Air Methods, with the largest EMS helicopter fleet in the United States, has acquired Blue Hawaiian Helicopters for an unknown sum. It is reported that Blue Hawaiian Helicopters operates on five islands in Hawaii and maintains a fleet of 24 Eurocopters (EC 130’s and EC350’s). David and Patti Chevalier founded Blue Hawaiian in 1985. Today, … Continued
History of the Prescott Airport, Ernest A. Love Field – KPRC The City of Prescott and the Prescott Municipal Airport would like to extend an invitation to all tenants, customers, and users to view a new airport historical exhibit now on display at the Ernest A. Love Terminal building (6500 MacCurdy Drive). Local historian/author Giacinta Bradley Koontz has spent … Continued
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced the selection of the six public entities that will develop unmanned aircraft systems ( UAS ) research and test sites around the country. These congressionally-mandated test sites will conduct critical research into the certification and operational requirements necessary to safely integrate UAS into the national airspace over the … Continued
What Does Yavapai Exceptional Industries (YEI!) Do??!! Yavapai Exceptional Industries (YEI) has been providing job training, employment, volunteer placements, and support services for developmentally disabled adult residents of the cities and towns of the Central Highlands since 1974. The YEI program of “Developmental Employment,” which includes our award-winning “Community Contribution Corps,” (community volunteer placements) has been … Continued
Helicopters and mountain biking are the passions of Israel Tilman, semi-pro mountain biker and helicopter flight student at Guidance Aviation. Tilman is one of the many helicopter flight students taking advantage of Guidance Aviation’s unique program which blends student activities outside the classroom with actual flight training. Mountain biking, Rally Racing, and Wakeboarding are great examples … Continued
DARPA’s VTOL X-Plane project has taken off as Sikorsky Aircraft Company and Aurora Flight Sciences have both won contracts for Phase I of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) [www.darpa.mil] experimental VTOL program . The four year, $130 million project goal is to develop an experimental aircraft that flies faster than 300kts, has a … Continued
AOPA Supports Bill To Redefine Third Class Medical Requirements The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) expressed enthusiastic support for a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today that would give the FAA 180 days to redefine its Third Class Medical requirements and allow greater access for pilots to fly. The General Aviation … Continued
PHOENIX TERMINAL RADAR APPROACH CONTROL LETTER TO AIRMAN NO. 13-01 ISSUED: December 12, 2013 EFFECTIVE: February 6, 2014 CANCELLATION: April 6, 2014 SUBJECT: Northern Arizona Airspace Transfer On February 6, 2014, Phoenix Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) will begin providing approach control services in the airspace of northern Arizona surrounding Prescott Ernest A. Love Field, Sedona … Continued
Bell Helicopter facility will create 115 jobs and invest $11.4 million in equipment and tooling; State will fund new hangar at Lafayette Regional Airport Lafayette, LA – December 10, 2013 –Today, Gov. Bobby Jindal and Bell Helicopter CEO John Garrison announced the company will build its new SLS helicopter line at Lafayette Regional Airport, leading … Continued
The Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) is specifically designed to provide leadership, to educate, to inform, to cultivate friendships, and to supply up to the minute information on the latest techniques and innovative approaches to emergency medical transport practice from the experts in your field. 2013 AMTC Highlights Video About the AMTC 2014 Conference The … Continued