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Articles for category Human Interest




Aug
17
2012

Meet a Rotorcraft Pro - Barry Lloyd

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Rotorcraft Pro: How did you get your start in helicopters? In the US Army, I started in 1964 in Vietnam. But my dad was a pilot for Eastern Airlines, and we lived in Connecticut near Bradley field which is where some of the early Sikorsky and Kaman helicopter test facilities were located. I grew up watching those helicopters being tested. [Read More...]

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Apr
27
2012

The National Wildland Firefighter Foundation: Where Compassion Spreads like Wildfire

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Since 1999, the WFF has provided emergency support services, including financial assistance and immediate and ongoing emotional support, to over 150 families of firefighters seriously injured or killed in the line of duty. The WFF recognizes pilots and other aviation crews as wildland firefighters when they are involved with fire suppression and management duties. [Read More...]

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Apr
09
2012

Old Friends

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As a measure of something’s quality or worth you could safely use longevity as a yardstick. I am lucky to own and fly a Robinson R-22 that has an early serial number. N9015V was the 11th R-22 to roll off the assembly line in Torrance, California on January 19, 1980. What makes this fact special to me is that I had been hired by Frank Robinson in 1979 to work for him as a mechanic. I was fresh out of A&P school and as green a helicopter mechanic as a Wenatchee apple. Frank had me assigned to work with Dave Akamine who was one of the first mechanics at Robinson Helicopter Company. Dave would try to keep me out of trouble. [Read More...]

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Categories: categoryHuman Interest categorySpecial Announcements



Mar
16
2012

An Excerpt from Dear Mom I’m Alive

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On May 20 1969 I flew a routine mission that turned into a living nightmare. That's how combat flying is. It shifts from the mundane to the horrendous most often when you least expect it. This particular memory has become part of me. I have relived the mission hundreds of times in my mind. It is as clear to me now as if it had happened yesterday. [Read More...]

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Categories: categoryHelicopter Sectors categoryHuman Interest



Dec
28
2011

We Fly the Enstrom 480B

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We fly the Enstrom 480BStory by Steve GoldsworthyPhotos by Michael EverhartNever one to turn down an [Read More...]

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Nov
03
2011

Flying in Majorca, Spain: The Island is Calling

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Water, scenic coastlines and adventure – for many people Majorca, Spain is the ideal destination for their vacation. For some people the island is a place of work. The members of the crew of Rotorflug International are living the dream of flying in paradise. [Read More...]

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Oct
07
2011

World Record Helicopter Team Sets New Speed Record

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The World Record Helicopter Team, based in Murrieta CA, has set a new world speed record from San Diego CA to Savannah/Hilton Head GA and back.Flying a Robinson R44 Raven II, the four-man team departed from Brown Field on September 17, 2011 when the race clock started at 7:28AM. [Read More...]

Categories: categoryHuman Interest categoryHelicopter Event Coverage



Jun
30
2011

Rotorcraft Pioneer - Joe Mashman

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By Brad McNally - Today, helicopters conduct a wide variety of missions in all corners of the world.However, this wasn’t always the case.It took many dedicated people to transform the helicopter from its meager beginnings, to the reliable and capable aircraft that it is today.There were many talented engineers who designed them, craftsman who built them and test pilots who flew them. [Read More...]

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Jun
24
2011

Birds Eye View - EF4 Tornado in Alabama

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By Bob Barbanes - As many of you know, on Wednesday, April 27th a huge tornado buzz-sawed its way through the state of Alabama, leaving hundreds of people dead and thousands of people homeless. It was not your typical tornado, in as much as once it touched down in the city of Tuscaloosa (in the western part of the state), it stayed stuck to the ground all the way northeast to the Georgia line and beyond. The amount of destruction in its wake is astonishing. [Read More...]

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May
26
2011

Les Morris - Rotorcraft Pioneers XIII

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There is a crucial link between the many great aeronautical engineers and talented mechanics that have made rotary wing flight possible and the pilots who have maximized the unique capabilities of the helicopter. This link is the helicopter test pilot. The test pilot is the one who shows what the aircraft is capable of, pushes it to define its limits and provides the feedback necessary for the engineers to refine the design. [Read More...]

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