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November 4, 2008
Flight Chaplains at AMTC 2008
The round table discussion at the Air Medical Transport Conference was the first of its kind for the flight chaplains. This forum allowed participants to interact with a flight...

November 3, 2008
Chinese Aviation Show Expecting Big Helo Sales
Planners for the government-sponsored 7th annual China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, scheduled for Nov. 4-9 in the country’s Guangdong Province, are expecting the event...

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
Rotorcraft Report: Audit and Accident Jeopardizes MSP Aviation
NEWS A Maryland State Police Eurocopter AS365N Dauphin on a medical transport mission crashed two nm north of Andrews AFB (ADW) in suburban Washington, D.C. killing four aboard and leaving one in critical condition. While only the second helicopter fatality...

November 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Pima County Sheriff Receives First Helicopter
PUBLIC The Pima County Sheriffs Dept (PCSD) in southern Arizona has had a small aviation unit for years, but just received its first helicopter in September 2008. They purchased a used MD Helicopters MD-530 to add to its fleet of two Helio Courier airplanes...

November 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: SAPS Receives R44s
PUBLIC The South African Police Service received the first two of six Robinson R44s in October, with the remaining four to be delivered by the end of the year, according to the Pretoria News. The six rotorcraft were ordered as part of an FIFA 2010 Soccer...

November 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Virginia Beach Police Receives New Bell 407
PUBLIC The Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD) took delivery of a new Bell 407, the latest addition to its current, but aging, fleet of two Bell 206B JetRangers. "We started the unit in the early to mid-1970s with three [surplus] Bell 47 helicopters...

November 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Pasadena PD Orders MD 500E
PUBLIC The Pasadena Police Department (PPD) in southern Calif. has placed an order for an MD-500E from MD Helicopters (MDHI) of Mesa, Ariz. It is the first aircraft in a plan to purchase four of the four-seat, single-engine, light turbine helicopters. The...

November 1, 2008
Heroism Awards: Your Judges for the 2007 Helicopter Heroism Award
This year’s Search & Rescue Summit drew hundreds from around the world, including our Helicopter Heroism Award winners, each of whom were nominated by their associates, then selected by our panel of judges and you, the readers. We are proud to...

November 1, 2008
Recycling Helicopters: From Military Service to Public Service
With the obvious exception of Boeing’s AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, many military rotorcraft designs find their way into civilian service. The most common are the OH-58 Kiowa and the OH-6 Cayuse, which often make their way into the hangars of police...

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 31, 2008
The MMEA Signs For Three AW139s
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency signed a contract for three AW139 medium twin-engine helicopters plus options for several additional aircraft. The MMEA will use...

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 20, 2008
Pima Sheriff Gets MD530
The Pima County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona has taken delivery of its first helicopter, a previously owned MD530. It is not, however, the department’s first aircraft. The agency already owns a fleet of airplanes that it...