FAASTeam Event, National Safety Stand Down, Cottonwood Airport

“Loss of Control in Maneuvering flight” Saturday, April 21, 2012  Starting at 9:00 am Download Calendar File AZ FAASTeam Reps Jim Anderson, Cary Grant, Doug Palmquist and FPM Dominick GalloThis year’s FAASTeam Safety Stand Down focuses on Loss of Control. Loss of Control In-Flight was the dominant cause of fatal general aviation accidents over the … Continued

VIP NOTAM, Phoenix, AZ.

View NOTAM HERE on FAA Site: http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_2_3895.html NOTAM Number : FDC 2/3895 Download shapefilesIssue Date : April 15, 2012 at 1933 UTCLocation : Phoenix, ArizonaBeginning Date and Time : April 19, 2012 at 0100 UTCEnding Date and Time : April 19, 2012 at 2145 UTCReason for NOTAM : Temporary flight restrictions for VIP MovementType : VIPReplaced … Continued

Prescott Airport Construction Update – Runway Safety Project

Precott, Arizona – April 12, 2012 As you may have heard, the City has awarded the construction contract for the planned runway safety area project.  Currently efforts are under way to coordinate and prepare for the start of construction anticipated for the week of  May 8, 2012. As the project draws closer, we will be … Continued

Extreme Adventure Course, Heroes to Hired (H2H) Helicopter Jobs

We ran across the Flagstaff Extreme Adventure ( http://www.flagstaffextreme.com/ ) and Heroes To Hired (H2H) ( https://h2h.jobs/ ) sites this week and although they are completely unrelated, we thought to share as they are both very cool. Flagstaff Extreme Adventure Course has four large circuits within our Adult courses, each containing a mixture of approximately 10-17 different obstacles. The obstacles range … Continued

LAFD Advances in the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award by ESGR

Check out theESGR at www.esgr.org  Los Angeles Fire Department Advances in the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award! The Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award is the highest recognition given by the U.S. Government to employers for their support of their employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve. Nominations must come … Continued

Quad-Rotors Flying in Formation: Future Drones?

Go to 25 Second Mark and start watching. Amazing. AMAZING experiments performed with a team of nano quadrotors at the GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania. Vehicles developed by KMel Robotics. Guidance Aviation provides high altitude helicopter and fixed wing flight training utilizing the newest aircraft and best equipment available. For more information, go to http://www.guidance.aero … Continued

DPS Pilot Hunter French of Guidance Aviation Makes Dramatic Long Line Helicopter Rescue off Mountainside

DPS Air Rescue photo courtesy of:DPS Air Rescue Page White Tank Mountains, Arizona – Wednesday, Feb 29, 2012Hunter French, the Designated Pilot Examiner and Chief Pilot for Guidance Aviation and a Department of Public Safety (DPS) Air Rescue Pilot, made a dramatic rescue yesterday after a boulder rolled off a mountainside and struck five teenagers as they were … Continued

Guidance Helicopters – Guidance Aviation Facebook Pages Merge

http://www.facebook.com/guidanceaviation  If you haven’t noticed, or, was wondering where the Guidance Helicopters Facebook Page went, you can find it merged with the new Guidance Aviation Facebook Page.  If you haven’t already joined us on our new page, go to http://www.facebook.com/GuidanceAviation . Also, be looking for our latest newsletter to be sent out in March. If … Continued

Guidance Aviation Podcast: “Wing and Rotor”

LISTEN HERE NOW Students, Instructor pilots, faculty, family and friends, Guidance Aviation has just launched a new aviation podcast for your computers, iPads, iPhones and Androids: The Wing and Rotor Podcast. With this new APP, you can stay up to date on the most recent interviews, announcements, news and events at the school, in the region and nationally. … Continued

Prescott Airport Runway Safety Action Team: Feb 21, 2012

Check out the Red Bird Motion Flight Simulatorat Guidance Aviationwww.guidance.aero928-443-9370 To all: The Prescott Airport in conjunction with the FAA Air Traffic Control Tower and the Office of Runway Safety will be conducting a Local Runway Safety Action Team meeting on February 21, 2012 at 10 am at the airport administration building. We would like … Continued