| Displaying 1 - 20 of 479 matching stories. |
 |
|
| 11.01.2009 |
|
‘I Knew You Would Come’
In this issue you will find the winners of the 2009 Rotor & Wing Helicopter Heroism Awards. Being new to the rotor world, I have to say that reading these submissions and learning about the events for which our winners were chosen, left me awestruck. The...
|
|
|
|
| 11.01.2009 |
|
Rotorcraft Report: IHST Releases Recommendations to Reduce U.S. Helicopter Accidents
TRAINING/ACCIDENT PREVENTION U.S. helicopter accidents can be drastically reduced, and we have the fact-based recommendations to do it: That was the message at the International Helicopter Safety Symposium, held from Sept. 29-Oct. 2 in Montreal, Canada...
|
|
|
|
| 11.01.2009 |
|
Rotorcraft Report: CSC Europe Signs KLPD, Motorflug Deals
PUBLIC SERVICE/ENGINES Pratt & Whitney Canada’s Customer Service Center Europe has reached separate agreements to support the Netherlands Police Agency (KLPD) and add Motorflug to its recognized maintenance facility (RMF) network. Under...
|
|
|
|
| 11.01.2009 |
|
Rotorcraft Report: Macedonia Buys Russian Helicopters
PUBLIC SERVICE/GOVERNMENT AGENCIES More details have become available regarding recent purchase of two Mi-171 and two Mi-17V-5 helicopters by the Republic of Macedonia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs. Despite Ministry officials describing them...
|
|
|
|
| 11.01.2009 |
|
Rotorcraft Report: Columbus PD Accepts MD500E
Officer/pilot David Weirick (left) accepts the helicopter from MD director Don Bridgers with officer/pilot David Eubanks at right. PUBLIC SERVICE/POLICE MD...
|
|
|
|
| 11.01.2009 |
|
Rotorcraft Report: SAR Awards Go to UK, Canadian Crews
PUBLIC SERVICE/SAR Two separate search and rescue (SAR) helicopter crews have been given awards in recent weeks. Sikorsky Aircraft has named an S-92 helicopter crew operating on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) the winner of its Winged...
|
|
|
|
| 11.01.2009 |
|
Rotorcraft Report: Coming Events
November 15–19: Dubai Airshow, Dubai, UAE. Contact Fairs & Exhibitions, phone +9714-286-7755 or visit http://www.dubaiairshow.aero November 30–December 1: Human Factors in Aviation Safety, Los Angeles, Calif. Contact USC Viterbi School of...
|
|
|
|
| 11.01.2009 |
|
Meet the Contributors
Charlotte Adams covers aviation and defense technology. She has written for Aviation Maintenance magazine and was the editor-in-chief of Avionics. She also writes for the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. James Careless is a long-time...
|
|
|
|
| 11.01.2009 |
|
Heroes: Defined
Cool composure in the midst of chaos. Presenting the winners of the 2009 Rotor & Wing Helicopter Herosim Awards, who personify the meaning of the word heros. PUBLIC SERVICE/SAR U.S. Coast Guard 2008 Alaska Ranger One of the Largest Coldwater Rescues in...
|
|
|
|
| 10.01.2009 |
|
Meet the Contributors
CHARLOTTE ADAMS covers aviation and defense technology. She has written for Aviation Maintenance magazine and was the editor-in-chief of Avionics . She also writes for the Armed Forces Communications and...
|
|
|
|
| 10.01.2009 |
|
Rotorcraft Report: Eurocopter Delivers Two EC120s
American Eurocopter has handed over two EC120s in recent weeks — to JRW Aviation and the Lake County Sheriff’s Department Aviation Unit in Indiana. Dallas, Texas-based JRW will perform...
|
|
|
|
| 10.01.2009 |
|
Rotorcraft Report: Korea’s Police Agency Orders AW119Ke
AgustaWestland and UI International have received an order for an eight-seat AW119Ke from the Korea National Police Agency (NPA). The agreement, awarded through Korean Public Procurement...
|
|
|
|
| 10.01.2009 |
|
Rotorcraft Report: Coming Events
October 19 – 20: 2nd International Forum on Rotorcraft Multidisciplinary Technology , Seoul, Korea. Contact AHS Intl, phone 1-703-684-6877 or visit www.vtol.org October 20 – 22: National Business Aviation...
|
|
|
|
| 10.01.2009 |
|
Rotorcraft Report: Sandel to Conduct HTAWS Trials
Vista, Calif.-based Sandel Avionics is preparing to carry out flight tests on its helicopter terrain awareness and warning system (HTAWS) at Corporate...
|
|
|
|
| 10.01.2009 |
|
Law Enforcement Notebook
Like many of you who have been in law enforcement for a while, I have watched most of my non-public service friends bounce from job to job over the years, usually in search of a thicker paycheck. But some...
|
|
|
|
| 09.01.2009 |
|
Editor’s Notebook: License to Learn
If you are a regular reader, you will have seen Ernie Stephens’ last column about having fun, which is what Ernie is off to do. But everyone has their own definition of fun. So let me tell you a little bit...
|
|
|
|
| 09.01.2009 |
|
Meet the Contributors
CHARLOTTE ADAMS covers aviation and defense technology. She has written for Aviation Maintenance and was the editor-in-chief of Avionics . She also writes for the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics...
|
|
|
|
| 09.01.2009 |
|
Rotorcraft Report: Sikorsky Delivers Training S-300C to UND Aerospace
TRAINING Stratford, Conn.-based Sikorsky’s Global Helicopters unit in Horseheads, N.Y. has handed over an S-300C to the University of North Dakota’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences (UND...
|
|
|
|
| 09.01.2009 |
|
Rotorcraft Report: Five AW139s Join Agusta Order Book
PUBLIC SERVICE Italian manufacturer AgustaWestland (AW) has received orders for five AW139s — four from the government of Trinidad and Tobago and one from the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). The LAFD...
|
|
|
|
| 09.01.2009 |
|
Rotorcraft Report: Alaska CAP to Use FLIR EVS
PRODUCTS Portland, Ore.-based FLIR Systems has received an order for 20 enhanced vision system (EVS3) cameras from the Alaska Civil Air Patrol (CAP). The...
|
|
|
|
| Pages: [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next » |
