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A team of Rotor & Wing staff and contributors—including Senior Editor Andrew Parker, Editor-at-Large Ernie Stephens, Military Editor Andrew Drwiega, Keith Cianfrani and Dale Smith—snapped hundreds of photos...April 1, 2011
Regardless of the year or manufacturer, Heli-Expo booths that really seem to turn heads typically involve the unveiling of new helicopter designs or variants. This year, the new kind on the block was the SKYe SH09 single-engine turbine from Marenco Swisshelicopter. The SH09 will feature a carbon fiber airframe from Switzerland’s OCP, avionics from Sagem and Honeywell’s HTS900 engine. According...April 1, 2011
Emerging from a cloud of smoke with music blaring in the background, Eurocopter’s newest variant—the EC145T2—took to stage at the company’s Heli-Expo booth. President & CEO Lutz Bertling (right) appeared from the cockpit to address a...April 1, 2011
During its 10th annual rescue hoist user’s conference, Goodrich Sensors and Integrated Systems presented its Rescue of the Year award to the Rescue 500 and 510 teams from...April 1, 2011
The easiest job I ever had was flying EMS. It was also the hardest job I ever had. Low stress and a lack of oversight made it a great job. Check the weather, preflight, maybe wash the helicopter, brief the crew, complete some company forms, and then just hang out for the next 10.5 hours. That lack of supervision also made it hard to stay disciplined and do what needed to be done. Many times I would catch...March 29, 2011
Omniflight Helicopters division Native Air has reached an agreement with Banner Del E. Webb Medical...March 23, 2011
Regardless of the year or manufacturer, Heli-Expo booths that really seem to turn heads typically involve the unveiling of new helicopter designs or variants. This year, the new kid on the block was the SKYe SH09 single-engine turbine from Marenco Swisshelicopter. The SH09 will feature a carbon fiber airframe from Switzerland’s OCP, avionics from Sagem and Honeywell’s HTS900 engine. According...March 22, 2011
Utah-based Air Medical Resource Group has agreed to buy seven of Eurocopter’s new AS350B3e...March 11, 2011
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March 1, 2011
During an HAI Forum in late January, FAA Director of Flight Standards Services John Allen told around 100 people in attendance that the agency intends to clear up regulations governing public-use helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft that are so confusing, even his own inspectors do not fully understand them. Held at its headquarters in Alexandria, Va., HAI called the forum to address questions raised as a...March 1, 2011
On the most recent last day of EMS helicopter creation, “Let There Be Light” was commanded, and a new and potentially constructive variety of light was introduced to the working helicopter environment in the form of night vision goggle (NVG) technology. Accordingly, our large metroplex-based EMS program has just concluded a comprehensive transition to NVG operations, and the training has...February 14, 2011
Helicopter Association International has unveiled the winners of this year’s “Salute to Excellence” awards. Keith Johnson of the Airborne Law Enforcement Association (ALEA) will receive the AgustaWestland Safety Award. PHI Chief Pilot Michael Hurst has won the Bell Helicopter Lifetime Achievement Award. The...February 1, 2011
Russian Helicopters’ second Mi-38 prototype has gone airborne, conducting a long-haul mission in late December. Russian Helicopters carried out the first long-haul flight of the Mil Mi-38, following the maiden flight of the second prototype airframe in early December. OP-2 flew 800 km (497 miles) from Kazan to Moscow in late...February 1, 2011
Controlled flight into terrain, (CFIT) is the number one cause of fatal helicopter accidents. The overwhelming majority of these CFIT accidents occur during inadvertent instrument meteorological conditions (IIMC). The U.S. military, FAA and various other agencies have all tried to eliminate or at least mitigate this hazard to helicopter crews but haven’t had rousing success. IIMC is a pilot-induced...January 31, 2011
AgustaWestland has handed over an AW109 Power to Kocoglu Aviation, which...January 28, 2011
American Eurocopter has sold a fourth EC145 to Geisinger Medical...
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