Articles for category Human Interest
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Mar
08
2013
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Ma’a salama (“Farewell” in Arabic) signaled my final goodbye to the Middle East on January 31st 2013, ending 28 years of flying in the land of sand. I feel fortunate to have been able to finish up my flying career as a flight simulator instructor and flight examiner in the Bell 412EP, operating from the CAE complex in Dubai where I trained and examined Airline Transport Pilots from more than 20 countries. I felt it was time to go because a little micro switch in my head suddenly tripped signaling, “It’s time to give back. “
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Human Interest
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Feb
28
2013
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Posted by Admin
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RPMN: What is your current position?I am the Vice President/General Manager of the ERA Training
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Human Interest
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Jan
31
2013
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Posted by Admin
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RPM: Ray, how did you get your start as an aerodynamicist?
Ray: I really started when I was growing up, building model airplanes. First it was airplane kits and then I wanted to start designing my own! I went to college at Washington State College for mechanical engineering, and then transferred to University of Washington because they had an aerodynamics course.
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Human Interest
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Jan
25
2013
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Posted by Admin
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SALUTE TO MY INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTORSRandolph P. MainsI vividly remember my very first flight in
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Human Interest
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Jan
18
2013
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Posted by Admin
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By Lyn BurksRPMN: What is your current position? I am a test pilot for Sikorsky Aircraft
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Human Interest
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Jan
11
2013
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Posted by Admin
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When I took a job with Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) I felt I’d come full circle in my aviation career.
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Human Interest
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Nov
23
2012
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Posted by Admin
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Three huge Nigerians rushed forward and mobbed Dave. A sack was pulled over his head and he was bundled quickly away from the bar and into a waiting minivan. One of the Nigerians began wildly firing his AK above the heads of the others as a warning to stay back and Dave found out later that the guard outside the bar had been held at gunpoint while they made their abduction. The whole thing was over in less than a minute and Dave was now being driven at speed away from the township, and was getting a few punches and kicks from his captors as they showed they meant business.
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Human Interest
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Oct
19
2012
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Posted by Admin
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GY: I do remember my first flight! I was eight years old when my uncle flew my mom and me from New Mexico to our home in Texas. It was a bit cramped in that J-3 Cub, but I can still see the view from the cockpit today. I had two uncles with J-3 cubs, so I think they spilled avgas in my veins. My first helicopter flight was in a Bell model 47 at Six Flags over Texas in Arlington, Texas—and that was the hook that could only be satisfied by learning to fly!
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Human Interest
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Sep
07
2012
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Posted by Admin
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I’m not sure I remember my first flight, I grew up flying with my father who was a pilot for Ford Motor Company. We flew fast freight out of Detroit in the mid-60’s and early 70’s with one of his friend’s cargo companies, so he was able to share his love of aviation with my brother and me. My first Army helicopter flight in training was an interesting exercise made up of two components. One, how much of a huge field I could try to crash in while, two, at the same time trying to keep the shiny side up.
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Human Interest
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Aug
17
2012
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Posted by Admin
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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.
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Human Interest