The following music video, “Dust and Ash”, was created in memory of our 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots that lost their lives Sunday, June 30, 2013, while battling the Yarnell Wildfire. Music: Brad Newman Video: Bryan Matuskey, AZ Event Video Production Assistant: Devon Benson Nice job Brad, Bryan, and Devon. Guidance Aviation provides high altitude helicopter … Continued
On July 21, 2013 at 12 noon the City of Prescott, Arizona gathered downtown on Whiskey Row to celebrate and remember the Fallen 19 Firefighters. The event honored the Fallen 19 Firefighters and raised funds to support the families of the fallen. Sunday’s event included several musicians and celebrities including Arizona native Jordan Sparks of … Continued
Pic courtesy of Kelton Rochelle, Technician Asst.,Prescott Wing and Rotor They make metal fly. Airframe and Powerplant technicians (A&P’s) of the helicopter world are the unsung heroes of helicopter aviation. Without them, helicopter pilots, crews, instructor pilots, and student pilots would never leave the pad or worse: drop like rocks while in flight. How is … Continued
Helicopter flight training scholarship applications started being accepted by Helicopter Flight International, “HFI”, on June 01, 2013. The application deadline is November 30, 2013. There will be a total of 19 scholarships being provided by HFI to students of the helicopter industry. The Commercial Rating Helicopter Scholarship is for those students who have earned their Private Pilot … Continued
Military personnel serving under the Post 911 GI Bill® may in some cases transfer their GI Bill® education benefits to family members. The August 01, 2013 deadline to transfer benefits without incurring the need to serve more time is approaching quickly for many service members. According to the site, milConnect, “A special provision of the … Continued
Guidance Aviation has launched an effort to coordinate a network of businesses throughout the City of Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Dewey, Mayer, and surrounding regions to support the firefighting effort, making it easy for residents and local businesses to donate cases of bottled water, Gatorade, snack bars, lip balm and other items needed by … Continued
Kyle Schoney (rt) pictured with GuidanceAviation’s John Stonecipher, event sponsor. Twenty-six wakeboarding competitors, fans, and families cut it up on Saturday, June 15th during the second preliminary round of the Summer Sickness Series – Wakeboarding at The Point,Antelope Point Marina, Lake Powell. First place went to Kyle Schoney, 26, of St. George, Utah, sponsored by … Continued
On June 21, 2013, Arizona businesses and the helicopter industry will be represented by Guidance Aviation’s President, John Stonecipherduring National Small Business Week in Washington D.C., an event which will be streamed live by the SBA. Stonecipher was named Arizona’s Person of The Year by the State’s SBA on May 16th. Now, Stonecipher is traveling to Washington, … Continued
U.S.VETS, the nation’s largest nonprofit provider of comprehensive services to homeless and at-riskveterans, hosted a ribbon cutting and unveiling of their new career center Friday, June 14, 2013. With 11 facilities in six states and the District of Columbia, U.S.VETS provides vital services such as case management, employment assistance, job placement, counseling, as well as … Continued
Ben Lewis, CFI-I, Flight Instructor, Guidance Aviation and Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) Search and Rescue (SAR) Pilot, has already experienced a good summer as things go for helicopter pilots. Lewis flies for both Guidance Aviation and YCSO, logging some serious flying time in Robinson R44 helicopters. Recently, Lewis was the recipient of the quarterly … Continued