Helicopter Training Blog
Helicopter drops in for visit to Oak Hill students
May 5th, 2012
Dozens of eyes scanned the sky as eager pairs of ears listened for the distant "wop, wop" of the rotors.
Grieving Mother Calls JBLM Midair Helicopter Crash “Preventable”
May 3rd, 2012
“Heartbreaking” and “Preventable.” That’s how the mother of an Army helicopter pilot describes the midair crash that killed her son and three others last December. It happened during a nighttime training exercise at Washington’s Joint Base Lewis-McChord. A report released this week finds that commanders knew about radar and radio limitations in the training area where the crash happened. But ...
Instructor, student pilot injured in Big Island helicopter crash
May 3rd, 2012
Two men were taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon, after their helicopter crashed during a training flight. The instructor and the student pilot made an emergency landing in an open lava field about two miles east of Highway 19, north of the Kona International Airport. Helicopter pilots need to know a critical skill -- landing their craft without any power. They also have to act quickly ...
Minor injuries after helicopter makes ‘hard landing’ in Kona
May 3rd, 2012
A helicopter training flight carrying two men made a hard landing Wednesday afternoon in Kona. Emergency crews responded to the accident around 3:30 p.m. Gregor said the helicopter was a two-seat Robinson R-22.
Minor injuries after helicopter makes ‘hard landing’ near Kona
May 3rd, 2012
A helicopter training flight carrying two people made a hard landing Wednesday afternoon near Kona.
IAF Combat Helicopter Squadron Holds Surprise Training Exercise
May 2nd, 2012
The Black-Hawk Squadron held a surprise training exercise simulating an emergency scenario where a rocket hit the Palmachim airbase where it is stationed. The soldiers will be highly prepared, conf...
Army investigation pinpoints helicopter accident flaws
May 1st, 2012
A veteran Army pilot should have seen and avoided another helicopter in a Joint Base Lewis-McChord training area in rural Thurston County just before he crashed into it, according to… Click to Continue »
Army finishes 1st crash review of fatal JBLM helicopter accident
April 30th, 2012
A veteran Army pilot should have seen and avoided another helicopter in a Joint Base Lewis-McChord training area in rural Thurston County just before he crashed into it, according to the Army’s first investigation into a December accident that killed four soldiers in two OH-58 Kiowa helicopters.
Yellowknife military helicopter accident cost $2.4M
April 30th, 2012
The bill for the helicopter accident which happened during the military's Arctic Ram exercise near Yellowknife has come to $2.4 million. In February, a military helicopter hit power lines, cutting power to the city for hours.
Boeing and World Class Aviation Academy Open International Chinook Training Facility
April 27th, 2012
GILZE-RIJEN, Netherlands, April 26, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and its Dutch partner the Rotary Wing Training Center (RWTC) officially opened a state-of-the-art CH-47 Chinook helicopter maintenance training facility near Royal Netherlands Air Force base Gilze-Rijen on April 25. The RWTC is a subsidiary of the Netherlands' World Class Aviation Academy (WCAA).
