Posts Tagged ‘helicopter training’

A hero’s welcome Injured Hohenwald Marine returns to family, friends

Tuesday, 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.

Minor injuries after helicopter makes ‘hard landing’ in Kona

Thursday, 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.

Fort Carson Addresses Training Flight Concerns

Friday, April 27th, 2012
The head of Fort Carson said on Thursday that his installation is not why the Army decided to restrict some helicopter training flights.

Fort Carson agrees to restrict chopper flights

Thursday, April 26th, 2012
The U.S. Army has agreed to restrict helicopter training flights over southeastern Colorado after residents complained about low-altitude training flights. A Fort Carson spokesman said Tuesday the helicopters will stay within the boundaries of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site. Helicopters must maintain higher altitudes outside the designated flying area. Pilots are being required to stay more than ...

Carson agrees to restrict helo training flights

Thursday, April 26th, 2012
FORT CARSON, Colo. — The Army has agreed to restrict helicopter training flights over southeastern Colorado after residents complained about low-altitude training flights.

Heads up: Helicopter training planned for Wednesday

Thursday, April 19th, 2012
Elburn—The Kane County Office of Emergency Management Agency and the Elburn Fire Department will conduct Helicopter Landing Zone Safety training within the village of Elburn on Wednesday, April 25.

Coasties to honor helicopter crash victims

Thursday, March 15th, 2012
A candlelight memorial is set for 7:15 p.m. Friday at Waterfront Park in honor of four Coast Guardsmen who lost their lives in a helicopter training mission late last month at Mobile Bay, Ala.

NEWS CHANNELS

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
London, March 13 : Prince Harry has been banned from pubs and social events, and told to concentrate on his helicopter training, or risk being dropped from his dream second tour of Afghanistan.

Alabama State Troopers using new helicopter, training to become force in rescues

Monday, March 12th, 2012
In its first three years, the unit has searched for 260 missing people, hunted 212 fugitives, and performed 34 air rescue missions.

HT-18 celebrates 40 years of ‘Training Warriors’

Friday, March 9th, 2012
Helicopter Training Squadron EIGHTEEN celebrated the 40th anniversary of its commissioning at Naval Air Station Whiting Field on Wednesday, March 1. Training Air Wing FIVE Commodore Col. James Grace led a group of honored squadron alumni,...