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(BOISE, Idaho — August 22, 2023) Aviation Specialties Unlimited, (ASU) was awarded the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Standards Operations Inspectors and Aircraft Certification Pilots night vision goggle (NVG) contract while operating fixed-wing aircraft for the third time recently. ASU will provide both initial training and recurrent training to FAA. ASU began training the FAA in 2017, when they were awarded the first fixed-wing training contract, and again in 2020, when they were awarded the second contract. ASU first started training FAA pilots on helicopters in 2007.
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Aug
23
2023
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On August 12, 2023, about 0950 eastern daylight time, a Bell 47G-5 helicopter, N1503L, was destroyed when it was involved in accident near Mifflinville, Pennsylvania. The pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight.
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Aug
23
2023
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Alexandria, Va. (August 23, 2023) – HAI wants to remind the vertical flight industry that it is now accepting nominations for its annual Salute to Excellence Awards program. These awards recognize superior achievement across the rotorcraft industry and are open to individuals, teams, or organizations who work with helicopters and remotely piloted aircraft systems (drones or UAS). Interested individuals or businesses can submit nominations at rotor.org/salute; HAI must receive all nominations by September 30, 2023.
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Aug
23
2023
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23 Aug 2023 – Mount Pleasant, PA - Paradigm Aerospace Corporation (PAC) International recently delivered an upgraded Airbus EC135P2+ for Life Fight Network. PAC removed the aircraft’s corporate VIP interior and factory avionics and installed a complete Metro Aviation medical interior and Garmin GTN 650/750 Single Pilot IFR Avionics suite. The interior and exterior of the aircraft were also completely repainted to match the Life Flight Network fleet.
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Aug
25
2023
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Rotor X Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Chandler Arizona has completed hundreds of unmanned test flights of the new fully electric DRAGON eVTOL Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) from Rotor X. This flight test concludes the flights of the pre-production version, shown at the Oshkosh AirVenture 2023 event in July, which leads the way for the piloted flight tests planned for early September of 2023. Website at: www.DragonXAircraft.com
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Aug
25
2023
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STRATFORD, Conn., Aug. 24, 2023 – The U.S. Navy awarded Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), a $2.7 billion contract to build and deliver 35 additional CH-53K® helicopters – the largest procurement to date for this multi-mission aircraft.
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Aug
28
2023
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Fairfax, Virginia, USA — The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) today announces the winners of its 40th Annual Student Design Competition. The team of University of Maryland took first place in the Graduate category and Georgia Institute of Technology/US Military Academy in the Undergraduate category. In addition, the Military Institute of Technology (Bangladesh) took Best New Undergraduate Entrant honors. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Co. was the sponsor of this year’s competition with a total of $12,500 in prize money.
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Aug
28
2023
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AIRCRAFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, LANDED HARD AND FLIPPED ON SIDE, IMMOKALEE, FL.
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Aug
30
2023
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The Whirly-Girls Scholarship Fund, Inc. is proud to announce the opening of the 2024 scholarship season. Deserving female aviators and maintainers can apply for over $500,000 of helicopter training and educational scholarships. These scholarships advance the helicopter industry by strengthening the talent pool and increasing diversity. Applications are available online and are due October 1st, 2023.
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Aug
30
2023
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Our family of companies are looking for experienced aviation professionals to join our growing team throughout the Midwest. We have immediate opportunities available in the aviation field including; pilots, mechanics, engineers, and more.
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