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Monday, December 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Flight Chaplains Take Off
PUBLIC SERVICE October’s annual Air Medical Transport Conference in Minneapolis served as the backdrop for the introduction of the Association of Professional Flight Chaplains (APFC), a non-profit organization designed to offer spiritual and emotional support for air medical flight crews. Pastor Joseph... [read more]
December 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Amphibious Ship Designed to Carry V-22
MILITARY The U.S. Navy has launched its new San Antonio Class amphibious assault support ship, the first warship of its kind designed to carry and support the Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor. The...
November 25, 2008
New Army Helo
The North Carolina Army National Guard received a UH-72A Lakota helicopter Monday afternoon at...
November 24, 2008
New Army Helo
The North Carolina Army National Guard received a UH-72A Lakota helicopter Monday afternoon at...
November 1, 2008
The Go/No Go Decision
One panel at the Search and Rescue Summit 2008 was “The Go/No Go Decision.” This interactive event revealed some pieces involved in deciding whether or not to scrub a mission. Risk management and communication were a common thread. “I think...
November 1, 2008
Above and Beyond: R&W Salutes the Winners of the Public Service & Military Operations Awards
The winners of the Military and Public Service 2007 Above And Beyond The Call Awards performed their duties bravely, professionally, safely and with honor. This year, as in past years, the Helicopter Heroism Award judges had a tough time picking the overall...
November 1, 2008
Public Saftey Notebook
We’re All In It Together For those of you who are not from the United States, please read this article and know that when I write about the brotherhood of dedicated helicopter crews that perform rescue operations I mean all of the folks in the world...
October 22, 2008
Flight Safety and Frasca Partner on AS350 Simulator
Flight Safety International has partnered with flight simulator manufacturer Frasca to place light turbine simulators in many of FSI’s training centers...
October 2, 2008
Huey's Final Flight
The Georgia Army National Guard retired its last UH-1 Huey. In a ceremony yesterday at the Winder Regional Airport, the Huey was flown from Winder to...
October 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: U.S. Coast Guard Seeks Cause of HH-65C Crash
MILITARY U.S. Coast Guard officials are seeking to understand why an HH-65C crashed during a training flight off the Hawaiian island of Oahu on Sept. 4, killing all four crewmembers. The aircraft, upgraded in the last year or so to the "Charlie"...
October 1, 2008
Training: Safety Up High: An Alternative Look at Power Management
The school that teaches U.S. Army aviators to operate safely on high-altitude missions, like those on the battlefields of Afghanistan, shares key principals of that training. Mid-October in the Rocky Mountains is no place for an outing by yourself, especially...
September 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Expands AS350 Fleet
PUBLIC SERVICE The U.S. Homeland Security Dept is calling for more Eurocopter AS350s for its Customs and Border Protection service. The vendor, American Eurocopter, expects the indefinite quantity/indefinite delivery contract to cover up to 50 more AS350B3s...
August 21, 2008
All in a Day's Work
In two separate rescues, the Coast Guard Sector San Diego, Calif. flew four patients to the hospital in La Jolla, Calif. Using one of their three MH-60 Jayhawks, Lt. Denning flew his crew more than 100 mi for...
August 18, 2008
Helos Rescue Scores From Flood
The Native American Havasupai reservation, located near the Grand Canyon in Colorado, was flooded due to a dam break yesterday. Helicopters by...
August 11, 2008
Coast Guard Rushes to Mayday Call
Four men were in trouble off the coast of Cannon Beach, Ore. this past weekend. The Coast Guard Group/Air Station Astoria, “Received a call from the vessel over VHF radio about 6:10 a.m. PST, reporting mayday they were taking on water and putting on...
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