HELI-YEAH Video Of the Week – Veterans Day Parade

The HELI-YEAH Video Of The Week is the 2013 Veterans’ Day Parade in Prescott, Arizona. With the 2014 Veterans’ Day Parade quickly approaching, we thought this was perfectly suited for this week’s video. Join Guidance Aviation for the 2014 Veterans’ Day Parade in Downtown Prescott, Arizona on November 11, 2014! For more info, go HERE. … Continued

Veterans Day Parade 2014 Downtown Prescott

The Veterans Day Parade is set for Downtown Prescott on November 11, 2014. Join Guidance Aviation as we celebrate our Veterans!   When: Tuesday, November 11, 2014, Staging: 10:00am* Parade Start: 11:00am *Those who want to participate need to be at the staging area at 10:00am local. See below for details. Why: “Remembering… the Sacrifices… … Continued

Seahawk Helicopter Rescues Veteran From Jets

Navy and Army Veteran Ryan Shaw is Rescued Out of a Fixed Darkness by an SH-60 Seahawk and Brought Into The Light of Vertical Flight As many little dudes do at 8 years of age, Ryan Shaw would daydream for countless hours of being a big dude fighter pilot as he stared at his Navy … Continued

HELI-YEAH Video of The Week – Confined Space Landing

Video of The Week – Smooth Operators Get It Done This week’s HELI-YEAH Video of The Week is of a confined space landing. Guidance Aviation helicopter flight instructors show us how it’s done. The tune “Smooth Operator” should be playing in the background on this one – hah!  

Big Easy Airborne

Making It Look All Too Easy, Son of The South and U.S. Air Force Veteran, F-16 Mechanic Jumps Feet First Into Helicopters Born in the Big Easy and raised in Lafourche Parish, Kyle Guidry spent his days growing up in a small oil and fishing area just south of New Orleans. After enlisting in the … Continued

Rotor Wear T-Shirts On Approach

Get Your Rotor T-Shirts On! What Are Your Favorites? Guidance Aviation is updating its T-Shirt line. COPY THE IMAGE OF THE T-SHIRT YOU LIKE AND POST IT ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE! THOSE WHO LET US KNOW WHAT T-SHIRT THEY LIKE, WILL RECEIVE 10% OFF THEIR FIRST ORDER!!! The new T-Shirts will be printed on higher … Continued

HELI-YEAH Video Of The Week – Helicopter Pilots Have The Best Job In The World

Best Job In The World is Flying Helicopters The best job in the world is flying helicopters, according to Jay Van Wagenen, graduate of the Guidance Aviation professional helicopter pilot program. Wagenen is now a professional helicopter pilot for ERA Helicopters in the Gulf of Mexico. Wagenen discusses how his training at Guidance Aviation prepared … Continued

Guidance Aviation Joins Second Harvest Food Bank In Southern Louisiana

Join Second Harvest Food Bank and our Turkey Team! Second Harvest Food Bank for the Greater New Orleans and Acadiana area has been joined by Guidance Aviation in its mission to raise 5,000 turkeys and $50,000 for holiday meals this season for families in need throughout South Louisiana. Create Your Own Turkey Team, or Join Ours! … Continued

Helicopter Pilot Grabs EPIC RIDES In Grand Junction’s 2014 Off Road Challenge

Guidance Aviation Team Rider Israel Tilman left the helicopter in the hangar but still managed to grab epic rides and awesome air during the second annual 2014 Grand Junction Off Road endurance mountain bike event, produced by EPIC RIDES, August 29th – 31st. Tilman, a U.S. Military Veteran, is enrolled in the Yavpai College Aviation … Continued

Flights of Finance – CFO Nancy Armstrong

In The Male Dominated Worlds of Helicopter Aviation and Finance, CFO Nancy Armstrong is Pilot in Command Nancy Armstrong was born in McKinney, Texas and raised in Prescott, Arizona by a single, working mother with five children. Her mother, an elementary school teacher, instilled in Nancy the values of education and working diligently towards her … Continued