On Friday June 26th and Saturday, June 27th, imagination and dreams were aloft as both the Girl Scouts and the Yavapai Big Brothers/Big Sisters organizations were provided access to an extraordinary helicopter experience at Guidance Aviation (GA) of Prescott, Arizona. On the Friday, the Girl Scouts, enjoyed “Discover Aviation Camp”. This camp is in its … Continued
Born in California and raised in Sandpointe, Idaho, Amanda Kilgore developed a love of the outdoors and an adventurous side, inspired by the rugged outdoors of the northwest. The aviation bug caught her at a young age. “I was 5 years old when I went to my first air show with my dad and I … Continued
Recently, we celebrated the start of the new semester and recent student pilot accomplishments of the Baton Rouge Community College helicopter aviation program. Here are some pics from our recent Crawfish Boil and Semester BBQ! Congrats to everyone! First Helicopter Solos Brandon Arthur Drake Foret Perry Hicok Nicholas McCumber Roen Mitchell James Rickert Nicholas Wright … Continued
Students and their family members, and staff are welcome to join us for the new semester BBQ and Crawfish Boil, taking place at the the Omni Airport, 7122 U.S. 190 W, Port Allen, LA 70767, June 6, 2015, 4:00pm – 7:00pm local time. We’ll be recognizing the achievements of current students and staff members. As with each new semester banquet, … Continued
Helicopter Association International, HAI, wants Veterans to Share their stories of using GI Bill® Benefits for Helicopter Flight Training to Fight Pending Legislation That Cuts Veterans Benefits for an Aviation Education If you’re a Veteran and you have used your GI Bill® Benefits for helicopter flight training, HAI wants you to share your story. Email your … Continued
As reported in ENEWSAZ, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Senator Paul Gosar (R – AZ 04), sent a letter addressed to Major General Robert M. Worley II, USAF (Ret.), Director of the Education Service at the Veterans Benefit Administration, expressing their concerns with recent actions by the Veterans Administration (VA). After sending the letter, Representative … Continued
This past March 2015, Orlando, Florida became the world’s busiest heliport during HAI’s HELI-EXPO. What do you get when you squeeze 18,000 people, 735 exhibitors, and a serious grip-load of helicopters into a single location? You get the world’s largest annual helicopter convention. To pull this off safely each year, HAI has a HELI-OF-A logistics … Continued
Sarah Trantow, U.S. Army Veteran, Helicopter Pilot, is Grabbing Her Helicopter Career In pursuit of her helicopter career, Sarah Trantow just earned her instrument rating in helicopters – no doubt the most difficult of ratings during your helicopter flight school training. A U.S. Army Veteran of five years, she didn’t choose a career flying helicopters … Continued
MOJO-69 Memorial T-Shirt Benefiting Families There are a number of memorials for Mojo-69, honoring the eleven fallen Guardsmen and Marines, all tragically lost during their March 10th Black Hawk crash off the Florida coast. Here is one we are sharing with our readers. The site, www.7point62design.com, states that “ALL PROFITS (t-shirt sales) WILL BE DONATED … Continued
Yavapai College Press Release, March 2015 – The Yavapai College Verde Valley campus in Clarkdale (located at 601 Black Hills Drive) will host the Verde Valley SciTech Expo on Friday, March 27 from 5 to 8 p.m. The Expo, which is free and open to the public, is an extension of the statewide Arizona SciTech … Continued