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Sunday, November 1, 2009
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 caught the eye of the National Transportation... [read more]
October 1, 2009
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...
October 1, 2009
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...
September 1, 2009
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...
September 1, 2009
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...
September 1, 2009
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...
September 1, 2009
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...
August 1, 2009
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...
August 1, 2009
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...
August 1, 2009
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...
August 1, 2009
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...
August 1, 2009
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...
August 1, 2009
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...
July 1, 2009
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...
June 11, 2009
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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