Rock, Paper, Lobster The vast majority of us got into this business to get out there and rule the air. No doubt it has come as a shock to most that a significant amount of paperwork accompanies all aspects of the operation, from maintenance, to training,...

Steeply Banked Turns A series of steep observational turns overhead a work site or emergency scene is a routine flight maneuver for working helicopter pilots. It allows customers in the back to observe the area they are interested in while you assess the s...

BOULDER, Colo. (September 1, 2010) – Air Comm Corp. next delivered its 1,000th BLACK HAWK helicopter cabin heating system to Sikorsky Aircraft in August. Weighing in at just 16.5 pounds, the BLACK HAWK heating systems are warming the cabins of helicopters...

BOULDER, Colo. (September 1, 2010) – Air Comm Corp. next delivered its 1,000th BLACK HAWK helicopter cabin heating system to Sikorsky Aircraft in August. Weighing in at just 16.5 pounds, the BLACK HAWK heating systems are warming the cabins of helicopters...

Menominee MI, August 24, 2010 – Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has completed the first day of flying for the first 480B helicopter destined for the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Pilot Training Program.“The first day could not have gone better”, sa...

Menominee MI, August 24, 2010 – Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has completed the first day of flying for the first 480B helicopter destined for the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Pilot Training Program.“The first day could not have gone better”, sa...

Frasca International, Urbana, IL is proud to announce that Bristow Academy, Aberdeen, Scotland has received dual qualification for their Frasca Built EC225 Full Flight Simulator (FFS). The EC225 FFS is the second certified helicopter device under JAA with both...

Frasca International, Urbana, IL is proud to announce that Bristow Academy, Aberdeen, Scotland has received dual qualification for their Frasca Built EC225 Full Flight Simulator (FFS). The EC225 FFS is the second certified helicopter device under JAA with both...

Eurocopter yesterday signed a cooperation agreement with China’s Tongji University that integrates this Shanghai-based educational institute into the company’s family of partner universities, with the goal of training future technicians and engineers in helico...

f one lesson has emerged from the economic downturn, it’s that there’s strength in diversity. In tough economic times, diversity has been the key to the survival of the helicopter industry as a whole. It has also been the key for individual operators — small and medium-sized ones in particular.