http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 4:30:58 EDT 2012 turned out to be a far more interesting year than many of us expected it to be in terms of new products and new uses or iterations of existing products. This article began with a simple concept—to provide an overview of all the products and services that industry vendors believed in strongly... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/operators-choice/2012-Year-in-Review-Products_78030.html Sat, 1 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST Boeing’s unmanned H-6U Little Bird has carried out 14 autonomous takeoffs and landings from a private ship off the... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/operators-choice/Unmanned-Little-Bird-Completes-Takeoff-and-Landing-Tests_77164.html Sat, 1 Sep 2012 0:00:00 EDT Well it’s that time of year again when Reserve and National Guard aviators plan and execute their annual training plans. Many commercial pilots are members of the Reserve components and take time off of their flying jobs to “switch hats” and put on the green flight suit to serve their... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/operators-choice/Plan-Annual-Training-with-Safety-In-Mind_76713.html Tue, 10 Jul 2012 0:00:00 EDT Brazil is one of the driving forces behind Latin America’s emergence as a fast-growing market for helicopter support operations. The largest rotorcraft operator in Latin America is Lider Aviacao, with a fleet of 61 helicopters—comprising the Sikorsky S-92, S-76A/C+/C++ and Bell 412/212—as... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/operators-choice/Operator-Profile-Oil-and-Gas-Helicopters-in-Brazil_75945.html Thu, 8 Mar 2012 0:00:00 EST This Howard County (Md.) Police helicopter is typical of many Bell 407s equipped for police work. Under its belly are a nose-mounted video/forward-looking infrared camera system, a digital downlink antenna mounted amidships, and an aft-mounted searchlight. Photos by Ernie Stephens Next to helicopters that... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/operators-choice/Mission-Equipment-What-Police-Operators-Want_75267.html Thu, 1 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST This is a landmark year for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in that it is celebrating 70 years of conducting search and rescue (SAR) operations over land and sea around the UK (1941–2011). Disappointingly, it is also facing up to the potential end of its involvement in this activity. Although the Soteria... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/operators-choice/UK-Royal-Air-Force-SAR-Turns-70_75268.html Thu, 1 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST Turbomeca USA President & CEO Russ Spray (left) and Turbomeca Chairman & CEO Olivier Andries prepare to present a plaque to the U.S. Army. Turbomeca presented the ceremonial 10,000th Arriel to the U.S. Army Oct. 27 during an event in front of hundreds of employees in Grand Prairie, Texas. On hand to... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/operators-choice/Arriel-Milestone-Operators-Choose-Turbomeca-Engine_75269.html Thu, 1 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST In an effort to provide a snapshot of the hundreds of stories in the helicopter industry that we cover each year, Rotor & Wing has assembled a list of more than 300 items published from January to November 2011. These news stories, features and product announcements ran in the pages of the print... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/operators-choice/Prognosis-2012_75275.html Thu, 1 Dec 2011 0:00:00 EST