Helicopter Training Blog
Missile falls off Apache helicopter
May 17th, 2012
A TRAINING missile fell off an Apache helicopter and landed near houses in Texas, forcing 100 homes to be evacuated.
A hero’s welcome Injured Hohenwald Marine returns to family, friends
May 15th, 2012
Marine Corp Capt. Jacob Rollie receives a warm welcome from his former flight instructor Daniel Norton Tuesday at the Maury County Airport in Mt. Pleasant. Rollie was injured during a helicopter training exercise in Morocco.
Take-off close for new police helicopter
May 15th, 2012
A new $24 million WA Police helicopter is due to be in the air in two weeks.
First Flight: AgustaWestlands New Generation AW169 Helicopter
May 14th, 2012
Certification Expected In 2014 The first prototype of AgustaWestland's new generation AW169 flew for the first time Thursday. The AW169 program is on schedule to achieve basic civil certification in 2014. The 4.5 ton light-intermediate helo was flown by AgustaWestland’s Chief Test Pilot, Giuseppe Lo Coco, Test Pilot Giuseppe Afruni, and Flight Test Engineers Massimo Longo and Stefano Rognoni at ...
Shell trains helicopter passengers in survival
May 13th, 2012
Like other oil companies, Shell relies heavily on helicopters to transport its crews and contractors to offshore oil platforms. While most helicopter flights go smoothly, Shell is investing big in training and equipment to reduce the chance of disaster and boost the odds of survival in a crash over the cold, open sea.
Super Puma helicopter ditching in North Sea was ‘textbook’, says survivor
May 12th, 2012
ONE of the men onboard a helicopter that ditched in the North Sea has told of his “textbook” rescue.
Apache helicopter squadron arriving at JBLM
May 10th, 2012
The first 10 Apache helicopters from a squadron moving from Fort Hood, Texas, are scheduled to land Friday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Helicopter crash inquiry findings
May 10th, 2012
Maps with not enough information about power lines and inadequate training contributed to an Army helicopter flying from Middle Wallop crashing into cables in north Devon, a board of inquiry finds.
Helicopter rescue training on Lake Norman
May 10th, 2012
DENVER, N.C. -- Three days of helicopter aquatic rescue training ended on Lake Norman Wednesday, giving crews an opportunity to perfect their skills. Wednesday’s rescue scenario: A cruise boat on Lake Norman in trouble where passengers end up in the water, are still alive and floating and need to be rescued. “They can’t get out. No resources available to get them out and no boats in the water ...
Helicopter rescue training on Lake Norman
May 10th, 2012
DENVER, N.C. -- Three days of helicopter aquatic rescue training ended on Lake Norman Wednesday, giving crews an opportunity to perfect their skills. Wednesday’s rescue scenario: A cruise boat on Lake Norman in trouble where passengers end up in the water, are still alive and floating and need to be rescued. “They can’t get out. No resources available to get them out and no boats in the water ...
