Hong Kong. The company provides regular passenger service to Hong Kong, Macau and Shenzhen, PRC, using AW139s and Sikorsky S-76C+s. Until last year, Sky...
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| 05.22.2009 |
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NBAA Commends House of Representatives
In a press released issued by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) dated May 21, the organization commended the House of Representatives for “passing legislation that will fund the Federal Aviation...
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| 05.21.2009 |
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Cap and Trade
There has been a lot of talk about commercial airlines' CO2 emissions and curbing them to limit its effect on global warming. The laws are trickling down to helicopter operators and under a...
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