Public Service Living to Fly I recently fell off my barn roof. I fell 13 feet, missing a wheelbarrow by four feet. I compression-fractured two vertebrae and broke two ribs.…
Commercial Helicopter Industry's 2018 Year in Review The U.S. military is on the cusp of adopting revolutionary new rotorcraft technologies that will rival even the introduction of the V-22 Osprey. Two very…
Commercial 2019: The Year of Optimism, Growth for Helicopters Increasing oil prices are usually good news for helicopter companies serving oil and gas rigs, as those firms had felt a stagnation in the business…
Products Pratt & Whitney Canada: Capturing New and Expanding Markets for Helicopters The past year has been an eventful one for the helicopter engine industry. We saw a number of trends coalescing to create a business environment…
Commercial Helicopter Industry's 2018 Out, Over F arewell to 2018 and hello to the future of rotorcraft. Receding is a year full of exciting technological advancement, helicopter heroics through hellish disaster…
Military Black Hawk Turns 40 The U.S. Army doctrine of moving soldiers quickly into and out of enemy territory by air was a staple of Vietnam, which made the Bell…
Public Service Evolving Helicopter EMS Industry Consolidation, timely compensation, tepid growth, enhancing safety and finding enough pilots and aircraft maintenance technicians (AMTs) are the main challenges facing the helicopter emergency medical…
Safety Safety Directors: Where Did They Go? Safety directors’ roles can influence the outcome of any safety audit. Without them, our industry can be affected in a number of ways. Here is…
Military Military Insider: What is Truth? Change is inevitable and typically good. It is a means to remain relevant and improve. But it is also difficult and can be highly detrimental…
Public Service Editor's Notebook: Helpful Helicopters Sikorsky admits Lederer’s correspondence was read aloud to him because his eyesight had “failed to such an extent that I can no longer read.” The…
Training A Look at Light Training Helicopters Just a few years ago, the helicopter industry seemed to be brimming with excitement about a handful of new or significantly updated light helicopters that…